Clements High School

Coordinates: 29°34′27″N 95°37′58″W / 29.5741°N 95.6327°W / 29.5741; -95.6327

Clements High School
Location
4200 Elkins Dr.
First Colony
Sugar Land, Texas
United States
Information
Type Public
Established 1983
School district Fort Bend ISD
Principal David Yaffie[1]
Faculty 222
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 2,552 (2017-18)[2]
Campus type Suburban
Color(s) Columbia blue, Navy blue, and White               
Nickname Rangers
Accreditation SACS, TEA
2011 TEA Rating Exemplary
Website Clements High School

William P. Clements High School, more commonly known as Clements High School, is a public high school in First Colony and in Sugar Land within the U.S. state of Texas that is named after former Texas governor Bill Clements, and is a part of the Fort Bend Independent School District. The school serves most of First Colony,[3][4] and a portion of Telfair.[5] It previously served sections of Riverstone.[6]

Clements High School has been recognized by Texas Monthly magazine in its list of the top high schools in the state of Texas. In US News magazine's 2018 ranking of United States high schools, Clements was ranked 446th out of 27,000 high schools nationwide.[7] In 2010 and 2011, Clements High School was rated Exemplary.

History

Clements was occupied in 1983,[8] making it FBISD's third comprehensive high school.[9]

The school was named after William P. Clements. In 2009, Lee Crews, former head principal of both First Colony Middle School and Quail Valley Middle School, was named head principal of Clements. In 2011, Kenneth Gregorski, formerly of Crockett Middle School, was named head principal. In 2013, David Yaffie, formerly of Baines Middle School, was named head principal. He previously served as assistant principal in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

Academics

In 2014, Clements was ranked number 10 on the Best Math and Science High Schools in the Houston-Area list, and was listed as number 3 on the Best High Schools in the Houston-Area list. The average 2011 SAT scores were [10] Critical Reading 559, Mathematics 608, and Writing 573. The average 2016 ACT score was a 28 [11]. The average passing rate on AP exams was 93% in 2016 [12]. Clements is often recognized as one of the best high schools in the state of Texas, and has been ranked "Exemplary" by the Texas Education Agency for over 15 years.

Extracurricular activities

Clements High School hosted Texas French Symposium in 2011.[13] The Clements High School Band is very successful. The concert bands win sweepstakes in the UIL concert season most of the time. The marching band advances to the UIL State Marching Contest every year eligible and places very well in marching contests across the state.

Clements participated in the 2016 National Science Bowl, finishing in third place with an all freshman team.

As of 2017, Clements DECA was the largest DECA Chapter in Texas by membership [14] and has been one of the top 10 largest in the world for five years.

Clements has the largest number of degrees in the National Speech and Debate Association East Texas District, making it a prominent speech and debate school. The school has gotten first at the Texas Forensic Association State Tournament in Public Forum Debate in 2009, in Congressional Debate in 2013, and in Public Forum Debate in 2015. In 2016, Clements was the runner up in Lincoln Douglas Debate at the Tournament of Champions.

Feeder patterns

The following elementary schools feed into Clements :

  • Colony Bend
  • Austin Parkway (partial)
  • Colony Meadows
  • Commonwealth (partial)
  • Settlers Way (partial)
  • Cornerstone

The following middle schools feed into Clements:

  • Fort Settlement Middle School (partial)(FSMS)
  • First Colony Middle School (partial)(FCMS)
  • Sartartia Middle School(partial)(SMS)

Demographics

As of Spring 2017 [15]:

  • American Indian/Alaskan Native 0.39%
  • Asian 54.23%
  • Black/African American 5.96%
  • Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (unknown)
  • White 24.18%
  • Hispanic or Latino 11.95%
  • 2 or more races 3.25%

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "Clements High School Faculty List". Archived from the original on September 3, 2013. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
  2. ↑ (PDF) https://www.fortbendisd.com/cms/lib/TX01917858/Centricity/Domain/63/Ethnicity%20Breakdown_District%202017%2018.pdf. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ "Interactive Mapping." First Colony Association. Retrieved April 4, 2010.
  4. ↑ "High School Attendance Zones." Fort Bend Independent School District. Retrieved on April 4, 2010.
  5. ↑ "Community Map Archived September 5, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.." (Flash file Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine.) Telfair. Retrieved on October 2, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Schools". Riverstone, Texas. 2008-05-15. Archived from the original on 2008-05-15. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
  7. ↑ Clements High School U.S. News & World Report Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  8. ↑ "FBISD History Archived September 7, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.." Fort Bend Independent School District. Retrieved on April 4, 2010.
  9. ↑ Solomon, Jerome (1997-08-28). "FOOTBALL 1997/HIGH SCHOOLS/FORT BEND BONANZA/Phillips, Dulles in hunt to add to town's memories". Houston Chronicle. p. Special 33. Archived from the original on July 9, 2012. Retrieved December 31, 2011. It remained the lone high school in the area until Willowridge opened in 1979[...]Clements (1983),[...]
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  11. ↑ "Explore Clements High School in Sugar Land, TX". GreatSchools.org. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
  12. ↑ "Explore Clements High School in Sugar Land, TX". GreatSchools.org. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
  13. ↑ 51e Texas French Symposium guide.
  14. ↑ https://www.decadirect.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/largest-chapters.pdf
  15. ↑ https://www.fortbendisd.com/cms/lib/TX01917858/Centricity/Domain/63/Ethnicity%20Breakdown_District%202017%2018.pdf
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  25. ↑ "Mark Quinn Stats | Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-06-07.
  26. ↑ Jason McDaniel (January 5, 2013). "Clements grad Bryan Stoltenberg dead at 40". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  27. ↑ "Fargo Season 1 Cast". IMDb. Retrieved 2018-06-07.
  28. ↑ "With In the Family, Houston-born filmmaker Patrick Wang maintains his independence". CultureMap Houston. Retrieved 2018-06-07.
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