List of schools in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston–Houston
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston–Houston manages and oversees several Catholic schools within its area.
Schools
Universities
- Our Lady of the Lake University (Houston campus)
- St. Mary's Seminary (Houston)[1]
- University of St. Thomas (Houston)
K-12 schools
- Duchesne Academy (Houston, Girls only)
High schools (9-12)
- Cristo Rey Jesuit College Preparatory of Houston [2]
- Frassati Catholic High School (Spring)
- Incarnate Word Academy (Houston, Girls only)
- O'Connell College Preparatory School (Galveston)
- Saint John XXIII High School (Unincorporated Harris County, Katy address)
- Saint Agnes Academy (Houston, Girls only)
- St. Pius X High School (Houston)
- St. Thomas High School (Houston, Boys only)
- Strake Jesuit College Preparatory (Houston, Boys only)
PK-9 schools
- St. Catherine's Montessori School (Houston)
K-8 schools
- Corpus Christi School (Houston)
- Holy Family Catholic School (Galveston)[3]
- Holy Ghost School (Houston)
- Holy Rosary School (Rosenberg)
- Our Lady of Guadalupe School (Houston)
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel School (Houston)
- Queen of Peace School (Houston)
- Holy Rosary Catholic School, Gavleston, TX (Holy Rosary Catholic School, Galveston, Texas - Founders)
- The Regis School of the Sacred Heart (Houston, Boys only)
- Sacred Heart School (Conroe)
- St. Anne School (Houston)
- St. Anne School (Tomball)
- St. Augustine School (Houston)
- St. Christopher School (Houston) [6]
- St. Elizabeth Ann Seton School (Houston)
- St. Francis of Assisi (Houston)
- St. Helen School (Pearland)
- St. Jerome School (Houston)
- St. Martha School (Houston (Kingwood address))
- St. Pius V School (Pasadena)
- St. Theresa School (Houston, opened 1947)
- St. Theresa School (Sugar Land, opened 2008)[7]
- St. Thomas More School (Houston)
- St. Vincent de Paul School (Houston, opened September 1943)
- Principal Mary Getschow resigned in 2004.[8]
PK-8 schools
- St. Clare of Assisi School PK3-8 (Houston)
- St. Cecilia School (Hedwig Village)
- Assumption Catholic School
- John Paul II School (Houston)
- Our Lady Queen of Peace School (Richwood)
- Resurrection School (Houston)
- Sacred Heart School (Unincorporated Harris County, Crosby address)
- St. Ambrose School (Houston)
- St. Anthony of Padua School (The Woodlands in unincorporated Montgomery County)
- St. Edward School (Unincorporated Harris County, Spring address)
- It is on a 15-acre (6.1 ha) plot of land. As of May 2016 it had 351 students.[9]
- St. Francis de Sales School (Houston)
- St. Michael School (Houston)
- St. Laurence School (Sugar Land)
- St. Rose of Lima School (Houston)
- True Cross School (Dickinson, opened 1946)
- St. Mary School (League City)
- Our Lady of Fatima School (Galena Park, Texas)
Primary schools
PK-6 schools
K-6 schools
K-5
- St. Mary of the Purification School (Houston) (Parish website: )
- St. Rose of Lima School (Houston)
Former schools
Universities
- St. Mary's University (Galveston) - First Catholic seminary and college in Texas. Founded in 1855. The university closed in 1922 and its charter transferred to St. Mary's Seminary in La Porte.[10]
Former high schools
- Dominican High School (Girls, Galveston) - Consolidated in 1968; 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)[11] - closed 1978
- Mount Carmel High School (Houston) (Closed in 2008)[12][13]
- 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 junior high schools
- O'Connell Junior High School[14]
- Seton Junior High, Houston (closed 2009)
Former K-8 schools
- Holy Name School (Houston) (Closed in Spring 2009)[15]
- Northwoods Catholic School (Unincorporated Harris County, Spring address) (CLOSED)
- Our Mother of Mercy School (Houston) (Closed in Spring 2009)[15] - Merging with St. Francis of Assisi School[16]
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,[9] in a 51-acre (21 ha) campus.[17] It used a curriculum from the Legionaries of Christ. Established circa 1999, it was not affiliated with the archdiocese.[9] It initially had 13 students,[17] and was in a facility in the Ponderosa Forest neighborhood,[18] an apartment clubhouse temporarily used as a school.[19]
In 2003 it had 200 students. By that year its permanent facility opened; it had a price tag of $6 million.[19] In 2004 it had 250 students.[20] In 2005 academic dean Susan Horne became the principal, and the previous principal, Joe Noonan, became Northwood's executive director.[18] 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,[17] was blessed on August 13, 2010 and opened on August 18 of that year. It was built in three months.[21]
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.[9] It closed on June 30, 2016.[22] 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.[23][24]
Former primary schools
- All Saints School (Houston) (closed 1986)
- Blessed Sacrament School (Houston) (closed 1991)
- St. Charles Borromeo School (Houston) (Spring 2009)[15] - Merged with Seton Junior High School, forming Assumption Catholic School[16][25]
- Christ the King School (Houston, PreK-2)[26]
- Dominican Grade School (Girls, Galveston) - Consolidated into Galveston Catholic School[14][27]
- Holy Rosary School (Galveston) (closed 1979)
- Immaculate Conception School (Houston) (closed 1969)
- Immaculate Heart of Mary School[12]
- St. Joseph School (Houston) (closed 1967)
- Our Lady of Guadalupe School (Galveston, closed 1986) - Consolidated into Galveston Catholic School[14][27]
- St. Nicholas School (Houston) (closed 1971)
- St. Patrick Grade School (Galveston, 1881–1986) - Consolidated into Galveston Catholic School[14][27]
- St. Peter the Apostle School (Houston) (consolidated 2009)
- St. Philip Neri School (Houston) (Spring 2009)[15] - Merged with St. Peter the Apostle Middle School[16][28]
- Sacred Heart School (Galveston)[29]
See also
References
- ↑ Handbook of Texas: St. Mary's Seminary
- ↑ About Cristo Rey. Cristo Rey Jesuit College Preparatory of Houston. Retrieved on February 6, 2009.
- ↑ Holy Family School
- ↑ Peyton, Lindsay (2015-01-16). "St. Anne Catholic School plans for 30th anniversary". The Spring Observer at the Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
- ↑ "St. Anne Catholic School welcomes new principal, 335 students". The Potpourri at the Houston Chronicle. 2015-08-24. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
- ↑ St. Christopher (Houston) Parish
- ↑ "St. Theresa School." Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston–Houston. Retrieved on February 6, 2009.
- ↑ Stauss, Marilyn McCorkle (2004-07-07). "SVDP principal resigns". West University Examiner at the Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
- 1 2 3 4 Olabi, Nora (2016-05-06). "Catholic school in Spring plans to close this month". The Spring Observer at the Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
- ↑ Handbook of Texas: St. Mary's University
- ↑ "Episcopal High School Archived 2011-07-20 at the Wayback Machine.." Greater Houston Community Foundation.
- 1 2 Viren, Sarah. "Death knell poised to sound for another Catholic school / Mount Carmel High closure part of a U.S. trend as enrollment drops." Houston Chronicle. Saturday April 26, 2008 B4. Retrieved on November 11, 2009.
- ↑ "Catholic H.S. Will Close at End of School Year." KRIV.
- 1 2 3 4 Meyers, Rhiannon. "Principal says it’s ‘best job I’ve ever had’ Archived 2009-03-16 at the Wayback Machine.." Galveston County Daily News. August 30, 2007.
- 1 2 3 4 "Archdiocesan Announcement Catholic Schools Plan." Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston–Houston. February 5, 2009. Retrieved on February 6, 2009.
- 1 2 3 Murphy, Bill. "Four Catholic schools to be closed in Houston." Houston Chronicle. February 6, 2009. Retrieved on February 7, 2009.
- 1 2 3 Hodges, Lauren (2010-08-14). "Northwoods Catholic School adds new space". The Montgomery County Courier. Retrieved 2017-03-25. - Version at the Regnum Christi website.
- 1 2 "Northwoods Catholic School appoints 2 to leadership roles". Houston Chronicle. 2005-02-27. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
- 1 2 Sendejas, Jesse (2003-04-03). "Catholic school sees enrollment climb over years". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
- ↑ Meeks, Flori (2004-11-24). "Relics can be viewed at Northwoods Catholic". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
- ↑ Hodges, Lauren (2010-08-12). "Northwoods Catholic School expands". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
- ↑ Home. Northwoods Catholic School. Retrieved on March 25, 2017.
- ↑ Flynn, Meagan (2016-04-06). "Lawsuit Claims Catholic School Priest Tried to Extort $94K From Local Developer". Houston Press. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
- ↑ Olabi, Nora (2016-05-31). "Trial set for Catholic nonprofit, developer over land dispute". The Spring Observer at the Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
- ↑ St. Charles Borromeo
- ↑ "School Locator-Christ The King." Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston–Houston.
- 1 2 3 Moran, Kevin and Allan Turner. "Merging of schools protested." Houston Chronicle. March 16, 1986. Section 3, Page 8.
- ↑ St. Philip Neri
- ↑ Cousins, Rick. "Archdiocese selling, demolishing some churches." The Galveston County Daily News. November 10, 2009. Retrieved on November 11, 2009.
External links
K-8 schools
- Corpus Christi School (Houston)
- Holy Ghost School (Houston)
- Holy Family Catholic School (Galveston)
- Holy Rosary School (Rosenberg)