Sharpstown International School is a secondary school in Houston, Texas, located in Section 2 of Sharpstown Country Club Estates. The school serves grades 6 through 12 and is part of the Houston Independent School District. As of 2012 it is an all-magnet school. The Houston I.S.D. in partnership with Asia SocietyInternational Studies Schools Network developed a new, small high school in August 2007 called the International High School at Sharpstown. In the 2011-2012 school year, International High School and Sharpstown Middle School were consolidated to be Sharpstown International School, the first sixth-through-twelfth grade magnet program in HISD. The school's international studies magnet program offers Model United Nations, Chinese and Spanish languages, study abroad opportunities, and an internationalized curriculum. Sharpstown International School provides students with a personalized learning environment and prepares them for active roles as global citizens. It develops students’ international knowledge and skills by deepening their understanding of world cultures. The student body represents more than 45 countries and over 35 languages. The majority of students speak Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, Igbo, Amharic, and Tigrinya. The school's mascot for its sports teams is the "Spartan." Previously, Sharpstown Middle School's sports teams were called the Vikings. Liberty High School, an alternative high school for recent immigrants, is on the campus of Sharpstown International. Sharpstown International School offers an annual International Festival. The International Festival happens every first Tuesday of December with many games and activities students and parents can enjoy throughout the night.
History
The building that now houses Sharpstown International School was originally built in 1967 as a high school. It was named Sharpstown Junior/Senior High School, housing grades 7–12. The area around the school grew quickly and, in the early 1970s, a new Sharpstown Senior High campus was built on Bissonnet Street. The older campus became Sharpstown Junior High, serving grades 7–9. At the beginning of the 1970-1971 school year, Sharpstown Junior High became Sharpstown Middle School, and Sharpstown Senior High became Sharpstown High School. In 2011 Sharpstown Middle was consolidated with the International High School at Sharpstown to form a new 6-12 school, Sharpstown International School. For a short time, the school did have an attendance boundary for grades 6-12. By 2012 its section was reassigned to Sugar Grove Middle School and Sharpstown High School. Sharpstown International School now has no zone/boundary because of its magnet program.
Location
Sharpstown International School is in the Sharpstown area of Houston. It is a few minutes away from the Houston Baptist University on Fondren and U.S. Highway 59 — "Southwest Freeway". It is a few minutes from the Memorial Hermann Hospital Southwest on Beechnut and U.S. Highway 59.
Transportation
Houston ISD provides school buses for magnet students and to those who live more than two miles from the school.
Student body
Sharpstown International School is a diverse campus that reflects the population of the city of Houston. Students represent more than 45 countries of origin and approximately 35 languages are spoken.
School uniforms
Sharpstown International School has a mandatory school uniform policy. The middle schoolers have to wear red and the high schoolers have to wear navy blue. Only the seniors get to wear black.
