Editing La Porte, Texas (section)

==Education==
The area is zoned to the [[La Porte Independent School District]], including [[La Porte High School (Texas)|La Porte High School]].

Primary and secondary schools include: Jennie Reid Elementary, Rizzuto Elementary, Lomax Elementary, La Porte Elementary, Bayshore Elementary, College Park Elementary, and Heritage Elementary. The secondary schools include Baker Sixth Grade Campus, La Porte Junior High, Lomax Junior High and La Porte High School.

Residents of La Porte ISD (and therefore La Porte) are zoned to [[San Jacinto College]].<ref>[https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.130.htm Texas Education Code, Sec. 130.197.  SAN JACINTO COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.].</ref>

===Public libraries===
The city is served by the {{convert|23357|sqft|m2|adj=on}} La Porte Branch Library of [[Harris County Public Library]] (HCPL), located at 600 South Broadway. The library first opened in 1929. The City of La Porte maintains the buildings and furnishings while HCPL staffs and operates the library.<ref>"[http://www.hcpl.net/branchinfo/lap/lapinfo.htm La Porte Branch Library]." ''[[Harris County Public Library]]''. Retrieved on November 29, 2008.</ref>

Old Sylvan Beach Depot Museum and Library, operated by archivist Ann Malone and docent Georgia Malone, the former's daughter, includes various archival materials related to La Porte. The former Southern Pacific Railroad depot is the main building and the grounds also include the original La Porte Library building and a caboose.<ref>{{cite web|author=Lamkahouan, Carissa D.|url=https://www.chron.com/neighborhood/pasadena/news/article/A-quiet-place-to-meet-old-La-Porte-13062912.php|title=A quiet place to meet old La Porte|publisher=[[The Pasadena Citizen]] at [[Houston Chronicle]]|date=2018-07-10|access-date=2018-07-11}}</ref>