Galena Park Independent School District
Galena Park Independent School District | |
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Address | |
14705 Woodforest Boulevard
, Texas, 77015United States | |
District information | |
Type | Public |
Grades | PreK–12[1] |
NCES District ID | 4820250 [1] |
Students and staff | |
Students | 21,918 (2020–2021)[1] |
Teachers | 1,404.4 (on an FTE basis)[1] |
Staff | 1,821.29 (on an FTE basis)[1] |
Student–teacher ratio | 15.61:1[1] |
Other information | |
Website | www |
Galena Park Independent School District is a school district based in the Channelview CDP of unincorporated Harris County, Texas, United States.
The district serves the city of
In 2009, the school district was rated "
Headquarters
The district has its headquarters in a former
Previously the district headquarters were located in Galena Park.[7]
School uniforms
None of the schools have a specified dress code, though all schools, except the high school, have a strict dress policy.
Schools
Secondary schools
High schools
5A
- Galena Park High School (Galena Park)
6A
- North Shore Senior HS 9th Grade Center, North Shore 10th Grade Center, and North Shore Senior High School (Harris County) (Opened 1965 as 10-12, later became a 9-12, split into two campuses in 1999 reunited in 2003, the 9th Grade Center opened in 2008, and the 10th Grade Center opened in 2018)
Early College High School is a new program where the student's entire high school experience takes place at San Jacinto College. Successful students can graduate with an associate degree and their high school diploma or a technical certification and their high school diploma.
Middle schools
6-8
- Galena Park Middle School (Galena Park) (Opened 1949)
- Woodland Acres Middle School (Houston) (Opened 1947)
7-8
- Cunningham Middle School (unincorporated) (Opened 1982)
- North Shore Middle School (unincorporated) (Opened 1956)
6th grade schools
- Gerald D. Cobb 6th Grade Campus (Harris County) (Opened 2000)
Primary schools
- Cimarron Elementary School (Houston) (Opened 1954)
- Cloverleaf Elementary School (unincorporated) (Opened 1943)
- Galena Park Elementary School (Galena Park) (Opened 1937)
- Green Valley Elementary School (unincorporated) (Opened 1958)
- Sam Houston Elementary School (unincorporated) (Opened 2007)
- James B. Havard Elementary School (unincorporated) (Opened 1998)
- Jacinto City Elementary School (Jacinto City) (Opened 1944) (Older site at [1])
- Douglas MacArthur Elementary School (Galena Park) (Opened 1951)
- Normandy Crossing Elementary School (unincorporated) (Opened 2004)
- North Shore Elementary School (unincorporated) (Opened 1961)
- Purple Sage Elementary School (unincorporated) (Opened 1991)
- Pyburn Elementary School (Houston) (Opened 1952)
- Kenneth J. Tice Elementary School (unincorporated) (Opened 1979)
- Dr. Shirley J. Williamson Elementary School[8] (unincorporated) (Opened 2005 as Freedom Elementary School) - Named after Shirley J. Neeley
- Woodland Acres Elementary School (Houston)
Early childhood centers
GPISD operates the William F. "Bill" Becker Early Childhood Development Center, a preschool program for low income families, in Galena Park.[9]
Former schools
- segregation rules) that opened in 1955 and merged into the previously white Galena Park HS in 1970.[10]
- Fidelity Elementary School[11]
A Texas Historical Commission (THC) marker was erected in 2009. The Fidelity Manor Awareness Center commemorates the former schools.[12]
Other facilities
GPISD has an agriculture facility in the city limits of Galena Park.[13] It also has GPISD Childcare Centers North and South; the north one is at North Shore Elementary School in Cloverleaf, and the south one is in Galena Park.[14]
Gallery
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Becker Early Childhood Center
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for GALENA PARK ISD". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
- ^ "2009 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on 2015-10-25.
- ^ "Galena Park Independent School District (PART 2) FACILITIES USE AND MANAGEMENT Archived 2012-04-06 at the Wayback Machine." Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. Retrieved on October 18, 2011.
- ^ "Blockbuster_Video_6_2_2010_Package.pdf Archived 2012-04-25 at the Wayback Machine." Marcus & Millichap. Retrieved on October 18, 2011. "EAST BELT SHOPPING CENTER 14705 Woodforest Houston, TX 77015"
- U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on December 25, 2008.
- ^ Home Page Archived October 6, 2000, at the Wayback Machine." Galena Park Independent School District. Retrieved on December 25, 2008. "14705 Woodforest Blvd. Houston, Texas 77015"
- ^ "homepage." Galena Park Independent School District. October 6, 2000. Retrieved on October 18, 2011. "1601 11th Street Galena Park, Texas 77547"
- ^ "Galena Park ISD District Spotlight". Archived from the original on 2008-05-14. Retrieved 2008-08-01.
- ^ "Early Head Start Archived 2012-03-14 at the Wayback Machine." Galena Park Independent School District. Retrieved on November 11, 2011.
- ^ "The History of Galena Park High School". Galena Park Independent School District. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
- ^ "H.R. No. 1416." Texas Legislature. Retrieved on August 10, 2009.
- ^ "Fidelity Manor School honored". Houston Chronicle. 2009-03-18.
- ^ "GPISD FFA SHOW" (PDF). Galena Park Independent School District. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
GPISD Agriculture Facility 2099 Holland Ave, Houston TX 77547
- Despite the Houston city name, the facility is in the Galena Park city limits - ^ "District Childcare Services". Galena Park Independent School District. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
External links
- Official website
- Galena Park Independent School District at the Wayback Machine (archive index) (tenet.edu domain)