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They provide patient and preventive care, research, education, and local, national, and international community well-being. Employing more than 73,600 people, institutions at the medical center include 13 hospitals and two specialty institutions, two <a href="/wiki/Medical_school" title="Medical school">medical schools</a>, four <a href="/wiki/Nursing_school" class="mw-redirect" title="Nursing school">nursing schools</a>, and schools of <a href="/wiki/Dentistry" title="Dentistry">dentistry</a>, public health, <a href="/wiki/Pharmacy" title="Pharmacy">pharmacy</a>, and virtually all health-related careers. It is where one of the first—and still the largest—air emergency service, <a href="/wiki/Memorial_Hermann_Life_Flight" title="Memorial Hermann Life Flight">Life Flight</a>, was created, and a very successful inter-institutional transplant program was developed. More <a href="/wiki/Cardiac_surgery" title="Cardiac surgery">heart surgeries</a> are performed at the Texas Medical Center than anywhere else in the world.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Some of the academic and research health institutions at the center include <a href="/wiki/University_of_Texas_MD_Anderson_Cancer_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center">MD Anderson Cancer Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Baylor_College_of_Medicine" title="Baylor College of Medicine">Baylor College of Medicine</a>, <a href="/wiki/University_of_Texas_Health_Science_Center_at_Houston" title="University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston">UT Health Science Center</a>, Memorial Hermann Hospital, <a href="/wiki/The_Methodist_Hospital" class="mw-redirect" title="The Methodist Hospital">The Methodist Hospital</a>, <a href="/wiki/Texas_Children%27s_Hospital" title="Texas Children's Hospital">Texas Children's Hospital</a>, and <a href="/wiki/University_of_Houston_College_of_Pharmacy" class="mw-redirect" title="University of Houston College of Pharmacy">University of Houston College of Pharmacy</a>. The Baylor College of Medicine has annually been considered within the top ten medical schools in the nation; likewise, the MD Anderson Cancer Center has consistently ranked as one of the top two U.S. hospitals specializing in cancer care by <i>U.S. News & World Report</i> since 1990.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Menninger_Clinic" class="mw-redirect" title="Menninger Clinic">Menninger Clinic</a>, a renowned psychiatric treatment center, is affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine and The Methodist Hospital System.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With hospital locations nationwide and headquarters in Houston, the Triumph Healthcare hospital system is the third largest long term <a href="/wiki/Acute_care" title="Acute care">acute care</a> provider nationally.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Higher_education">Higher education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Education_in_Houston&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Higher education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/List_of_colleges_and_universities_in_Houston" title="List of colleges and universities in Houston">List of colleges and universities in Houston</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ezekiel_W._Cullen_Building,_University_of_Houston_in_2012.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Ezekiel_W._Cullen_Building%2C_University_of_Houston_in_2012.JPG/220px-Ezekiel_W._Cullen_Building%2C_University_of_Houston_in_2012.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Ezekiel_W._Cullen_Building%2C_University_of_Houston_in_2012.JPG/330px-Ezekiel_W._Cullen_Building%2C_University_of_Houston_in_2012.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Ezekiel_W._Cullen_Building%2C_University_of_Houston_in_2012.JPG/440px-Ezekiel_W._Cullen_Building%2C_University_of_Houston_in_2012.JPG 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="3000" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/University_of_Houston" title="University of Houston">University of Houston</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Four separate and distinct state universities are located in Houston. The <a href="/wiki/University_of_Houston" title="University of Houston">University of Houston</a> is a nationally recognized Tier One research university and is the flagship institution of the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Houston_System" title="University of Houston System">University of Houston System</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Tier_One_Research_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tier_One_Research-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Tier_One_Research_2_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tier_One_Research_2-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Tier_One_Research_3_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tier_One_Research_3-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <span class="nowrap">third-largest</span> university in Texas, the University of Houston has nearly 44,000 students on its 667-acre campus in southeast Houston as of 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-State_of_the_University:_Fall_2011_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-State_of_the_University:_Fall_2011-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/University_of_Houston%E2%80%93Clear_Lake" title="University of Houston–Clear Lake">University of Houston–Clear Lake</a> and the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Houston%E2%80%93Downtown" title="University of Houston–Downtown">University of Houston–Downtown</a> are <span class="nowrap">stand-alone</span> universities; they are not branch campuses of the University of Houston. Located in the historic community of <a href="/wiki/Third_Ward,_Houston" title="Third Ward, Houston">Third Ward</a> is <a href="/wiki/Texas_Southern_University" title="Texas Southern University">Texas Southern University</a>, one of the largest and most comprehensive historically black institutions in the United States. </p><p>The University of Houston System's annual impact on the Houston-area's economy equates to that of a major corporation: $1.1 billion in new funds attracted annually to the Houston area, $3.13 billion in total economic benefit, and 24,000 local jobs generated according to studies in 2006.<sup id="cite_ref-Economic_Impact_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Economic_Impact-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-UH_System_Economic_Impact_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UH_System_Economic_Impact-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This is in addition to the 12,500 new graduates the UH System produces every year who enter the workforce in Houston and throughout Texas. These degree-holders tend to stay in Houston. After five years, 80.5 percent of graduates are still living and working in the region.<sup id="cite_ref-UH_System_Economic_Impact_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UH_System_Economic_Impact-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Several private institutions of higher learning—ranging from liberal arts colleges to a nationally recognized research university—are located within the city. Most notably, <a href="/wiki/Rice_University" title="Rice University">Rice University</a>, which is one of the leading teaching and research universities in the United States and consistently ranks in the top 20 of best overall universities as of 2009 by <i>U.S. News & World Report</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Three community college districts exist with campuses in and around Houston. The <a href="/wiki/Houston_Community_College_System" class="mw-redirect" title="Houston Community College System">Houston Community College System</a> serves most of Houston. The northwestern through northeastern parts of the city are served by various campuses of the <a href="/wiki/Lone_Star_College_System" title="Lone Star College System">Lone Star College System</a>, while the southeastern portion of Houston is served by <a href="/wiki/San_Jacinto_College" title="San Jacinto College">San Jacinto College</a>,<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2013)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> and portions in the northeast are served by <a href="/wiki/Lee_College" title="Lee College">Lee College</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Houston Community College and Lone Star College systems are within the <a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_colleges_and_universities_by_enrollment#US_Department_of_Education_Ranking" class="mw-redirect" title="List of United States colleges and universities by enrollment">10 largest institutions of higher learning</a> in the United States. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Primary_and_secondary_education">Primary and secondary education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Education_in_Houston&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Primary and secondary education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_schools_in_Houston" title="List of schools in Houston">List of schools in Houston</a></div> <p>A 2007 <i><a href="/wiki/Money_(magazine)" class="mw-redirect" title="Money (magazine)">Money</a></i> survey stated that 91.1% of the students attending schools within the city limits go to public schools and 8.9 percent go to private schools.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Public_schools">Public schools</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Education_in_Houston&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Public schools"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Hisd-hmw-008.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Hisd-hmw-008.JPG/220px-Hisd-hmw-008.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Hisd-hmw-008.JPG/330px-Hisd-hmw-008.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Hisd-hmw-008.JPG/440px-Hisd-hmw-008.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a><figcaption>Hattie Mae White Educational Support Center is the headquarters of the <a href="/wiki/Houston_Independent_School_District" title="Houston Independent School District">Houston Independent School District</a>.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:HoustonLamarHighSchool.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/HoustonLamarHighSchool.JPG/220px-HoustonLamarHighSchool.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/HoustonLamarHighSchool.JPG/330px-HoustonLamarHighSchool.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/HoustonLamarHighSchool.JPG/440px-HoustonLamarHighSchool.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2272" data-file-height="1704" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Lamar_High_School_(Houston)" title="Lamar High School (Houston)">Lamar High School</a>, in central Houston, is of Houston ISD</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:ClearLakeHighSchoolHouston.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/ClearLakeHighSchoolHouston.JPG/220px-ClearLakeHighSchoolHouston.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/ClearLakeHighSchoolHouston.JPG/330px-ClearLakeHighSchoolHouston.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/ClearLakeHighSchoolHouston.JPG/440px-ClearLakeHighSchoolHouston.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2272" data-file-height="1704" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Clear_Lake_High_School_(Houston,_Texas)" class="mw-redirect" title="Clear Lake High School (Houston, Texas)">Clear Lake High School</a>, in southeast Houston, is of the <a href="/wiki/Clear_Creek_ISD" class="mw-redirect" title="Clear Creek ISD">Clear Creek ISD</a></figcaption></figure> <p>All public school systems in Texas are administered by the <a href="/wiki/Texas_Education_Agency" title="Texas Education Agency">Texas Education Agency</a> (TEA). As of 2018<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Education_in_Houston&action=edit">[update]</a></sup> 24 school districts serve different sections of the city of Houston.<sup id="cite_ref-KingwoodannexQ's_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-KingwoodannexQ's-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The largest school district serving the city limits is the <a href="/wiki/Houston_Independent_School_District" title="Houston Independent School District">Houston Independent School District</a> (HISD), which serves a large majority of the area within the city limits.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>A portion of west Houston falls under the <a href="/wiki/Spring_Branch_Independent_School_District" title="Spring Branch Independent School District">Spring Branch</a> and <a href="/wiki/Alief_Independent_School_District" title="Alief Independent School District">Alief</a> independent school districts. <a href="/wiki/Aldine_Independent_School_District" title="Aldine Independent School District">Aldine</a> takes parts of northern Houston. Parts of <a href="/wiki/Pasadena_Independent_School_District" title="Pasadena Independent School District">Pasadena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Clear_Creek_Independent_School_District" title="Clear Creek Independent School District">Clear Creek</a>, <a href="/wiki/Conroe_Independent_School_District" title="Conroe Independent School District">Conroe</a>, <a href="/wiki/Crosby_Independent_School_District" title="Crosby Independent School District">Crosby</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cypress-Fairbanks_Independent_School_District" title="Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District">Cypress-Fairbanks</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fort_Bend_Independent_School_District" title="Fort Bend Independent School District">Fort Bend</a>, <a href="/wiki/Galena_Park_Independent_School_District" title="Galena Park Independent School District">Galena Park</a>, <a href="/wiki/Huffman_Independent_School_District" title="Huffman Independent School District">Huffman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Humble_Independent_School_District" title="Humble Independent School District">Humble</a>, <a href="/wiki/Katy_Independent_School_District" title="Katy Independent School District">Katy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Klein_Independent_School_District" title="Klein Independent School District">Klein</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Caney_Independent_School_District" title="New Caney Independent School District">New Caney</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sheldon_Independent_School_District" title="Sheldon Independent School District">Sheldon</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Spring_Independent_School_District" title="Spring Independent School District">Spring</a> independent school districts also take students from the city limits of Houston or otherwise cover parts of the Houston city limits.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/North_Forest_Independent_School_District" title="North Forest Independent School District">North Forest Independent School District</a> served portions of Houston until its July 1, 2013 closure, when it was absorbed by Houston ISD.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>There are also many <a href="/wiki/Charter_school" title="Charter school">charter schools</a> that are run separately from school districts, but are administered by the Texas Education Agency. In addition, public school districts—such as Houston ISD and Spring Branch ISD—also have their own charter schools. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="State-chartered_charter_schools">State-chartered charter schools</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Education_in_Houston&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: State-chartered charter schools"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_state-chartered_charter_schools_in_Greater_Houston" title="List of state-chartered charter schools in Greater Houston">List of state-chartered charter schools in Greater Houston</a></div> <p>Since 1995 the state of Texas allowed the formation of <a href="/wiki/Charter_schools" class="mw-redirect" title="Charter schools">charter schools</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-RadcliffeScharrerCharter_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RadcliffeScharrerCharter-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some charter schools are overseen by traditional school districts while others only have oversight by the State of Texas. </p><p>In 2003 charter schools in the Houston area had a combined total of 15,428 students.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2006, over 25% of charter schools in Texas were located in <a href="/wiki/Greater_Houston" title="Greater Houston">Greater Houston</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Alsoran_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Alsoran-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2006, Todd Ziebarth, a researcher of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, said that charter schools may have as many as 15% of the market share of students in Greater Houston. During that year <a href="/wiki/Houston_Independent_School_District" title="Houston Independent School District">Houston Independent School District</a> (HISD) officials estimated that 12,000 to 13,000 pupils living within the HISD boundaries attend state charter schools. In 2006 around 10,000 students attended HISD-affiliated charter schools.<sup id="cite_ref-RadcliffeScharrerCharter_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RadcliffeScharrerCharter-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2015 there were over 125 charter school campuses in the area.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of 2017<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Education_in_Houston&action=edit">[update]</a></sup> <a href="/wiki/KIPP_Houston" class="mw-redirect" title="KIPP Houston">KIPP Houston</a> had 12,100 students,<sup id="cite_ref-CarpenterChrondotcom_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CarpenterChrondotcom-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Harmony_Public_Schools" title="Harmony Public Schools">Harmony Public Schools</a>'s Houston-area campuses had 11,000 students,<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Yes_Prep" class="mw-redirect" title="Yes Prep">Yes Prep</a> had 9,500 students, Houston Gateway Academy had about 1,900 students, Promise Community School had about 1,700 students, <a href="/wiki/The_Varnett_School" class="mw-redirect" title="The Varnett School">The Varnett School</a> had about 1,700 students, and Excel Academy had 500 students.<sup id="cite_ref-CarpenterChrondotcom_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CarpenterChrondotcom-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="History_of_public_education">History of public education</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Education_in_Houston&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: History of public education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-Expand_section plainlinks metadata ambox mbox-small-left ambox-content" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="[icon]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/20px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/30px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/40px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="44" data-file-height="31" /></a></span></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>needs expansion</b>. You can help by <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Education_in_Houston&action=edit&section=">adding to it</a>. <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">August 2019</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/Jim_Crow" class="mw-redirect" title="Jim Crow">Jim Crow</a> era African-Americans had inferior K-12 educational conditions, with fewer resources in general and less financial support from the state government and from local governments, compared to other races. Teachers of black African origin had, on average, around 70% of the pay of a white teacher, and black students had fewer teachers per capita compared to white and other racial-ethnic peers.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Private_schools">Private schools</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Education_in_Houston&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Private schools"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:St.ThomasHighSchoolHoustonFront.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/St.ThomasHighSchoolHoustonFront.JPG/220px-St.ThomasHighSchoolHoustonFront.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/St.ThomasHighSchoolHoustonFront.JPG/330px-St.ThomasHighSchoolHoustonFront.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/St.ThomasHighSchoolHoustonFront.JPG/440px-St.ThomasHighSchoolHoustonFront.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2272" data-file-height="1704" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/St._Thomas_High_School_(Houston,_Texas)" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Thomas High School (Houston, Texas)">St. Thomas High School</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Houston has numerous private schools of all types, including non-sectarian, Jewish, Roman Catholic, <a href="/wiki/Greek_Orthodox_Church" title="Greek Orthodox Church">Greek Orthodox</a>, Protestant, and Muslim. The <a href="/wiki/Texas_Education_Agency" title="Texas Education Agency">Texas Education Agency</a> has no authority over private school operations; private schools may or may not be accredited, and achievement tests are not required for private school graduating seniors. Many private schools will obtain accreditation and perform achievement tests as a means of demonstrating that the school is genuinely interested in educational performance. The Houston area is home to more than 300 private schools and several are well-known. Many of the schools are accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by Texas Private School Accreditation Commission (TEPSAC).<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2011)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> In addition, Houston area <a href="/wiki/Catholic_school" title="Catholic school">Catholic schools</a> are operated by the <a href="/wiki/Archdiocese_of_Galveston-Houston" class="mw-redirect" title="Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston">Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston</a>. </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Annunciation_Orthodox_School" class="mw-redirect" title="Annunciation Orthodox School">Annunciation Orthodox School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Archway_Academy" title="Archway Academy">Archway Academy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Awty_International_School" title="Awty International School">Awty International School</a> (serves as the French international school)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_School_of_Houston" class="mw-redirect" title="British School of Houston">British School of Houston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Emery/Weiner_School" title="The Emery/Weiner School">The Emery/Weiner School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Kinkaid_School" title="The Kinkaid School">The Kinkaid School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Monarch_School" title="The Monarch School">The Monarch School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Pius_X_High_School_(Houston,_Texas)" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Pius X High School (Houston, Texas)">St. Pius X High School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Regis_School_of_the_Sacred_Heart" title="The Regis School of the Sacred Heart">The Regis School</a> (all-boys)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint_Agnes_Academy_(Texas)" title="Saint Agnes Academy (Texas)">Saint Agnes Academy</a> (all-girls)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Strake_Jesuit_College_Preparatory" title="Strake Jesuit College Preparatory">Strake Jesuit College Preparatory</a> (all-boys)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Catherine%27s_Montessori_School" title="St. Catherine's Montessori School">St. Catherine's Montessori School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._John%27s_School_(Texas)" title="St. John's School (Texas)">St. John's School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duchesne_Academy_of_the_Sacred_Heart_(Houston,_Texas)" class="mw-redirect" title="Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart (Houston, Texas)">Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart</a> (all-girls)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Thomas_High_School_(Houston,_Texas)" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Thomas High School (Houston, Texas)">St. Thomas High School</a> (all-boys)</li></ul> <p>Around 1993 increasing numbers of parents in Greater Houston sent their children to private schools. Dick Ekdahl, the executive director of the <a href="/wiki/Independent_Schools_Association_of_the_Southwest" title="Independent Schools Association of the Southwest">Independent Schools Association of the Southwest</a> (ISAS), said that a more robust economy, a negative perception of public schools, and increased interest in religious education caused enrollment at private schools to increase. Stephanie Asin of the <i><a href="/wiki/Houston_Chronicle" title="Houston Chronicle">Houston Chronicle</a></i> said "[t]here is no central authority over private schools so collecting enrollment statistics is difficult."<sup id="cite_ref-SinGoingBy_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SinGoingBy-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She added "local headmasters indicate that enrollment is increasing in their schools and believe that holds true throughout the state's estimated 750 private schools."<sup id="cite_ref-SinGoingBy_27-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SinGoingBy-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1988, the 35 schools of ISAS had a combined enrollment of 16,895. In 1992 the same 35 schools had a combined enrollment of 18,504.<sup id="cite_ref-SinGoingBy_27-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SinGoingBy-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Homeschooling">Homeschooling</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Education_in_Houston&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Homeschooling"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The greater Houston area is home to a large <a href="/wiki/Homeschooling" title="Homeschooling">homeschooling</a> community with an estimated 40 to 50 thousand homeschooled students, based on 300,000 homeschool students in Texas<sup id="cite_ref-ChronHomeschool_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ChronHomeschool-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and 2.04 million in the U.S.<sup id="cite_ref-homeschool_2010_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-homeschool_2010-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Over 100 organizations, support groups, and co-ops provide classes and resources for homeschool families.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Libraries">Libraries</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Education_in_Houston&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Libraries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Public_libraries">Public libraries</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Education_in_Houston&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Public libraries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:JesseJonesBuildingHoustonLibrary0.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/JesseJonesBuildingHoustonLibrary0.JPG/220px-JesseJonesBuildingHoustonLibrary0.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/JesseJonesBuildingHoustonLibrary0.JPG/330px-JesseJonesBuildingHoustonLibrary0.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/JesseJonesBuildingHoustonLibrary0.JPG/440px-JesseJonesBuildingHoustonLibrary0.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2272" data-file-height="1704" /></a><figcaption>Jesse H. Jones Building of the <a href="/wiki/Houston_Public_Library" title="Houston Public Library">Houston Public Library</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Residents of Houston are served by the <a href="/wiki/Houston_Public_Library" title="Houston Public Library">Houston Public Library</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Harris_County_Public_Library" title="Harris County Public Library">Harris County Public Library</a>. The Houston Public Library has 36 branches throughout the city, plus the Central Library, located Downtown. The <a href="/wiki/Harris_County_Public_Library" title="Harris County Public Library">Harris County Public Library</a> has 26 branches (3 of them in Houston), primarily serving areas outside the city limits of Houston. </p><p><a href="/wiki/University_of_Houston" title="University of Houston">University of Houston</a>, <a href="/wiki/Texas_Southern_University" title="Texas Southern University">Texas Southern University</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rice_University" title="Rice University">Rice University</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Houston_Baptist_University" class="mw-redirect" title="Houston Baptist University">Houston Baptist University</a> also have university libraries. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Private_libraries">Private libraries</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Education_in_Houston&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Private libraries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There is one Japanese-language library in Houston, the Sansui-Kai Center Library (三水会センター・図書館).<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Italian Cultural and Community Center has a library in its <a href="/wiki/Logue_House" title="Logue House">Logue House</a> (Milford House) offices.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Miscellaneous_education">Miscellaneous education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Education_in_Houston&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Miscellaneous education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Japanese_Language_Supplementary_School_of_Houston" title="Japanese Language Supplementary School of Houston">Japanese Language Supplementary School of Houston</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Hosh%C5%AB_jugy%C5%8D_k%C5%8D" title="Hoshū jugyō kō">supplementary Japanese school</a>, is located in the city. Its classes are held at the <a href="/wiki/Westchester_Academy_for_International_Studies" title="Westchester Academy for International Studies">Westchester Academy for International Studies</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-JLSHome_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JLSHome-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The school is for children between ages 5 and 18 who are Japanese speakers.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Many of the students are temporarily residing in the United States.<sup id="cite_ref-DamMinh_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DamMinh-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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<ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_newspapers_in_Houston" title="List of newspapers in Houston">newspapers</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Transportation_in_Houston" title="Transportation in Houston">Transportation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sister_cities_of_Houston" class="mw-redirect" title="Sister cities of Houston">Sister cities</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="8" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_Houston,_Texas.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Seal of Houston"><img alt="Seal of Houston" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Seal_of_Houston%2C_Texas.svg/80px-Seal_of_Houston%2C_Texas.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="79" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Seal_of_Houston%2C_Texas.svg/120px-Seal_of_Houston%2C_Texas.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Seal_of_Houston%2C_Texas.svg/160px-Seal_of_Houston%2C_Texas.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="542" data-file-height="538" /></a></span></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Attractions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anime_Matsuri" title="Anime Matsuri">Anime Matsuri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Houston_Art_Car_Parade" title="Houston Art Car Parade">Art Car Parade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Astroworld_Festival" title="Astroworld Festival">Astroworld Festival</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bayou_Place" title="Bayou Place">Bayou Place</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Bayou_Park" title="Buffalo Bayou Park">Buffalo Bayou Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comicpalooza" title="Comicpalooza">Comicpalooza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discovery_Green" title="Discovery Green">Discovery Green</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Downtown_Aquarium,_Houston" class="mw-redirect" title="Downtown Aquarium, Houston">Downtown Aquarium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Galleria_(Houston)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Galleria (Houston)">The Galleria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hermann_Park" title="Hermann Park">Hermann Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Houston_Livestock_Show_and_Rodeo" title="Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo">Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Houston_Zoo" title="Houston Zoo">Houston Zoo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kemah_Boardwalk" title="Kemah Boardwalk">Kemah Boardwalk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lee_and_Joe_Jamail_Skatepark" title="Lee and Joe Jamail Skatepark">Lee and Joe Jamail Skatepark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Memorial_Park,_Houston" title="Memorial Park, Houston">Memorial Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Houston_Museum_District" title="Houston Museum District">Museum District</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Orange_Show" title="The Orange Show">The Orange Show</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Jacinto_Battleground_State_Historic_Site" title="San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site">San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Space_Center_Houston" title="Space Center Houston">Space Center Houston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Six_Flags_Hurricane_Harbor_SplashTown" title="Six Flags Hurricane Harbor SplashTown">Splashtown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Houston_Theater_District" title="Houston Theater District">Theater District</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gerald_D._Hines_Waterwall_Park" title="Gerald D. Hines Waterwall Park">Waterwall Park</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Business<br />districts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Downtown_Houston" title="Downtown Houston">Downtown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uptown_Houston" title="Uptown Houston">Uptown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas_Medical_Center" title="Texas Medical Center">Texas Medical Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greenway_Plaza" title="Greenway Plaza">Greenway Plaza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Houston_Energy_Corridor" title="Houston Energy Corridor">Energy Corridor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westchase,_Houston" title="Westchase, Houston">Westchase</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Memorial_City,_Houston" title="Memorial City, Houston">Memorial City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greenspoint,_Houston" title="Greenspoint, Houston">Greenspoint</a></li></ul> <p><i>See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_companies_in_Houston" title="List of companies in Houston">List of companies in Houston</a></i> </p> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Communities</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Acres_Homes,_Houston" title="Acres Homes, Houston">Acres Homes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Addicks,_Houston" title="Addicks, Houston">Addicks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alief,_Houston" title="Alief, Houston">Alief</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Almeda,_Houston" title="Almeda, Houston">Almeda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bordersville,_Houston" title="Bordersville, Houston">Bordersville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boulevard_Oaks,_Houston" title="Boulevard Oaks, Houston">Boulevard Oaks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Braeburn,_Houston" title="Braeburn, Houston">Braeburn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Braeswood_Place,_Houston" title="Braeswood Place, Houston">Braeswood Place</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brays_Oaks,_Houston" title="Brays Oaks, Houston">Brays Oaks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Briargrove,_Houston" title="Briargrove, Houston">Briargrove</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blue_Ridge,_Houston" title="Blue Ridge, Houston">Blue Ridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chinatown,_Houston" title="Chinatown, Houston">Chinatown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clear_Lake_City_(Greater_Houston)" title="Clear Lake City (Greater Houston)">Clear Lake City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Denver_Harbor,_Houston" title="Denver Harbor, Houston">Denver Harbor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Downtown_Houston" title="East Downtown Houston">East Downtown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_End,_Houston" title="East End, Houston">East End</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Houston,_Houston" class="mw-redirect" title="East Houston, Houston">East Houston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairbanks,_Houston" title="Fairbanks, Houston">Fairbanks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Five_Corners_District" title="Five Corners District">Five Corners</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Forum_Park,_Houston" title="Forum Park, Houston">Forum Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Genoa,_Houston" title="Genoa, Houston">Genoa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glenbrook_Valley,_Houston" title="Glenbrook Valley, Houston">Glenbrook Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gulfton,_Houston" title="Gulfton, Houston">Gulfton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harrisburg,_Houston" title="Harrisburg, Houston">Harrisburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hiram_Clarke,_Houston" title="Hiram Clarke, Houston">Hiram Clarke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Houston_Heights" title="Houston Heights">Houston Heights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Independence_Heights,_Houston" title="Independence Heights, Houston">Independence Heights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inwood_Forest,_Houston" title="Inwood Forest, Houston">Inwood Forest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kingwood,_Houston" title="Kingwood, Houston">Kingwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Link_Valley,_Houston" title="Link Valley, Houston">Link Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lower_Westheimer,_Houston" title="Lower Westheimer, Houston">Lower Westheimer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Magnolia_Park,_Houston" title="Magnolia Park, Houston">Magnolia Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahatma_Gandhi_District,_Houston" title="Mahatma Gandhi District, Houston">Mahatma Gandhi District</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maplewood,_Houston" title="Maplewood, Houston">Maplewood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Memorial,_Houston" title="Memorial, Houston">Memorial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meyerland,_Houston" title="Meyerland, Houston">Meyerland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midtown,_Houston" title="Midtown, Houston">Midtown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montrose_District,_Houston" title="Montrose District, Houston">Montrose District</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Houston_Museum_District" title="Houston Museum District">Museum District</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neartown_Houston" title="Neartown Houston">Neartown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Near_Northwest,_Texas" title="Near Northwest, Texas">Near Northwest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Shore,_Houston" title="North Shore, Houston">North Shore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northside,_Houston" title="Northside, Houston">Northside</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oak_Forest,_Houston" title="Oak Forest, Houston">Oak Forest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/River_Oaks,_Houston" title="River Oaks, Houston">River Oaks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Riverside_Terrace,_Houston" title="Riverside Terrace, Houston">Riverside Terrace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southwest_Management_District" title="Southwest Management District">Southwest Management District</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Park,_Houston" title="South Park, Houston">South Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spring_Branch,_Houston" title="Spring Branch, Houston">Spring Branch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunnyside,_Houston" title="Sunnyside, Houston">Sunnyside</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Upper_Kirby" title="Upper Kirby">Upper Kirby</a></li></ul> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/Wards_of_Houston" title="Wards of Houston">Historic wards</a></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/First_Ward,_Houston" title="First Ward, Houston">First Ward</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Second_Ward,_Houston" title="Second Ward, Houston">Second Ward</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Third_Ward,_Houston" title="Third Ward, Houston">Third Ward</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Fourth_Ward,_Houston" title="Fourth Ward, Houston">Fourth Ward</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Fifth_Ward,_Houston" title="Fifth Ward, Houston">Fifth Ward</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Sixth_Ward,_Houston" title="Sixth Ward, Houston">Sixth Ward</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Education</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt>Health institutions</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Baylor_College_of_Medicine" title="Baylor College of Medicine">Baylor College of Medicine</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/University_of_Houston_College_of_Medicine" title="University of Houston College of Medicine">UH College of Medicine</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/University_of_Texas_Health_Science_Center_at_Houston" title="University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston">UTHealth</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/MD_Anderson_Cancer_Center" title="MD Anderson Cancer Center">MD Anderson Cancer Center</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Texas_A%26M_Health_Science_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Texas A&M Health Science Center">Texas A&M Health Science Center</a></dd></dl> <dl><dt>State universities</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/University_of_Houston" title="University of Houston">University of Houston</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/University_of_Houston%E2%80%93Clear_Lake" title="University of Houston–Clear Lake">University of Houston–Clear Lake</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/University_of_Houston%E2%80%93Downtown" title="University of Houston–Downtown">University of Houston–Downtown</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Texas_Southern_University" title="Texas Southern University">Texas Southern University</a></dd></dl> <dl><dt>Private universities</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Houston_Christian_University" title="Houston Christian University">Houston Christian University</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Rice_University" title="Rice University">Rice University</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/University_of_St._Thomas_(Texas)" title="University of St. Thomas (Texas)">University of St. Thomas</a></dd></dl> <dl><dt>Community colleges</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Houston_Community_College_System" class="mw-redirect" title="Houston Community College System">Houston Community College</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Lone_Star_College_System" title="Lone Star College System">Lone Star College</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/San_Jacinto_College" title="San Jacinto College">San Jacinto College</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Lee_College" title="Lee College">Lee College</a></dd></dl> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/K-12" class="mw-redirect" title="K-12">K-12</a> school districts</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Houston_Independent_School_District" title="Houston Independent School District">Houston ISD</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Aldine_Independent_School_District" title="Aldine Independent School District">Aldine ISD</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Alief_Independent_School_District" title="Alief Independent School District">Alief ISD</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Spring_Branch_Independent_School_District" title="Spring Branch Independent School District">Spring Branch ISD</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Clear_Creek_Independent_School_District" title="Clear Creek Independent School District">Clear Creek ISD</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Cypress-Fairbanks_Independent_School_District" title="Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District">Cy-Fair ISD</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Fort_Bend_Independent_School_District" title="Fort Bend Independent School District">Fort Bend ISD</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Galena_Park_Independent_School_District" title="Galena Park Independent School District">Galena Park ISD</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Humble_Independent_School_District" title="Humble Independent School District">Humble ISD</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Katy_Independent_School_District" title="Katy Independent School District">Katy ISD</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Pasadena_Independent_School_District" title="Pasadena Independent School District">Pasadena ISD</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Spring_Independent_School_District" title="Spring Independent School District">Spring ISD</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Huffman_Independent_School_District" title="Huffman Independent School District">Huffman ISD</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/New_Caney_Independent_School_District" title="New Caney Independent School District">New Caney ISD</a></dd></dl> <p><i>See: <a href="/wiki/List_of_colleges_and_universities_in_Houston" title="List of colleges and universities in Houston">List of colleges and universities in Houston</a></i> </p> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Government</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Houston_City_Council" title="Houston City Council">City Council</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Houston_Fire_Department" title="Houston Fire Department">Fire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_mayors_of_Houston" title="List of mayors of Houston">Mayors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Houston_Police_Department" title="Houston Police Department">Police</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_Houston" title="Politics of Houston">Politics</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Houston_neighborhoods" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Houston neighborhoods">Neighborhoods</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Afton_Oaks,_Houston" title="Afton Oaks, Houston">Afton Oaks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brentwood,_Houston" title="Brentwood, Houston">Brentwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Briargrove_Park,_Houston" title="Briargrove Park, Houston">Briargrove Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Briarhills,_Houston" title="Briarhills, Houston">Briarhills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Broadacres,_Houston" title="Broadacres, Houston">Broadacres</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/City_Park,_Houston" title="City Park, Houston">City Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clinton_Park,_Houston" title="Clinton Park, Houston">Clinton Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cloverland,_Houston" title="Cloverland, Houston">Cloverland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Corinthian_Pointe,_Houston" title="Corinthian Pointe, Houston">Corinthian Pointe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cottage_Grove,_Houston" title="Cottage Grove, Houston">Cottage Grove</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crestwood/Glen_Cove,_Houston" title="Crestwood/Glen Cove, Houston">Crestwood/Glen Cove</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastwood,_Houston" title="Eastwood, Houston">Eastwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Garden_Oaks,_Houston" title="Garden Oaks, Houston">Garden Oaks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glenshire,_Houston" title="Glenshire, Houston">Glenshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Highland_Village,_Houston" title="Highland Village, Houston">Highland Village</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Houston_Gardens,_Houston" title="Houston Gardens, Houston">Houston Gardens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Idylwood,_Houston" title="Idylwood, Houston">Idylwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kashmere_Gardens,_Houston" title="Kashmere Gardens, Houston">Kashmere Gardens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Knollwood_Village,_Houston" title="Knollwood Village, Houston">Knollwood Village</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakes_of_Parkway,_Houston" title="Lakes of Parkway, Houston">Lakes of Parkway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larchmont,_Houston" title="Larchmont, Houston">Larchmont</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Magnolia_Grove,_Houston" title="Magnolia Grove, Houston">Magnolia Grove</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montrose,_Houston" title="Montrose, Houston">Montrose</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morningside_Place,_Houston" title="Morningside Place, Houston">Morningside Place</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Near_Northside,_Houston" title="Near Northside, Houston">Near North Side</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nottingham_Forest,_Houston" class="mw-redirect" title="Nottingham Forest, Houston">Nottingham Forest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Old_Braeswood,_Houston" title="Old Braeswood, Houston">Old Braeswood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parkway_Villages,_Houston" title="Parkway Villages, Houston">Parkway Villages</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pecan_Park,_Houston" title="Pecan Park, Houston">Pecan Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Port_Houston" title="Port Houston">Port Houston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rice_Military,_Houston" title="Rice Military, Houston">Rice Military</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Strip" title="Richmond Strip">Richmond Strip</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robindell,_Houston" title="Robindell, Houston">Robindell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Oaks_Country_Club" title="Royal Oaks Country Club">Royal Oaks Country Club</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sagemont,_Houston" title="Sagemont, Houston">Sagemont</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scenic_Woods,_Houston" title="Scenic Woods, Houston">Scenic Woods</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Settegast,_Houston" title="Settegast, Houston">Settegast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shadyside,_Houston" title="Shadyside, Houston">Shadyside</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sharpstown,_Houston" title="Sharpstown, Houston">Sharpstown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shenandoah,_Houston" title="Shenandoah, Houston">Shenandoah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Somerset_Green,_Houston" title="Somerset Green, Houston">Somerset Green</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southampton,_Houston" title="Southampton, Houston">Southampton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southbelt/Ellington,_Houston" title="Southbelt/Ellington, Houston">Southbelt/Ellington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southcrest,_Houston" title="Southcrest, Houston">Southcrest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southgate,_Houston" title="Southgate, Houston">Southgate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stablewood,_Houston" title="Stablewood, Houston">Stablewood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._George_Place,_Houston" title="St. George Place, Houston">St. George Place</a> (Lamar Terrace)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunset_Heights,_Houston" title="Sunset Heights, Houston">Sunset Heights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunset_Terrace/Montclair,_Houston" title="Sunset Terrace/Montclair, Houston">Sunset Terrace/Montclair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tanglewood,_Houston" title="Tanglewood, Houston">Tanglewood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_Oaks,_Houston" title="University Oaks, Houston">University Oaks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Village_at_Glen_Iris,_Houston" title="Village at Glen Iris, Houston">Village at Glen Iris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walnut_Bend,_Houston" title="Walnut Bend, Houston">Walnut Bend</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westbury,_Houston" title="Westbury, Houston">Westbury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_End_(Houston)" title="West End (Houston)">West End</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Oaks,_Houston" title="West Oaks, Houston">West Oaks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westwood_(subdivision),_Houston" title="Westwood (subdivision), Houston">Westwood</a> (subdivision)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westmoreland,_Houston" title="Westmoreland, Houston">Westmoreland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willow_Meadows,_Houston" title="Willow Meadows, Houston">Willow Meadows</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willowbend,_Houston" title="Willowbend, Houston">Willowbend</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Windsor_Village,_Houston" title="Windsor Village, Houston">Windsor Village</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Woodland_Heights,_Houston" title="Woodland Heights, Houston">Woodland Heights</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Sports</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros" title="Houston Astros">Houston Astros</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Houston_Cougars" title="Houston Cougars">Houston Cougars</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Houston_Dash" title="Houston Dash">Houston Dash</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Houston_Dynamo_FC" title="Houston Dynamo FC">Houston Dynamo FC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Houston_Rockets" title="Houston Rockets">Houston Rockets</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Houston_Roughnecks_(2024)" title="Houston Roughnecks (2024)">Houston Roughnecks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Houston_SaberCats" title="Houston 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