Sunnyside, Houston, Texas

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Carnegie Vanguard High School, a magnet school located near Sunnyside.
Carnegie Vanguard High School, a magnet school located near Sunnyside.

Sunnyside is a community in south Houston, Texas, United States.

Sunnyside is outside of the 610 Loop and inside Beltway 8 off of State Highway 288 south of Downtown Houston and is predominantly African American. The community's slogan is "Sunnyside Pride."

A large landfill is located in the center of the community [1].

According to a Houston Chronicle article, Sunnyside has many issues with recreational drug use [2].

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[edit] Education

The community is zoned to Houston Independent School District schools.

The schools include:

  • Young Elementary School (formerly Sunnyside Elementary School)
  • Attucks Middle School
  • Worthing High School.

Carnegie Vanguard High School, a magnet school, is near Sunnyside.

Sunnyside is served by Johnson Branch of Houston Public Library.

[edit] Police service

The neighborhood is within the Houston Police Department's Southeast Patrol Division [3].

The Sunnyside Storefront Station is located at 3511 Reed Road [4].

[edit] Community information

The Houston Fire Department Station 55 Sunnyside is near Sunnyside at 11212 Cullen Boulevard at Selinski [5].

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