Alief Independent School District

History

In 1894, Jacamiah Seaman Daughtery founded the town of Dairy. Until 1906, Addicks, Barker, and Dairy constituted a single School District. From 1906 to 1917, Alief was a Common School District known as Dairy School District #46. In 1917, the district was renamed Alief (since the community was renamed after Alief Ozelda Magee, its postmistress). Alief had only one school until a separate elementary school, Alief Elementary School (now Youens Elementary School), was built in 1964. Bonds passed in the 1960s caused the first modern campuses to open.

In 2011 the Brays Oaks district expanded. A small portion of Alief ISD became a part of the district.

Finances

As of the 2010-2011 school year, the appraised valuation of property in the district was $10,678,843,000. The maintenance tax rate was $0.113 and the bond tax rate was $0.022 per $100 of appraised valuation.

Academic achievement

In 2011, the school district was rated "recognized" by the Texas Education Agency. Thirty-five percent of districts in Texas in 2011 received the same rating. No state accountability ratings will be given to districts in 2012. A school district in Texas can receive one of four possible rankings from the Texas Education Agency: Exemplary (the highest possible ranking), Recognized, Academically Acceptable, and Academically Unacceptable (the lowest possible ranking).

Historical district TEA accountability ratings

2011: Recognized

2010: Recognized

2009: Academically Acceptable

2008: Academically Acceptable

2007: Academically Acceptable

2006: Academically Acceptable

2005: Academically Acceptable

2004: Academically Acceptable

School uniforms

Students in elementary, intermediate, and middle schools are required to wear school uniforms.

List of schools

Grades K through 4 are considered to be elementary school, 5 to 6 intermediate school, 7 through 8 middle school and 9 through 12 high school. Each house in the district is assigned to an elementary school, an intermediate school, and a middle school. Alief ISD has an alternative elementary zoning boundary set for bilingual students, as some Alief ISD elementary schools do not offer bilingual programs.

High school attendance is chosen by a computer lottery, which can result in the student going to Alief Elsik High School, Alief Hastings High School or Alief Taylor High School. High school students may apply to attend Alief Kerr High School, a magnet school, or they can apply to the newest school Alief Early College High School , which in combination with HCC, provides students the chance to get their associate degree at the same time as their diploma.

High schools

There are 3 high schools in Houston and 2 in unincorporated Harris County, a total of 5 high schools in the district.

Regular (public)

Alief Elsik High School and Alief Elsik Ninth Grade Center (Houston)

Alief Hastings High School and Alief Hastings Ninth Grade Center (Houston) (formerly Alief Junior-Senior High School)

Alief Taylor High School (unincorporated area)

Magnet (minor)

Alief Early College High School (Houston, Opened fall 2009)

Alief Kerr High School (unincorporated area)

National Blue Ribbon School in 2010-2011

Middle schools

There are 4 middle schools in Houston and 2 in unincorporated Harris County, a total of 6 middle schools in the district.

Jack Albright Middle School [2] (unincorporated area)

Located on the corner of Winkleman Drive and Alief Clodine, west of Hwy. 6 in Harris County, the school is named for Dr. Jack Albright, a local United Methodist minister, because of his commitment to the community and to education. The school serves students in grades 7 and 8. Its mascot is Warriors, colors are Green, Gold, & Red and its slogan is "Albright Warriors never rest until they are the best." On May 14, 2002 Falcon Construction Group was awarded a contract to add ten classrooms under the design of Dansby & Miller Architects.

Alief Middle School [3] (Houston)

James Holub Middle School [4] (Houston)

National Blue Ribbon School in 1999-2000

Killough Middle School [5] (Houston)

O'Donnell Middle School [6] (unincorporated area)

E. A. Olle Middle School (Houston)

National Blue Ribbon School in 1990-91

Intermediate schools

There are 5 intermediate schools in Houston and 1 in unincorporated Harris County, a total of 6 intermediate schools in the district.

Gary P. Budewig Intermediate School [7] (Houston)

Ivena C. Klentzman Intermediate School [8] (Houston)

Helen Mata Intermediate School [9] (Houston)

Judith G. Miller Intermediate School [10] (unincorporated area)

L. C. Owens Intermediate School [11] (Houston)

J. W. Youngblood Intermediate School [12] (Houston)

Elementary schools

There are 20 elementary schools in Houston and 5 in unincorporated Harris County, a total of 25 elementary schools in the district.

Deborah Brown Alexander Elementary School [13] (Houston) (Opened 1984)

Betty Roberts Best Elementary School [14] (Houston) (Opened 1991)

Sylvester B. Boone Elementary School [15] (Houston)

Audrey Judy Bush Elementary School [16] (Houston) (Opened 1997)

Velma G. Chambers Elementary School [17] (Houston)

Chancellor Elementary School [18] (Houston, bilingual students zoned to Chancellor go to Youens ES)

Margaret Collins Elementary School [19] (Houston) (Opened 1999)

Cummings Elementary School [20] (Houston, bilingual students zoned to Cummings go to Kennedy ES)

Charlette Taylor Hearne Elementary School [21] (Unincorporated area)

Talmadge Heflin Elementary School [22] (Houston, bilingual students zoned to Heflin go to Hearne ES)

Howard J. Hicks Elementary School [23] (Unincorporated area) (Opened 1996)

David Kent Holmquist Elementary School [24] (Unincorporated area, Opened Fall 2007 [25])

Gladys Birdwell Horn Elementary School [26] (Houston) (Opened 2005)

Michael Kennedy Elementary School [27] (Houston)

National Blue Ribbon School in 1996-97

Mildred Rickard Landis Elementary School [28] (Houston) (Opened 1989)

Liestman Elementary School [29] (Houston)

Viola Mahanay Elementary School [30] (Houston, bilingual students zoned to Mahanay go to Hearne ES)

A. J. Martin Elementary School [31] (Houston)

David Outley, Sr. Elementary School [32] (Houston, bilingual students zoned to Outley go to Youens ES) (Opened 1993)

Willard L. Petrosky Elementary School [33] (Unincorporated, bilingual students zoned to Petrosky go to Rees ES)

Flem Rees Elementary School [34] (Unincorporated)

Douglas Smith Elementary School [35] (Houston)

Ruth Conner Sneed Elementary School [36] (Houston) (Opened 1990)

Cynthia Youens Elementary School [37] (Houston, formerly Alief Elementary School)

Alternative schools

There is one alternative school in Houston.

Alief Learning Center [38] (Houston)