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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 63 qualifying public schools. Waxahachie Global High School leads the list at 84.8%, against a median of 45.9% 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

84.8%

Median % Proficient

45.9%

HIGHEST PROFICIENCY · ELLIS COUNTY, TEXAS

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Waxahachie Global High School	WAXAHACHIE, TX	WAXAHACHIE ISD	High	34.4%	369	84.8%
2	Palmer High School	PALMER, TX	PALMER ISD	High	46.7%	403	68.6%
3	Midlothian Heritage High School	MIDLOTHIAN, TX	MIDLOTHIAN ISD	High	22.6%	1,760	66.4%
4	Midlothian High School	MIDLOTHIAN, TX	MIDLOTHIAN ISD	High	28.6%	1,976	63.7%
5	Dolores McClatchey Elementary School	OVILLA, TX	MIDLOTHIAN ISD	Elementary	16.4%	605	61.3%
6	Jean Coleman Elementary School	MIDLOTHIAN, TX	MIDLOTHIAN ISD	Elementary	20.3%	671	60.9%
7	Larue Miller Elementary School	MIDLOTHIAN, TX	MIDLOTHIAN ISD	Elementary	10.4%	500	59.8%
8	Walnut Grove Middle School	MIDLOTHIAN, TX	MIDLOTHIAN ISD	Middle	16.3%	1,012	59.4%
9	Palmer Elementary School	PALMER, TX	PALMER ISD	Elementary	53.9%	525	59.2%
10	Earl & Marthalu Dieterich Middle School	MIDLOTHIAN, TX	MIDLOTHIAN ISD	Middle	19.6%	989	58.6%
11	Longbranch Elementary School	MIDLOTHIAN, TX	MIDLOTHIAN ISD	Elementary	17.2%	686	58.3%
12	T E Baxter Elementary School	MIDLOTHIAN, TX	MIDLOTHIAN ISD	Elementary	31.3%	594	56.8%
13	Life H S Waxahachie	WAXAHACHIE, TX	LIFE SCHOOL	High	52.2%	1,114	55.1%
14	Mt Peak Elementary School	MIDLOTHIAN, TX	MIDLOTHIAN ISD	Elementary	25.0%	567	55.0%
15	Waxahachie High School	WAXAHACHIE, TX	WAXAHACHIE ISD	High	44.4%	3,056	52.7%
16	Wilemon Steam Academy	WAXAHACHIE, TX	WAXAHACHIE ISD	Elementary	22.2%	437	51.8%
17	Travis Elementary School	ENNIS, TX	ENNIS ISD	Elementary	68.6%	280	51.3%
18	Felty Elementary School	WAXAHACHIE, TX	WAXAHACHIE ISD	Elementary	26.3%	471	50.3%
19	Shields Elementary School	GLENN HEIGHTS, TX	RED OAK ISD	Elementary	59.2%	625	49.1%
20	Coleman Junior High School	WAXAHACHIE, TX	WAXAHACHIE ISD	Middle	47.4%	775	49.1%
21	Palmer Middle School	PALMER, TX	PALMER ISD	Middle	53.9%	423	49.1%
22	Red Oak High School	RED OAK, TX	RED OAK ISD	High	57.6%	2,297	48.4%
23	Ray Elementary School	WAXAHACHIE, TX	WAXAHACHIE ISD	Elementary	49.7%	386	48.4%
24	Simpson Elementary School	WAXAHACHIE, TX	WAXAHACHIE ISD	Elementary	35.0%	592	48.0%
25	Alamo Middle School	ENNIS, TX	ENNIS ISD	Middle	60.8%	457	47.8%
26	Houston Elementary School	ENNIS, TX	ENNIS ISD	Elementary	76.3%	363	47.5%
27	Dunaway Elementary School	WAXAHACHIE, TX	WAXAHACHIE ISD	Elementary	65.9%	525	47.1%
28	Maypearl Middle School	MAYPEARL, TX	MAYPEARL ISD	Middle	31.7%	265	46.8%
29	Irvin Elementary School	MIDLOTHIAN, TX	MIDLOTHIAN ISD	Elementary	58.6%	611	46.7%
30	Ferris High School	FERRIS, TX	FERRIS ISD	High	74.5%	940	46.7%
31	Wooden Elementary School	RED OAK, TX	RED OAK ISD	Elementary	64.4%	508	46.6%
32	Ennis High School	ENNIS, TX	ENNIS ISD	High	59.7%	1,887	45.9%
33	Frank Seale Middle School	MIDLOTHIAN, TX	MIDLOTHIAN ISD	Middle	53.3%	726	45.0%
34	Dorie Miller Intermediate School	ENNIS, TX	ENNIS ISD	Elementary	64.4%	447	44.6%
35	Lorene Smith Kirkpatrick Elementary School	MAYPEARL, TX	MAYPEARL ISD	Elementary	32.5%	342	44.2%
36	Eastridge Elementary School	RED OAK, TX	RED OAK ISD	Elementary	63.8%	530	44.0%
37	Life Middle Waxahachie	WAXAHACHIE, TX	LIFE SCHOOL	Middle	60.4%	551	44.0%
38	Red Oak Elementary School	RED OAK, TX	RED OAK ISD	Elementary	65.4%	491	43.8%
39	Austin Elementary School	ENNIS, TX	ENNIS ISD	Elementary	70.1%	394	43.0%
40	Finley Junior High School	WAXAHACHIE, TX	WAXAHACHIE ISD	Middle	49.9%	839	42.7%
41	Mansfield Heritage Elementary School	GRAND PRAIRIE, TX	INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP OF TEXAS (ILTEXAS)	Elementary	53.7%	460	42.5%
42	Italy High School	ITALY, TX	ITALY ISD	High	44.2%	283	42.2%
43	Howard Junior High School	WAXAHACHIE, TX	WAXAHACHIE ISD	Middle	50.2%	918	41.8%
44	Stafford Elementary School	ITALY, TX	ITALY ISD	Elementary	54.5%	314	41.7%
45	Maypearl High School	MAYPEARL, TX	MAYPEARL ISD	High	29.0%	373	41.7%
46	Shackelford Elementary School	WAXAHACHIE, TX	WAXAHACHIE ISD	Elementary	42.7%	452	40.9%
47	J A Vitovsky Elementary School	MIDLOTHIAN, TX	MIDLOTHIAN ISD	Elementary	62.0%	658	40.5%
48	Life School Red Oak	RED OAK, TX	LIFE SCHOOL	Elementary	56.0%	1,045	39.5%
49	Red Oak Middle School	RED OAK, TX	RED OAK ISD	Middle	62.7%	1,488	38.4%
50	Mansfield Heritage Middle School	GRAND PRAIRIE, TX	INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP OF TEXAS (ILTEXAS)	Middle	52.9%	138	37.7%

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