Notable Alumni
- Harold V. Dutton - Texas State Representative of District 142
- Albert "Al" Edwards - Texas State Representative of District 146
- Ruth Jones McClendon - Texas State Representative of District 120
- Arthur M. Gaines - Member of the Houston ISD school board
- Lester Hayes - Former professional American football player for the Oakland Raiders
- Cliff Johnson - Retired MLB player
- Dwight Elmo Jones - Basketball player drafted by the Atlanta Hawks (also attended E. O. Smith Education Center)
- Barbara Jordan - First African-American U.S. Congresswoman from the Southern United States.
- El Franco Lee - Harris County Commissioner
- Mickey Leland - Member of the Texas House of Representatives until his death.
- Lonnie Bernard Rochon - First African-American disc jockey in Houston
- (Martha) Algenita Scott-Davis - Former president of the National Bar Association
- Ruth Simmons - President of Brown University
- Joe Sample - Member of The Jazz Crusaders
- Illinois Jacquet - International renowned Jazz Musician
- Archie Bell - Musician
- Nesbert "Stix" Hooper - Member of The Jazz Crusaders
- Hubert Laws - Renowned flautist and former member of the Jazz Crusaders
- Charles Robinson - Actor
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