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Houston isd view review postview4/17/2023 ![]() ^ " Northwest Health Center." Harris County Hospital District. ![]() ^ " Constable Program." Garden Oaks Civic Club.^ " Welcome to Precinct 4 Archived May 9, 2008, at the Wayback Machine." Harris County Precinct 4.^ " Parks Map Archived at the Wayback Machine." Harris County Precinct 4.^ " VOLUNTEER INITIATIVES PROGRAM - Citizens Offering Police Support." City of Houston.^ City of Houston - Police Department - North Patrol Division.^ City of Houston, Council District Maps, District C Archived at the Wayback Machine." City of Houston." The Five Most Underrated Neighborhoods In Houston." Houston Press. ^ a b Holley, Peter, John Lomax, and Todd Spoth.^ Garden Oaks - History Archived at the Wayback Machine." Garden Oaks offers lots for the money." Houston Chronicle. The Houston Chronicle is the citywide paper. The local weekly newspaper The Leader is distributed to Garden Oaks, as well as The Garden Oaks Gazette. and was recently revamped in July 2020, adding new soccer goals, benches, a new and relocated backstop, and re-paved quarter-mile track. The Garden Oaks Montessori Spark Park is located adjacent to the school at 901 Sue Barnett Dr. The Northwest Branch YMCA is the closest YMCA to Garden Oaks. Parochial schools in the neighborhood, of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston include St. Lutheran High School North, a private school, is in the area. Most residents are zoned to Waltrip High School, while some are zoned to Booker T. Īll residents are zoned to Frank Black Middle School. As part of the 2012 bond, there were plans to renovate and expand the Garden Oaks Montessori building. In order to expand the Montessori program to all students, the school received a grant from the Magnet School Assistance Program, a federal government program. The proposal and the political debate divided the Garden Oaks community. As a result, some parents protested the proposal. In 2010, Terry Grier, the superintendent of HISD, proposed making Garden Oaks an all-Montessori school, with the condition that it gets the necessary federal funding. īy 1995, a Montessori program established at Garden Oaks Elementary became popular in the neighborhood, and there were fewer spaces available than willing applicants. Most residents are zoned to Garden Oaks Montessori Magnet School, formerly Garden Oaks Elementary School, while a few are zoned to Durham Elementary School. The community is within Trustee District I, represented by Anna Eastman as of 2009. The neighborhood is served by the Houston Independent School District (HISD). The nearest public hospital is Ben Taub General Hospital in the Texas Medical Center. Harris Health System (formerly Harris County Hospital District) designated Northwest Health Center for the ZIP code 77018. The United States Postal Service Garden Oaks Post Office is located at 3816 North Shepherd Drive. Harris County Hospital District operates the Northwest Health Center at 1100 West 34th Street. Patrol services are contracted to the Harris County Precinct 1 Constable's Office. As of 2008, Jerry Eversole heads the precinct. Garden Oaks is within Harris County Precinct 4. County, state, and federal representation The Near North Storefront is located at 1335 West 43rd Street. The area is within the Houston Police Department's North Patrol Division with headquarters at 9455 West Montgomery Road. Garden Oaks is in Houston City Council District C. Government and infrastructure Local government In 2010, Richard Connelly of the Houston Press said that Garden Oaks "used to be an underrated neighborhood but now is on everyone's radar." In 2013, Houstonia stated that Garden Oaks was one of the "25 Hottest Neighborhoods" in Houston it stated that Garden Oaks was "wealthier and more developed" than Oak Forest but that the latter was also becoming popular. Houstonia magazine stated that, beginning in 2000, Garden Oaks began attracting "creative types", who wanted to establish families or who could not afford the Houston Heights or Montrose. Īround 1995, the population of children living in Garden Oaks was quickly growing. Garden Oaks was established in 1937 by Edward L. 2.2 County, state, and federal representation.
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