Lakes on Eldridge, Texas

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Lakes on Eldridge is an unincorporated area in northwestern Harris County, Texas, United States, in Greater Houston. [1] [2] There is an adjacent subdivision, Lakes on Eldridge North.

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It is adjacent to the Barker Reservoir and Cullen Park and is in proximity to the Houston Energy Corridor. [3] It is equidistant to both Bush Intercontinental Airport and William P. Hobby Airport. [4]

History

Lakes on Eldridge opened in 1995 while Lakes on Eldridge North opened in 2000, with building out completed in 2006. [3]

Transportation

Nearby major freeways include Beltway 8 (Sam Houston Parkway), Interstate 10, [4] and U.S. Route 290. [3]

Composition

As of 2013 Lakes on Eldridge has 750-800 houses, on a total of 343 acres (139 ha) of land. [4] As of 2017 housing prices ranged between $300,000 and $1,500,000. [5] Pocket parks serve sections of the community, and it also has a volleyball court, a clubhouse, [3] an Olympic-sized swimming pool, [4] and tennis courts with lighting. [3]

Lakes on Eldridge North has over 1,000 houses. It has a fitness center, a playground, and a volleyball court. It also has three tennis courts with lighting and two swimming pools. [3]

Education

The community is within the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District, [1] and is zoned to Shirley Kirk Elementary School, [6] Truitt Middle School, [7] and Cypress Ridge High School. [8] Kirk Elementary, named after teacher Shirley Kirk (October 8, 1930-February 11, 2015), [9] opened in 2000. [10] The namesake worked for the district until she retired in 1994. [11]

Awty International School, which includes Houston's French international school; and the British International School of Houston, maintain school bus services to Lakes on Eldridge. [3] [12] [13] As of 2019 The Village School also has a bus service to/from Lakes on Eldridge and Lakes on Eldridge North. [14]

Areas in Cy-Fair ISD (and therefore Lakes on Eldridge) are located in Lone Star College. [15]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Lakes on Eldridge Street Map." Lakes on Eldridge. Retrieved on September 30, 2018.
  2. ↑ Map of Houston. City of Houston. Retrieved on September 30, 2018. The map shows that the area is not in the Houston city limits.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Rose, Cheryl P. (2013-10-04). "Community Spotlight: Lakes on Eldridge subdivisions have different vibes". Houston Chronicle . Retrieved 2018-09-30. The article includes information on the British School and Awty bus services.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Feser, Katherine (2004-01-04). "'Resort' living marks Lakes on Eldridge". Houston Chronicle . Retrieved 2018-09-30.
  5. ↑ Satija, Neena; Kiah Collier (2017-10-12). "Houston officials let developers build homes inside reservoirs. But no one warned buyers". Texas Tribune . Retrieved 2018-09-30.
  6. ↑ "Attendance Zone Map." Kirk Elementary School. Retrieved on September 30, 2018. See also Overall CFISD elementary zone map
  7. ↑ "Middle School Attendance Zones." Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District. Retrieved on September 30, 2018.
  8. ↑ High school attendance zones: grades 9-10, 11, and 12. Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District. Retrieved on September 30, 2018.
  9. ↑ "OBITUARY Shirley Ann Kirk." Dignity Memorial (funeral home). Retrieved on April 6, 2019.
  10. ↑ "Kirk Elementary." Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District. Retrieved on April 6, 2019.
  11. ↑ "History." Kirk Elementary School. Retrieved on April 6, 2019.
  12. ↑ "School Bus Transportation". British International School of Houston . Retrieved 2019-03-30.
  13. ↑ "Bus Schedule 2017-2018" (PDF). Awty International School . Retrieved 2019-04-05.
  14. ↑ "Bus Services". The Village School . Retrieved 2019-03-30. - Village Bus Routes 2018-2019 and Eldridge Bus Routes
  15. ↑ Sec. 130.191. LONE STAR COLLEGE SYSTEM DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.
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