Many Houstonians have a Houston zip code but aren't part of the Houston Independent School District (HISD). Spring Branch (SBISD) is one such district serving Houstonians but not part of HISD. In SBISD, Spring Branch Academic Institute stands on top as Spring Branch Independent School District (SBISD)'s best elementary and [...]
Every child is unique, and families want to make sure they choose the best right school for their child. As such Houston is home to more than 350 private schools enrolling more than 66,000 students. Additionally, more than 15,000 public school students attending Houston ISD also get to choose between [...]
Applying to a private school in Houston can feel overwhelming, especially if this is your family’s first time going through the process. Between school visits, entrance exams, essays, recommendations, interviews, transcripts, and financial aid forms, there are a lot of moving pieces—and seemingly every school does things just a [...]
West University Elementary, the second best performing elementary school in HISD by STAAR scores 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), River [...]
What are the most popular, elite private schools in Houston? It seems like a simple question, but unlike the voluminous data available about Houston's magnet schools, Houston private schools generally do not publish the number of applications they receive, and even when acceptance rates are available, they do not necessarily [...]
Houston's Graduating Seniors Outperform The 2026-2027 National Merit Scholarship Competition was another good showing for Houston-area high school seniors. Of the more than 16,000 “Semifinalists,” 498 Houston-area students scored in the top 1% on the PSAT/NMSQT. Alongside their semifinalist peers, Space City’s brightest will compete for nearly 6,700 National [...]
For the 2026-2027 school year, Houston private school tuition costs $29,087 a year on average per child, which amounts to a nearly 4% increase in tuition as compared to the 2025-2026 academic year - the same inflation rate calculated for last year. The cost of a private education in Houston has [...]
High school students interested in learning college-level material, boosting their GPAs, and even earning college credit well before getting their acceptance letters should consider taking Advanced Placement (AP) courses or signing up for the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme (DP) if their schools offer them. High scores on AP [...]
The private school deposit is due in three weeks, and your zoned elementary just cycled through another principal. You're sitting at your kitchen table with cold coffee and a tuition spreadsheet, stuck somewhere deciding between the Katy Freeway traffic you'd face every morning and the $18,000 annual bill you're not [...]
The Texas School Voucher Program, "Education Freedom Account (TEFA)" program officially launched on February 4, 2026, offering Houston families up to $10,474 for private school tuition and up to $30,000 for students with qualifying disabilities. However, with Houston’s average private school tuition nearing $28,000, a significant funding gap remains. This [...]