Magnet Themes

  • HISD Magnet Programming Defined
     
    The Houston Independent School District prides itself on its many and varied school choice options for students. HISD also remains committed to providing equity in access to high-quality educational programs and instruction through our Magnet programs. Magnet Programs offer specialized curriculum and opportunities related to a given theme, including theme based electives, fieldtrips, and, other learning opportunities. We invite you to take a closer look at HISD. You will see that Houston's public school system offers students a world of great opportunities that will prepare them for success-in  college, in careers, and in life.
     

    Academic Early College

    Early College High School’s provide students the opportunity to receive a high school diploma and an Associate degree or up to two years of college credit. Students take a mixture of high school and college classes in order to obtain their high school diploma and Associate's degree.

     

    Career Early College 

    Students at eight HISD campuses have the opportunity to earn an associate’s degree and receive career training in high‐demand technical fields through the Career Early College program. 

     

    College & Careers Readiness Programs

    Students participating in a Career Magnet program study one of many career-based themes which prepare them for college study in the same major or certification area. 

    College Preparatory

    College Prep Academies focus on Advanced Placement and dual credit college classes to help students prepare for college and earn college credit in a wide variety of subjects. 

     

    Dual Language Programs

    HISD is rich with diversity, mirroring Houston. Our specialty schools — dual language, language immersion, International Baccalaureate, and internationally focused high schools — offer students the opportunity for broader language study, multicultural explorations, and the skills to function smoothly in a shrinking global environment.

     
     

    Fine Arts and/or Performing and Visual Arts

    HISD’s Magnet programs in the fine arts build on academics to give students opportunities for creative expression. Young artists work together to produce high-quality performances, publications, and exhibitions that reflect their understanding of the arts, develop their critical-thinking and problem-solving skills, and enhance their self-esteem.   

    International Baccalaureate

    International Baccalaureate schools offer challenging educational programs for students to help develop their intellectual, personal, emotional, and social skills to learn, work, and live comfortably and productively as a citizen of the world. The rigorous and broad IB program empowers students to become dedicated, lifelong, bilingual and biliterate learners who embrace multiculturalism and diversity.

    International Studies

    Students learn about varied cultures, learn to speak different languages, and learn to use technologies important in our global society. Students learn the communication skills necessary to succeed in our rapidly-changing world.

    Montessori

     
    HISD’s Montessori schools use century-old techniques emphasizing highly personalized learning for each child to develop his/her own interests and full potential. Every classroom is equipped with special materials designed to work with the whole child to develop social skills, emotional growth, physical coordination, and cognition. Class communities emphasize both independent, purposeful work and collaborative explorations.

     

    STEM/STEAM

     Students have the opportunity for in-depth, process-oriented studies of STEM disciplines in conjunction with a strong academic program. These studies develop critical-thinking and problem-solving skills through relevant and meaningful STEM explorations. Student centered learning emphasizes “hands-on” activities with real world applications.

     

     

    Vanguard (Gifted and Talented) 

    HISD’s Vanguard magnet programs serve students who have been identified as gifted and/or talented in intellectual ability or creativity. Vanguard curricula are both accelerated and enriched, and are continually rigorous throughout a student’s academic life. At Carnegie Vanguard, the district’s only Vanguard high school, students must take pre-AP and AP courses in all four core areas plus a foreign language each year.

    https://www.houstonisd.org/Domain/32983

     World Languages

    Study Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, French, German, Italian, Hebrew, Arabic, Latin, Russian, Hindi, Spanish, and world cultures. Varied activities and a diverse, college-bound peer group make learning a language interesting and relevant in today’s global culture. Testing is required. Please contact the school for information. Applications accepted at the ninth-grade level only.
     
     
     
Campus Name Address Phone URL
Arabic Immersion 4001 Stanford St (713) 556-8940 https://www.houstonisd.org/AIMS
Askew ES 11200 Wood Lodge Dr (281) 368-2100 https://www.houstonisd.org/Domain/13651
Atherton ES 2011 Solo St (713) 671-4100 https://www.houstonisd.org/Domain/12929
Attucks MS 4330 Bellfort Blvd (713) 732-3670 https://www.houstonisd.org/attucks
Austin HS 1700 Dumble (713) 924-1600 https://www.houstonisd.org/austinhs
Baker Montessori 2100 Yupon St (713) 942-1470 https://www.houstonisd.org/wilsonmontessori
Baylor College of Medicine at Ryan 2610 Elgin St (713) 942-1932 https://www.houstonisd.org/academyatryan
Baylor College of Medicine Biotech Academy at Rusk 2805 Garrow St (713) 226-4543 https://www.houstonisd.org/RuskSchool
Bell ES 12323 Shaftsbury Dr (281) 983-2800 https://www.houstonisd.org/bell
Bellaire HS 5100 Maple (713) 295-3704 https://www.houstonisd.org/bellairehigh
Berry ES 2310 Berry Rd (713) 696-2700 https://www.houstonisd.org/berryes
Black MS 1575 Chantilly (713) 613-2505 https://www.houstonisd.org/Black
Blackshear ES 2900 Holman Ave (713) 942-1481 https://www.houstonisd.org/Domain/2117
Bruce ES 510 Jensen Dr (713) 226-4560 https://www.houstonisd.org/Domain/22555
Burbank ES 216 Tidwell (713) 696-2690 https://www.houstonisd.org/Domain/17204
Burbank MS 315 Berry Rd (713) 696-2720 https://www.houstonisd.org/burbank
Burrus ES 701 E 33rd St (713) 867-5180 https://www.houstonisd.org/burrus
Carnegie HS 1501 Taft (713) 732-3690 https://www.houstonisd.org/CVHS
Carrillo ES 960 S Wayside Dr (713) 924-1870 https://www.houstonisd.org/carrillo
Challenge EC HS 5601 W Loop S (713) 664-9712 https://www.houstonisd.org/Domain/22641
Chavez HS 8501 Howard (713) 495-6950 https://www.houstonisd.org/chavez
Clifton MS 6001 Golden Forest Dr (713) 613-2516 https://www.houstonisd.org/CLIFTON
Codwell ES 5225 Tavenor Ln (713) 732-3580 https://www.houstonisd.org/domain/8375
Cook ES 7115 Lockwood (713) 636-6040 https://www.houstonisd.org/cook
Cornelius ES 7475 Westover St (713) 845-7405 https://www.houstonisd.org/cornelius
Crespo ES 7500 Office City Dr (713) 845-7492 https://www.houstonisd.org/domain/21089
Crockett ES 2112 Crockett St (713) 802-4780 https://www.houstonisd.org/Domain/13650
Davila ES 7610 Dahlia St (713) 924-1851 https://www.houstonisd.org/davila
Deady MS 2500 Broadway St (713) 845-7411 https://www.houstonisd.org/deady
DeBakey HS 2545 Pressler (713) 741-2410 https://www.houstonisd.org/debakey
DeZavala ES 7521 Ave H (713) 924-1888 https://www.houstonisd.org/domain/12931
Durham ES 4803 Brinkman St (713) 613-2527 https://www.houstonisd.org/domain/12141
East EC HS 220 N Milby St (713) 847-4809 https://www.houstonisd.org/domain/11091
Elrod ES 6230 Dumfries Dr (713) 778-3330 https://www.houstonisd.org/Domain/22718
Energy Inst HS 3501 Southmore Blvd (713) 802-4620 https://www.houstonisd.org/energy
Fleming MS 4910 Collingsworth St (713) 671-4170 https://www.houstonisd.org/domain/13575
Fondren MS 6333 S Braeswood (713) 778-3360 https://www.houstonisd.org/domain/46576
Fonville MS 725 E Little York Rd (713) 696-2825 https://www.houstonisd.org/fonville
Furr HS 520 Mercury (713) 675-1118 https://www.houstonisd.org/furrhigh
Garden Oaks 901 Sue Barnett Dr (713) 696-2930 https://www.houstonisd.org/gardenoaks
Garden Villas ES 7185 Santa Fe (713) 845-7484 https://www.houstonisd.org/Domain/12649
Gregory-Lincoln PK-8 1101 Taft (713) 942-1400 https://www.houstonisd.org/domain/22638
Hamilton MS 139 E 20th St (713) 802-4725 https://www.houstonisd.org/domain/8377
Hartman MS 7111 Westover (713) 845-7435 https://www.houstonisd.org/domain/15671
Hartsfield ES 5001 Perry St (713) 746-8280 https://www.houstonisd.org/Domain/13024
Harvard ES 810 Harvard St (713) 867-5210 https://www.houstonisd.org/Domain/21225
Heights HS 413 E 13th St (713) 865-4400 https://www.houstonisd.org/heights
Helms ES 503 W 21st St (713) 867-5130 https://www.houstonisd.org/domain/22
Henry MS 10702 E Hardy (713) 696-2650 https://www.houstonisd.org/Domain/2124
Herod ES 5627 Jason St (713) 778-3315 https://www.houstonisd.org/domain/22552
Herrera ES 525 Bennington St (713) 696-2800 https://www.houstonisd.org/Domain/22304
High School for Law and Justice (HSLJ) 3503 Coyle (713) 867-5100 https://www.houstonisd.org/hslecj
Hogg MS 1100 Merrill St (713) 802-4700 https://www.houstonisd.org/hogg
Houston Academy for International Studies (HAIS) HS 1810 Stuart (713) 942-1430 https://www.houstonisd.org/Domain/13578
Jones HS 7414 St Lo Rd (713) 733-1111 https://www.houstonisd.org/jones
Kashmere Gardens ES 4901 Lockwood Dr (713) 671-4160 https://www.houstonisd.org/kashmere
Kashmere HS 6900 Wileyvale St (713) 636-6400 https://www.houstonisd.org/KashmereHS
Key MS 4000 Kelley St (713) 636-6000 https://www.houstonisd.org/key
Kinder HSPVA 790 Austin St (713) 942-1960 https://www.houstonisd.org/hspva
Kolter ES 9710 Runnymeade Dr (713) 726-3630 https://www.houstonisd.org/kolter
Lamar HS 3325 Westheimer Rd (713) 522-5960 https://www.houstonisd.org/lamarhs
Lanier MS 2600 Woodhead St (713) 942-1900 https://www.houstonisd.org/lanier
Lantrip ES 100 Telephone Rd (713) 924-1670 https://www.houstonisd.org/domain/8379
Lawson MS 14000 Stancliff St (713) 434-5600 https://www.houstonisd.org/Domain/1866
Leland YMCPA 1700 Gregg St (713) 226-2668 https://www.houstonisd.org/domain/22433
Lockhart ES 3200 Rosedale St (713) 942-1950 https://www.houstonisd.org/Domain/14655
Long Acad 6501 Bellaire Blvd (713) 778-3380 https://www.houstonisd.org/long
Longfellow ES 3617 Norris (713) 295-5268 https://www.houstonisd.org/Domain/23416
Lovett ES 8814 S Rice Ave (713) 295-5258 https://www.houstonisd.org/domain/28
MacGregor ES 4801 Labranch St (713) 942-1990 https://www.houstonisd.org/Domain/12927
Madison HS 13719 Whiteheather (713) 433-9801 https://www.houstonisd.org/madison
Mandarin Immersion Magnet 5445 W Alabama (713) 295-5276 https://www.houstonisd.org/mandarinimmersion
Marshall ES 6200 Winfield Rd (713) 636-4606 https://www.houstonisd.org/Domain/28816
Marshall MS 1115 Noble St (713) 226-2600 https://www.houstonisd.org/Domain/22550
McReynolds MS 5910 Market St (713) 671-3650 https://www.houstonisd.org/mcreynolds
Meyerland MS 10410 Manhattan Dr (713) 726-3616 https://www.houstonisd.org/domain/22311
Milby HS 1601 Broadway (713) 928-7401 https://www.houstonisd.org/milby
North Houston EC HS 8001 Fulton St Bldg C (713) 696-6168 https://www.houstonisd.org/Domain/8382
Northside HS 1101 Quitman (713) 226-4900 https://www.houstonisd.org/northsidehigh
Oak Forest ES 1401 W 43rd St (713) 613-2536 https://www.houstonisd.org/Domain/12652
Ortiz MS 6767 Telephone Rd (713) 845-5650 https://www.houstonisd.org/ortizmiddle
Parker ES 10626 Atwell Dr (713) 726-3634 https://www.houstonisd.org/domain/22413
Patterson ES 5302 Allendale Rd (713) 943-5750 https://www.houstonisd.org/patterson
Pershing MS 3838 Blue Bonnet (713) 295-5240 https://www.houstonisd.org/pershing
Pin Oak MS 4601 Glenmont (713) 295-6500 https://www.houstonisd.org/pinoak
Poe ES 5100 Hazard St (713) 535-3780 https://www.houstonisd.org/domain/12254
Pugh ES 1147 Kress St (713) 671-3820 https://www.houstonisd.org/Domain/8383
Red ES 4520 Tonawanda Dr (713) 726-3638 https://www.houstonisd.org/Domain/22958
Revere MS 10502 Briar Forest Dr (713) 917-3500 https://www.houstonisd.org/Domain/13647
Rice School PK-8 7550 Seuss Dr (713) 349-1800 https://www.houstonisd.org/riceschool
River Oaks ES 2008 Kirby Dr (713) 942-1460 https://www.houstonisd.org/Page/45477
Rogers T H 5840 San Felipe St (713) 917-3565 https://www.houstonisd.org/rogersms
Roosevelt ES 6700 Fulton St (713) 696-2820 https://www.houstonisd.org/roosevelt
Ross ES 2819 Bay St (713) 226-4550 https://www.houstonisd.org/Domain/22956
Sam Houston Math, Science, and Technology Center HS (Houston MSTC) 9400 Irvington (713) 696-0200 https://www.houstonisd.org/domain/26594
Scarborough HS 4141 Costa Rica (713) 613-2200 https://www.houstonisd.org/domain/8385
Scroggins ES 400 Boyles St (713) 671-4130 https://www.houstonisd.org/domain/22554
Shadowbriar ES 2650 Shadowbriar Dr (281) 368-2160 https://www.houstonisd.org/Domain/11084
Sharpstown Intl 8330 Triola (713) 778-3440 https://www.houstonisd.org/Domain/2118
Sinclair ES 6410 Grovewood Ln (713) 867-5161 https://www.houstonisd.org/Domain/11089
South EC HS 1930 Airport Blvd (713) 732-3623 https://www.houstonisd.org/SECHS
Sterling HS 11625 Martindale Rd (713) 991-0510 https://www.houstonisd.org/sterling
Stevens ES 1910 Lamonte Ln (713) 613-2546 https://www.houstonisd.org/stevens-es
Stevenson MS 9595 Winkler (713) 943-5700 https://www.houstonisd.org/Domain/17376
Travis ES 3311 Beauchamp St (713) 802-4790 https://www.houstonisd.org/domain/22957
Valley West ES 10707 S Gessner Dr (713) 773-6151 https://www.houstonisd.org/Page/76093
Wainwright ES 5330 Milwee St (713) 613-2550 https://www.houstonisd.org/domain/21520
Waltrip HS 1900 W 34th St (713) 688-1361 https://www.houstonisd.org/waltrip
Washington HS 4204 Yale St (713) 696-6600 https://www.houstonisd.org/washingtonhs
Welch MS 11544 S Gessner (713) 778-3300 https://www.houstonisd.org/welch
Wesley ES 800 Dillard St (713) 696-2860 https://www.houstonisd.org/wesleyelem
Westbury HS 11911 Chimney Rock (713) 723-6015 https://www.houstonisd.org/Domain/8388
Westside HS 14201 Briar Forest (281) 920-8000 https://www.houstonisd.org/westsidehs
Wharton K-8 900 W Gray St (713) 535-3771 https://www.houstonisd.org/whartondla
Whidby ES 7625 Springhill St (713) 746-8170 https://www.houstonisd.org/whidby
Williams MS 6100 Knox St (713) 696-2600 https://www.houstonisd.org/Domain/12044
Windsor Village ES 14440 Polo St (713) 726-3642 https://www.houstonisd.org/Domain/36
Worthing HS 9215 Scott St (713) 733-3433 https://www.houstonisd.org/worthing
Yates HS 3650 Alabama St (713) 748-5400 https://www.houstonisd.org/yates
Young Women's College Preparatory Academy 1906 Cleburne St (713) 942-1441 https://www.houstonisd.org/YWCPA