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A parent's guide to Midtown Houston schools: Lockhart Elementary, Cullen Middle, Lamar HS and its IB program, magnet options, and private alternatives.
Midtown Houston real estate guide: high-rise condos, mid-rise apartments, townhomes, price ranges, marquee buildings, and what to know before buying or renting.
Things to do in Midtown Houston: the Bagby bar district, live music at the Continental Club, Discovery Green, the Red Line to museums, and the local weekend agenda.
The best restaurants in Midtown Houston: La Fisheria, El Big Bad, 13 Celsius, Brennan's, and the dining bench around Bagby, Main Street, and the Red Line.
Midtown Houston guide: the bar district along Bagby, the METRORail Red Line, walkable mid-rises, restaurants, schools, and the dense urban lifestyle that defines this neighborhood.

Spring Branch ISD's five high schools — Memorial, Stratford, Spring Woods, Northbrook, and WAIS — define the SBISD attendance map. Here is how each campus works.

Spring Branch Houston real estate by school zone: Memorial HS at $600K-$2.2M, Stratford at $500K-$1.6M, Spring Woods at $350K-$650K, Northbrook at $250K-$500K.

Things to do in Spring Branch, Houston: Memorial City, Town & Country Village, Long Point Koreatown, Memorial Park, the Galleria, and family-friendly outings nearby.

Best restaurants in Spring Branch, Houston: Korean Noodle House, Yumchaa, El Tiempo Cantina, Sushi Bar Sasaki, Maine-ly Sandwiches, Pinkerton's, and more.

Spring Branch in northwest Houston is anchored by top-rated SBISD schools, Memorial City Mall, and Houston's Koreatown along Long Point. Here is what life is like.

Bellaire HS and Pin Oak Middle in HISD anchor Bellaire, TX. Here is what the IB magnet, the medical magnet, and the Pin Oak feeder pattern look like for Houston families.
