El Jardin del Mar, Pasadena, Texas facts for kids
El Jardin del Mar (which means "The Garden of the Sea" in Spanish) is a friendly community located in Seabrook, Texas, United States. When you send mail to places in El Jardin, you'll use a Seabrook postal address. Many people who live here are part of the working class, meaning they work in various jobs to support their families.
This community sits right on the edge of Galveston Bay, which is a large body of water connected to the Gulf of Mexico. El Jardin del Mar is located within Seabrook and is southeast of another town called Shoreacres.
The El Jardin del Mar Community Association has a special book called A History of El Jardin del Mar. It was written by Lucille B. Klopp in 2002 and tells the story of the community.
The Harris Health System (which used to be called Harris County Hospital District) helps people in the 77586 ZIP code, where El Jardin is located. If someone needs a public hospital, the closest one is Ben Taub General Hospital, found in the Texas Medical Center in Houston.
Learning and Schools
Students in El Jardin del Mar attend schools within the Clear Creek Independent School District. This school district is managed by a Board of Trustees, and the community is part of District 1. In 2008, Robert Allan Davee was the person representing this district.
The schools that serve the children living in El Jardin include Bay Elementary School and Seabrook Intermediate School, both located in Seabrook. For high school, students go to Clear Falls High School in League City. Before Clear Falls High School was built, students from El Jardin used to attend Clear Lake High School in Clear Lake City, which is part of Houston.
After high school, students who live in the Harris County part of the Clear Creek ISD (which includes El Jardin del Mar) can attend San Jacinto College for higher education.
