Bridgeland High School

Bridgeland High School

Cypress, Texas

3,544 students

High School, Grades 9–12

#73

Best ACT in Texas High Schools

3,544

Students

16.1:1

S:T Ratio

School Snapshot
Key metrics at a glance
Avg SAT Score

1,230

A-

out of 1600
Good
Avg ACT Score

27

A

out of 36
Excellent
AP Courses

25

A+

courses offered
Excellent
AP Enrollment

20%

C

of students
Good
Student-Teacher Ratio

16:1

B

students per teacher
Average
Graduation Rate

97%

A+

Excellent
Reading Proficiency

90%

A+

Excellent
Math Proficiency

75%

A-

Good
Academic Grades

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Academic Pathways

Explore 214 courses in the 2025-26 catalog for Bridgeland High School

English II

In this course, students will continue to develop, strengthen, and broaden their literacy, communication skills, and analytical capabilities so that they become critical learners capable of both meaningful collaboration and independent thought. This course connects listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking throughout the following TEKS strands: developing and sustaining foundational language skills; comprehension; response; multiple A clock icon is used to designate elective courses requiring additional practice/rehearsal time outside of the regular school day. Schools will limit practice/rehearsal time to a maximum of eight hours per week, Monday through Thursday, per activity. Additional practices/rehearsals (beyond the eight hours) may be required after school on Friday and/or on Saturday. Competitions for these courses are generally scheduled on Friday and/or Saturday. Schedules for specific activities will be provided by the teacher. genres; author’s purpose and craft; composition; and inquiry and research. Students will engage in academic conversations, writing, and reading to facilitate critical thinking and adapt to the ever-evolving nature of language and literacy. Students will study the habits of the capable reader and the capable writer, establishing practices that will be applied to future endeavors. Students will encounter a diverse range of self-selected and assigned texts from multiple genres representing a broad range of authors, viewpoints, and literary traditions. Texts will include informational, literary, and multimodal (multimedia) texts that increase in complexity and sophistication. Students will write for a variety of purposes and study techniques appropriate to communicating their ideas with clarity and purpose.

English III SSL (Sheltered Second Language)

This course is designed for students previously enrolled in English I SOL and English II SOL and/or for speakers of other languages who need to develop proficiency in the use of English. The strategies and methodologies used to aid speakers of other languages in developing skills in English are utilized throughout this course. Thus, in considering the individual's oral proficiency and other academic competency skills in English, this course is accommodated to enhance the critical processes and features of second language acquisition. Focus of the course is on an overview of American literature, including samples of traditional and multiethnic selections that represent this country's cultural diversity. Writing occurs in a variety of ways as appropriate. Correct English grammar and syntax are approached through direct instruction and/or through the writing process. Research is assigned as fits the students' needs and English skills. Practice in listening and speaking occurs throughout the course. Students write for varied audiences and purposes and work to apply effective ideas, voice, word choice, fluency, organization, and conventions in their writing. Instruction in such skills is accommodated to meet the varying needs of students who are at different stages of English language acquisition. The strategies and methodologies of English as a Second Language are utilized throughout this program that parallels with English III. and evaluation - before they write for varied audiences and purposes. Students will hone their writing skills throughout the year by developing their ideas and applying effective voice, word choice, fluency, logical organization of material, and appropriate conventions of language.

English IV SSL (Sheltered Second Language)

This course is designed to aid speakers of other languages in developing skills in English and to take these speakers of other languages through a program of English composition and a variety of readings from British and World and contemporary literature. Strategies and methodologies for aiding these students in acquiring increasing competency in English are utilized throughout this course with accommodations in the English IV program occurring to meet the language learning needs of the individual student. Students write in a variety of forms, work on appropriate research skills, and use multiple strategies during the reading process. Appropriate and correct English grammar is approached through direct instruction and/or through the writing process. Opportunities for practice of listening and speaking are inherent in the course. English III-Advanced Placement/HORIZONS 1 credit English III H/AP covers the curriculum for the Advanced Placement English Language & Composition course, which focuses on the development and revision of evidence-based analytical and argumentative writing, the rhetorical analysis of nonfiction texts, and the decisions writers make as they compose and revise. During the course, students will evaluate, synthesize, and cite research to support their arguments. They will also read and analyze rhetorical elements and their effects in nonfiction texts – including images as forms of text – from a range of disciplines and historical periods. Writing assignments will include expository, analytical, and argumentative essays that require students to analyze and interpret nonfiction works. The AP English Language & Composition course aligns to an introductory college-level rhetoric and writing curriculum, and students may take the AP English Language Exam at the end of the course to earn college credit.

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