Niche 2017 Best Schools – How Houston Area Schools & Districts Rank

Niche recently released their annual report about national, state and regional public school rankings. The 2017 Best School Districts ranking is based on rigorous analysis of key statistics and millions of reviews from students and parents using data from the U.S. Department of Education. Ranking factors include state test scores, college readiness, graduation rates, SAT/ACT scores, teacher quality, public school district ratings, and more.

The 100 top-rated Public School Districts in Texas Report can be found here.

Three local school districts were rated in the top 50: #16 - Friendswood ISD; #18 - Pearland ISD; and #32 - Clear Creek ISD. Information about the ranking methodology used by Niche can be found on their website.

The 40 top-rated Public School Districts in the Houston Metro Area Report can be found here. All 6 of the Bay Area Local school districts (covered by Brockway Realty) ranked within this report: #1 – Friendswood ISD; #3 – Pearland ISD; #5 – Clear Creek ISD; #17 – Alvin ISD; #24 – Dickinson ISD; and #29 – Texas City ISD.

More reports that can be found at the 2017 Best Schools on the Niche website are: Best Private Schools, Best Teachers, College Readiness, and Student Life.

Niche is a website that helps you discover the schools and neighborhoods that are right for you. Dozens of public data sets and millions of reviews are analyzed to produce comprehensive rankings, report cards, and profiles for every K-12 school, college, and neighborhood in the U.S. Niche is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

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By Pamela Moore, Feature Blogger for Brockway Realty, LLC

Originally Posted on Brockway Realty LLC's Official Blog

Pearland ISD Trustees Approve New 2016-2017 District Calendar

Pearland Independent School District Release: Posted November 16, 2016

“Trustees Approve Revised District Calendar, School Hours”

“The Pearland ISD Board of Trustees has approved a district calendar change that ends the 2016-17 school year before Memorial Day.

At their Nov. 15 meeting, trustees added five minutes to the school day for all grade levels in the second semester.

With the slightly-lengthened school day, all Pearland ISD students will finish the school year Friday, May 26, and seniors will graduate the same day at NRG Stadium.

Beginning Jan. 3, school hours for the second semester of 2016-17 will change to:

• Elementary Schools: 8 a.m. – 3:10 p.m.
• Middle/Junior High Schools: 8:35 a.m. – 3:45 p.m.
• High Schools: 7:15 a.m. – 2:25 p.m.
• PACE Center: 8:35 a.m. – 3:45 p.m.

For the revised 2016-17 Pearland ISD calendar, visit www.pearlandisd.org/domain/544.”

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By Pamela Moore, Feature Blogger for Brockway Realty, LLC

Originally Posted on Brockway Realty LLC's Official Blog

Local School Districts Announce 2016 Holiday Break Schedule

A Friendly Reminder From Brockway Realty

Alvin, Clear Creek, Dickinson, Friendswood, Pearland and Texas City
Independent School Districts

Will Celebrate Holiday/Winter Break from
Monday, December 19, 2016 through Monday, January 2, 2017

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By Pamela Moore, Feature Blogger for Brockway Realty, LLC

Originally Posted on Brockway Realty LLC's Official Blog

Your Links to Bay Area High School 2016 Football Schedules and Standings

Bay Area high school football teams have begun playing their pre-season games and will soon start their Texas UIL (University Interscholastic League) games. If you would like to keep track of how the Bay Area high school football teams are doing, you can find all the schools listed on the MaxPreps website.

If you want to check on the dates, times, and locations of the football games for the 2016 season check the quick link to each district’s Varsity Football schedule can be found at:

Alvin ISD

Clear Creek ISD
All five (5) High School schedules are shown on one page

Dickinson ISD

Friendswood ISD

Pearland ISD
Pearland High School | Glenda Dawson High School

Texas City ISD
Texas City High School | La Marque High School

Brockway Realty maintains a Community Calendar on their website; check this calendar for events/activities in your city.

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By Pamela Moore, Feature Blogger for Brockway Realty, LLC

Originally Posted on Brockway Realty LLC's Official Blog

Pearland ISD and Clear Creek ISD Host Student Rodeo Art Exhibits

Pearland ISD will host a public exhibit of art created by students in grades K-12. The exhibit will be held at the Education Support Center, 1928 North Main, on Wednesday (Jan 13) from 4-7 pm and Thursday (Jan 14) from 8 am to 4 pm. A reception for students, families, teachers, and friends will be held on Wednesday. A Rodeo Judging Committee will judge the artwork during a closed session on Wednesday.

Clear Creek ISD Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Art Exhibition will be held on Thursday (Jan 14) at the Challenger Columbia Stadium Fieldhouse, Level II from 4pm to 7pm.  Approximately 400 works of art will be featured in a variety of art genres from all grade levels. Entries that are judged to advance to the Reliant Center Hayloft Gallery will be featured at the artists’ reception which is being held on January 14^th.

Excerpt from the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo website: “In January, schools participating in the School Art Program host district competitions judged by the Show's School Art Committee. The artwork is divided into five categories: colored drawing, mixed media, monochromatic drawing, painting and 3-D. Each entry receives a red, white or blue ribbon. From the blue ribbon winners, the Best of Show, Gold Medal and Special Merit awards are selected in each class: elementary, junior high and high school. All work by high school participants is eligible for the Show's School Art Auction.”

Brockway Realty, LLC maintains an Area Calendar on our website; check the calendar for local events/activities.

Brockway Realty Blogs - Keeping you in touch with League City, the Galveston Bay Area, and beyond.

By Pamela Moore, Feature Blogger for Brockway Realty, LLC

Originally Posted on Brockway Realty LLC's Official Blog