These Houston high schools are the best for athletes in 2020, study shows



>>>Check out the 'Best Schools for Athletes in the Houston Area' in 2020, according to a new study from Niche.com. less Matthew Boling of Houston Strake Jesuit competes in the 6A boys 100-meter dash during the UIL State Track & Field Championships at Mike A. Myers Stadium, Saturday, May, 11, 2019, in Austin. Matthew Boling of Houston Strake Jesuit competes in the 6A boys 100-meter dash during the UIL State Track & Field Championships at Mike A. Myers Stadium, Saturday, May, 11, 2019, in Austin. ... more Photo: Jason Fochtman, Staff Photographer Photo: Jason Fochtman, Staff Photographer Image 1 of / 32 Caption Close These Houston high schools are the best for athletes in 2020, study shows 1 / 32 Back to Gallery

The Houston area produces some of the top athletes and sports programs in the state of Texas and the United States.

State champions such as the North Shore football team, the Katy High School softball team and Strake Jesuit national track star Matthew Boling are just a few of the notable examples from the 2018-19 school year.

But which high schools have the best sports programs in the state? One study is attempting to answer that incredibly difficult question.

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Niche.com recently put out a study that ranks the "Best Schools for Athletes in the Houston Area" in 2020.

Above, you can check out which Houston-area high schools are considered the best for athletes in 2020.

The ranking is based on student and parent reviews of athletics, number of state championships, student participation in athletics and the number of sports offered at the school.

And statistics obtained for the study from the U.S. Department of Education represent the most recent data available, as self-reported by the schools.

If you want to read more about the site's methodology for this study, you can click here.

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