Chinquapin Preparatory School

School in the United States

Chinquapin Preparatory School

Chinquapin Prep Logo

Location

2615 E Wallisville Rd
Highlands, Texas, 77562

United States

Coordinates| 29°49′15″N 95°01′18″W﻿ / ﻿29.8207°N 95.0217°W﻿ / 29.8207; -95.0217
Information
Type| Nonprofit private college-preparatory school
Motto| Latin: Quid pro Quo
(Something for Something)
Established| 1969
Founder| Robert and Maxine Moore
Director| Mily S. Pérez, M.Ed.
Faculty| 21
Key people| Bill & Kathy Heinzerling, Bob & Maxine Moore
Grades| 6-12
Enrollment| 156[1]
Campus type| Rural
Color(s)| Black, white, and red
Athletics| basketball, cross country, soccer, tennis, track and field, volleyball
Athletics conference| Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools
Mascot| Burr
Accreditation| Texas Alliance of Accredited Private Schools
Newspaper| The Burr
Website| www.chinquapin.org

Chinquapin Preparatory School is a nonprofit private college-preparatory school with grades six through twelve. It serves low-income youth, particularly minorities from the Greater Houston area. The school, accredited by the Texas Alliance of Accredited Private Schools, is located in Highlands in unincorporated Harris County, Texas, USA, near Baytown.[2]

Chinquapin Prep, along with Cristo Rey Jesuit College Preparatory of Houston and Yellowstone Schools, is one of the few Greater Houston private schools that caters to low income students.[3]

## History

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The Chinquapin School was founded by Robert P. Moore -- formerly head of the English Department at St. John's School in Houston and his wife Maxine. Incorporated in March 1969 as a school for boys, it was funded with a grant from The Brown Foundation of Houston. The school changed its name to Chinquapin Preparatory School in 2010. The school's motto is Quid pro Quo (Latin: Something for Something).[4]

## Operations

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As of 2023[update] the school has boarding facilities which can take students in grades 6-12 of all genders; the school permits students in middle school to board if the school grants approval, and the boarding facility requires proof of a "demonstrated need" for girls in grades 6-7 and boys in grade 6.[5] In 2006 the boarding facility was only for boys in the 7th and 8th grades, while girls of all grades and 6th grade boys were not permitted to use the boarding facility.[6]

The school provides teacher residences on its property.[6]

Funds given by private entities make up, as of 2006, the majority of the funds used by the school to operate.[6]

## Academics

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In 2010, Chinquapin added the Urban Teaching Fellows Program, an initiative that exposes recent college graduates to teaching, coaching, and residential life at boarding schools.

## Athletics

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Chinquapin is grouped in TAPPS Division 2A and competes in basketball, bowling, cross country, soccer, tennis, track and field, and volleyball.

## Notable alumni

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* Jarvis Johnson, member of the Texas House of Representatives[7]
* Nhial "Simon" Malia, a Lost Boy of Sudan[8]

## References

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1. ^ "The Facts". Chinquapin Preparatory School. Archived from the original on February 14, 2013. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
2. ^ Hodge, Shelby. "Social calendar."[dead link‍] Houston Chronicle. Wednesday April 10, 1996. Houston 3. Retrieved on December 2, 2011. Available from the Houston Public Library website, accessible with a library card number and PIN.
3. ^ Radcliffe, Jennifer. "Third Ward school for poorest of poor still thriving." Houston Chronicle. Monday October 11, 2010. Retrieved on October 21, 2011.
4. ^ "About Us". Chinquapin Preparatory School. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
5. ^ "Residence life". Chinquapin Preparatory School. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
6. ^ a b c Garza, Cynthia Leonor (June 14, 2006). "'A really different kind of school'". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved June 14, 2006.
7. ^ David, Medina (October 1998). "Very Special Ed". Texas Monthly. 26 (10): 70. 0148-7736.
8. ^ Cannon, Len (January 20, 2010). "'Lost Boy of Sudan' finds brighter future thanks to Houston school". Houston, Texas: KHOU. Archived from the original on March 31, 2012. Retrieved June 14, 2011.

* KHOU-TV staff (1973). Chinquapin: Pebble in the Water (News Special). Houston, Texas: KHOU-TV.
* Mathieu, Jennifer (May 20, 1999). "Mr. Moore's Opus". Houston Press. Archived from the original on December 27, 2016. Retrieved March 31, 2006.

## External links

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* Texas portal
* Schools portal

* Official website

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Harris County, Texas schools

Public high schools

Aldine ISD|

* Aldine High
* Aldine Ninth Grade
* Carver
* Benjamin O. Davis
* Eisenhower
* MacArthur
* Nimitz
* Victory Early College (Houston)

Alief ISD|

* Elsik
* Hastings
* Taylor
* Kerr (magnet)
* Early College (magnet)

Clear Creek ISD|

* Clear Brook
* Clear Lake
* Clear View
* Clear Horizons Early College
* Other schools are in Galveston County

Cy-Fair ISD|

* See template

Galena Park ISD|

* Galena Park High
* North Shore

Goose Creek CISD|

* Goose Creek Memorial
* Robert E. Lee
* Ross S. Sterling
* Impact Early College High School

Houston ISD|

* See template

Humble ISD|

* Atascocita
* Humble High
* Kingwood
* Kingwood Park
* Summer Creek
* Quest Early College (magnet)

Katy ISD|

* James E. Taylor
* Mayde Creek HS
* Morton Ranch HS
* Paetow
* Other schools are in Fort Bend County

Klein ISD|

* Klein High
* Klein Cain
* Klein Collins
* Klein Forest
* Klein Oak
* Vistas High School Program

Pasadena ISD|

* J. Frank Dobie
* Pasadena High
* Pasadena Memorial
* Sam Rayburn
* South Houston
* Dr. Kirk Lewis Career and Technical High School

Spring ISD|

* Andy Dekaney
* Spring High
* Westfield
* Carl Wunsche Sr.
* Early College Academy at Southridge

Spring Branch ISD|

* Memorial
* Northbrook
* Spring Woods
* Stratford
* Westchester Academy for Int'l Studies

Tomball ISD|

* Tomball High
* Tomball Memorial

Other school districts|

* Channelview ISD (Channelview High)
* Crosby ISD (Crosby High)
* Deer Park ISD (Deer Park High)
* Huffman ISD (Hargrave)
* La Porte ISD (La Porte High)
* Sheldon ISD (C.E. King)
* Waller ISD (Waller High)

Charter schools|

* Amigos Por Vida Friends For Life
* Aristoi Classical Academy
* Houston Heights
* KIPP (multiple campuses)
* Harmony Public Schools (multiple campuses)
* KIPP Texas (multiple campuses)
* Pro-Vision
* George I. Sanchez
* YES Prep (multiple campuses)
* Northline
* Yzaguirre School

Former public schools|

* Benji's Special Ed Acad
* Girls & Boys Prep
* Gulf Shores Acad
* Galaviz Charter
* Galena Park ISD
* Fidelity Manor HS
* North Forest ISD
* Forest Brook HS
* Elmore HS
* Smiley
* University of Houston Charter School
* Victory Preparatory Academy

Independent schools

Secular private
high schools|

* Awty
* Briarwood
* British Int'l
* Chinquapin Prep
* Houston Sudbury
* Kinkaid
* Mirus
* Monarch
* Post Oak
* Rainard
* River Oaks Academy
* School of the Woods
* St. John's
* Tenney
* Village

Religious private
high schools|

* Al-Hadi
* Baytown Christian
* Beren Academy
* Christian Life Center
* Concordia Lutheran
* Covenant Prep
* Cristo Rey Jesuit
* Cypress Christian
* Darul Arqam North
* Emery/Weiner
* Episcopal
* Faith West
* Family Christian
* Frassati Catholic
* Grace Christian
* Houston Adventist
* Houston Christian
* Iman Academy
* Incarnate Word Academy
* Lutheran South
* Memorial Private
* Northland Christian
* Rosehill Christian
* Saint Agnes
* Saint John XXIII
* Second Baptist
* St. Francis Episcopal
* St. Pius X
* St. Thomas
* St. Thomas Episcopal
* Strake Jesuit
* Westbury Christian

| PK-8 only, HS closed|

* St. Stephen's Episcopal

|

Closed|

* Lutheran North
* Mount Carmel

Portions in the City of Stafford are served by the Stafford Municipal School District, which has its schools in Fort Bend County.
Sections of Clear Creek ISD, Katy ISD, and Waller ISD extend into other counties; this template only lists schools in Harris County. Pearland ISD and Dayton ISD extend into Harris County but do not operate schools there.

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Private schools in the Houston metropolitan area

Harris Co.|

| Secular|

* Awty
* Briarwood
* British Int'l
* Chinquapin Prep
* Harris
* Kinkaid
* LIH
* Mirus
* Monarch
* Parish
* Post Oak
* Rainard
* School of the Woods
* St. John's
* Tenney
* Village

| Closed|

* Alexander-Smith Academy
* Houston Sudbury
* Memorial Hall

|

Religious|

* Al-Hadi
* Baytown Christian
* Beren Academy
* Beth Yeshurun Day
* Cathedral HS
* Christian Life Center
* Concordia Lutheran HS
* Covenant Prep
* Cristo Rey Jesuit
* Cypress Christian
* Darul Arqam Schools/IEIT
* Emery/Weiner
* Episcopal
* Faith West
* Family Christian
* Frassati Catholic
* Grace Christian
* Houston Christian HS
* Iman Academy
* Imani
* John Paul II Catholic
* Incarnate Word
* Lutheran South
* Memorial Private
* Northland Christian
* Our Lady of Guadalupe
* Oaks Adventist Christian
* Presbyterian
* Regis of the Sacred Heart
* Rosehill Christian
* Saint Agnes
* Saint John XXIII
* Second Baptist
* St. Catherine's Montessori
* St. Francis Episcopal
* St. Pius X
* St. Stephen's Episcopal
* St. Thomas
* St. Thomas' Episcopal
* Shlenker School
* Strake Jesuit
* Westbury Christian
* Yellowstone Academy

| Closed|

* Lutheran North
* Mount Carmel
* North Houston Baptist

|

|

Fort Bend Co.|

| Religious|

* Darul Arqam Schools/IEIT (Everest Academy/South & SW Campuses)
* Fort Bend Christian Academy

|

Galveston Co.|

| Religious|

* Bay Area Christian School
* O'Connell College Preparatory School

| Closed|

* Dominican High School

|

Montgomery Co.|

| Secular|

* The John Cooper School

|

Religious|

* Covenant Christian School
* The Woodlands Christian Academy

Waller Co.|

| Secular|

| Closed|

* Brazos Valley Sudbury School

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TAPPS 2A (2024-2026)

District 1|

* All Saints Episcopal (Lubbock)
* Ascension Academy (Amarillo)
* Christ the King (Lubbock)
* Holy Cross (Amarillo)
* Holy Cross (Midland)
* Kingdom Prep (Lubbock)
* San Jacinto Christian (Amarillo)
* Southcrest Christian (Lubbock)

District 2|

* Bethesda Christian (Fort Worth)
* Harvest Christian (Keller)
* Mercy Culture Prep (Fort Worth)
* Nazarene Christian (Crowley)
* Sacred Heart (Muenster)
* Victory Baptist (Weatherford)
* Victory Christian (Decatur)
* Wichita Christian (Wichita Falls)

District 3|

* Alcuin (Dallas)
* Cambridge (Dallas)
* First Baptist (Dallas)
* Garland Christian
* Ovilla Christian (Red Oak)
* Prestonwood-North (Prosper)

District 4|

* Christian Heritage (Longview)
* Greenville Christian
* Poetry Community (Terrell)
* Longview Christian

District 5|

* Austin Waldorf
* Fortis Academy (Liberty Hill)
* Holy Trinity Catholic (Temple)
* Reicher Catholic (Waco)
* Summit Christian (Cedar Park)

District 6|

* Atonement Academy (San Antonio)
* Bracken Christian (Bulverde)
* Faith Academy (Victoria)
* Sacred Heart (Hallettsville)
* St. Paul (Shiner)

District 7|

* Allen Academy (Bryan)
* Calvary Baptist (Conroe)
* Faith West (Katy)
* Houston Adventist (Cypress)
* St. Joseph Catholic (Bryan)

District 8|

* Brazosport Christian (Lake Jackson)
* Briarwood (Houston)
* Chinquapin (Highlands)
* Legacy Christian (Beaumont)
* O’Connell (Galveston)

Source:
TAPPS Alignment 2024-2026
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