Bridgeland High School is a high school in the Bridgeland community in

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, in the Houston metropolitan area. It is part of the

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(CFISD).

History

Michael Smith is the first principal of Bridgeland High School. Before Bridgeland opened, he was the principal of

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. The opening relieved

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Campus

Bridgeland High School is located near

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(Grand Parkway), off of Mason Road. It has a four-story academic wing, which is the first of its kind in the district. Bridgeland is a part of an "Educational Village", a multi-campus site that will include Wells Elementary and a middle school. The high school will be the tallest structure in the complex.

Academics

For the 2018–2019 school year, the school received an A grade from the

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, with an overall score of 95 out of 100. The school received an A grade in two domains, Student Achievement (score of 94) and Closing the Gaps (score of 96), and a B grade for School Progress (score of 83). The school received four of the seven possible distinction designations for Academic Achievement in English Language Arts/Reading, Academic Achievement in Social Studies, Post-Secondary Readiness, and Top 25%: Comparative Closing the Gaps.

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 3.543 students enrolled for 2020–21 was: *African American: 11.4% *Hispanic: 21.1% *White: 52.8% *Native American: 0.5% *Asian: 9.1% *Pacific Islander: 0.2% *Two or More Races: 3.9% 14.7% of the students were eligible for free or reduced-cost lunch.

Feeder patterns

Schools that feed into Bridgeland include:High School Feeder System
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. Retrieved 2019-12-30. *Elementary schools: McGown, Swenke, Wells, Ault (partial), Keith (partial), Pope(partial), *Middle schools: Sprague, Salyards(partial)

Notable alumni

Conner Weigman Conner Weigman (born August 8, 2003) is an American football quarterback who currently plays for the Texas A&M Aggies. Early life and high school Weigman grew up in Cypress, Texas and attended Bridgeland High School, where he played baseball an ...

(2022) – college football player for the

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References

External links

* {{authority control Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District high schools Educational institutions established in 2017 2017 establishments in Texas Public high schools in Texas