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The Houston Independent School District (HISD) is the largest public school system in Texas, and the eighth-largest in the United States. [3] Houston ISD serves as a community school district for most of the city of Houston and several nearby and insular municipalities in addition to some unincorporated areas.
In the district, grades kindergarten through 5 are considered to be elementary school, grades 6 through 8 are considered to be middle school, and grades 9 through 12 are considered to be senior high school. Some elementary schools go up to the sixth grade. Every house in HISD is assigned to an elementary school, a middle school, and a high school.
In December 1991, Austin was one of the largest high schools in Texas, with 2,669 students. Due to the overcrowding, by that month Houston ISD trustees approved a plan to open a new high school in 1995 instead of in 1997. [11] In 1992 superintendent Frank Petruzielo asked Jose Treviño to become the principal of Austin High.
In 2006 Houston ISD did not find any new grave sites and started development of Gregory-Lincoln. [14] The new Gregory-Lincoln campus was scheduled to be completed by 2008. [6] The current $13.5 million, 114,000-square-foot (10,600 m 2) school building was financed by the $808.6 million 2002 Rebuild HISD bond. On Monday, December 31, 2007, the ...
In 2007, 6% of high school-aged children zoned to Westside chose to attend alternative Houston ISD schools. [18] In 2010, Richard Connelly of the Houston Press said that Westside became "something of a success story for HISD." [19] In 2010, Castro was transferred to become the new principal of Lee High School (now Margaret Long Wisdom High ...
Pages in category "School districts in Austin County, Texas" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
That year, the HISD school board was to vote on whether to close Dodson Elementary. Terry Grier, the HISD superintendent, argued that Dodson needs to close so another school will be located there while its permanent facility is under construction. [194] On Thursday March 13, 2014, the HISD board voted to close Dodson Elementary 5-4. [193]
It serves grades 9 through 12, and is a part of the Houston Independent School District. Milby is located inside the 610 Loop in southeast Houston. The school contains Houston ISD's Science Institute Magnet Program. As of 2018, the school's principal administrator is Ruth Ruiz. Milby also has HISD's high school program for deaf students. [4]