Poe Elementary School

Edgar Allan Poe Elementary offers various learning programs for students in prekindergarten through grade five. It provides special classes in music, art, physical education and Spanish. The school s physical education programs equip students with lifelong skills in fitness and recreation. Its music classes are based on perception, creative expression, cultural heritage and critical evaluation. The school s speech pathologists provide therapy for children who have been identified as having deficits in the areas of sound production and language skills. Edgar Allan Poe Elementary also operates a literacy laboratory that supports teachers, students and parents in the quest of developing independent readers. The school is located in Houston and is managed by the Houston Independent School District.