E. O. Smith Education Center
Coordinates: 29°46′36″N 95°20′05″W / 29.7768°N 95.3346°W
Edward O. Smith Education Center was a combined primary and secondary school located at 1701 Bringhurst in the Fifth Ward, Houston, Texas, United States. Smith serves grades 1 through 8 and is a part of the Houston Independent School District.
By Spring 2011 Atherton Elementary School and E. O. Smith were consolidated with a new K-5 campus in the Atherton site.[1]
History
E. O. Smith Education Center opened in the former Wheatley High School/McGowen Elementary School building in 1950. The school was named after Professor Ernest Ollington Smith,[2] the first principal of Wheatley.[3] During the beginning of the 1979–1980 school year, E. O. Smith moved into its final facility.[2] Carter Career Center opened in the McGowen/Wheatley/Smith former building.[3]
In 2010, the Houston Independent School District Board of Education voted in favor of creating an all-boys academy, the Young Men's College Preparatory Academy. It is located at the current site of E. O. Smith.[4] The boys school was be modeled on Urban Prep Academies of Chicago, Illinois.[5]
Students formerly zoned to E. O. Smith Elementary School[6] were rezoned to Atherton,[7] Bruce,[8] Dogan,[9] Nat Q. Henderson,[10] Ross,[11] and Sherman.[12]
Students formerly zoned to E. O. Smith Middle School[13] were zoned to Fleming,[14] Gregory-Lincoln,[15] Jackson,[16] and McReynolds middle schools.[17]
By 2014 the boys' school had moved to the former Crawford Elementary School.[18]
Student body
During the 2006–2007 school year Smith's elementary division had 203 students while its middle school division had 412 students.[19][20]
Of the elementary school students:
- 70% were African-American
- 28% were Hispanic
- 1% was White American
- Less than 1% was Asian American
No Native American students were enrolled. All of the students qualified for free or reduced lunch.
Of the middle school students:
- 64% were African-American
- 35% were Hispanic
- 1% was Asian-American
- Less than 1% was White American
No Native American students were enrolled. 99% of the students qualified for free or reduced lunch.
Neighborhoods served by Smith
Smith served much of the Fifth Ward area,[6][13] including portions of Frenchtown, for both elementary and middle school. The school served the Fifth Ward area, most of Downtown Houston, and a section of East Downtown for middle school.
Two Houston public housing complexes, Clayton Homes and Kelly Village, were zoned to Smith for middle school.
A Houston mixed-income housing complex, Kennedy Place, was zoned to Smith for middle school.
School uniforms
Smith students were required to wear school uniforms.[21]
Shirts were required to be green, blue, or white collared shirts.
Bottoms must be khaki or navy blue.
The Texas Education Agency specified that the parents and/or guardians of students zoned to a school with uniforms may apply for a waiver to opt out of the uniform policy so their children do not have to wear the uniform;[22] parents must specify "bona fide" reasons, such as religious reasons or philosophical objections.
Notable alumni
See also
References
- ↑ "Board Approves School Closings and Consolidations." Houston Independent School District. November 14, 2008.
- 1 2 "School History." E. O. Smith Education Center. Retrieved on November 10, 2010.
- 1 2 Berryhill, Michael. "What's Wrong With Wheatley?." Houston Press. April 17, 1997. 2. Retrieved on March 31, 2009.
- ↑ "HISD board approves creation of all-boys academy." KHOU. December 9, 2010. Retrieved on December 9, 2010.
- ↑ Mellon, Ericka. "HISD board OKs creation of a school just for boys." Houston Chronicle. December 10, 2010. Retrieved on December 10, 2010.
- 1 2 "E. O. Smith Elementary Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District.
- ↑ Atherton Elementary Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District.
- ↑ Bruce Elementary Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District.
- ↑ Dogan Elementary Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District.
- ↑ N. Q. Henderson Elementary Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District.
- ↑ Ross Elementary Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District.
- ↑ Sherman Elementary Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District.
- 1 2 "E.O. Smith Middle Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on January 21, 2009.
- ↑ "Fleming Middle Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District.
- ↑ "Gregory-Lincoln Middle Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District.
- ↑ "Jackson Middle Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District.
- ↑ "McReynolds Middle Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District.
- ↑ Mellon, Ericka. "Judge puts demolition of old Wheatley building on hold pending trial." Houston Chronicle. October 24, 2014. Retrieved on January 23, 2015. "The all-boys school is now housed in the old Crawford Elementary on Jensen Street."
- ↑ "Edward Smith Elementary School" Profile. Houston Independent School District.
- ↑ "Edward Smith Education Center" Profile. Houston Independent School District.
- ↑ "Dress Code." E. O. Smith Education Center.
- ↑ "Uniforms." Texas Education Agency.
- ↑ "Distinguished HISD Alumni," Houston Independent School District
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