Harvard, a part of the Houston Independent School District, serves grades Pre-Kindergarten through 5.Harvard Elementary School, located in the Houston Heights block 248,[1] serves a portion of the community.[5] The school received a main brick structure when it was constructed in 1911; at that time it was renamed to its current name, without the word "Street".In 2006 a group of area parents asked Harvard principal Kevin Beringer to help them improve the school.Kevin Beringer, the principal, established an International Baccalaureate program after several area parents made requests to see improvements at the school.