White Elementary School is scheduled to open in August 2016. Residents of the Briargrove Elementary zone, along with those of the Pilgrim, Piney Point, and Emerson zones, will be allowed to apply to this school. Middle and high school pupils living in Uptown are zoned to Tanglewood Middle School (formerly Grady Middle School) and Margaret Long Wisdom High School (formerly Robert E. Lee High School) attendance boundaries, although students in the Lee attendance area may choose to attend Lamar High School or Westside High School. Histories of schools Grady Elementary opened in 1929 and moved to its present location in 1950. In 1979 it was no longer an elementary school. In 1992 it was converted into a middle school. When Westside opened in 2000, residents of the Lee attendance boundary gained the option to attend Westside instead of Lee, with no free transportation provided. Private schools St. Michael School, a K-8 Catholic school that is a part of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, is in the area. Al-Hadi School of Accelerative Learning, a private K–12 Islamic school, is in the area. Two Catholic high schools, Strake Jesuit College Preparatory and Saint Agnes Academy, are located in Sharpstown, southwest of Uptown. Other nearby private schools include The Awty International School, St. John's School, and The Kinkaid School. The Awty school moved to 1615 Garrettson Street in Uptown in 1960. In moved to its current location in Spring Branch in 1979. The Village School in the Energy Corridor area has a bus service to an area along Westpark, via Royal Oaks Country Club. This stop serves students living in the Galleria area. Public libraries Houston Public Library operates the Jungman Neighborhood Library at 5830 Westheimer Road. Colleges and universities The Texas Legislature designated Houston Community College System (HCC) as serving Houston ISD (including Uptown). The Houston Weekend College of Our Lady of the Lake University previously operated at the Art Institute of Houston in the Galleria area. See also List of leading shopping streets and districts by city Houston Galleria Four Oaks Place Post Oak Central Lakes on Post Oak References External links Uptown Houston (Archive) Geography of Houston Edge cities in Greater Houston