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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hi-we are also looking to move there. I am looking at Memorial, River Oaks and recently heard about Royal Oaks..any feedback on that area? Also, we are looking into St. Marks and Ducheness (Sacred Heart School) and Regis for our son. I called St. John's but frankly the school seemed so snobby..I don't even know if it is worth my brain power applying there--apparently you apply to get accepted to apply---seriously..that's worse than the big three we are at now..and the DCUMers of the world think my school now is snobby. Oh well. Curious if any of the neighborhoods I have mentioned have strong little league teams...my son is really into that so that would help adjusting. Any info much appreciated. [/quote]

The problem with the Houston private schools is that there are so few of them considering the population, so admission can be really competitive.  I'd suggest that you add Kinkaid and River Oaks Baptist to your list (don't let the "Baptist" deter you, most students aren't Baptist).   If your kids are young, you may also want to look at the Fay School (which goes to 5th grade).

The city is also very spread out, so if you live in River Oaks and your kid goes to Regis, you will be in the car all day and likely, most of your kid's friends will live across town.  If I were ever moving back to Houston, I'd start with the schools, then decide on a neighborhood.

If your kids end up at St. John's, St. Mark's or River Oaks Baptist, I'd live in River Oaks, Royden Oaks (I think you mean Royden, not Royal), Avalon or West University.  
If your kids end up at Duchesne/St. Regis, I'd live in Memorial.
If your kids end up at Kinkaid, you could pretty much do any of the above neighborhoods.  Kinkaid is in Memorial, but there are lots of River Oaks and West U kids that attend too.

West University has HUGE little league teams and soccer teams with beautiful fields.  I don't think the other neighborhoods that you mentioned have teams, or at least not teams as active and popular as West U.  I have to say, if I were moving back to Houston, I'd probably move to West U and send my kids to St. Marks, despite being an alum of one of the other schools you're looking at.  I think West U is the most welcoming and family-friendly neighborhood and St. Mark's doesn't have as much of the snob factor as the other schools.

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