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Magnet schools are public schools that specialize in science, technology, art or other specific areas. Magnet schools are not open to all children; some require a competitive examination. Magnet schools are an example of open enrollment programs, which refer to that allow families to choose public schools other than the ones they are assigned. [35]
The school is a part of the Houston Independent School District. The school provides education for grades nine through twelve. The school is divided into six departments: instrumental music, vocal music, dance, theater (including technical theater), visual arts, and creative writing. HSPVA was placed as the top school in the Greater Houston ...
As of 2017 KIPP Houston had 12,100 students, [24] Harmony Public Schools's Houston-area campuses had 11,000 students, [25] Yes Prep had 9,500 students, Houston Gateway Academy had about 1,900 students, Promise Community School had about 1,700 students, The Varnett School had about 1,700 students, and Excel Academy had 500 students.
In 2013 the school had about 425 students, with about 70% being classified as low income. Some students had parents who originated from Houston while others had parents who originated from foreign countries, including Mexico, China, and India. At the time there were 70 students in the Wharton middle school program. [21]
Parents and schools are not each other’s enemy, Susan Tave Zelman writes. Opinion: 'Houston, we have a problem.' Schools, parents must stop bickering, drop suspicion
The Rice School (Spanish: La Escuela Rice) is a K-8 school (the school serves grades kindergarten through 8) in Houston, Texas. Rice is a part of the Houston Independent School District (HISD). The Rice School is an HISD magnet school for a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM), serving grades Kindergarten - 8th grade.
The library at Houston’s Lockhart Elementary had been a refuge for 8-year-old Sydney, who has struggled because of dyslexia. The school’s librarian, Cheryl Hensley, curated a space that ...
During that year around 900 pupils in the Jones attendance zone, about 2/3 of the high-school-age children in that area, choose to attend another HISD school. [ 11 ] In 2010, the school received a science, technology, engineering and mathematics program funded by a federal grant. $2 million was allocated to teacher training, computers, and ...