List of schools in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston–Houston

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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston–Houston manages and oversees several Catholic schools within its area.

Tertiary education

Universities:

Primary and secondary education

K-12 schools

Duchesne Academy

Secondary schools

High schools (9-12)

O'Connell College Preparatory School

PK-9 schools

K-8 schools

Our Lady of Guadalupe School
The Regis School of the Sacred Heart
St. Vincent de Paul Catholic School

Primary schools

PK-6 schools
K-6 schools
K-5
St. Charles Borromeo School, Houston
  • St. Mary of the Purification School (Houston)[26]

Other facilities

Former schools

In 2020 the archdiocese closed four schools due to complications from the COVID-19 pandemic,[28] along with reduced funds from donation programs and a decreased number of students.[29] Each school had a building utilization of about 40% and enrollment below 100; the four combined had 257 students.[28]

Universities

Former high schools

Dominican High School (former building)
  • O'Connell Consolidated High School
  • St. Euphrasia High School (Houston) - closed 1967
  • Kirwin High School (boys, Galveston) - consolidated in 1968;
    O'Connell Consolidated High School
  • Marian Christian High School and the Congregation of the Sisters of the Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament (Bellaire)[31] - closed 1978
  • Mount Carmel High School (Houston) (closed in 2008)[32][33]
  • St. Nicholas High School (Houston) - closed 1967
  • O'Connell Consolidated High School (Galveston) - closed 2004 and became O'Connell College Preparatory School
  • Ursuline Academy (girls, Galveston) - consolidated in 1968;
    O'Connell Consolidated High School

Former K-8 schools

Holy Name School

Northwoods Catholic School

Northwoods Catholic School, a private Catholic school in the Spring area, was located off of the intersection of

Farm to Market Road 2920 and Gosling Road,[16] in a 51-acre (21 ha) campus.[46] It used a curriculum from the Legionaries of Christ. Established circa 1999, it was not affiliated with the archdiocese.[16] It initially had 13 students,[46] and was in a facility in the Ponderosa Forest neighborhood,[47] an apartment clubhouse temporarily used as a school.[48]

In 2003 it had 200 students. By that year its permanent facility opened; it had a price tag of $6 million.[48] In 2004 it had 250 students.[49] In 2005 academic dean Susan Horne became the principal, and the previous principal, Joe Noonan, became Northwood's executive director.[47] In 2010 it had about 230 students, with about 40% of them originating from The Woodlands. The building's first floor had 44,000 square feet (4,100 m2) of space. Its 22,000-square-foot (2,000 m2) second floor, with offices, computer and science labs, and a library,[46] was blessed on August 13, 2010 and opened on August 18 of that year. It was built in three months.[50]

In the 2015–2016 school year, the school's final year of operation, it had 268 students; it was projected to have 160 students for the following school year. The school announced on May 4, 2016 that it was closing, and a shrinking budget and declining enrollment were cited as reasons.[16] It closed on June 30, 2016.[51] An area developer who was buying land from the school got into a legal dispute with the owner of the land and with a Catholic priest.[52][53]

Former junior high schools

  • O'Connell Junior High School[54]
  • Seton Junior High, Houston (closed 2009)

Former primary schools

Sacred Heart School in Galveston
  • All Saints School (Houston) (closed 1986)
  • Blessed Sacrament School (Houston) (closed 1991)
  • St. Charles Borromeo School (Houston) (Spring 2009)[34] - Merged with Seton Junior High School, forming Assumption Catholic School[36][55] After Hurricane Ike in 2008 damaged the Borromeo building, students began sharing space with Seton, which at the time was not yet built to accommodate younger students.[56]
  • Christ the King School (Houston, PreK-2)[57]
  • Dominican Grade School (girls, Galveston) - consolidated into Galveston Catholic School[54][58]
  • Holy Rosary School (Galveston) (closed 1979)
  • Immaculate Conception School (Houston) (closed 1969)
  • Immaculate Heart of Mary School[32]
  • St. Joseph School (Houston) (closed 1967)
  • Our Lady of Guadalupe School (Galveston, closed 1986) - consolidated into Galveston Catholic School[54][58]
  • St. Nicholas School (Houston) (closed 1971)
  • St. Patrick Grade School (Galveston, 1881–1986) - consolidated into Galveston Catholic School[54][58]
  • St. Philip Neri School (Houston) (Spring 2009)[34] - It was in proximity to South Park and Sunnyside.[44] It merged with St. Peter the Apostle Middle School.[36][59]
  • Sacred Heart School (Galveston)[60]
  • St. Mary's Catholic School - consolidated into Galveston Catholic School

See also

References

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  2. ^ About Cristo Rey. Cristo Rey Jesuit College Preparatory of Houston. Retrieved on February 6, 2009.
  3. ^ Assessor's Block Book for Harris County, Texas. Vol. 80. Harris County Appraisal District. p. 77. - "Westwood Section 5 Blocks 1-9 and Res. A-D" JPG - The school is on tract "A".
  4. ^ a b "Map and Directions". Corpus Christi Catholic School. Retrieved 2020-06-06. 4005 Cheena Dr, Houston, TX 77025
  5. ^ a b c d Rhor, Monica (2012-08-15). "Houston Catholic school enrollment strong and growing". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2020-06-06. 215 students - an increase of about 7 percent from last year.[...]Just 10 years ago, the school had 137 students;[...]Holy Ghost School in the Gulfton area[...] - The source states Resurrection School is in the East End, but it is in Denver Harbor Archived 2020-06-06 at the Wayback Machine, which is not in the East End district.
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  27. ^ "School of Environmental Education, Plantersville". www.archgh.org. Archived from the original on 19 May 2006.
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  42. ^ "History". St. Pius V School. Retrieved 2020-05-30. 812 South Main, Pasadena, TX 77506
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  58. ^ a b c Moran, Kevin and Allan Turner. "Merging of schools protested." Houston Chronicle. March 16, 1986. Section 3, Page 8.
  59. ^ St. Philip Neri Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
  60. The Galveston County Daily News
    . November 10, 2009. Retrieved on November 11, 2009.

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