HOUSTON'S ONLY SCHOOL FOR TEENS NAVIGATING RECOVERY AND MENTAL HEALTH

When your teen is struggling, school shouldn't be the next thing they lose.

Archway Academy is built for teens navigating substance use disorder, mental health challenges, or both. They get the clinical support they need and the education they deserve, without choosing one over the other.

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Our Story

Where education
meets healing.

Archway Academy opened its doors in 2004 to offer students and worried families navigating teenage substance use disorder, mental health challenges, or both a place where getting help and staying in school are never in conflict.

Today we are the largest recovery high school in the country and a national model for what happens when education and clinical support are built to work together — not compete.

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Our Approach

Built around
your teen's whole life.

At Archway, recovery and academics aren't separate tracks. They're woven together every single day — by specialists who know exactly what your teen needs.

Clinical Support

Individualized Recovery Support

Every student works with licensed counselors and recovery coaches who meet them where they are — addressing mental health, substance use, and the unique stages of each teen's personal recovery process.

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Academics

Accredited Education, No Compromise

Archway partners with Southwest Public Schools to provide a fully accredited curriculum. Small class sizes, qualified teachers, and a recovery-supportive environment mean your teen earns real credits toward graduation every day.

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Coordinated Care

Continuum of Care

Archway works closely with your teen's therapists, counselors, treatment providers, and family to keep every support system aligned. We don't work in silos — we work as one coordinated team around your teen.

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Outcomes

Twenty years of results.

Recovery and education aren't competing priorities — at Archway, they make each other possible. The numbers show it.

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93% Attendance rate Among the highest of any school in Houston
98% Higher education Of graduates go on to attend college or university
#1 Largest in the US The largest recovery high school in the country

Stories

From the families
and students we serve.

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Archway saved my life and I owe everything to it. It gave me everything I needed to become successful in hard times and showed me tools that I use today. I am forever grateful for the opportunity that Archway gave me because it gave me a real shot at a bright future.

Archway Graduate Class of 2023
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Through my daughter's attendance at Archway, I was able to see firsthand that the work Archway does, coupled with the APG, literally saves lives. Not only do they provide an educational environment suited for the children there, but they also provide an environment that is emotionally supportive in the way these kids need.

Alumni Parent Parent of Graduate
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It works because when you enter Archway you feel hope — you feel that everything is going to be okay. I kept coming back to those words in my research, and today I finally understood why. Hope is the foundation of everything they build here.

Graduate Researcher Former Intern & Researcher

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Your teen doesn't have to choose between getting well and getting ahead.

Archway is here for families who need both. Speak with one of our counselors today — no commitment required, just a conversation.

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