River Oaks Academy is a private school at 10600 Richmond Avenue in the
Westchase district of
Houston
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. The school covers grades Kindergarten through 12.
History
The school opened in 1988.
In the 1990s, after voters rejected a
Houston Independent School District
The Houston Independent School District (HISD) is the largest Public school (government funded), public school system in Texas, and the eighth-largest in the United States. Houston ISD serves as a community school district for most of the ci ...
$390 million bond package, superintendent
Rod Paige
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contracted with River Oaks Academy, the
Varnett School, and
Wonderland School to house 250 students who could not be placed in HISD schools. The schools were paid $3,565 per student. This was 10% lower than the district's own per pupil cost.
[Eggers, William D.]
Alternatives House Student Overflow
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History
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See also
References
External links
River Oaks Academy
Private K–12 schools in Houston
Educational institutions established in 1988
1988 establishments in Texas
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