01.22.06
local schools are ranked
Houston-Area School Districts Ranked Top In Nation
– reported by Click2Houston.com
Several Houston-area school districts have been recognized as some of the best in the nation, according to a survey released in December conducted by a business magazine that helps corporate executives decide where to move their business.
Expansion Management Magazine’s 15th annual Education Quotient ranked the Katy and Klein independent school districts in the top 17 percent of school districts across the nation.
Other Houston-area school districts named in the top 33 percent are:
- Clear Creek
- Conroe
- Cypress-Fairbanks
- Fort Bend
- Humble
- Pearland
- Spring Branch
The Houston and Galveston independent school districts were both ranked in the middle 42 percent. Galveston ranked in the 57th percentile, while Houston ranked in the 27th percentile.
Aldine Independent School District was the only Houston-area school district surveyed in the poll that did not rank in the top 25 percent. It ranked in the 14th percentile.
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