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The highest-performing public schools by test proficiency in Ellis County, Texas

This ranking covers the highest-performing public schools by test proficiency in Ellis County, Texas, drawn from 60 qualifying public schools. WAXAHACHIE GLOBAL H S leads the list at 85.3%, against a median of 46.6% 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

Ellis County, Texas

Top % Proficient

85.3%

Median % Proficient

46.6%

HIGHEST PROFICIENCY · ELLIS COUNTY, TEXAS

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	WAXAHACHIE GLOBAL H S	WAXAHACHIE, TX	WAXAHACHIE ISD	High	34.4%	369	85.3%
2	PALMER H S	PALMER, TX	PALMER ISD	High	46.7%	403	67.9%
3	MIDLOTHIAN HERITAGE H S	MIDLOTHIAN, TX	MIDLOTHIAN ISD	High	22.6%	1,760	67.1%
4	MIDLOTHIAN H S	MIDLOTHIAN, TX	MIDLOTHIAN ISD	High	28.6%	1,976	62.6%
5	JEAN COLEMAN EL	MIDLOTHIAN, TX	MIDLOTHIAN ISD	Elementary	20.3%	671	62.3%
6	EARL & MARTHALU DIETERICH MIDDLE	MIDLOTHIAN, TX	MIDLOTHIAN ISD	Middle	19.6%	989	60.3%
7	WALNUT GROVE MIDDLE	MIDLOTHIAN, TX	MIDLOTHIAN ISD	Middle	16.3%	1,012	59.6%
8	LONGBRANCH EL	MIDLOTHIAN, TX	MIDLOTHIAN ISD	Elementary	17.2%	686	59.0%
9	DOLORES MCCLATCHEY EL	OVILLA, TX	MIDLOTHIAN ISD	Elementary	16.4%	605	58.6%
10	PALMER EL	PALMER, TX	PALMER ISD	Elementary	53.9%	525	58.5%
11	LARUE MILLER EL	MIDLOTHIAN, TX	MIDLOTHIAN ISD	Elementary	10.4%	500	57.4%
12	T E BAXTER EL	MIDLOTHIAN, TX	MIDLOTHIAN ISD	Elementary	31.3%	594	55.7%
13	LIFE H S WAXAHACHIE	WAXAHACHIE, TX	LIFE SCHOOL	High	52.2%	1,114	54.0%
14	WAXAHACHIE H S	WAXAHACHIE, TX	WAXAHACHIE ISD	High	44.4%	3,056	53.8%
15	MT PEAK EL	MIDLOTHIAN, TX	MIDLOTHIAN ISD	Elementary	25.0%	567	53.7%
16	SIMPSON EL	WAXAHACHIE, TX	WAXAHACHIE ISD	Elementary	35.0%	592	52.8%
17	WILEMON STEAM ACADEMY	WAXAHACHIE, TX	WAXAHACHIE ISD	Elementary	22.2%	437	52.4%
18	MAYPEARL MIDDLE	MAYPEARL, TX	MAYPEARL ISD	Middle	31.7%	265	51.1%
19	FELTY EL	WAXAHACHIE, TX	WAXAHACHIE ISD	Elementary	26.3%	471	50.5%
20	PALMER MIDDLE	PALMER, TX	PALMER ISD	Middle	53.9%	423	50.4%
21	COLEMAN J H	WAXAHACHIE, TX	WAXAHACHIE ISD	Middle	47.4%	775	49.6%
22	ALAMO MIDDLE	ENNIS, TX	ENNIS ISD	Middle	60.8%	457	49.5%
23	WOODEN EL	RED OAK, TX	RED OAK ISD	Elementary	64.4%	508	49.2%
24	HOUSTON EL	ENNIS, TX	ENNIS ISD	Elementary	76.3%	363	49.0%
25	RED OAK EL	RED OAK, TX	RED OAK ISD	Elementary	65.4%	491	48.9%
26	RED OAK H S	RED OAK, TX	RED OAK ISD	High	57.6%	2,297	48.8%
27	TRAVIS EL	ENNIS, TX	ENNIS ISD	Elementary	68.6%	280	48.5%
28	SHIELDS EL	GLENN HEIGHTS, TX	RED OAK ISD	Elementary	59.2%	625	47.7%
29	FERRIS H S	FERRIS, TX	FERRIS ISD	High	74.5%	940	47.5%
30	IRVIN EL	MIDLOTHIAN, TX	MIDLOTHIAN ISD	Elementary	58.6%	611	47.0%
31	DUNAWAY EL	WAXAHACHIE, TX	WAXAHACHIE ISD	Elementary	65.9%	525	46.2%
32	ENNIS H S	ENNIS, TX	ENNIS ISD	High	59.7%	1,887	45.5%
33	FRANK SEALE MIDDLE	MIDLOTHIAN, TX	MIDLOTHIAN ISD	Middle	53.3%	726	44.9%
34	HOWARD J H	WAXAHACHIE, TX	WAXAHACHIE ISD	Middle	50.2%	918	44.5%
35	EASTRIDGE EL	RED OAK, TX	RED OAK ISD	Elementary	63.8%	530	44.5%
36	DORIE MILLER INT	ENNIS, TX	ENNIS ISD	Elementary	64.4%	447	44.4%
37	AUSTIN EL	ENNIS, TX	ENNIS ISD	Elementary	70.1%	394	43.5%
38	MAYPEARL H S	MAYPEARL, TX	MAYPEARL ISD	High	29.0%	373	42.9%
39	LORENE SMITH KIRKPATRICK EL	MAYPEARL, TX	MAYPEARL ISD	Elementary	32.5%	342	42.7%
40	FINLEY J H	WAXAHACHIE, TX	WAXAHACHIE ISD	Middle	49.9%	839	42.6%
41	LIFE MIDDLE WAXAHACHIE	WAXAHACHIE, TX	LIFE SCHOOL	Middle	60.4%	551	42.5%
42	J A VITOVSKY EL	MIDLOTHIAN, TX	MIDLOTHIAN ISD	Elementary	62.0%	658	42.3%
43	ITALY H S	ITALY, TX	ITALY ISD	High	44.2%	283	41.5%
44	STAFFORD EL	ITALY, TX	ITALY ISD	Elementary	54.5%	314	40.7%
45	RED OAK MIDDLE	RED OAK, TX	RED OAK ISD	Middle	62.7%	1,488	40.4%
46	JACK LUMMUS INT	ENNIS, TX	ENNIS ISD	Elementary	65.6%	515	39.8%
47	SHACKELFORD EL	WAXAHACHIE, TX	WAXAHACHIE ISD	Elementary	42.7%	452	39.1%
48	ENNIS J H	ENNIS, TX	ENNIS ISD	Middle	59.8%	908	39.1%
49	LIFE SCHOOL RED OAK	RED OAK, TX	LIFE SCHOOL	Elementary	56.0%	1,045	39.0%
50	NORTHSIDE EL	WAXAHACHIE, TX	WAXAHACHIE ISD	Elementary	65.2%	480	36.5%

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