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The public high schools with the biggest test-score declines in Texas

This ranking covers the public high schools with the biggest test-score declines in Texas, drawn from 1,164 qualifying public high schools. MOUNT CARMEL ACADEMY leads the list at -36.0pp, against a median of +15.0pp across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

1,164

Texas

Best 3-yr change

-36.0pp

Median 3-yr change

+15.0pp

BIGGEST DECLINES · TEXAS

#	School	City	District	Students	3 yrs ago	Latest	Change
1	MOUNT CARMEL ACADEMY	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	194	52.0%	16.0%	-36.0pp
2	LEGACY SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES	SPRING, TX	LEGACY SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES	468	56.5%	22.5%	-34.0pp
3	POST H S	POST, TX	POST ISD	233	48.0%	16.5%	-31.5pp
4	ONALASKA JR/SR HIGH	ONALASKA, TX	ONALASKA ISD	492	75.5%	48.5%	-27.0pp
5	CORRIGAN-CAMDEN H S	CORRIGAN, TX	CORRIGAN-CAMDEN ISD	248	62.5%	37.0%	-25.5pp
6	H S FOR LAW AND JUSTICE	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	391	79.0%	56.0%	-23.0pp
7	THREE RIVERS JR/SR H S	THREE RIVERS, TX	THREE RIVERS ISD	254	61.5%	42.0%	-19.5pp
8	IDEA CARVER COLLEGE PREPARATORY	SAN ANTONIO, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	661	71.0%	56.0%	-15.0pp
9	KIPP PLEASANT GROVE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY	BALCH SPRINGS, TX	KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS	618	43.0%	28.0%	-15.0pp
10	IDEA RISE COLLEGE PREPARATORY	FORT WORTH, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	598	67.5%	53.0%	-14.5pp
11	IDEA NAJIM COLLEGE PREPARATORY	SAN ANTONIO, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	474	55.0%	41.0%	-14.0pp
12	BECKVILLE JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL	BECKVILLE, TX	BECKVILLE ISD	347	76.5%	63.0%	-13.5pp
13	ODESSA CAREER AND TECHNICAL EARLY COLLEGE H S	ODESSA, TX	ECTOR COUNTY ISD	418	57.5%	44.5%	-13.0pp
14	ITASCA H S	ITASCA, TX	ITASCA ISD	210	37.0%	24.0%	-13.0pp
15	IDEA MONTOPOLIS COLLEGE PREPARATORY	AUSTIN, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	835	50.5%	38.0%	-12.5pp
16	ARLINGTON COLLEGE AND CAREER H S	ARLINGTON, TX	ARLINGTON ISD	340	79.5%	67.0%	-12.5pp
17	CRANE H S	CRANE, TX	CRANE ISD	347	55.5%	43.5%	-12.0pp
18	LEON H S	JEWETT, TX	LEON ISD	372	54.5%	42.5%	-12.0pp
19	KIPP CONNECT PREPARATORY	HOUSTON, TX	KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS	979	49.5%	38.0%	-11.5pp
20	NIXON-SMILEY H S	NIXON, TX	NIXON-SMILEY CISD	295	45.0%	34.0%	-11.0pp
21	PLEASANTON H S	PLEASANTON, TX	PLEASANTON ISD	978	51.5%	41.0%	-10.5pp
22	TEXAS H S	TEXARKANA, TX	TEXARKANA ISD	1,750	50.0%	39.5%	-10.5pp
23	VERNON H S	VERNON, TX	VERNON ISD	490	44.0%	33.5%	-10.5pp
24	TULIA H S	TULIA, TX	TULIA ISD	267	27.5%	17.5%	-10.0pp
25	IDEA SOUTH FLORES COLLEGE PREPARATORY	SAN ANTONIO, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	715	53.0%	43.5%	-9.5pp
26	IDEA MAYS COLLEGE PREPARATORY	SAN ANTONIO, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	748	52.0%	42.5%	-9.5pp
27	CENTER H S	CENTER, TX	CENTER ISD	662	42.5%	33.0%	-9.5pp
28	JUDSON EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY	LIVE OAK, TX	JUDSON ISD	438	84.5%	75.0%	-9.5pp
29	HOUSTON ACADEMY FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	473	74.5%	65.5%	-9.0pp
30	ACHIEVE EARLY COLLEGE H S	MCALLEN, TX	MCALLEN ISD	428	86.5%	77.5%	-9.0pp
31	YOUNG WOMEN'S COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	494	74.5%	66.0%	-8.5pp
32	KIPP SHARPSTOWN COLLEGE PREP	HOUSTON, TX	KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS	789	57.0%	49.0%	-8.0pp
33	IDEA OWASSA COLLEGE PREPARATORY	PHARR, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	689	50.0%	42.5%	-7.5pp
34	BRYAN ADAMS H S LEADERSHIP ACADEMY	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	2,208	39.5%	32.0%	-7.5pp
35	IDEA EWING HALSELL COLLEGE PREPARATORY	SAN ANTONIO, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	611	54.5%	47.5%	-7.0pp
36	CORSICANA H S	CORSICANA, TX	CORSICANA ISD	1,837	32.0%	25.0%	-7.0pp
37	KRESS H S	KRESS, TX	KRESS ISD	127	57.0%	50.0%	-7.0pp
38	MOUNT PLEASANT H S	MOUNT PLEASANT, TX	MOUNT PLEASANT ISD	1,557	59.0%	52.0%	-7.0pp
39	IDEA ROBINDALE COLLEGE PREPARATORY	BROWNSVILLE, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	693	53.0%	46.5%	-6.5pp
40	CASTLEBERRY H S	FORT WORTH, TX	CASTLEBERRY ISD	1,085	34.5%	28.0%	-6.5pp
41	ROSCOE COLLEGIATE H S	ROSCOE, TX	ROSCOE COLLEGIATE ISD	307	42.5%	36.0%	-6.5pp
42	BOVINA H S	BOVINA, TX	BOVINA ISD	128	35.5%	29.5%	-6.0pp
43	JUDGE BAREFOOT SANDERS LAW MAGNET	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	494	91.5%	85.5%	-6.0pp
44	EARLY COLLEGE H S AT MIDLAND COLLEGE	MIDLAND, TX	MIDLAND ISD	365	100%	94.0%	-6.0pp
45	YOUNG MEN'S LEADERSHIP ACADEMY	SAN ANTONIO, TX	SAN ANTONIO ISD	242	39.0%	33.0%	-6.0pp
46	IDEA BRACKENRIDGE COLLEGE PREPARATORY	SAN ANTONIO, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	671	46.0%	40.5%	-5.5pp
47	EVERMAN H S	EVERMAN, TX	EVERMAN ISD	1,529	26.5%	21.0%	-5.5pp
48	IDEA MESA HILLS COLLEGE PREPARATORY	EL PASO, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	533	47.0%	42.0%	-5.0pp
49	BIG SPRING H S	BIG SPRING, TX	BIG SPRING ISD	982	39.5%	34.5%	-5.0pp
50	DAINGERFIELD H S	DAINGERFIELD, TX	DAINGERFIELD-LONE STAR ISD	343	45.5%	40.5%	-5.0pp

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