The
Houston Independent School District (HISD) operates area public schools. The
Texas Southern University (TSU)/Houston Independent School District Charter Laboratory School, a
charter school serving grades Kindergarten through 3, is located in Cuney Homes, making it the sole public school in the city located on the property of public housing. The school, operated in conjunction with the TSU School of Education, opened in August 1995, occupying two former apartment buildings. A new building for the school opened in 1999 with a capacity of 1,200 students. In 1999 62% of the students passed all
TAAS tests, and in 2000 49% of the students tested passed all TAAS tests. In 2006 the school had 118 students. That year the HISD board voted to close the school, but area residents sought to reverse this by making it a charter school. Cullen Middle School and
Yates High School serve all of Cuney Homes. Cuney Homes was previously zoned to
Ryan Middle School; it closed in 2013 with students reassigned to Cullen Middle.
Baylor College of Medicine Academy at Ryan, a
magnet school which occupies the former Ryan Middle School, is in the surrounding area. The former location of
DeBakey High School is nearby. TSU and
University of Houston are in proximity. ==Programs==