River Oaks Elementary is a magnet vanguard school for the Houston Independent School District. It is located in the River Oaks neighborhood of Houston, Texas and functions as a neighborhood school for this area in addition to being a vanguard school. Kelly McBride is the principal.

The school's motto is "Where learning is elementary", reflecting the fact that it teaches kindergarten to fifth grade. Its mascot is the roadrunner.

River Oaks Elementary has an accelerated multidisciplinary curriculum. It is a candidate for International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program authorization.

There were 602 students and 38 teachers in 2003. 83.4% of those students were in the Gifted and Talented program.

Famous graduates of this school:

• Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon.com
• John Gray, author of Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus
• Fred Hofheinz, former mayor of Houston.

River Oaks Elementary recently celebrated its 75th anniversary. Jeff Bezos spoke at a luncheon during this event, which took place in the 2003-2004 school year.

External links

• River Oaks Elementary School website (http://es.houstonisd.org/riveroakses/)
• River Oaks Parent Teacher Organization (http://www.riveroakspto.org/)
• Article in the Houston Chronicle (http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/features/shodge/2426651)