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These Kids Go to the Best Public High School in Houston

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Published on March 02, 2006

The school also offers excellent athletic programs. The baseball team won the district championship last year, and the boys' and girls' golf teams were district runners-up.

Daniel Kramer

Mackenzi Green, Nader Zamani and Benedict Ifedi are students at DeBakey High School.
Daniel Kramer

Jordan Johnson crouches alongside his outdoor bamboo sculpture on the HSPVA campus in Montrose.

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Top Houston high schools

Clements has benefited from the recent construction of new high schools in Fort Bend ISD, a trend that continues as the district plans to open a tenth campus. This has enabled Clements to substantially decrease enrollment, which dropped to about 2,300 from nearly 3,000 a decade ago, and to escape the trouble faced by similar schools whose populations grow to unmanageable proportions.

In addition to top-notch academics and innovative teaching methods, Clements places a premium on imbuing its graduates with a sense of social and ethical responsibility. The school recently adopted an honor code to combat cheating and academic dishonesty. Students must conduct 125 hours of community service to be recognized at graduation.

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