Ridge Point High School

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Ridge Point High School
Address
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500 Waters Lake Blvd.

Missouri City
,
Texas
77459

United States
Coordinates29°29′31″N 95°31′02″W / 29.49202°N 95.51724°W / 29.49202; -95.51724Coordinates: 29°29′31″N 95°31′02″W / 29.49202°N 95.51724°W / 29.49202; -95.51724
Information
School typepublic school
MottoThere is No Limit to What we can Achieve
Established2010
School districtFort Bend Independent School District
Teaching staff147.63 (FTE)[2]
Grades9-12
Enrollment3,060 (2021-2022)[2]
Student to teacher ratio18.96[2]
Campus size77 acres (310,000 m2)[1]
Color(s)      Purple, Silver & White
SloganThe home of scholars and champions
Athletics conferenceUIL Class AAAAAA
MascotAthlon
Team namePanthers
YearbookThe Athlon
2011 TEA RatingAcademically Acceptable
WebsiteRidge Point High School
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Ridge Point High School (RPHS) is a public high school located in Sienna (formerly Sienna Plantation), an unincorporated area and planned community in Fort Bend County, Texas.

Opened in 2010, the school serves more than 3000 students in grades 9-12. It is classified as a 6A school by the UIL. The principal is Leonard Brogan.

The school serves the following areas:[3] Sienna,[4] a portion of Fresno,[5] most of Arcola,[6] and Juliff.[7]

History[]

Ground broke on Fort Bend ISD High School #11 in July 2008, and the campus opened in the 2010-11 school year to ease overcrowding at Hightower and Elkins high schools. Some Sienna Plantation residents criticized the chosen location of Ridge Point, while Arcola residents had a positive reception to the location.[1]

On February 8, 2010 the FBISD board selected "Ridge Point High School" as the school's name.[8] It was chosen to honor area history, specific the Blue Ridge Oil Field and the Buffalo Bayou, Brazos and Colorado Railway reaching Stafford's Point in 1853.[9] Ridge Point High School is one of two high schools within the Fort Bend Independent School District that is not named after a person.

Upon opening the school had 9th and 10th graders, with subsequent grades to be added later.[10] The first graduating class matriculated in 2013.

Campus[]

Feeder pattern[]

The following elementary schools feed into Ridge Point:[11]

  • Scanlan Oaks
  • Jan Schiff
  • Sienna Crossing
  • Heritage Rose
  • Donald Leonetti
  • Burton

The following middle schools feed into Ridge Point:.[11]

  • Baines
  • Quail Valley (partial) GT academy students zoned to Ridge Point
  • Ronald Thornton

Athletics[]

Ridge Point athletics are included in UIL District 20-6A division (2016-2022). Other members include FB Austin, FB Bush, FB Clements, FB Dulles, FB Elkins, FB Travis and Richmond George Ranch.

The school's athletic teams played at the junior varsity level upon opening. The varsity American football team began operations in the fall of 2012, while all other sports teams began varsity operations in 2011.[10]

The Ridge Point football team has been district champions from 2014-18 and again from 2020-21 and advanced to the state semifinals in 2016 and state regional finals in 2020. The Ridge Point volleyball team advanced to the state Final Four in both 2019 and 2021.

Boys Athletics:

  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Cross Country
  • Football
  • Golf
  • Soccer
  • Swimming/Diving
  • Tennis
  • Track/Field

Girls Athletics:

  • Basketball
  • Cheer
  • Cross Country
  • Golf
  • Soccer
  • Softball
  • Swimming/Diving
  • Tennis
  • Track/Field
  • Volleyball

Academics[]

Ridge Point offers more than 20 AP courses and six dual credit classes to allow its students to potentially earn college credit while attending high school.

Additionally, its Academic Decathlon team has placed in the top 25 in Texas in three different years (2016, 2019 and 2021) and the school produced the World Scholar's Cup global round champions in 2019 in competition held in The Hague, Netherlands.

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Zheng, Zen T.C. (2008-07-10). "Site work begins for new FBISD high school". Houston Chronicle.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c "RIDGE POINT H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  3. ^ "High School Attendance Zones." Fort Bend Independent School District. Retrieved on April 15, 2017.
  4. ^ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Sienna Plantation CDP, TX." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on April 15, 2017. Detail: Page 1, Page 2.
  5. ^ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Fresno CDP, TX." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on May 4, 2017. Page 1, Page 2
  6. ^ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Arcola city, TX." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on April 15, 2017.
  7. ^ "Juliff, Texas." Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved on April 15, 2017. "Juliff is on the Missouri Pacific Railroad, Farm Road 521, and the Brazos River, twenty miles east of Richmond in eastern Fort Bend County."
  8. ^ Tezeno, Diane (2010-02-16). "District's newest high school has a new name". Fort Bend Sun at the Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
  9. ^ "FBISD Names 11th High School". FortBendNow.com. 2010-02-11.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b "Sienna to welcome third water park, new high school". Houston Chronicle. 2010-04-30. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
  11. ^ Jump up to: a b http://www.fortbendisd.com/about/Zone1011%20HS%2011%20website.pdf

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