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Best Texas public schools

Eight rankings of Texas's public schools from the latest NCES + state-assessment data. Unlike most school rankings, this list leads with BeatsExpectations: a demographics-adjusted score that asks how a school performs relative to what its student population would predict, not just in absolute terms.

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Texas schools outperforming demographics

Top schools by BeatsExpectations score. Demographically-adjusted; a +20 here means the school posts 20 more proficiency points than its FRL profile predicts.

#	School	City	Beats by
1	TRINIDAD GARZA EARLY COLLEGE AT MT VIEW	DALLAS	+58.5pp
2	HECTOR J GARCIA EARLY COLLEGE H S	LAREDO	+56.5pp
3	FLORENCE J SCOTT EL	ROMA	+55.9pp
4	ALIEF EARLY COLLEGE H S	HOUSTON	+55.7pp
5	PSJA COLLEGIATE SCHOOL OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS	SAN JUAN	+54.9pp
6	FARIAS EL	LAREDO	+54.9pp
7	EMMA VERA EL	ROMA	+54.7pp
8	SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING	DALLAS	+54.2pp
9	DELIA GONZALEZ GARCIA EL	RIO GRANDE CITY	+54.1pp
10	JUDGE BAREFOOT SANDERS LAW MAGNET	DALLAS	+51.8pp
11	SCHOOL FOR THE TALENTED & GIFTED IN PLEASANT GROVE	DALLAS	+51.7pp
12	KERR H S	HOUSTON	+51.5pp
13	BROWNSVILLE EARLY COLLEGE H S	BROWNSVILLE	+51.1pp
14	SCHOOL OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS	DALLAS	+50.8pp
15	EDINBURG COLLEGIATE H S	EDINBURG	+50.2pp

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Texas Title I schools beating the odds

High-poverty schools (60%+ FRL) ranking in the top quartile of their state's proficiency.

#	School	City	Proficient
1	SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING	DALLAS	99.6%
2	KERR H S	HOUSTON	95.4%
3	EDINBURG COLLEGIATE H S	EDINBURG	94.1%
4	ALIEF EARLY COLLEGE H S	HOUSTON	92.6%
5	EMMA VERA EL	ROMA	92.6%
6	JUDGE BAREFOOT SANDERS LAW MAGNET	DALLAS	91.3%
7	HECTOR J GARCIA EARLY COLLEGE H S	LAREDO	91.1%
8	TRINIDAD GARZA EARLY COLLEGE AT MT VIEW	DALLAS	91.0%
9	FLORENCE J SCOTT EL	ROMA	89.4%
10	CHALLENGE EARLY COLLEGE H S	HOUSTON	88.3%
11	SCHOOL OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS	DALLAS	88.1%
12	SPRING EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY	HOUSTON	87.9%
13	DELIA GONZALEZ GARCIA EL	RIO GRANDE CITY	87.7%
14	TYLER ISD EARLY COLLEGE H S	TYLER	87.4%
15	MARVIN E ROBINSON SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND MGMT	DALLAS	87.3%

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Texas schools by raw proficiency

The traditional ranking: highest combined math + reading proficiency on the state assessment.

#	School	City	Proficient
1	SCHOOL FOR THE TALENTED AND GIFTED	DALLAS	100.0%
2	SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING	DALLAS	99.6%
3	MANSFIELD FRONTIER STEM ACADEMY	MANSFIELD	99.0%
4	TOMBALL STAR ACADEMY	TOMBALL	98.8%
5	CARNEGIE VANGUARD H S	HOUSTON	97.9%
6	LASA H S	AUSTIN	96.9%
7	MARTHA & JOSH MORRISS MATH & ENGINEERING EL	TEXARKANA	96.6%
8	CORNERSTONE ACADEMY	HOUSTON	96.0%
9	WILLIAM B TRAVIS VANGUARD ACAD OF ACADEMICALLY TAG	DALLAS	95.9%
10	KERR H S	HOUSTON	95.4%
11	TCCSE EARLY COLLEGE H S AT TIMBERVIEW	ARLINGTON	95.3%
12	T H ROGERS SCHOOL	HOUSTON	95.2%
13	SUDIE L WILLIAMS TALENTED AND GIFTED ACADEMY	DALLAS	95.0%
14	EARLY COLLEGE H S AT MIDLAND COLLEGE	MIDLAND	94.9%
15	HILL COUNTRY COLLEGE PREP H S	BULVERDE	94.3%

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Texas schools with the lowest student-teacher ratios

Schools with 200+ students reporting the fewest students per teacher. Excludes virtual.

#	School	City	Ratio
1	HAWLEY H S	HAWLEY	6.0:1
2	RANKIN SCHOOL	RANKIN	7.0:1
3	DEL VALLE OPPORTUNITY CTR	DEL VALLE	7.0:1
4	AXTELL H S	AXTELL	7.1:1
5	MEDINA SCHOOL	MEDINA	7.3:1
6	THREE RIVERS JR/SR H S	THREE RIVERS	7.3:1
7	LEARNING CTR	LEWISVILLE	7.3:1
8	REDLAND OAKS EL	SAN ANTONIO	7.5:1
9	RIVERCREST H S	BOGATA	7.6:1
10	HEARNE JH/HS	HEARNE	7.6:1
11	BRAUN STATION EL	SAN ANTONIO	7.7:1
12	QUEEN CITY H S	QUEEN CITY	7.7:1
13	WEST TEXAS SECONDARY SCHOOL	STINNETT	7.7:1
14	MERKEL H S	MERKEL	7.7:1
15	FREER H S	FREER	7.8:1

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Fastest-growing Texas public schools, 2017-2024

Schools open in both years with 200+ enrollment in 2017, ranked by % change.

#	School	City	Enrollment Δ
1	PAETOW H S	KATY	+375%
2	FULSHEAR H S	FULSHEAR	+364%
3	ILTEXAS KATY WESTPARK H S	RICHMOND	+293%
4	MINERAL WELLS SCHOOLS	MINERAL WELLS	+283%
5	JOAQUIN SCHOOLS	JOAQUIN	+258%
6	IDEA JUDSON COLLEGE PREPARATORY	SAN ANTONIO	+221%
7	IDEA MAYS COLLEGE PREPARATORY	SAN ANTONIO	+214%
8	VISTA RIDGE MIDDLE	FORT WORTH	+213%
9	DEAN LEAMAN JH	FULSHEAR	+204%
10	WOLF RANCH EL	GEORGETOWN	+204%
11	LAMESA SCHOOLS	LAMESA	+202%
12	FT DAVIS SCHOOL	FT DAVIS	+202%
13	IDEA BLUFF SPRINGS COLLEGE PREPARATORY	AUSTIN	+194%
14	JOHNSON RANCH EL	BULVERDE	+193%
15	BRIDGELAND H S	CYPRESS	+191%

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Most racially diverse Texas public schools

Schools ranked by how balanced their student body is. The largest single racial group's share of enrollment, lowest first.

#	School	City	Max group
1	SILVERLAKE EL	PEARLAND	24.9% Asian (172)
2	PARKVIEW EL	FORT WORTH	24.9% Hispanic (154)
3	BERRY MILLER J H	PEARLAND	25.5% White (211)
4	GLENDA DAWSON H S	PEARLAND	25.6% Hispanic (659)
5	JAMES BOWIE MIDDLE	RICHMOND	25.9% Black (381)
6	DONALD LEONETTI EL	MISSOURI CITY	26.0% Black (232)
7	DON CARTER EL	RICHMOND	26.3% Black (199)
8	SUNSET VALLEY EL	FORT WORTH	26.4% White (156)
9	WILSHIRE EL	EULESS	26.4% Black (180)
10	HUFFMAN EL	PLANO	26.8% White (139)
11	ROGERS MIDDLE	PEARLAND	27.1% Hispanic (195)
12	MOTT EL	PFLUGERVILLE	27.2% White (179)
13	ELLIOTT EL	MCKINNEY	27.3% Black (115)
14	LIZZIE CURTIS EL	FORT WORTH	27.3% Asian (214)
15	JOE HUBENAK EL	RICHMOND	27.5% Black (324)

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Largest Texas public schools

Brick-and-mortar schools ranked by total enrollment. Virtual schools excluded.

#	School	City	Students
1	CONROE H S	CONROE	5,252
2	ALLEN H S	ALLEN	5,206
3	THE WOODLANDS H S	THE WOODLANDS	4,444
4	DUNCANVILLE H S	DUNCANVILLE	4,399
5	NORTH SHORE SENIOR HIGH	HOUSTON	4,284
6	PERMIAN H S	ODESSA	4,138
7	COPPELL H S	COPPELL	4,068
8	DEER PARK H S	DEER PARK	4,057
9	ELSIK H S	HOUSTON	4,057
10	LEWISVILLE H S	LEWISVILLE	4,001
11	SUMMER CREEK H S	HOUSTON	3,972
12	KLEIN CAIN H S	KLEIN	3,922
13	SKYLINE H S	DALLAS	3,837
14	GRAND OAKS H S	SPRING	3,836
15	ROUND ROCK H S	ROUND ROCK	3,824

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Texas schools underperforming demographics

Bottom 10% within state by BeatsExpectations. Not a verdict, a starting question. A school may be in leadership transition or recovering from a demographic shift.

#	School	City	Beats by
1	ACADEMY OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS	FORT WORTH	-50.1pp
2	SAN ANTONIO STEAM ACADEMY	SAN ANTONIO	-49.5pp
3	TEXAS PREPARATORY SCHOOL - AUSTIN CAMPUS	AUSTIN	-48.3pp
4	PRAIRIE LEA EL	PRAIRIE LEA	-41.6pp
5	BEXAR COUNTY ACADEMY	SAN ANTONIO	-39.1pp
6	GOODWATER MONTESSORI SCHOOL	GEORGETOWN	-35.1pp
7	TEXAS LEADERSHIP OF MIDLAND	MIDLAND	-34.0pp
8	VALOR SAN ANTONIO	SAN ANTONIO	-34.0pp
9	VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE	VALLEY VIEW	-33.8pp
10	MANARA ACADEMY	IRVING	-33.1pp
11	CRANE MIDDLE	CRANE	-32.4pp
12	LOIS F GIDDENS EL	CEDAR PARK	-32.4pp
13	THE GATHERING PLACE	SAN ANTONIO	-30.8pp
14	CUMBERLAND ACADEMY UPPER EL	TYLER	-30.7pp
15	BLOOM ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL	HOUSTON	-30.5pp

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About these rankings

These tables use the most recent NCES Common Core of Data (2024-25) for enrollment, demographics, and staffing, and state-native assessment data (typically 2023-24 or 2024-25) for proficiency. BeatsExpectations is computed via per-state ordinary-least-squares regression of composite proficiency on free-and-reduced-lunch share. Full methodology.

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