Incarnate Word Academy (Houston)
- Incarnate Word Academy (Houston)
Incarnate Word Academy is a Roman Catholic secondary girls' school located in Downtown Houston, Texas, United States.
Incarnate Word serves grades 9 through 12 and is administered by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston and by the sisters of the Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament congregation.
Student body
As of the 2007-2008 school year, school's racial percentages are as follows [" [http://www.incarnateword.org/html/07-08IWASchoolProfile.pdf School Profile] ." "Incarnate Word Academy".] :
* Hispanic: 40%
* White American: 32%
* African-American: 12%
* Multi-racial: 10%
* Asian/Pacific Islander: 6%
History
Congregation of the Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament established the school in 1873.
Before Incarnate Word
Prior to attending Incarnate Word Academy, many prospective students attended one of several primary private schools, such as Presbyterian School [http://www.pshouston.org/fw/main/Class_of_2004-183.html] and [http://www.jp2.org John Paul II School] [http://www.jp2.org/OurPrograms/middleschool-overview.htm] .
References
External links
* [http://www.incarnateword.org/ Incarnate Word Academy]
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