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Carnegie Vanguard's academics have been widely recognized in the country. For the past several years, Carnegie Vanguard has been consistently ranked the top ranked public high school in the Houston area and a top 25 public high school in the country by several major magazines and journals, including Newsweek, The Washington Post, and U. S. News & World Report.

The HISD Vanguard program was designed to serve the needs of gifted and talented students. From fall 1977 to spring 2002, the HISD High School Vanguard Program was a separate program located at Jesse Jones High School. It is one of the many Magnet schools in HISD designed to attract a diverse ethnicity of students by former HISD Superintendent Billy Regan.

The reinstatement of Lawrence Allen, the Jones HS principal, who was put in charge of the comprehensive program at Jones, prompted the HISD Vanguard program separation. Carnegie Vanguard High School opened in August 2002 in the former Carnegie Elementary School building on Scott Street and Airport Boulevard near the Sunnyside neighborhood. Carnegie began its first year as a separate school (2002–2003) with 173 students. The elementary school students who attended Carnegie Elementary were moved to Woodson Middle School, which became the Woodson K 8 School; Woodson now has only elementary grades. In November 2008, HISD proposed to rebuild Carnegie and Worthing and have the two schools share the same cafeteria. Parents at Worthing accepted the proposal while parents at Carnegie asked for the proposal to be discontinued due to high violence levels at Worthing. On December 4, 2008, Abelardo Saavedra, the HISD superintendent at the time, shelved plans for Carnegie and Worthing to share cafeterias as the proposal had insufficient support from the board of trustees.

In 2009, HISD administration proposed relocating Carnegie to the Fourth Ward. District administrators favored the move because students come from across the school district, and the central location would make transportation easier. During that year the school board approved of the plan. The former Sunnyside Campus has been used for military tactical training by multiple agencies, including the United States Army. Groundbreaking occurred in May 2011. The current campus opened in August 2012.

100% of students that graduate from Carnegie attend a 2 or 4 year college or university. Usually most graduates chose to matriculate at the University of Houston or the University of Texas at Austin. Carnegie students have also been accepted to many prestigious and highly selective colleges including Rice University, Dartmouth College, Harvard University, Yale University, University of Notre Dame, Stanford University, Bowdoin College, Wellesley College, Duke University, University of California Berkeley, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Spelman College, Howard University, University of California Los Angeles, Georgia Institute of Technology, Emory University, Brown University, Columbia University, Tulane University, University of Wisconsin Madison, University of Virginia, University of Michigan, New York University, Washington University in St. Louis, and the University of Chicago.

ClubDescriptionInteractOpen Volunteering Club who hosts the Annual International Festival. It is the largest club in the school. National Honor Society (NHS)Application Based Club for High Achieving Students. RoboticsOpen Club competing in both VEX and FIRST Robotics competitions. Students have regularly reached the world championships for the Vex Competition. Women in Science and Engineering (WISE)Open club for female students interested in STEM. UIL AcademicsOpen club for educational competitions against other schools. Carnegie has won almost all local tournaments. Environment, Community, Outdoor (ECO)Open club for being earth friendly and going on camping trips. Junior State of America (JSA)Open club for Non Partisan Political Discussions and attendance of political conferences each semester. Mu Alpha Theta (Math Honor Society)Application Based Club for High Achieving Students in Math. International Thespian Society (ITS)Application Based Club for students interested in theater. They won the state title in UIL Theater in 2014. Hispanic Honor SocietyApplication Based Club for Hispanic students or high achieving students in Spanish class. Linguistics ClubA club for those interested in languages

Fish Camp, a Carnegie Vanguard High School Tradition, is an overnight orientation camp for incoming students. Located on Lake Livingston, Fish Camp(hosted by YMCA Camp Cullen) is a way for incoming students to familiarize themselves with their future classmates. Equestrian, land, and water activities are provided for attendees, as well as the "best camp food in Texas."

The Upstream News is a student run new site for Carnegie Vanguard High School. It features informative articles on topics such as Arts & Entertainment, Sports, Opinion, and more. Ideas can be submitted for potential articles on the "About Page."

The Carnegie Theatre Company is a student run theater department for Carnegie Vanguard High School. It has competed in the UIL competition each year, in which it has placed at the state level numerous times.

As of 2015, Carnegie Vanguard competes in the University Interscholastic League (UIL), the public school athletic league in Texas. Students may play cross country, girls' volleyball, boys' tennis, and girls' tennis at Carnegie. In November 2015 over 730 individuals signed an online petition asking the HISD athletics director, Marmion Dambrino, to have Carnegie remain in the UIL. The HISD board will vote on whether Carnegie may continue to participate in the UIL. The Carnegie Vanguard High School Baseball Team got their first win against rivals Chavez High School in April 2021. Their next season, also their last in the UIL 6A level of competition, they broke their previous win total record with 3 wins in their district season. SportsUILTeamsBoysGirlsNotable AchievementsCross CountryYesFreshmen, Junior Varsity, and Varsity Teams per gender. YesYesGirls Varsity Team moves to regionals in 2015 and 2016. VolleyballYesFreshman, Junior Varsity and Varsity. YesYesGirls Varsity 3rd Place in UIL 5A Districts Fall 2022TennisYesConsist of singles, doubles, and mixed teams. YesYes2nd Place in UIL 6A Districts Spring 2022BasketballNoOne team. YesYes2017 Magnet School Championship WinnerSoccerNoOne team per gender. YesYesGirls Soccer Team competed in championship match in 2016. BaseballYesUIL TeamYesNo2017 Sylvester Turner Invitational Winner; 2015 Davis Invitational WinnerTrackYesFreshman, Junior Varsity, and Varsity Teams per gender. YesNoHave produced many national competitors of the Junior OlympicsRoboticsYesMultiple teams. YesYes2019 State Championship Win in VEX RoboticsCheerNoOne team. YesYes