Ward African-Americans went into Denver Harbor to shop at the area supermarket and stores, while the Denver Harbor Hispanics rarely entered the Fifth Ward. Education Primary and secondary schools Residents attend the Houston Independent School District. Denver Harbor is in Trustee District VIII, represented by Diana Dávila as of 2009. Zoned elementary schools serving sections of the neighborhood include Charles Eliot Elementary School, Raul C. Martínez Elementary School,"R. Martinez Elementary Attendance Zone ." Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on April 4, 2009. Pugh Elementary School, and Scroggins Elementary School."Scroggins Elementary Attendance Zone ." Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on April 4, 2009. Pugh Elementary is in the Denver Annex area Block 6. Eliot Elementary is in Harbor Homesite. Scroggins Elementary School is in Houston Harbor Block 37 and Houston Harbor Annex Block 10. R. Martínez Elementary is in Houston Harbor blocks 77, 81, and 85. All areas in Denver Harbor are zoned to McReynolds Middle School and Wheatley High School."McReynolds Middle Attendance Zone ." Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on April 4, 2009. McReynolds is in Denver Addition Blocks 10-11, 14-15, and 34-35. Wheatley is outside of Denver Harbor, in the Fifth Ward. Eliot opened in 1926. Pugh received its name in 1952. McReynolds opened in 1957. Scroggins opened in 1968. Wheatley High School, in the Fifth Ward, was desegregated, Houston ISD rezoned Denver Harbor, which at that time had few White residents of school age and was predominantly Hispanic, to Wheatley. Many area Hispanic students preferred to attend Austin High School and Furr High School as they became the majority population at those schools. Even though Denver Harbor and the Fifth Ward are both zoned to Wheatley, the two areas are represented by different board members. Martínez opened in 1994. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston operates Resurrection School, a 3K-8 coeducational Roman Catholic school, at 916 Majestic Street, in Denver Addition Block 26. In summer 1937 its first building was built. From the 2011-2012 to 2012-2013 school years enrollment was projected to increase by 55%. Community college Residents are within the Houston Community College System boundaries. Public libraries The Houston Public Library operates the Cliff Tuttle Neighborhood Library at 702 Kress Street. Notable residents Ben Reyes (former politician and felon) A. J. Foyt, race car driver See also List of Houston neighborhoods References Further reading Harris County Block Books, - Denver Harbor Sections 1 (PDF and JPG), 2