Clements High School
Starting fall 2007, highly acclaimed Clements High School now serves Riverstone students living in the following neighborhoods:
- The Crossing I, II and III
- Crossing Cove I and II
- The Manors
- Parkside
- The Pointe
- The Reserve
- Waters Cove
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 2006 graduating class who plan to continue their studies by attending college. Clements High School seniors averaged 544 on the SAT verbal test, compared with the statewide average of 491 and the national average of 503. In writing, Clements students scored an average of 547, while students averaged 487 statewide and 497 nationally. Clements students scored even higher on the math portion of the SAT, with a 597 average score compared with 506 and 518, respectively, compared to state and national averages. Results were similar on the ACT admissions test, with Clements seniors scoring an average of 24.0 compared with 20.3 in Texas and 21.1 nationally.
Impressive scores should continue, with 23 students from Clements High School named 2007 National Merit Semifinalists, more than three times the number of any other Fort Bend high school.
Younger students at Clements also posted impressive test scores, particularly on the 2007 TAKS test:
- Reading – 98% passing
- Social studies – 98% passing
- Math – 96% passing
- Science – 94% passing
These high scores – combined with graduation rates and other criteria – earned Clements the No. 3 spot in a ranking of 145 public high schools in the Houston area by Children at Risk, a local research and advocacy group. Clements was the top Fort Bend school on the list and advanced three points from its sixth-place finish in 2007. Clements also is the only high school in Fort Bend – and one of the few in the Houston area – to hold a recognized rating from the Texas Education Agency.
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 again won district in 2007, its sixth consecutive year to hold the spot and its 16th consecutive year to advance to the playoffs.
- Girls’ soccer team won the district title in 2007, finishing as a regional quarterfinalist.
- 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 in 2007.
- 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 last year.
- 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
Lawrence E. Elkins High School
Starting in the fall of 2007, Elkins High School, which previously served all of Riverstone, serves the following neighborhoods:
- Creekstone Village I and II
- Terrace I and II
- Brookside
- Meridian Park
- Crescent View Estates
- Hartford Landing
Students who were 10th- and 11th-graders during the 2006-2007 school year can elect to finish their high school career at Elkins, regardless of neighborhood.
Elkins High School students performed favorably among their district and state peers on the demanding 2006-2007 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, 92 percent of students passed the test, while 93 percent of those taking the test passed the social studies portion of the test. Seventy-eight percent of students passed the science portion of TAKS and 74 percent passed the math TAKS test.
Elkins also compares well with peer campuses and is ranked 11th of 145 public high schools in the Houston area, up one step from its 2007 12th-place ranking by Children at Risk, a local research and advocacy group. Judging criteria included graduation rates and students’ scores on SAT college entrance exams, Advanced Placement tests and TAKS tests.
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.
Every classroom is equipped with Internet access and at least one multimedia computer. Over 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 2 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 three 2007 National Merit Semifinalists.
Additional 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).
- The high school also has won state UIL titles in math, number sense, calculator, current events and literary criticism.
- Elkins High School is ranked among the top 1,000 schools in the United States by Newsweek magazine.
- 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
