Clear Creek ISD Schools in League City, TX: A Parent's Guide

Clear Creek ISD schools in League City, TX cover four comprehensive high schools (Clear Springs, Clear Falls, Clear Brook, and Clear Creek), about eight intermediate and middle schools, and a long list of zoned elementary campuses. The district consistently ranks among the top large districts in the Houston region. CCISD serves about 41,000 students total across League City, Clear Lake, Kemah, Seabrook, Webster, and parts of unincorporated Galveston and Harris counties, and its accountability rating sits in the top quartile of Texas large districts year after year. The first decision for most families moving to League City is which Clear Creek ISD high school zone you want to land in.

This guide covers the four League City-area high schools, the magnet and Choice programs, how zoning works across the master-planned communities, and what to ask on a campus tour. For the broader move-to-League-City picture, our living in League City guide walks through restaurants, real estate, and what life is really like in the suburb.

Clear Springs High School

Clear Springs High School on West Walker Street is the largest of the League City CCISD campuses and zones the western master-planned communities (Magnolia Creek, parts of Mar Bella, Tuscan Lakes, parts of Westover Park). The school opened in 2007, so the facilities are the newest among the four: a strong fine arts wing, a large athletic complex, and a science and engineering pathway. AP enrollment is high, and the school UIL Academic team competes at the regional level most years. Clear Springs Charger football runs competitive at the District 24-6A level.

Clear Falls High School

Clear Falls High School on League City Parkway opened in 2010 and zones the southern and eastern parts of the city, including parts of Bay Colony and the FM-646 corridor (where it intersects with CCISD boundaries). The campus runs strong AP and dual-credit offerings, a high-performing band, and a competitive soccer program. The student body is one of the more demographically mixed in the district, reflecting the diversity of the southeast League City neighborhoods.

Clear Brook High School

Clear Brook High School on Beamer Road in Friendswood (across the unincorporated boundary, in the CCISD zone) zones parts of northwest League City and the Friendswood-adjacent neighborhoods. The campus dates to 1991 and has a longer-established culture than Clear Springs or Clear Falls: a strong theater and choir program, competitive academic UIL, and a recognizable Brook Wolverines athletic brand. Many of the older League City subdivisions zone here; verify the specific address.

Clear Creek High School

Clear Creek High School on FM-518 in League City is the original CCISD high school. The campus dates to 1953 and remains the heart of the district identity. The school zones parts of central and east League City (Bay Ridge, Brittany Bay, and the older downtown neighborhoods), the Kemah and Seabrook areas, and parts of unincorporated Clear Lake. The campus runs a strong NJROTC program, a recognized engineering pathway, and a longstanding football tradition. The student body is one of the most diverse in the district, and the school history-and-culture footprint runs deeper than the newer campuses.

Intermediate and middle schools that feed into each high school

Clear Creek ISD uses a 6th-8th intermediate/middle structure with some grade-level splits. For Clear Springs: Creekside Intermediate and Westbrook Intermediate are the main feeders. For Clear Falls: Bayside Intermediate and Brookside Intermediate. For Clear Brook: League City Intermediate and Clear Lake Intermediate. For Clear Creek: Seabrook Intermediate and Clear Lake Intermediate. Specific subdivisions inside League City send to specific intermediate campuses; pull the CCISD zone lookup for any address you are considering.

Elementary schools inside the master-planned communities

The elementary picture maps roughly to the master-planned communities. Wedgewood Elementary serves much of Magnolia Creek. Walter Hall Elementary serves the historic central League City and parts of Westover. League City Elementary serves the older east-side neighborhoods. Goforth Elementary serves parts of Mar Bella and Westover. Hyde Elementary serves the Bay Colony / FM-646 corridor (where it falls inside CCISD). Each elementary has its own PTO, fall festival, and parent-volunteer culture. Those are the differences that matter day-to-day, not the test scores, which are uniformly strong across the CCISD League City elementaries.

Magnet, Choice, and the CCISD specialized programs

Clear Creek ISD runs a smaller magnet footprint than Houston ISD or Fort Bend ISD but offers strong dual-credit, AP Capstone, and career and technical education pathways at all four high schools. The CCISD STEM Academy at Clear Lake High School (just north of League City) pulls students from the whole district for engineering and biotech specialization, and many League City families pursue transfer applications for that program. The district also runs a dual-language Spanish-English program at several elementary campuses: pull the latest list before relying on it for any one address.

Private school alternatives near League City

Bay Area Christian School in League City runs K-12 with tuition in the $10,000 to $14,000 range. It is a longstanding alternative that pulls families across the Bay Area region. Lutheran South Academy in Houston (about 25 minutes north) and Friendswood Christian School (a 15-minute drive west) are the next closest private options. Most League City families ultimately enroll in Clear Creek ISD; the private school market is smaller than in the inner-loop Houston neighborhoods because CCISD is itself the draw.

Zoning, transfers, and what to do before you offer

Pull the CCISD zoning lookup at the specific address (not the subdivision name) before you sign a contract. Boundary lines run through subdivisions in places, and a home two streets apart can zone to different elementary or intermediate schools. Note that parts of Bay Colony and the southern FM-646 corridor zone to Dickinson ISD rather than CCISD, and a few western pockets near Friendswood zone to Friendswood ISD. Verify the specific address. If your kid is already enrolled in a CCISD specialized program, ask about transfer continuity: those rules change every few years.

What to ask on a campus tour

Schedule fall open-house nights for any prospective high school. Ask about the AP Capstone offering, the dual-credit pathway with San Jacinto Community College, the senior project options, and the college counselor-to-student ratio (typically around 1 counselor per 350 to 400 students at the larger CCISD high schools). Look at the actual student traffic between classes, watch how the teachers interact with students, and walk the cafeteria at lunch. The cultural differences between Clear Springs, Clear Falls, Clear Brook, and Clear Creek show up there more than on any state report card. For the broader Bay Area schools picture, see our Clear Creek ISD schools in Clear Lake guide. Many CCISD families compare the League City and Clear Lake campuses side-by-side.