University of Houston Charter School

Public elementary school in Houston, Texas, United States

University of Houston Charter School

Melcher Gymnasium, which houses the charter school offices

Address

3855 Holman Street

Houston

Texas

77204

United States

Coordinates| Coordinates: 29°43′31″N 95°20′54″W﻿ / ﻿29.725268°N 95.348197°W﻿ / 29.725268; -95.348197
Information
School type| Public elementary
Opened| 1997
Closed| 2021
Grades| K-5
Gender| Coed
Campus type| state charter school
Website| uh.edu/charter-school/

University of Houston Charter School (UCHS) was a state charter primary school located in the Melcher Gymnasium 100 at 3855 Holman Street in Houston, Texas, United States. The school was operated by the University of Houston.[1] The university operated the school in affiliation with its Human Development Laboratory School.[2] The Texas State Board of Education chartered the school.[3]

The school first opened on January 29, 1997.[4] It was one of the nineteen schools to be granted the first school charters under Texas law. In 2007 it had almost 130 students.[5] Historically the maximum enrollment was 138.[3]

The education program emphasized problem solving and was known as "constructivist".[5] The UH board annually spent $268,000 to operate the school.[3]

In December 2020 the principal alerted parents that the board would consider whether to close the school, catching some parents off guard.[6] That month the UH board voted to close the school due to problems with the COVID-19 pandemic in Texas and general financial problems. By December 2020 enrollment was down to 89, and the school had a shortage of employees. The charter was scheduled to expire in July 2021, when the institution would ordinarily have applied for renewal. The school was closed on July 31, 2021.[3][7]

## See also[edit]

* Texas portal
* Schools portal

* List of schools in Houston
* List of state-chartered charter schools in Greater Houston

## References[edit]

1. ^ Home." University of Houston Charter School. Retrieved on November 6, 2018. "Charter School University of Houston 3855 Holman Street, Melcher Gym 100 Houston, TX 77204-6015"
2. ^ Peacock, Jennifer. "U. Houston lab school top in state child care[dead link]." University Wire. September 13, 2005.
3. ^ a b c d Britto, Brittany (2020-12-03). "Effects of COVID-19 pandemic push UH Charter School to close". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2021-04-10. \- Also at MSN.com. Also at PressReader.
4. ^ "Frequently Asked Questions" (Archive). University of Houston Charter School. Retrieved on November 27, 2008.
5. ^ a b "Education briefs: UH Charter School marking 10th year". Houston Chronicle. 2007-01-24. Retrieved 2018-11-06.
6. ^ Moreno, Mayra (2020-12-03). "University of Houston Charter School may be closing for good". KTRK-TV. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
7. ^ UHCS IS CLOSED. University of Houston. Retrieved 2021-09-03.

## External links[edit]

* University of Houston Charter School

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University of Houston

Located in: Houston, Texas

Academics|

| Colleges|

* Architecture
* Arts
* Business
* Education
* Engineering
* Hotel and Restaurant Management
* Law Center
* Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
* Medicine
* Nursing
* Natural Sciences and Mathematics
* Optometry
* Pharmacy
* Social Work
* Technology

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Programs|

* Moores School of Music

People|

* Presidents

Athletics|

| Sports|

* Baseball
* Football
* Men's basketball
* Women's basketball
* Golf
* Softball
* Houston–Rice rivalry

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Facilities|

* Fertitta Center
* TDECU Stadium
* Schroeder Park
* Cougar Softball Stadium
* Carl Lewis International Complex

Broadcasting|

* KUHT (TV 8)
* KUHF (News 88.7)

Campus|

* A,A
* Blaffer Art Museum
* Charter School (Closed August 2021)
* Cullen Boulevard
* Cullen Performance Hall
* Ezekiel W. Cullen Building
* Roy G. Cullen Building
* Hilton University of Houston
* M.D. Anderson Library
* Melcher Center for Public Broadcasting
* Moody Towers
* Moores Opera House
* Police Department
* Physics Department
* Texas Center for Superconductivity
* University Oaks
* Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts

Student life|

* The Cougar
* CoogTV
* Housing
* Alumni

Traditions|

* "Cougar Fight Song"
* Frontier Fiesta
* Shasta
* Spirit of Houston

* Founded: 1927

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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

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 Schoolx

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|

* Alexander-Smith Acad.
* 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
* The Woodlands Prep
* Village

Religious private
high schools|

* Al-Hadi
* Baytown Christian
* Beren Academy
* Christian Life Ctr Acad
* Concordia Lutheran High
* Covenant Prep
* Cristo Rey Jesuit
* Cypress Christian
* Darul Arqam North
* Emery/Weiner
* Episcopal
* Faith West
* Family Christian
* Frassati Catholic
* Grace Christian Acad
* Iman Acad
* Incarnate Word Acad
* Lutheran High North
* Lutheran South
* Memorial Private
* Northland Christian
* Oaks Adventist 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

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Closed|

* Mount Carmel

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