Two High Schools in the Woodlands - is one better?

As people move into The Woodlands, a major consideration is often schools for their children. We have two outstanding high schools that are part of Conroe Independent School District in The Woodlands: The Woodlands High School and College Park High School. In this post, I am going to attempt to give a little information for the general public as they search for a home.

The Woodlands High School: composed of two campuses, one for 9th grade only at Branch Crossing and the main campus for grades 10-12 on Research Forest Drive. The school was rated academically acceptable by the TEA in 2007. Each building has its own principal/administration. Both campuses are on the accelerated block schedule, meaning that students take a full course in a semester's time frame. Classes run approximately 1.5 hours. Students basically can take 8 classes a year. Students at the 9th grade campus will be shuttled to the main campus for athletic practice, band practice, etc. if they are part of those teams/groups.

College Park High School is a newer building and houses grades 9-12 in one location. CPHS is located at 3701 College Park Drive (SH 242) and was rated academically acceptable by the TEA in 2007. CPHS is on a traditional 8 period day schedule so students take their courses for a full school year (just like when I grew up). CPHS is home to Conroe ISD's Academy of Science and Technology. Students wanting to participate in this program my apply and be accepted.

Both schools offer over 130 electives, over 80 clubs and organizations, strong athletic programs, College prep classes, Advanced Placement courses, fabulous facilities, career and technology courses and more.

My opinion is that both schools are excellent so decisions about housing may not need to come down to the high school that services that particular address. The one thing I would say is that students do not want to be forced to change high schools during the school year because of the difference in the schools' schedules. Transferring from accelerated block to traditional or vice versa mid-year is a difficult transition to make..