Ryan Middle School (Houston)

James D. Ryan Middle School is a secondary school located in Houston, Texas, United States.

Ryan, which serves grades 6 through 8, is a part of the Houston Independent School District.

Ryan Middle School serves much of the Third Ward area and a very small portion of Midtown Houston.

Cuney Homes and Ewing Apartments, two separate units of public housing, are zoned to Ryan.

History

After Yates High School relocated from 2610 Elgin to 3703 Sampson in 1958, Ryan Colored Junior High School opened in Yates' former location. Ryan was named after Yates' second principal. [" [http://hs.houstonisd.org/yateshs/about.htm About] ." "Jack Yates High School".]

The school opened as a school only for African-Americans; it was desegregated by 1970.

A 2008 "Houston Chronicle" article stated that Ryan was considered to be among the lowest performing campuses in Houston ISD. HISD staff stated that the district needed signing bonuses in order to convince employees to take positions at Ryan Middle School. [" [http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/nb/east/news/5756293.html A plan to fix Ryan Middle School] ." "Houston Chronicle". May 6, 2008.]

Neighborhoods served by Ryan

Several Third Ward area subdivisions, including University Oaks, Oak Manor, University Woods, Washington Terrace, and portions of Riverside Terrace, are zoned to Ryan Middle School" [http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/schoolboundarymaps/RyanMS.pdf Ryan Middle Attendance Zone] ." "Houston Independent School District"] . In addition, Ryan serves a small portion of Midtown Houston (the portion south of U.S. Route 59).

Cuney Homes and Ewing Apartments, units of public housing, are zoned to Ryan.

Residents of the Texas Medical Center's Laurence H. Favrot Tower Apartments are zoned to Ryan.

chool uniforms

Ryan requires its students to wear school uniforms.

tudent body

Ryan Middle School has one of the lowest Houston ISD middle school populations.

During the 2004-2005 school year, the school had 581 pupils [http://dept.houstonisd.org/profiles/Ryan_MS.pdf] .
* 83% African-American
* 16% Hispanic
* Less than 1% White
* 1% Asian

There were no Native Americans enrolled during that school year.

93% of the students qualified for free or reduced lunch.

The school had 879 pupils during the 2000-2001 school year. The population in 2004-2005, 556 was a 36.75% decrease from the 2000-2001 population.

Feeder patterns

The following elementary schools feed into Ryan:
* Blackshear [" [http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/schoolboundarymaps/BlackshearES.pdf Blackshear Elementary Attendance Zone] ." "Houston Independent School District."]
* Lockhart [" [http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/schoolboundarymaps/LockhartES.pdf Lockhart Elementary Attendance Zone] ." "Houston Independent School District."]
* Turner [" [http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/schoolboundarymaps/TurnerES.pdf Turner Elementary Attendance Zone] ." "Houston Independent School District."] (partial)
* Dodson [" [http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/schoolboundarymaps/DodsonES.pdf Dodson Elementary Attendance Zone] ." "Houston Independent School District."]
* J. Will Jones [" [http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/schoolboundarymaps/JWJonesES.pdf J. Will Jones Elementary Attendance Zone] ." "Houston Independent School District."]
* MacGregor [" [http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/schoolboundarymaps/MacGregorES.pdf MacGregor Elementary Attendance Zone] ." "Houston Independent School District."]
* Peck [" [http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/schoolboundarymaps/PeckES.pdf Peck Elementary Attendance Zone] ." "Houston Independent School District."]
* Poe [" [http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/schoolboundarymaps/PoeES.pdf Poe Elementary Attendance Zone] ." "Houston Independent School District."]
* Roberts [" [http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/schoolboundarymaps/RobertsES.pdf Roberts Elementary Attendance Zone] ." "Houston Independent School District."]

Three different high schools have zoning boundaries that partially coincide with Ryan's:
* Yates High School [" [http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/schoolboundarymaps/YatesHS.pdf Yates High School Attendance Zone] ." "Houston Independent School District."]
* Lamar High School [" [http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/schoolboundarymaps/LamarHS.pdf Lamar High School Attendance Zone] ." "Houston Independent School District."]
* Bellaire High School [" [http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/schoolboundarymaps/BellaireHS.pdf Bellaire High School Attendance Zone] ." "Houston Independent School District."]

References

External links

* [http://ms.houstonisd.org/ryanms/ Ryan Middle School]