Clements High School
Clements High School has a strong history of academic excellence, with scores on state-mandated TAKS tests and college admissions exams far surpassing district, state and national counterparts.
High college admission testing scores on both the SAT and ACT should benefit the more than 95 percent of the 2007 graduating class who plan to continue their studies by attending college. Clements High School’s 2007 seniors averaged 1159 on the SAT — more than 150 points higher than the state average and topping the district’s average score by more than 100 points. Results were similar on the ACT admissions test, with Clements seniors scoring an average of 25.4 compared with 20.2 in Texas and 21.1 district-wide.
Impressive scores should continue, with 37 students from Clements High School named 2009 National Merit Semifinalists, more than seven times the number of any other Fort Bend high school. Clements also has the largest chapter of the National Honor Society per student population of any public high school in the nation.
Younger students at Clements also posted impressive test scores, particularly on the 2009 TAKS test:
- Reading – 99% passing
- Social studies – 99% passing
- Math – 96% passing
- Science – 96% passing
These high scores – combined with graduation rates and other criteria – earned Clements the No. 5 spot in a ranking of 131 public high schools in the Houston area by Children at Risk, a local research and advocacy group. Clements, rated Recognized by the Texas Education Agency, was the top Fort Bend school on the list..
Clements High School is about more than academics, however, offering a diverse extracurricular program. A full field of sports is available, including football, basketball, tennis, track, soccer, golf, swimming, volleyball, baseball, softball and diving. Beyond athletics, Clements students can develop their talents in choir, band, drill team, student government, Academic Decathlon, Destination Imagination and a wealth of other academic and service clubs.
Just some of the extra-curricular accomplishments by Clements High School students include:
- Boys’ soccer team is the bi-district area champion for the sixth consecutive year, finishing its season as regional quarterfinalist. It is the team's 16th consecutive year to advance to the playoffs.
- Girls’ soccer team is the bi-district area champion, finishing as a regional quarterfinalist. Playes earned all eight all-district awards.
- The baseball team advanced to the state playoffs for the fifth consecutive year and the 10th time in the last 14 years.
- Clements’ DECA Chapter was the largest in the state for the sixth straight year. Forty members qualified for state competition and seven students qualified to compete at the national level in 2007.
- Clements became the first FBISD school to be selected as a State Honor Orchestra in 2001. Last year, all three orchestras won superior ratings at the Choice Events Music Festival in San Antonio.
- The Clements band, STARS dance team and color guard advanced to the state finals for the sixth consecutive time.
- For the third year, Clements’ science team placed first overall in UIL competition and won third place in 5A Sweepstakes.
- Clements cheerleaders placed first in Camp Cheer, second in Extreme Routine and Third in Home Dance at UCA Camp Competition.
- Mu Alpha Theta won first-place sweepstakes at the Texas A&M High School Math Contest in 2007.
- In 2007, more than 1,500 Clements students participated in one or more of the school’s 30-plus active clubs and organizations.
4200 Elkins Drive
Sugar Land, TX 77479
(281) 634-2150
School Mascot: Rangers
School Colors: dark blue, light blue and white
Principal: Kevin Moran
Assistant Principals: MaryEllen Edge, Ronnie Edwards, Lorri Hubert, Phil Morgante and Molly Perkins
Lawrence E. Elkins High School
Open since 1992, Elkins boasts an active parent volunteer program and provides strong academics with more than 200 possible course selections including Gifted and Talented programs, honors programs, 18 advanced placement (AP) courses, special education instruction and an extensive vocational-technical curriculum. From the beginning, it has been a “Castle of Champions.”
Elkins High School students performed favorably among their district and state peers on the demanding 2008-2009 Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) test.
Requiring thorough analysis and higher-order thinking skills, TAKS tests high school students in reading/language arts, math, social studies and science. In reading and social studies, 95 percent of students passed the test. Eighty percent of students passed the science and math portion of TAKS.
Elkins also compares well with peer campuses, ranking 29th in a list of 131 Houston-area public high schools compiled by Children at Risk, a local research and advocacy group. Judging criteria included graduation rates and scores on SAT exams, Advanced Placement tests and TAKS.
Every classroom is equipped with Internet access and at least one multimedia computer. More than 600 computers are stationed throughout the building. All teachers can be reached via e-mail.
UIL-sponsored athletic programs and co-curricular programs including choir, band, drill team, student government, Academic Decathlon and Octathlon also are offered. Notable accomplishments include two UIL state academic championships, two state baseball championships, and numerous district championships in academics, athletics and fine arts.
Having graduated a number of National Merit Finalists, Elkins has one 2009 National Merit Semifinalist.
Highlights:
- Elkins was the pilot high school in the Fort Bend ISD for the Developmental Guidance Model recommended by the State of Texas.
- In 2002, Elkins won the Blue Ribbon Award, a national award of excellence.
- Elkins has won two UIL state academic championships, six regional titles and nine district championships (comprising speech, math, literary events, journalism, business, science and theater).
- Every classroom is equipped with Internet access and at least one multimedia computer, along with a wall-mounted TV monitor. There are two Instructional Technology Specialists on campus who train teachers to integrate technology into the curriculum.
- There are 13 computer labs on campus with a total of more than 600 computers. In addition, there are 25 laptop computers on wheels and the school has 450 graphing calculators for math and science classes, as well as a state-of-the-art broadcasting system and a central video distribution system.
- Elkins was named a Texas Pathfinder Collaborative School in 2002-2003.
7007 Knights Court
Missouri City, TX 77459
(281) 634-2600
School Mascot: Knights
School Colors: Royal blue and gold
Principal: Barbara Whitaker
Assistant Principals: Kimberly Carroll, Tom Gloster, Thomas Graham, Jerrold Smith and Lisa Woodworth
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