West University Elementary School
West University Elementary School is a primary school located in West University Place, Texas, United States.
West University Elementary School, which serves grades kindergarten through college, is a part of the Houston Independent School District. The school has Houston ISD's Math and Science magnet program with additional emphasis placed on durham weir astronomy. The school has a "Houston" postal address, but is located in the city of West University Place.
West University ES serves the city of West University Place and the portion of the city of Southside Place north of Bellaire Boulevard. West University Elementary also serves parts of Houston (including the neighborhood of Sunset Terrace and a portion of Upper Kirby) that are inside the 610 Loop which are south of Westpark, east of Community, west of Kirby, and directly north of West University Place. Areas north of Westpark, south of U.S. Highway 59, west of Kirby, and east of Edloe are also served by West University Elementary School.[1]
The City of West University Place enforces a ban prohibiting drivers around the school from talking on mobile phones during school zone hours.[2]
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[edit] History
West University Elementary School opened sometime around 1928; originally Pershing Middle School was connected to WUES; Pershing later obtained its own campus in Houston in 1948.[3]
In the 1970s and 1980s West University parents reshaped a school which Tim Fleck of the Houston Press described as "deteriorating" into "a community focal point that kept many West U children in public school through the fifth grade." West University Elementary School as, by the 1990s, became what Fleck described as "the prototype of how the increasingly minority district could maintain the allegiance of affluent whites" and "a selling point for parents moving into the area."[4] The Rice School opened in August 1994 to relieve West University Elementary School and several nearby campuses.[5][6]
Construction on West University Elementary's addition began in Winter 2005. The lead architect is Pearson English Architectural Design, Incorporated, with Heery International as the main architect. The original budget was $9,600,000 United States dollars. Construction ended in 2006. [1].
[edit] Feeder patterns
Students zoned to the school[1] are zoned to Pershing Middle School (in Houston)[7] with Pin Oak Middle School (in the city of Bellaire) as a transfer option[8] Students zoned to the school are also zoned to Lamar High School in Houston.[9][10]
[edit] Notable alumni
- John Culberson (House Representative from Texas) (Also attended Lanier Middle School and Lamar High School)[11][12]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "West University Elementary Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District.
- ^ Wise, Lindsay. "Most, but not all, drivers comply with West U. phone ban." Houston Chronicle. August 25, 2008. Retrieved on July 14, 2010.
- ^ Viren, Sarah. "It won't be strictly `old school' at Pershing now / Emotions mixed as students leave vintage campus for all-new digs." Houston Chronicle. Sunday January 14, 2007. B1 MetFront. Retrieved on September 8, 2009.
- ^ Fleck, Tim. "What Went Wrong at the Rice School?." Houston Press. August 21, 1997. 3. Retrieved on September 8, 2009.
- ^ "History of The Rice School / La Escuela Rice." The Rice School. February 28, 2007. Retrieved on September 8, 2009.
- ^ Fleck, Tim. "What Went Wrong at the Rice School?." Houston Press. August 21, 1997. 1. Retrieved on September 8, 2009.
- ^ "Pershing Middle Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District
- ^ "Pin Oak Middle School." The Southwest District. Houston Independent School District.
- ^ "Lamar High School Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District.
- ^ "West University Elementary Attendance Boundary 2004-2005." Houston Independent School District.
- ^ "Biography," U.S. Congressman John Culberson, 7th District of Texas
- ^ "Distinguished HISD Alumni," Houston Independent School District
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