The Awty International School
- A+Overall Grade
- Private
- PK, K-12
- Houston, TX
- 144 reviews
- AcademicsA+
- DiversityA+
- TeachersA
- College PrepA+
- Clubs & ActivitiesA
- SportsB
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Tuition
Yearly Tuition
$26,910
Tuition is for the highest grade offered and may have changed for the current school year. For more information, please contact the school.
Received Financial Aid
8%
Average Financial Aid
$14,700
From The Awty International School
Founded in 1956, Awty is Houston's premier international school. Awty offers students a rigorous path to graduating with either the International Baccalaureate or French Baccalauréat, and is the only school in Houston accredited by the French Ministry of Education. Awty offers students an unparalleled language immersion program leading to 2nd and 3rd language fluency. At all levels, Awty's program combines high academic standards with a kind and friendly atmosphere, celebrating cultural, national, and linguistic diversity and preparing students to live, work, and lead anywhere in the world.
The Awty International School Rankings
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Academics
Culture & Safety
Poll
- 85%
- of students agree that they feel safe at their school.20 responses
Poll
- 70%
- of students agree that they like their school and feel happy there.20 responses
Students
Diversity
A+
Based on racial and economic diversity and survey responses on school culture and diversity from students and parents.
Students
1,644
- 91%
- of students and parents agree that students at this school are competitive.23 responses
- 65%
- of students and parents agree that students at this school are creative and artsy.23 responses
- 78%
- of students and parents agree that students at this school are athletic.23 responses
Teachers
Poll
- 78%
- of students and parents agree that the teachers genuinely care about the students.37 responses
Poll
- 78%
- of students and parents agree that the teachers adequately lead and control the classroom.37 responses
Clubs & Activities
Clubs & Activities
A
Based on student and parent reviews of clubs and activities.
Girls Athletic Participation
High
Boys Athletic Participation
Average
- 75%
- of students and parents agree that there are plenty of clubs and organizations for students to get involved in.12 responses
- 67%
- of students and parents agree that clubs and organizations get the funding they need.12 responses
- 67%
- of students and parents agree that lots of students participate in clubs and organizations.12 responses
- Cost of LivingB-
- Good for FamiliesB-
- HousingC-
Area Feel
Suburban
Median Household Income
$57,516
National
$55,322Median Rent
$808
National
$949Median Home Value
$282,132
National
$184,700The Awty International School Reviews
144 reviews
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Awty gave me many wonderful opportunities in terms of clubs and sports. I was able to involve myself in the activities I liked, and I was able to cultivate a great Resume. However, I believe that the IB Diploma is too demanding, and many students were stressed, depressed, and lonely throughout the course of their Junior and Senior years; many students went to sleep from 1 am to 3 am because of their homework load, and they simply didn't have social lives. I believe that there isn't much support from counseling–even though many students need it–and there isn't a large emphasis on the arts. Ultimately, I believe Awty made me into a very competitive university applicant, but at the large cost of sleep deprivation.
My kids have been attending Awty since Kindergarten. Now they are in middle school. We picked Awty because of the emphasis on languages as well as the diversity inside the classrooms. You can judge a school academically, by curriculum, by the teachers and by the sports and activities offered. The best way for me to judge? My children love to go to school. They have friends from different cultures, religion, etc. They enjoy learning and being in class. There are definitely challenges for the school as it grows, but the faculty and staff are supportive and focused on student success.
I entered AWTY my Juniot year and was surprised by how easily I was able to fit in. The students are all incredibly kind and accepting. The school is very rigorous academicly and doesnt offer alot of help or support to struggling students. The faculty is also very grade oriented and so, students rarely recieve acknowledgement for their inquisitiveness and creativity, the school instead rewards memorization and a compartmentalized form of thought. In my experience AWTY is a school with teaches students to fear being wrong, and if children and young adults begin to fear the possibility of being wrong they will cease creating their own original ideas for fear of being mistaken. In this way while AWTY creates logical, and effeicient students, though I believe that it does so at the cost of the imaginativeness and unique creativity of its students