page_title: List of Houston Independent School District schools
section_title: PK-8 schools
hierarchical_section_title: List of Houston Independent School District schools / Current schools / PK-8 schools
caption_attribution_description: English: Woodrow Wilson K-8 School Español: Centro de Educación Woodrow Wilson Tiếng Việt: Trường Woodrow Wilson
context_page_description: This is a list of schools operated by the Houston Independent School District.
  In the district, grades kindergarten through 5 are considered to be elementary school, grades 6 through 8 are considered to be middle school, and grades 9 through 12 are considered to be senior high school. Some elementary schools go up to the sixth grade.
  Every house in HISD is assigned to an elementary school, a middle school, and a high school. HISD has many alternative programs and transfer options available to students who want a specialized education and/or dislike their home schools.
context_section_description: Garden Oaks K-8 School (Houston) (Zoned for K-5, magnet for K-8)
  Serves most of Garden Oaks and a section of Oak Forest
  Thomas J. Pilgrim Academy (Zoned school) (Houston)
  The school was built in 1957, on the sesquicentennial of the birth of Thomas J. Pilgrim, and opened as Thomas J. Pilgrim Elementary School. In 2006 it began adding middle school grades, and in 2007 it changed its name to its current one and moved into its current location. Principal Alma Salman arranged to have middle school grades added so the school could have more time to increase student performance so it meets their grade levels. As of 2011 85% of the students at Pilgrim are low income, and about 66% of students who are new to Pilgrim have limited proficiency of English, with Spanish and Arabic being the most common native languages. As of 2011 250 students are in grades 6–8. In 2011 Children at Risk ranked the Pilgrim middle school as the best comprehensive middle school program in Houston.
  The Rusk School (Houston) (magnet for K-8, will become 6-8 only)
  Rusk is in the Second Ward, at Garrow and Paige Streets, near Settegast Park.
  Rusk, named after Thomas Jefferson Rusk, was built in 1902. When Clayton Homes initially opened in 1952, Rusk served as its neighborhood elementary school. The old Rusk was demolished so U.S. Route 59 (Eastex Freeway) could be built, and Clayton Homes students were rezoned to Anson Jones Elementary. However HISD perceived Anson Jones's proximity to US59 to be a hazard, and Clayton Homes residents had difficulties with their commute due to traffic issues. HISD built a new Rusk Elementary, opening in 1960, at its current location. Clayton Homes was rezoned to that school, and the new Rusk also relieved Lubbock Elementary School.
  In a period before 1996 Rusk added middle school grades. Principal Felipa Young spearheaded the initiative because she noticed graduates of Rusk encountering academic or disciplinary trouble in large comprehensive middle schools. Beginning in the 2016–2017 school year the elementary zoned grades at Rusk will be phased out. The portions of the Second Ward were be rezoned to Burnet Elementary School and Lantrip Elementary School. PreKindergarten through grade 2 at Rusk will be phased out immediately, with 3-5 being phased out in the following five years; elementary grades for Rusk were phased out by fall 2019.
  Wharton Dual Language Academy (Houston, elementary zoned, K-8 magnet)
  Serves sections of Neartown, including parts of Montrose
  Wilson Montessori School (PK3 through 6 zoned, PK3-8 Montessori and fine arts magnet) (Houston)
  Serves sections of Neartown, including parts of Montrose
  Carter G. Woodson K-8 Center in Houston formerly had PK-8; since 2018 is now has PK-5. Middle school students were rezoned to Albert Thomas Middle. Ericka Mellon of the Houston Chronicle stated in 2015 that Woodson K-8 "performs well below the district average" although most Texas accountability test scores for the school increased during the period 2013-2014. In 2015 Children at Risk ranked Woodson K-8 an "F".
caption: Wilson Montessori School
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