Harvard Elementary School (Houston)
Coordinates: 29°47′10″N 95°23′45″W / 29.7862°N 95.3959°W
Harvard Elementary School is a public primary school in the Houston Heights neighborhood of Houston, Texas, United States. Harvard, a part of the Houston Independent School District, serves grades Pre-Kindergarten through 5.
Harvard Elementary School serves a section of the Houston Heights.
Harvard, as of 2013, is the oldest school in Houston that has been continually in operation.
Harvard opened as Harvard Street School on September 18, 1898, serving the South-End area of the Houston Heights. The school received a main brick structure when it was constructed in 1911; at that time it was renamed to its current name, without the word "Street".
In 1921 the school became a part of the Houston Independent School District. In 1980 the original brick structure was demolished and the school received a new addition.
In 2004 the school's attendance boundary, along with that of Travis Elementary School of Woodland Heights, was modified due to a vehicular traffic increase on Studewood Street, affecting 20 children. The adjustment was done so children would not have to cross the street.
Prior to 2006 the Harvard building was under-utilized. In 2006 a group of area parents asked Harvard principal Kevin Beringer to help them improve the school. By 2008 Harvard became in-demand and had parents requesting to have houses zoned to Harvard; because of its popularity it developed a waiting list for prospective students and area property values increased.
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