The Briarwood School
Houston · TX · Private independent · K-12 combined
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The Village School → The Village School → River Oaks Academy → Japanese Educational Institute → Hua Xia Chinese School → Van Houston Academy → The Tenney School → Lycee International De Houston →How The Briarwood School compares for families
What families should know about The Briarwood School.
- ▸ LocallyTX students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: The Village School, The Village School, River Oaks Academy and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Your state's public flagship
The University of Texas at Austin
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $19,857/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Pay for college in Texas
Texas's public scholarships
Texas families have two big levers: a guaranteed-admission rule for the top of each graduating class, and the need-based TEXAS Grant that pairs with it. Class rank does more here than almost anywhere.
Graduate in the top 10% of your Texas public-HS class and finish the required curriculum for automatic admission to TX public universities (UT Austin caps at the top 5%). (Must finish the required college-prep curriculum (Distinguished plan).)
Official program details ↗Texas's flagship need-based grant — no GPA gate to qualify (a 3.0 or top-third rank just gives priority when funds run short). (Enroll within 16 months of HS, ≥¾ time, in a bachelor's program.)
Official program details ↗Graduate at least a semester early with the Distinguished plan plus a 3.0 GPA and an 80th-percentile test (or top-10% rank) for a TEXAS Grant-sized scholarship. (Graduate at least a semester early with the Distinguished plan.)
Official program details ↗Eligibility rules change yearly — confirm with the official program before relying on it. Amounts are recent published figures; awards cover tuition/fees, not housing or books unless noted. Verified 2026-06-14.
Their published matriculation list
Where their graduates enrolled
The Briarwood School publishes where its graduates enrolled. What follows is copied from that document — 5 colleges, in the document's own order.
The document does not state a class year for this list.
These graduates went on to the colleges above.
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About this listing
The Briarwood School is listed by PSS 2020 · NAIS. Its enrollment figures below come from the most recent federal Private School Survey it answered; the survey is voluntary, and the school did not respond to the latest wave. The school's own site: www.briarwoodschool.org ↗
Enrollment trend & projection
Private school enrollment comes from the NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), which is collected every other year — not annually like public-school data. The most recent published collection is 2021–22; NCES targeted spring 2026 for the 2023–24 release — we'll load it as soon as it's published.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Village School Houston |
Private | 1.3 | 1,258 | -20.5% |
| The Village School Houston |
Private | 1.4 | 1,261 | — |
| River Oaks Academy Houston |
Private | 2.3 | 37 | — |
| Japanese Educational Institute Houston |
Private | 2.4 | 448 | -21.7% |
| Hua Xia Chinese School Houston |
Private | 3.5 | 3,250 | — |
| Van Houston Academy Houston |
Private | 3.5 | 74 | — |
| The Tenney School Houston |
Private | 3.7 | 55 | -8.3% |
| Lycee International De Houston Houston |
Private | 4.9 | 88 | — |
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