River Oaks Academy

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River Oaks Academy is a private school at 10600 Richmond Avenue in the Westchase district of Houston, Texas, United States. [1] [2] The school covers grades Kindergarten through 12. [3]

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The school opened in 1988. [4]

In the 1990s, after voters rejected a Houston Independent School District $390 million bond package, superintendent Rod Paige 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. [5]

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References

  1. "Contact Us." River Oaks Academy. Retrieved on January 28, 2009.
  2. "SECT3-key.gif Archived 2009-02-27 at the Wayback Machine ." Westchase . Retrieved on January 28, 2009.
  3. "Program Description and Staff." River Oaks Academy. Retrieved on January 28, 2009.
  4. "Home." River Oaks Academy. Retrieved on January 28, 2009.
  5. Eggers, William D. "Alternatives House Student Overflow." Bridge News at the Lakeland Ledger . Friday October 3, 1997. A9. Retrieved on November 22, 2011.

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