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Coordinates: 29°28′46″N 96°01′22″W / 29.47944°N 96.02278°W / 29.47944; -96.02278
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Powell Point Elementary School

Powell Point is an Unincorporated community in Fort Bend County, Texas, United States.[1]

The area is named after Elizabeth Powell, who received the original land grant there from the Mexican Government in 1831.

Government and infrastructure

Fort Bend County does not have a hospital district. OakBend Medical Center serves as the county's charity hospital which the county contracts with.[2]

Education

Powell Point is served by the Lamar Consolidated Independent School District (LCISD).[3][4] Students are zoned to Beasley Elementary School in Beasley,[5] Wright Junior High School (grades 6-8),[6] and Randle High School.[7]

Previously, Kendleton Independent School District (KISD) operated Powell Point Elementary School in the community and served elementary school residents. Beginning in 1985 LCISD served secondary school students in the KISD territory.[8] As a result of the 2010 KISD closure, students at Powell Point were rezoned to Beasley Elementary and Wessendorff Middle School. LCISD, for a two-year period, will operate its Head Start program at Powell Point.[9] The upper elementary and secondary zoning previously consisted of: Wessendorff Middle School, Lamar Junior High School, and Lamar Consolidated High School.[10] Wright and Randle opened in 2021.[11]

The designated community college for LCISD, and for the former Kendleton ISD, is Wharton County Junior College.[12]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Powell Point, Texas
  2. ^ Knipp, Bethany (2016-11-02). "Fort Bend County lacks hospital district". Community Impact Newspaper. Retrieved 2021-10-18.
  3. ^ Smyrl, Vivian Elizabeth. "Powell Point, TX". Handbook of Texas. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 2022-09-22. [...]two miles northwest of Kendleton[...] - Match with the census map and LCISD boundary maps.
  4. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Fort Bend County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2022-09-21. - Compare with LCISD boundary maps and the TSHA description of Powell Point.
  5. ^ "Board Approved Attendance Zones In effect starting 2022-2023 School Year" (PDF). Lamar Consolidated Independent School District. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
  6. ^ "Randle-Wright Board Approved Zones 9-17-2020" (PDF). Lamar Consolidated Independent School District. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
  7. ^ "High School Attendance Zones" (PDF). Lamar Consolidated Independent School District. Retrieved 2022-09-21. - Compare with the Census map.
  8. ^ "Regular Board Meeting Lamar Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees Thursday, April 15, 2010 7:00 PM." Lamar Consolidated Independent School District. Retrieved on May 25, 2018. p. 35 (PDF p. 35/89). "Lamar CISD has provided educational services to Kendleton students in grades 7-12 since 1985."
  9. ^ Pollock, B.J. "It'll be a long bus ride for Kendleton pupils Archived 2011-11-28 at the Wayback Machine." Ultimate Fort Bend (Houston Chronicle). July 27, 2010. Retrieved on October 16, 2011.
  10. ^ "Lamar CISD Attendance Zones Archived 2011-08-12 at the Wayback Machine." (Direct file link Archived 2011-08-12 at the Wayback Machine) Lamar Consolidated Independent School District. Retrieved on July 2, 2010.
  11. ^ Washington, Chad (2020-11-19). "Randle High School to be Lions, wear silver and black". Fort Bend Herald. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
  12. ^ Texas Education Code Sec. 130.211. WHARTON COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA. - Both the former Kendleton ISD and Lamar Consolidated ISD are in the Wharton College district.

29°28′46″N 96°01′22″W / 29.47944°N 96.02278°W / 29.47944; -96.02278

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