that it gets the necessary federal funding. As a result, some parents protested the proposal. The proposal and the political debate divided the Garden Oaks community. In order to expand the Montessori program to all students, the school received a grant from the Magnet School Assistance Program, a federal government program. As part of the 2012 bond, there were plans to renovate and expand the Garden Oaks Montessori building. The total cost was $26.6 million. All residents are zoned to Frank Black Middle School . Most residents are zoned to Waltrip High School, while some are zoned to Booker T. Washington High School. Lutheran High School North, a private school, is in the area. Parochial schools in the neighborhood, of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston include St. Rose of Lima and St. Ambrose, Catholic K-8 schools, and St. Pius X High School. Parks and recreation The Northwest Branch YMCA is the closest YMCA to Garden Oaks. The Garden Oaks Montessori Spark Park is located adjacent to the school at 901 Sue Barnett Dr. and was recently revamped in July 2020, adding new soccer goals, benches, a new and relocated backstop, and re-paved quarter-mile track. Media The local weekly newspaper The Leader is distributed to Garden Oaks, as well as The Garden Oaks Gazette. The Houston Chronicle is the citywide paper. References External links Garden Oaks Northwest Corner Garden Oaks Elementary School Neighborhoods in Houston