South Park, Houston, Texas

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The South Park community of Houston, Texas is a broad post-World War II development in the south-central area of the city, just south of MacGregor Park (from which it gets its name) and the 610 Loop. According to the 2000 Census, the community has a population of 22,282. 81% of the South Park population is African American, compared to 25% for the city as a whole. Houston's Martin Luther King Boulevard (formerly called South Park Boulevard) runs through the area. Reflecting its postwar origins, many streets in South Park are named after World War II battle sites.^[1]

1 Culture
2 Education
- 2.1 Primary and secondary schools
  - 2.1.1 Public schools
- 2.2 Public libraries
3 Police service
4 See also
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Culture

South Park is the birthplace of Chopped & screwed music as well as the car/slab culture. This part is also where Houston's infatuation with "lean" started^{[citation needed]}. Rappers South Park Mexican, Scarface, Z-Ro, K-Rino, Phoeno, South Park Coalition, Screwed Up Click, and The Terrorists are from and/or have lived in the South Park area. John Edward "Big Hawk" Hawkins and the legendary Screwed Up Records and Tapes are part of South Park rap history also.

[edit] Education

[edit] Primary and secondary schools

[edit] Public schools

South Park children are zoned to schools in the Houston Independent School District.

Elementary schools, covering grades K-5, that are zoned for South Park area residents include: Alcott Elementary, Bastian Elementary, Codwell Elementary, Frost Elementary and stephen f. austin Elementary.

Middle schools in the South Park area, covering grades 6-8, are Attucks and Thomas.

High schools in the South Park area include: Jones High School and Sterling High School.

Kandy Stripe Academy is an early education to 8th grade HISD-affiliated charter school in the area.

[edit] Public libraries

The area is served by the Johnson, Mancuso, and Young Branches of Houston Public Library, the Young Branch is located just north of 610 in the Palms Center.