In 2006, Midtown and the Houston Independent School District got a magnet school to end all magnet schools. The Houston Academy for International Studies educates the lucky kids who get picked to attend, making them not just intelligent and capable members of our society, but of a global one. Students at HAIS take four years […]
The Goodson Grizzlies are ready to tackle their academic prey! In Cypress-Fairbanks ISD, Goodson Middle School shines and sets a standard that ROCKs—that is to say, follows the motto of Respect, being On-task, Choosing wisely and being Kind. If we’re just looking at just CFISD’s report card, Goodson is an exemplary school. If it were […]
Though Richard Linklater is among its notable alumni, Bellaire High School is a far cry from his magnum opus of high school experience in Dazed & Confused. It’s much more likely that Brent Spiner got the smarts to play Data from Star Trek: The Next Generation from his time at the well-known high school. In […]
Cinco Ranch High School is one of the top schools in Houston, rivaling other schools across the state and the nation. The high-achieving school provides an exemplary education for high school-age children of Fort Bend County and Katy ISD. Its philosophy is BIG—with an “expansive” campus, big commitments to the community, and big deliveries on […]
Does your child learn better through experience? The Harold D. Guthrie Center is not quite a high school not quite a college, but it gives kids from all over Houston hands-on experience and training to do things they never thought to explore. Named for the late Dr. Hal Guthrie, superintendent of the school district from […]
If you want to make sure that your young leader of the future is prepared for college, Eastwood Academy Charter High School could be a great fit. It has been ranked among the best in the country and according to the Texas Education Agency; it’s been an ‘exemplary’ high school since 2008, and it became […]
Houston has no lack of great public and private schools. While Carnegie Vanguard High School has certainly struggled to find its space in Houston, it is critically acclaimed as one of the best, maybe the best, high school in the Greater Houston Area. It is already considered one of the top high schools in the […]
Woodrow Wilson Montessori is Houston ISD’s first all-Montessori school as of 2005. It was named for President Woodrow Wilson and opened its doors in 1925 on an equally historic site— the summer farm of Mirabeau B. Lamar, the president of the Republic of Texas, located in what is considered the Montrose area. While ‘Montessori’ to most […]
Lamar High School, or ‘Mirabeau B. Lamar Senior High School,’ is a Houston ISD school located near the River Oaks/Upper Kirby area. Apart from being marginally famous, it has a beautiful, architecturally compelling design and excellent programs that prepare students for successful futures. The school boasts pages of famous alumni like nuclear physicist Linda Ellerbee, former a physicist and […]
St. Agnes Academy is a girls’ Catholic college preparatory school for grades 9-12. The academy is committed to the altruistic tradition of Jesus and the development of confident young women. While it comes from a strong Dominican and Catholic foundation, the school itself seeks to develop the minds of future leaders of social justice, not […]
