Deriving its name from the lots it occupied at the corner of Harvard St. and 8th, Harvard Elementary School opened its doors in 1898. It was simply a one-room building with 50 desks and 30 students spanning 5 grades, which was headed by only 1 teacher. Since those tiny beginnings, School Digger informs us that […]
Located just outside of the loop, top-rated school Oak Forest Elementary is a huge draw-in for the Oak Forest/Garden Oaks area. The education of our youngest generation is the future of our community, and Oak Forest Elementary delivers through their comprehensive and challenging education for young students. With its stellar Vanguard Magnet program that provides […]
Michael E. DeBakey High School is perfect for math and science minded students who have their sights set high on a career in medicine or science. This premiere magnet school started in 1972 and was the very first high school in the nation specifically geared for health professions. Affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine, DeBakey […]
In 2006, Midtown and the Houston Independent School District got a magnet school to end all magnet schools. The Houston Academy for International Studies educates the lucky kids who get picked to attend, making them not just intelligent and capable members of our society, but of a global one. Students at HAIS take four years […]
