Faith West Academy

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Faith West Academy
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Faith West Academy

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Type Private
Established1982
PrincipalMary Strickland
Number of students400
Website www.faithwest.org

Faith West Academy is a non-denominational, coeducational, private Christian school with grades preschool-12 with boarding facilities, [1] located in unincorporated Harris County, Texas, near Katy. [2] [3] The school first began in 1982. [1]

With 623 students and an annual budget of over $6 million, it was, circa 2001, one of the ten largest private schools in the greater Houston, Katy area. [4]

Alumni include Ted Cruz, the junior United States senator from Texas, who attended but did not graduate from the school. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "About Us Archived 2010-12-24 at the Wayback Machine ." Faith West Academy. Retrieved on November 6, 2010.
  2. "Directions Archived 2011-03-14 at the Wayback Machine ." Faith West Academy. Retrieved on November 6, 2010.
  3. "Contact Us Archived 2011-03-13 at the Wayback Machine ." Faith West Academy. Retrieved on November 6, 2010. "Faith West 2225 Porter Road Katy, TX 77493."
  4. "Largest Houston-area private schools". Houston Business Journal . December 7, 2001.
  5. Eriksen, Helen (August 11, 2005). "Solicitor general carries "supreme" weight with Katy roots". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on March 25, 2008. Retrieved October 2, 2023.