Register now for our ACT and SAT test prep courses starting February 1st. Spring Branch and Houston ISD students preparing for School Day Testing (March 4 & April 1) save up to 25% when registering with friends! Register now for our ACT prep courses Register now for our [...]
The Texas Education Agency has finally released statewide SAT results for the class of 2024, and the results are good for Houston (TEA's SAT data is always 1 year late). Three out of the top 10 public schools in the state are in the Houston-area, including 2 from Houston [...]
The first ever Texas Free College Application Week is October 13-19, 2025. During this week all Texas public colleges, including the University of Texas at Austin and A&M College Station, will accept applications via the ApplyTexas website at no charge. The fee waiver will save families about $75 per application, [...]
T.H. Rogers continues its reign as Houston Independent School District (HISD)'s best elementary and middle school by Texas STAAR test scores. Other top elementary schools include West University, Mandarin Immersion Magnet School (MIMS), Roberts, and River Oaks Elementary. MIMS is the district's #3 elementary and #2 middle school. Other top [...]
Houston's Graduating Seniors Outperform The 2025-2026 National Merit Scholarship Competition is another good year for Houston-area high school seniors. There were 583 seniors who scored in the top 1% on the PSAT to earn the celebrated “Semifinalist” designation and will go on to compete for the National Merit Scholarship. [...]
Only commercialized within the last few years, thermoelectrically-cooled neck fans promise to keep you comfortable indoors and outdoors. They look like a pair of nice headphones draped around the neck and work like a combination of a cold towel and misting fan. While our thorough testing during a Houston [...]
Houston's top high schools by SAT test scores are Carnegie Vanguard, DeBakey, and Kinder HSPVA. Carnegie is also the Houston-area's top public school by National Merit Semifinalists, students who scored in the top 1% on the PSAT. Among Houston's big suburban high schools, Memorial (Spring Branch), Tompkins (Katy), and [...]
Analysis of Houston School Choice Lottery for 2021-2022 The most popular Houston ISD (HISD) magnet schools for 2021-2022 remain River Oaks Elementary School, Pin Oak Middle School, and Carnegie Vanguard High School. Families had relatively good chances of winning the lottery for admission to a desirable HISD magnet school for [...]
Not even a pandemic can stop these brilliant students from reaching for the stars. The 2022 National Merit Scholarship Competition was a pandemic year for Houston-area high school seniors. There were 379 area seniors who scored in the top 1% on the PSAT to earn the celebrated “Semifinalist” designation. [...]
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