The neighborhood is served by the Houston Independent School District (HISD).
The community is within Trustee District I, represented by Anna Eastman as of 2009.

Most residents are zoned to Garden Oaks Montessori Magnet School, formerly Garden Oaks Elementary School, while a few are zoned to Durham Elementary School.
Garden Oaks School is in Section 2.

By 1995, a Montessori program established at Garden Oaks Elementary became popular in the neighborhood, and there were fewer spaces available than willing applicants.
In 2010, Terry Grier, the superintendent of HISD, proposed making Garden Oaks an all-Montessori school, with the condition that it gets the necessary federal funding.
As a result, some parents protested the proposal.
The proposal and the political debate divided the Garden Oaks community.
In order to expand the Montessori program to all students, the school received a grant from the Magnet School Assistance Program, a federal government program.
As part of the 2012 bond, there were plans to renovate and expand the Garden Oaks Montessori building.
The total cost was $26.6 million.

All residents are zoned to Frank Black Middle School .
Most residents are zoned to Waltrip High School, while some are zoned to Washington High School.

Lutheran High School North, a private school, is in the area.

Parochial schools in the neighborhood, of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston include St. Rose of Lima and St. Ambrose, Catholic K-8 schools, and St. Pius X High School.
The neighborhood is served by the Houston Independent School District (HISD). The community is within Trustee District I, represented by Anna Eastman as of 2009.
Most residents are zoned to Garden Oaks Montessori Magnet School, formerly Garden Oaks Elementary School, while a few are zoned to Durham Elementary School. Garden Oaks School is in Section 2.
By 1995, a Montessori program established at Garden Oaks Elementary became popular in the neighborhood, and there were fewer spaces available than willing applicants. In 2010, Terry Grier, the superintendent of HISD, proposed making Garden Oaks an all-Montessori school, with the condition that it gets the necessary federal funding. As a result, some parents protested the proposal. The proposal and the political debate divided the Garden Oaks community. In order to expand the Montessori program to all students, the school received a grant from the Magnet School Assistance Program, a federal government program. As part of the 2012 bond, there were plans to renovate and expand the Garden Oaks Montessori building. The total cost was $26.6 million.
All residents are zoned to Frank Black Middle School . Most residents are zoned to Waltrip High School, while some are zoned to Washington High School.
Lutheran High School North, a private school, is in the area.
Parochial schools in the neighborhood, of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston include St. Rose of Lima and St. Ambrose, Catholic K-8 schools, and St. Pius X High School.
Garden Oaks, Houston