Editing Southside Place, Texas (section)

==Education==

===Primary and secondary education===

The city is served by [[Houston Independent School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48201_harris/DC20SD_C48201.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Harris County, TX|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|page=4 (PDF p. 5/6)|access-date=2024-03-10}}</ref> The community is within Trustee District V.<ref>"[http://www.houstonisd.org/HISDConnectDS/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=b591745faf105110VgnVCM10000028147fa6RCRD&vgnextchannel=245b2f796138c010VgnVCM10000052147fa6RCRD Trustee Districts Map]." ''[[Houston Independent School District]]''. Retrieved on November 11, 2008.</ref>

Pupils who live in Southside Place<ref name=Map/> north of Bellaire Boulevard are zoned to [[West University Elementary School]] in West University Place,<ref>"[https://www.houstonisd.org/cms/lib2/TX01001591/Centricity/Domain/32468/boundarymaps/West_University_ES.pdf West University Elementary Attendance Boundary]," [[Houston Independent School District]]</ref> and people who live in Southside Place south of Bellaire Boulevard are zoned to [[Mark Twain Elementary School (Houston)|Mark Twain Elementary School]] in the [[Braeswood Place]] neighborhood of Houston.<ref>"[https://www.houstonisd.org/cms/lib2/TX01001591/Centricity/Domain/32468/boundarymaps/Twain_ES.pdf Twain Elementary Attendance Boundary]," [[Houston Independent School District]]</ref> All Southside Place pupils are zoned to [[Pershing Middle School (Houston)|Pershing Middle School]] in Braeswood Place in [[Houston, Texas|Houston]];<ref>"[https://www.houstonisd.org/cms/lib2/TX01001591/Centricity/Domain/32468/boundarymaps/Pershing_MS.pdf Pershing Middle Attendance Boundary]," [[Houston Independent School District]]</ref> any student zoned to Pershing may apply to [[Pin Oak Middle School]] (in [[Bellaire, Texas|Bellaire]])'s regular program.<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20020214054405/http://dist.houstonisd.org/southwest/schools/pin_oak/letter5.htm Pin Oak Middle School]." ''The Southwest District''. Houston Independent School District.</ref> Pupils in Southside Place who are west of Stella Link and south of Bellaire Boulevard are zoned to [[Bellaire High School, Bellaire, Texas|Bellaire High School]] in Bellaire,<ref>"[https://www.houstonisd.org/cms/lib2/TX01001591/Centricity/Domain/32468/boundarymaps/Bellaire_HS.pdf Bellaire High School Attendance Boundary]," [[Houston Independent School District]]</ref> while all other pupils in Southside Place are zoned to [[Lamar High School (Houston)|Mirabeau B. Lamar High School]] (in [[Upper Kirby]]), also in Houston.<ref>"[https://www.houstonisd.org/cms/lib2/TX01001591/Centricity/Domain/32468/boundarymaps/Lamar_HS.pdf Lamar High School Attendance Boundary]," [[Houston Independent School District]]</ref>

Gabriela Mistral Early Childhood Center is the closest [[preschool|early childhood center]] to the city of Southside Place. Since only poor students, homeless students, students who are not proficient in English, or children of active-duty members of the U.S. military or whose parent has been killed, injured, or missing in action while on active duty<ref>"[http://www.houstonisd.org/HISDConnectDS/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=5e95daffc7ed2110VgnVCM10000028147fa6RCRD&vgnextchannel=b52c2f796138c010VgnVCM10000052147fa6RCRD Early Childhood and Prekindergarten Programs]." ''[[Houston Independent School District]]''.</ref> may be enrolled tuition-free in HISD preschools, most Southside Place residents rely on private preschools. Students who are eligible for HISD's preschools may attend any Early Childhood Center in Houston ISD.

Nearby is the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston]]'s St. Vincent de Paul Catholic School (K–8).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.svdp-edu.org/|title=Home|publisher=St. Vincent de Paul Catholic School|date=2001-07-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010722015422/http://www.svdp-edu.org/|archive-date=2001-07-22|quote=Conveniently situated in the Southwest part of Houston, St. Vincent de Paul School is near [...]Southside Place,[...]}}</ref>

===Community colleges===

The [[Texas Legislature]] designated [[Houston Community College System]] (HCC) as serving Houston ISD (including Southside Place).<ref>[https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.130.htm Sec. 130.182.  HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.]</ref>

===Public libraries===

Southside Place is near three public libraries. [[Harris County Public Library]] system operates a branch in West University Place. The [[Houston Public Library]] system operates the McGovern-Stella Link Branch in Braeswood Place and in Houston. The city of Bellaire also operates its own library.