Seven Lakes High School (SLHS) is a public senior high school located in Fort Bend County, Texas, United States, inside the Cinco Ranch area south of the city of Katy. Many communities such as Seven Meadows, Grand Lakes, and Cinco Ranch are zoned to the school. The school was rated "Exemplary" by the Texas Education Agency for the 2008-2009 school year (the highest rating any public high school in Texas can attain). In 2016, the school was ranked 703rd in the nation out of 27,000 public high schools in the US by US News; The school was one of three winners of The Houston Chronicle's Chronicle Cup in 2008 for overall athletic performance. Currently ranked #11 in The 2018 Best Public High Schools in Texas on Niche.com, a prominent ranking and review site. The 2018 Best Public High Schools ranking is based on rigorous analysis of key statistics and millions of reviews from students and parents using data from the U.S. Department of Education. Ranking factors include state test scores, college readiness, graduation rates, SAT/ACT scores, teacher quality, and high school ratings Awards and Honors: 2009 – Selected as one of “America’s Best High Schools” in Newsweek. 2010 – NCEA Higher Performing School 2010 – Touchdown Club, First Place, Sterling Bank Sportsmanship Award 2011 – NCEA Higher Performing School 2012 - Selected as one of “America’s Best High Schools” in Newsweek. (#277) 2013 - Selected as one of “America’s Best High Schools” in Newsweek. (#213) National Championships: 2010 – 5A Individual National Champion; Academic Decathlon (Honors) 2010 – 1st Place Super Quiz Oral Relay; Academic Decathlon 2010 – Rookie of the Year, Highest Scoring New School, Division I; Academic Decathlon 2013 – National Scholastic Writing Gold Medal Award 2013 – National Champions; FBI Common Knowledge Team Scholarship 2013 – Outstanding Coach, Sixth Place Division C, National Finals, Wright State University; Science Olympiad
