Briarwood School | |
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Address | |
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12207 Whittington Drive , 77077-4999 | |
Coordinates | 29°44′50″N95°35′45″W / 29.7472°N 95.5957°W |
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Type | Private |
Founded | 1967 |
Founder | Yvonne and Dave Streit [1] |
NCES School ID | BB912602 |
Head of school | David Mendlewski |
Grades | K-12 |
Enrollment | 349 (2023 [2] ) |
Color(s) | White, Blue, Gray |
Athletics conference | TAPPS |
Yearbook | Focus |
Website | www |
![]() The Briarwood School | |
Last updated: February 11, 2024 |
The Briarwood School is a private school in Houston, Texas, in the Briar Forest community. Briarwood serves students with diagnosed learning disabilities, including dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, and/or ADHD.
Briarwood is located on Whittington Drive in Houston, Texas. The campus building, built in 1973, [3] is two stories tall and contains two gymnasiums, three lunch rooms, and three wings. There is also an athletic field used for flag football, soccer, and physical education classes.
The Briarwood School boasts a successful theatre and arts program. One professionally directed theatre production is performed each semester. Some students who graduate from Briarwood go on to colleges and universities associated with the arts, such as Santa Fe University of Art and Design, CalArts, Pratt Institute and Savannah College of Art and Design.
Briarwood has a large array of sports for Middle and Upper School. The Mustangs are associated with TAPPS along with the Texas Christian Flag League (TCFL) for flag football.
Boys sports | Girls sports | Coed sports |
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Basketball | Basketball | Winter Soccer |
Cross Country (9-12) | Cross Country (9-12) | |
Flag Football | Golf (9-12) | |
Golf (9-12) | Swimming | |
Swimming | Tennis | |
Tennis | Track & Field | |
Track & Field | Volleyball | |
Boys Cross Country: 1991 (TAPPS 1A), 1992 (1A) [5]
Flag Football: 2023 (TCFL) [6]
Boys Tennis: 1991 (TAPPS 1A), 1992 (1A), 1993 (1A), 1994 (1A), 1995 (1A), 2000 (1A/2A) [7]
Boys Track & Field: 1989 (T.A.P.S. Class A), 1990 (Class A) [8]
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