House plans divide students in a large school into groups of several hundred, either across grade levels or by grade levels. Students take some or all courses with their house members and from their house teachers. House arrangements may be yearlong or multi-year arrangements. House plans personalize the high school experience, but usually have limited effect on curriculum or instruction. Each house usually has its own discipline plan, student government, social activities, and other extracurricular activities, although students may also participate in activities of the larger school. Grouping ninth-graders into a separate house is one way to ease freshman transition to high school.

Granby High School uses the term "academies" to refer to their SLC houses.
http://www.nwrel.org/scpd/sslc/descriptions/granby/page3.asp

Arlington High School's ninth- and 10th-grade students are grouped into seven self-sufficient academic houses.
http://www.nwrel.org/scpd/sslc/descriptions/arlington/page3.asp