Humble, Texas

== Education ==

=== Primary and secondary schools ===

[[Image:Humble high 2.jpg|thumb|[[Humble High School]]]]

The majority of the city of Humble is served by the [[Humble Independent School District]].

The city of Humble has three public elementary schools:
* Humble Elementary School<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.humbleisd.net/he/site/default.asp |title=Humble Elementary / Overview |publisher=Humbleisd.net |access-date=June 19, 2013}}</ref>
* Jack M. Fields, Senior Elementary School<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.humbleisd.net/jfe/site/default.asp |title=Jack M. Fields Sr. Elementary / Overview |publisher=Humbleisd.net |access-date=June 19, 2013}}</ref>
* Lakeland Elementary School<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.humbleisd.net/lle/site/default.asp |title=Lakeland Elementary / Overview |publisher=Humbleisd.net |access-date=June 19, 2013}}</ref>
Humble is served by Ross Sterling Middle School<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.humbleisd.net/sms/site/default.asp |title=Ross Sterling Middle School / Overview |publisher=Humbleisd.net |access-date=June 19, 2013}}</ref> (formerly by Humble Middle School), and [[Humble High School]].<!--Only list high schools that specifically serve the Humble city limits! Many Humble ISD schools have Humble, Texas addresses, but they are **not** in the city of Humble and/or do **not** serve sections of the city of Humble. To prove a high school serves the city of Humble, you need:
* A. The Humble city limits map ( a zoning map is useful as it shows which areas are residential)
* B. The attendance boundary map of the school
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All students attending the Humble Independent School District have the option to apply to [[Sconzo Early College High School|Guy M. Sconzo Early College]], a magnet high school that as of the 2016–2017 school year is contained within but separated from Humble High School.

A portion of the city limits is within the [[Aldine Independent School District]] (AISD).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48201_harris/DC20SD_C48201.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Harris County, TX|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|page=4|accessdate=2021-04-18}}</ref> AISD built Marine D. Jones Middle School (initially named Townsen Boulevard Middle School) in the Humble city limits.<ref>"[http://www.aldineisd.org/bond2015/construction_projects/middle_school_campus_3 Jones Middle School]." [[Aldine Independent School District]]. Retrieved on March 8, 2018. "Jones Middle School 20155 Townsen Blvd. Humble, TX 77338"</ref>

A Catholic K–8, St. Mary Magdalene School, is in Humble.<ref>[https://smmcs.org/ Home]. St. Mary Magdalene School. Retrieved on March 25, 2017.</ref> The closest Catholic high school is [[Frassati Catholic High School]] in north Harris County; the planners of the school intended for it to serve Humble.<ref name=Dominguezbreaks>{{cite web|author=Dominguez, Catherine|url=http://www.chron.com/neighborhood/spring/news/article/New-Catholic-high-school-breaks-ground-9432116.php|title=New Catholic high school breaks ground|publisher=[[The Spring Observer]] at the [[Houston Chronicle]]|date=August 29, 2012|access-date=March 25, 2017}}</ref> Holy Trinity Episcopal School, a Christian PK–5 school, is in Harris County, in proximity to Humble.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hteshouston.org/about-us/faqs.cfm|title=FAQs|publisher=Holy Trinity Episcopal School|access-date=April 20, 2020|quote=We are located at 11810 Lockwood Road [...] We are conveniently positioned to serve families in areas such as [...] Humble, [...]}}</ref> [[Christian Life Center Academy]], a private school, was in a section of the city of Houston, near Humble, while having an Humble postal address.<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20121006055817/http://clca.clc-church.com/contact/ Contact]." Christian Life Center Academy. Retrieved on June 19, 2015. "CONTACT US Christian Life Center Academy 6650 Rankin Rd. Humble, TX 77396"</ref><!--The school had an Humble address but was in the Houston city limits--> It is now in the [[Kingwood, Texas|Kingwood]] area of Houston.

===Community colleges===

[[Lone Star College System]] (formerly the North Harris Montgomery Community College District) serves the area.<ref>[https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.130.htm Texas Education Code, Sec. 130.191.  LONE STAR COLLEGE SYSTEM DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.]</ref> In 1972, residents of Humble ISD and two other K–12 school districts voted to create the North Harris County College District. The community college district began operations in the Harris County/Montgomery County's northern hemisphere in the fall of 1973.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhmccd.edu/l.cfm?id=01004 |title=History |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021222065728/http://www.nhmccd.edu/l.cfm?id=01004 |archive-date=December 22, 2002 }}</ref> The Humble area is currently served by [[Lone Star College, Kingwood]] which operates the Humble Center for outreach.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhmccd.edu/AboutUs/KCglanceIndex.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990203024030/http://www.nhmccd.edu/AboutUs/KCglanceIndex.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 3, 1999|title=Kingwood College|publisher=[[North Harris Montgomery Community College District]]|date=February 3, 1999|access-date=December 29, 2019|quote=The Humble Center has provided credit and non-credit courses to students residing in the Humble, Atascocita and Beltway areas.}}</ref>

===Public libraries===

[[File:OctaviaFieldsLibraryHumbleTX.JPG|thumb|Octavia Fields Branch Library]]

The [[Harris County Public Library]] Octavia Fields Branch Library is located at 1503 South Houston Avenue in Humble. Humble's first public library opened in 1921 with the books stored in the high school. In 1923 the library was split between the Humble High School and the Woodward School at Moonshine Hill. In 1926 the library moved to a church. In 1928 the library moved into the then-new Humble courthouse. In the early 1930s the library moved to city hall. In 1932 the city hall courtroom became a reading room. In the early 1960s a man named Tom Shelton donated a house and lot at the intersection of First Street and Avenue D. The house was remodeled and opened as the Shelton Memorial Library. On October 9, 1969, the library moved to 111 West Higgins Street. It received the name Octavia Fields Memorial Library from Octavia Fields, the grandmother of [[Jack Fields]], a former Congress member. The current {{convert|15000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} branch opened on June 27, 2001.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hcpl.net/branchinfo/of/ofinfo.htm |title=Harris County Public Library - Branch Information - Octavia Fields |access-date=November 29, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080518003946/http://www.hcpl.net/branchinfo/of/ofinfo.htm |archive-date=May 18, 2008 }}</ref>

Some areas outside of Humble with Humble, TX postal addresses are in proximity to the Baldwin Boettcher Branch Library at Mercer Park.<ref>{{Cite web|date=June 17, 2012|title=WORTH READING ABOUT / Construction work under way on Barbara Bush branch library 09/20/2000 {{!}} Archives {{!}} Chron.com - Houston Chronicle|url=http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2000_3253424|access-date=February 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120617064611/http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2000_3253424|archive-date=June 17, 2012}}</ref> The {{convert|10137|sqft|m2|adj=on}} branch opened in 1986.<ref name="Boettcherlibrary">{{cite web |url=http://www.hcpl.net/branchinfo/bb/bbinfo.htm |title=Harris County Public Library - Branch Information - Baldwin Boettcher @ Mercer Park |access-date=December 10, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080518004155/http://www.hcpl.net/branchinfo/bb/bbinfo.htm |archive-date=May 18, 2008 }}</ref> It was constructed on donated land. It was named after Baldwin Boettcher, a German settler. His descendants deeded the homestead to Harris County. The plans stated that the Boettcher staff would assist the Mercer Park staff in finding any botanical reference books that they or the public need.<ref>{{Cite web|date=June 17, 2012|title=The Dirt On Houston's BLOOMS 03/06/1986 {{!}} Archives {{!}} Chron.com - Houston Chronicle|url=http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=1986_223564|access-date=February 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120617071134/http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=1986_223564|archive-date=June 17, 2012}}</ref>