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Here are the best Houston-area schools

The best schools in the Houston region, based on the 2016 Children at Risk rankings:

Top elementary schools

1. River Oaks, Houston ISD

2. Commonwealth, Fort Bend ISD

3. T.H. Rogers K-8, Houston ISD

4. Horn, Houston ISD

5. West University, Houston ISD

6. Creekside Forest, Tomball ISD

7. Colony Meadows, Fort Bend ISD

8. David, Conroe ISD

9. Bush, Houston ISD

10. Deretchin, Conroe ISD

Top middle schools

1. T.H. Rogers K-8, Houston ISD

2. Fort Settlement, Fort Bend ISD

3. Lanier, Houston ISD

4. Beckendorff Junior High, Katy ISD

5. Seven Lakes Junior High, Katy ISD

6. Sartartia, Fort Bend ISD

7. McMeans Junior High, Katy ISD

8. Pin Oak, Houston ISD

9. Project Chrysalis, Houston ISD

10. Wharton Dual Language Academy K-8, Houston ISD

Top high schools

1. DeBakey High School for Health Professions, Houston ISD

2. Carnegie Vanguard, Houston ISD

3. Eastwood Academy, Houston ISD

4. Clear Horizons Early College, Clear Creek ISD

5. Challenge Early College, Houston ISD

6. High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, Houston ISD

7. YES Prep-Southwest, charter school

8. Kerr, Alief ISD

9. Clear Lake, Clear Creek ISD

10. Seven Lakes, Katy ISD