Lakes on Eldridge is an
unincorporated area in northwestern
Harris County, Texas , United States, in
Greater Houston .
[1]
[2] There is an adjacent subdivision, Lakes on Eldridge North .
It is adjacent to the
Barker Reservoir and Cullen Park and is in proximity to the
Houston Energy Corridor .
[3] It is equidistant to both
Bush Intercontinental Airport and
William P. Hobby Airport .
[4]
History
Lakes on Eldridge opened in 1995 while Lakes on Eldridge North opened in 2000, with building out completed in 2006.
[3]
Transportation
Nearby major freeways include
Beltway 8 (Sam Houston Parkway),
Interstate 10 ,
[4] and
U.S. Route 290 .
[3]
Composition
As of 2013
[update] Lakes on Eldridge has 750-800 houses, on a total of 343 acres (139 ha) of land.
[4] As of 2017
[update] housing prices ranged between $300,000 and $1,500,000.
[5] Pocket parks serve sections of the community, and it also has a volleyball court, a clubhouse,
[3] an Olympic-sized swimming pool,
[4] and tennis courts with lighting.
[3]
Lakes on Eldridge North has over 1,000 houses. It has a fitness center, a playground, and a volleyball court. It also has three tennis courts with lighting and two swimming pools.
[3]
Education
The community is within the
Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District ,
[1] and is zoned to Shirley Kirk Elementary School,
[6] Truitt Middle School,
[7] and
Cypress Ridge High School .
[8] Kirk Elementary, named after teacher Shirley Kirk (October 8, 1930-February 11, 2015),
[9] opened in 2000.
[10] The namesake worked for the district until she retired in 1994.
[11]
Awty International School , which includes Houston's French international school; and the
British International School of Houston , maintain school bus services to Lakes on Eldridge.
[3]
[12]
[13] As of 2019
[update]
The Village School also has a bus service to/from Lakes on Eldridge and Lakes on Eldridge North.
[14]
Areas in Cy-Fair ISD (and therefore Lakes on Eldridge) are located in
Lone Star College .
[15]
References
^
a
b "
Lakes on Eldridge Street Map ." Lakes on Eldridge. Retrieved on September 30, 2018.
^
Map of Houston . City of Houston. Retrieved on September 30, 2018. The map shows that the area is not in the Houston city limits.
^
a
b
c
d
e
f
g Rose, Cheryl P. (2013-10-04).
"Community Spotlight: Lakes on Eldridge subdivisions have different vibes" .
Houston Chronicle . Retrieved 2018-09-30 . The article includes information on the British School and Awty bus services.
^
a
b
c
d Feser, Katherine (2004-01-04).
" 'Resort' living marks Lakes on Eldridge" .
Houston Chronicle . Retrieved 2018-09-30 .
^ Satija, Neena; Kiah Collier (2017-10-12).
"Houston officials let developers build homes inside reservoirs. But no one warned buyers" .
Texas Tribune . Retrieved 2018-09-30 .
^ "
Attendance Zone Map ." Kirk Elementary School. Retrieved on September 30, 2018. See also
Overall CFISD elementary zone map
^ "
Middle School Attendance Zones ."
Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District . Retrieved on September 30, 2018.
^ High school attendance zones:
grades 9-10 ,
11 , and
12 .
Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District . Retrieved on September 30, 2018.
^ "
OBITUARY Shirley Ann Kirk ." Dignity Memorial (funeral home). Retrieved on April 6, 2019.
^ "
Kirk Elementary ."
Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District . Retrieved on April 6, 2019.
^ "
History ." Kirk Elementary School. Retrieved on April 6, 2019.
^
"School Bus Transportation" .
British International School of Houston . Retrieved 2019-03-30 .
^
"Bus Schedule 2017-2018" (PDF) .
Awty International School . Retrieved 2019-04-05 .
^
"Bus Services" .
The Village School . Retrieved 2019-03-30 . -
Village Bus Routes 2018-2019 and
Eldridge Bus Routes
^
Sec. 130.191. LONE STAR COLLEGE SYSTEM DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.
External links
Cities Harris County map
CDPs
Other unincorporated communities Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
±water surface only in adjacent county