[2] It was established as waves of single sex public schools opened in American inner city communities circa the 2000s.
[8] After members of the U.S. Congress expressed support for male-only and female-only education at the primary and secondary levels,[9] and a federal law passed making it easier for single-gender schools to get federal funding,[10] WALIPP opened the school in fall 2002.
In the beginning it was given temporary classroom space at Dodson Elementary School in what is now East Downtown.
In 2010 it received a charter from the State of Texas and was no longer affiliated with HISD.
[14] The prospective opening of the current Lawson building was January 2017, with $1 million of funds coming from the Kinder Foundation,[15] as well as a grant from the federal government.