Humble Independent School District
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Humble Independent School District is a school district
based in Humble
, Texas
(USA
).
Humble ISD serves the city of Humble, small portions of the city of Houston
(including the community of Kingwood
), and portions of unincorporated Harris County
(including the communities of Atascocita and Fall Creek
). The district serves over 33,000 students and is led by Superintendent Dr. Guy Sconzo.
Humble ISD currently has five high schools and one magnet high school. The district's flagship high school, Humble High School
, opened in 1918. It later moved to a new building, Charles Bender High School in 1929, and eventually to it's current location on Wilson Road, as Humble High School, in 1965. In 1979, Humble ISD opened Kingwood High School
in the northern part of the district. Quest High School
, the district's magnet high school of choice opened in 1995 in the Community Learning Center. In recent years, Humble ISD has become one of the fastest growing school districts in Texas. Humble High School's population grew to over 5,000 students, which led to the opening of Atascocita High School
in 2006. AHS was designed with smaller learning communities, in which students take their core classes in one of eight houses located at the school. After the opening of Atascocita, Humble and Kingwood High Schools were renovated and installed with smaller learning communities. In 2007, the district opened Kingwood Park High School
at the former Kingwood Ninth Grade Campus. Continued growth in the southern part of the district has led to Humble ISD building Summer Creek High School
, which opened in 2009.
Humble ISD also has seven middle schools and 25 elementary schools.
The district recently built an eco-friendly elementary school (Atascocita Springs ES) in Eagle Springs and another middle school near Summer Creek High School (Woodcreek MS). Both campuses opened in August 2010. Turner Stadium, the district's largest stadium shared by the all five high schools, was renovated for the 2012 AAU Junior Olympics.
In 2010, the school district was rated "recognized
" by the Texas Education Agency
.'
In 1909, District 28 began to grow. The Bender family donated land for a new white school in the center of town (Block 26 in Benders First Addition). Land was also donated by the Producers Oil Company for a new colored school across the tracks in Bordersville. In Humble, a new 2 story, 6-room brick school house was built for grades 1-9, called the Humble School. In 1910 it was designated as a County High School, increasing the curriculum to grades 10 and 11 (grade 11 was the highest grade in the State at that time). The first graduates received their diplomas in 1911. During this time, enrollment in District 35 had dropped significantly. In 1918, District 28 and 35 were combined into a new district, No. 50. Also in 1918, In 1918, a new high school opened up on the land next door to the Humble School (on Block 27 in Benders First Addition...also donated by the Bender family). It was named Humble High School. At that time, the Humble School was renamed to the Humble Grammar School.
The schools in District 50 now consisted of: Humble High School, Humble Grammar School, the Woodward School on Moonshine Hill (grades 1-7), the SIngleton School (grades 1-7), and the colored school in Bordersville.
In 1921, a Primary School was built across the street (Avenue F). In 1923, the street between the schools (Blocks 26 & 27) was closed in, and it became a single, two-block size plot of land. Later that year, through a Special Act of the Texas Legislature, District 50 was transformed into the Humble Independent School District. This gave the school board more authority, and removed many of the rules imposed by the Harris County School Board.
In 1929, the Humble School burned down and a new high school was built in its place, Charles Bender High School
.
At the same time, the old Humble High School was converted for use as a Grammar School. Over the next ten years, many of the schools were closed due to low enrollment, and the district was consolidated into just two schools: Charles Bender High School, and Humble Elementary (housed in the old Humble High School built in 1918).
In 1946, a new elementary school, Humble Elementary, was built a few blocks away on Charles Street. In 1955, the old elementary school, the 1918 Humble High School building, was torn down, and new additions were added to Bender High School (a gym, a new cafeteria, and band room). In 1960, Lakeland Junior High opened in a new subdivision off of Isaacks Road (years later, it was converted into an elementary school).
In 1965, a new high school plant was built on Wilson Road, and was named Humble High School.
School district
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based in Humble
Humble, Texas
Humble is a city in Harris County, Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area.As of the 2000 census, the city population was 14,579. The city shares a zip code with the small Houston neighborhood of Bordersville, although people who live in Bordersville still have Humble...
, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
(USA
United States
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).
Humble ISD serves the city of Humble, small portions of the city of Houston
Houston, Texas
Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...
(including the community of Kingwood
Kingwood, Houston, Texas
Kingwood is a 14,000 acre master-planned community located in northeast Houston, Texas, United States. The majority of the community is located in Harris County with a small portion in Montgomery County...
), and portions of unincorporated Harris County
Harris County, Texas
As of the 2010 Census, the population of the county was 4,092,459, White Americans made up 56.6% of Harris County's population; non-Hispanic whites represented 33.0% of the population. Black Americans made up 18.9% of the population. Native Americans made up 0.7% of Harris County's population...
(including the communities of Atascocita and Fall Creek
Fall Creek, Texas
Fall Creek is a master-planned community in unincorporated Harris County, Texas, United States. The community is away from George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston and away from Downtown Houston...
). The district serves over 33,000 students and is led by Superintendent Dr. Guy Sconzo.
Humble ISD currently has five high schools and one magnet high school. The district's flagship high school, Humble High School
Humble High School
Humble High School is a secondary school located in the Humble Independent School District in Humble, Texas, United States.Humble High School , which serves grades 9 through 12, serves the city of Humble, the Moonshine Hill area of Houston, and unincorporated communities north of Beltway 8...
, opened in 1918. It later moved to a new building, Charles Bender High School in 1929, and eventually to it's current location on Wilson Road, as Humble High School, in 1965. In 1979, Humble ISD opened Kingwood High School
Kingwood High School
Kingwood High School is a Humble ISD secondary school located in the Kingwood community of Houston, Texas, United States.Melissa Hayhurst is the current principal of Kingwood High School....
in the northern part of the district. Quest High School
Quest High School
Quest Early College High School is a small secondary school located in unincorporated Harris County, Texas, near the city of Humble and is a part of Humble Independent School District...
, the district's magnet high school of choice opened in 1995 in the Community Learning Center. In recent years, Humble ISD has become one of the fastest growing school districts in Texas. Humble High School's population grew to over 5,000 students, which led to the opening of Atascocita High School
Atascocita High School
Atascocita High School is a secondary school located in Atascocita CDP, a community housed in unincorporated Harris County, Texas, United States...
in 2006. AHS was designed with smaller learning communities, in which students take their core classes in one of eight houses located at the school. After the opening of Atascocita, Humble and Kingwood High Schools were renovated and installed with smaller learning communities. In 2007, the district opened Kingwood Park High School
Kingwood Park High School
Kingwood Park High School is a high school located within the Kingwood community of Houston, Texas, United States.Kingwood Park is a part of the Humble Independent School District and serves students living in the Kingwood Middle School attendance area of Kingwood.The school is located at 4015...
at the former Kingwood Ninth Grade Campus. Continued growth in the southern part of the district has led to Humble ISD building Summer Creek High School
Summer Creek High School
Summer Creek High School is a high school in unincorporated Harris County, Texas and a part of the Humble Independent School District. It serves several areas, including Summerwood and Fall Creek, the two neighborhoods that the school get its name from....
, which opened in 2009.
Humble ISD also has seven middle schools and 25 elementary schools.
The district recently built an eco-friendly elementary school (Atascocita Springs ES) in Eagle Springs and another middle school near Summer Creek High School (Woodcreek MS). Both campuses opened in August 2010. Turner Stadium, the district's largest stadium shared by the all five high schools, was renovated for the 2012 AAU Junior Olympics.
In 2010, the school district was rated "recognized
Texas Education Agency accountability ratings system
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" by the Texas Education Agency
Texas Education Agency
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.'
History
Humble ISD began in 1884 as Harris County Common School District No. 28. The district boundaries were very similar to today's boundaries. Students attended Joe Dunman's School house. In 1888, District 28 was split into two districts. The northern part of the district remained as District No. 28, while the Southern portion became Harris County Common School District No. 35. Students were segregated in the early district, as was common in those days. However, Humble was one of the few districts in the area that actually offered education to colored students. White students in District No. 28 attended the West River School (located where the old Humble Cemetery on Isaacks Road is now located), while colored students attend the Narrow Gauge School. District No. 35 only served white students, at the Dunman School (which later was named Trahan, and then Singleton). Enrollment in both districts increased following the discovery of oil in Humble in 1904.In 1909, District 28 began to grow. The Bender family donated land for a new white school in the center of town (Block 26 in Benders First Addition). Land was also donated by the Producers Oil Company for a new colored school across the tracks in Bordersville. In Humble, a new 2 story, 6-room brick school house was built for grades 1-9, called the Humble School. In 1910 it was designated as a County High School, increasing the curriculum to grades 10 and 11 (grade 11 was the highest grade in the State at that time). The first graduates received their diplomas in 1911. During this time, enrollment in District 35 had dropped significantly. In 1918, District 28 and 35 were combined into a new district, No. 50. Also in 1918, In 1918, a new high school opened up on the land next door to the Humble School (on Block 27 in Benders First Addition...also donated by the Bender family). It was named Humble High School. At that time, the Humble School was renamed to the Humble Grammar School.
The schools in District 50 now consisted of: Humble High School, Humble Grammar School, the Woodward School on Moonshine Hill (grades 1-7), the SIngleton School (grades 1-7), and the colored school in Bordersville.
In 1921, a Primary School was built across the street (Avenue F). In 1923, the street between the schools (Blocks 26 & 27) was closed in, and it became a single, two-block size plot of land. Later that year, through a Special Act of the Texas Legislature, District 50 was transformed into the Humble Independent School District. This gave the school board more authority, and removed many of the rules imposed by the Harris County School Board.
In 1929, the Humble School burned down and a new high school was built in its place, Charles Bender High School
Charles Bender High School
Charles Bender High School was the third school in Humble, Texas to provide high school seniors with diplomas. It is located on Higgins Street in Humble, Texas, on Block 26 in Bender's First Addition, on land that was donated by the Estate of Charles Bender...
.
At the same time, the old Humble High School was converted for use as a Grammar School. Over the next ten years, many of the schools were closed due to low enrollment, and the district was consolidated into just two schools: Charles Bender High School, and Humble Elementary (housed in the old Humble High School built in 1918).
In 1946, a new elementary school, Humble Elementary, was built a few blocks away on Charles Street. In 1955, the old elementary school, the 1918 Humble High School building, was torn down, and new additions were added to Bender High School (a gym, a new cafeteria, and band room). In 1960, Lakeland Junior High opened in a new subdivision off of Isaacks Road (years later, it was converted into an elementary school).
In 1965, a new high school plant was built on Wilson Road, and was named Humble High School.
High schools
| School | Atascocita Atascocita High School Atascocita High School is a secondary school located in Atascocita CDP, a community housed in unincorporated Harris County, Texas, United States... |
Humble Humble High School Humble High School is a secondary school located in the Humble Independent School District in Humble, Texas, United States.Humble High School , which serves grades 9 through 12, serves the city of Humble, the Moonshine Hill area of Houston, and unincorporated communities north of Beltway 8... |
Kingwood Kingwood High School Kingwood High School is a Humble ISD secondary school located in the Kingwood community of Houston, Texas, United States.Melissa Hayhurst is the current principal of Kingwood High School.... |
Kingwood Park Kingwood Park High School Kingwood Park High School is a high school located within the Kingwood community of Houston, Texas, United States.Kingwood Park is a part of the Humble Independent School District and serves students living in the Kingwood Middle School attendance area of Kingwood.The school is located at 4015... |
Summer Creek Summer Creek High School Summer Creek High School is a high school in unincorporated Harris County, Texas and a part of the Humble Independent School District. It serves several areas, including Summerwood and Fall Creek, the two neighborhoods that the school get its name from.... |
Quest Quest High School Quest Early College High School is a small secondary school located in unincorporated Harris County, Texas, near the city of Humble and is a part of Humble Independent School District... Located in the Community Learning Center from 1995 to 2009, when it moved to the Summer Creek campusStarting with the class of 2014, Quest is switching from a magnet high school to a college preparatory high school as Quest Early College High SchoolIn the fall of 2011, Quest EC HS is moving to a satellite campus of Lone Star College Kingwood |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Location | AtascocitaUnincorporated | Humble | Houston | Houston | Harris County | Harris County |
| Year opened | 2006 | 1965Originally opened in 1929 as Charles Bender High School; moved to its current location and gained current name in 1965. | 1979 | 2007The building had previously been a 9th grade campus for Kingwood High School. | 2009 | 1995 |
| School colors | Red, white, blue | Purple, white | Navy blue, light blue, white | Forest green, silver, black | Maroon, gold | Forest green, gold |
| School mascot | Eagle | Wildcat | Mustang | Panther | Bulldog | Knight |
| Principal | Dania Rovegno | Charles Ned | Melissa Hayhurst | Larry Cooper | Trey Kraemer | Kim Klepcyk |
| Athletic conference | 5A | 4A | 5A | 4A | 4A | N/A |
| Enrollment | 3,163 | 1,651 | 2,733 | 1,644 | 1,385 | 206 |
Middle schools
Feeders of Atascocita MS
- Fall Creek Elementary School (Unincorporated area)
- Maplebrook Elementary School (Atascocita)
- Pine Forest Elementary School (Atascocita, unincorporated area)
- Timbers Elementary School (Atascocita, unincorporated area)
- Lakeshore and Summerwood elementary schools fed into Atascocita MS before the opening of Woodcreek MS
Feeders of Creekwood MS
- Bear Branch Elementary School (Houston)
- Greentree Elementary School (Houston)
- Hidden Hollow Elementary School (Houston)
- Pine Forest Elementary School (Kings River sections 9-10 only)
Feeders of Humble MS
- North Belt Elementary School (Humble, Unincorporated area)
- Park Lakes Elementary School (Atascocita, unincorporated area)
- Whispering Pines Elementary School (Atascocita, unincorporated area)
Feeders of Kingwood MS
- Bear Branch Elementary School (partial)
- Elm Grove Elementary School (Houston)
- Foster Elementary School (Houston)
- Woodland Hills Elementary School (Houston)
Feeders of Riverwood MS
- Deerwood Elementary School (Houston)
- Shadow Forest Elementary School (Houston)
- Willow Creek Elementary School (Houston)
Feeders of Ross Sterling MS
- Humble Elementary School (Humble)
- Jack M. Fields Sr. Elementary School (Humble)
- Lakeland Elementary School (Humble)
- River Pines Elementary School (Atascocita, unincorporated area)
Feeders of Timberwood MS
- Atascocita Springs Elementary School (Humble, opening August 2010)Constructed to LEEDLeadership in Energy and Environmental DesignLeadership in Energy and Environmental Design consists of a suite of rating systems for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings, homes and neighborhoods....
and Collaborative for High Performance Schools standards - Eagle Springs Elementary School (Atascocita, unincorporated area)
- Oak Forest Elementary School (Atascocita, unincorporated area)
- Oaks Elementary School (Atascocita, unincorporated area)
Feeders of Woodcreek MS
- Fall Creek Elementary School (partial)
- Lakeshore Elementary School (Houston, opened August 2009)
- Park Lakes Elementary School (partial)
- Summerwood Elementary School (Atascocita, unincorporated area)