Sharpstown High School
Sharpstown High School
Sharpstown High School, located at 7504 Bissonnet Street in suburban Southwest Houston, is comprised of Grades 9 through 12 and part of the Houston Independent School District.
SHS opened in 1968 as Sharpstown Junior-Senior High School, but separated from the junior high at 8330 Triola Lane and moved into a new building two years later near the intersection of Bissonnet and Bonhomme Road. The 1970 building was razed in 2018; its replacement, currently home to 1,314 students, is located just west of the old site at Bissonnet and Braeburn Valley Drive.
Elementary schools that feed SHS include Bonham, McNamara, Milne, Neff, Sutton, Valley West, and Ed White. Middle schools are Fondren, Jane Long, Sugar Grove, and Welch.
SHS fields interscholastic teams in baseball, basketball, cheer, cross country, football, soccer, softball, track and field, volleyball, flag football, girls’ tennis, and boys wrestling.
About Dr. D’Andre Edwards, Principal
Dr. Edwards was appointed principal at Sharpstown last May after two years in the same capacity at Tinsley Elementary. That same month, he graduated with a doctorate in Executive Educational Leadership from Houston Christian University’s College of Education and Behavioral Sciences.
Prior to serving at Tinsley, Dr. Edwards spent six years at Worthing High as a Social Studies instructor and then assistant principal. His extensive background in education spans both traditional public and charter school sectors, where he has also worked as a dean of students and principal resident.
Driven by his own transformative personal journey, overcoming severe behavioral and disciplinary challenges in his youth to ultimately earn a doctorate, Dr. Edwards brings a unique, deeply empathetic perspective to campus leadership.
Dedicated to fostering academic excellence, equity, and student belonging, he is passionately committed to creating inclusive learning environments that remove barriers, empower teachers, and provide every student with the supportive resources needed to thrive.
“Being a high school principal means watching students grow into what they're meant to be through all the chaos, laughter, and hard lessons,” Dr. Edwards said. “You get to be a part of their story. That's the real joy... showing up, believing in them, and seeing it all pay off.”
Dr. Edwards is an alumnus of Southern University (BA History) and member of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity.
