Clements High School

William P. Clements High School, more commonly known as Clements High School, is a public high school in First Colony and 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] until district rezoning prior to the 2014-2015 school year.

Clements High School
Address
4200 Elkins Drive

Sugar Land
,
Texas
77479

United States
Coordinates
Information
TypePublic
Established1983
School districtFort Bend ISD
PrincipalBrian Shillingburg[1]
Faculty132.04 (FTE)[2]
Grades9-12
Enrollment2,548 (2018-19)[2]
Student to teacher ratio19.30[2]
Hours in school day7
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)Columbia blue, Navy blue, and White      
AccreditationsSACS, TEA
NicknameRangers
2011 TEA RatingExemplary
WebsiteClements High School

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. In 2022, Brian Shillingburg, formerly of James Bowie Middle School, was named head principal. He previously served as a Math Science Instructional Specialist at Spring Independent School District and assistant principal beginning in 2012 at Landrum Middle School in Spring Branch Independent School District.[10]

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 2019 SAT scores were[11] Math 690 and Verbal 660. The average 2019 ACT score was a 30.[12] The average passing rate on AP exams was 92% in 2019.[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

In the 2010-2011 academic school year, Clements High School hosted the annual Texas French Symposium competition[13]

The Clements men's soccer team was the 5A Texas state championship team in 2014, led by Todd Ericson.

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[15] feed into Clements:[16]

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

The following middle schools[17] 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:[18]

  • 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%

Notoriety

Cyber-bullying

Clements, along with the other Fort Bend High Schools of Elkins and Dulles, was subject to an act of cyber terrorism when a list titled Whimsical Girls of FBISD was posted on Facebook in April 2010.[19] The list named several female students from the three high schools with graphic detail of promiscuous acts that the girls performed, locations of the acts, as well as severe name calling. While some described this as tattle-taling, others argued that the list was a direct form of verbal assault and demanded the expulsion of the offender who posted the list.

Notable alumni

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