Editing Conroe, Texas (section)

== Education ==
[[File:Conroe High School.jpg|thumb|[[Conroe High School]], [[Conroe Independent School District]].]]

=== Colleges and universities ===
Residents of both [[Conroe ISD]] and [[Willis ISD]] (and therefore the whole city of Conroe) are served by the [[Lone Star College System]] (formerly North Harris Montgomery Community College).<ref>[https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.130.htm Texas Education Code, Sec. 130.191.  LONE STAR COLLEGE SYSTEM DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.].</ref>

It is primarily served by the [[Lone Star College-Montgomery]] Campus and LSC University Center. Other campuses in the county include the EMCID Center in New Caney, and the Conroe Center.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lonestar.edu/locations.htm |title=Lone Star College System Locations |access-date=2012-12-10}}</ref> The territory in Conroe ISD joined the community college district in 1991, and the territory in Willis ISD joined the district in 1996.<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20021222065728/http://www.nhmccd.edu/l.cfm?id=01004 History]." North Harris Montgomery Community College District. December 22, 2002. Retrieved on April 5, 2010.</ref>

The Catholic [[University of St. Thomas (Texas)|University of St. Thomas]] opened a campus in Conroe in fall 2020. The Old Conroe Police building has been adapted to serve as a temporary site for up to three years. The permanent campus is proposed to be at Deison Technology Park. Class of 1952 alumnus Vincent D'Amico offered the university {{convert|50|acre|ha}} of land in east Montgomery County for the project.<ref>{{cite web|author=Britto, Brittany|first2=Catherine|last2=Dominguez|url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/local/education/campus-chronicles/article/University-of-St-Thomas-to-open-first-part-of-13808455.php|title=University of St. Thomas to open first part of Conroe campus in fall 2020|work=[[Houston Chronicle]]|date=2019-04-30|access-date=2019-12-29}}</ref>

===Public school districts===
Almost all areas of Conroe are within the [[Conroe Independent School District]] though a small northern section of Conroe is within the [[Willis Independent School District]], and a western  section is in the [[Montgomery Independent School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48339_montgomery/DC20SD_C48339.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Montgomery County, TX|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-02-15|pages=5-6,9-10/11 (PDF pp. 6-7, 10-11/12)}}</ref>

==== Conroe Independent School District ====
All of the schools listed here are in the city of Conroe. Approximately 60% of the Conroe ISD section of Conroe is zoned to [[Conroe High School]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://chs.conroeisd.net |title=Conroe High School |access-date=2012-12-10}}</ref> though some parts of Conroe attend [[Oak Ridge High School (Montgomery County, Texas)|Oak Ridge High School]] and [[Caney Creek High School]].

The junior high schools that serve the Conroe High School feeder zone are:
*John V. Peet Junior High School
*Washington Junior High School
*Albert B. Moorhead Junior High School

Some intermediate schools that serve the Conroe High School feeder zone are:
*Cryar Intermediate School
*Travis Intermediate School
*Bozman Intermediate School

Some elementary schools that serve the Conroe High School feeder zone are:
*Anderson Elementary School
*Neil Armstrong Elementary School
*Giesinger Elementary School
*Sam Houston Elementary School
*O. A. Reaves Elementary School
*B. B. Rice Elementary School
*J. W. Runyan Elementary School
*Wilkinson Elementary School

==== Willis Independent School District ====
The Willis ISD section is zoned to Turner Elementary School,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://art.willisisd.org/ |title=A.R. Turner Elementary School |access-date=2012-12-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130115160307/http://art.willisisd.org/ |archive-date=2013-01-15 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Brabham Middle School,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bms.willisisd.org/ |title=Robert P. Brabham Middle School |access-date=2012-12-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130115160307/http://bms.willisisd.org/ |archive-date=2013-01-15 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and [[Willis High School]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://whs.willisisd.org/ |title=Willis High School |access-date=2012-12-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130115160331/http://whs.willisisd.org/ |archive-date=2013-01-15 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

=== Private schools ===

*Sacred Heart Catholic School – [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston]]
* Covenant Christian School
*Lifestyle Christian School
*Montgomery Christian Academy

The closest Catholic high school is [[Frassati Catholic High School]] in north Harris County; Conroe is in the school's intended catchment area.<ref name=Dominguezbreaks>{{cite web|author=Dominguez, Catherine|url=http://www.chron.com/neighborhood/spring/news/article/New-Catholic-high-school-breaks-ground-9432116.php|title=New Catholic high school breaks ground|publisher=The Spring Observer at the [[Houston Chronicle]]|date=2012-08-29|access-date=2017-03-25}}</ref>