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The highest-performing public high schools by test proficiency in Texas

This ranking covers the highest-performing public high schools by test proficiency in Texas, drawn from 1,385 qualifying public high schools. SCHOOL FOR THE TALENTED AND GIFTED leads the list at 100%, against a median of 53.8% 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

1,385

Texas

Top % Proficient

100%

Median % Proficient

53.8%

HIGHEST PROFICIENCY · TEXAS

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	SCHOOL FOR THE TALENTED AND GIFTED	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	High	39.6%	555	100%
2	SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	High	65.3%	505	99.5%
3	MANSFIELD FRONTIER STEM ACADEMY	MANSFIELD, TX	MANSFIELD ISD	High	22.4%	326	98.5%
4	CARNEGIE VANGUARD H S	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	High	32.5%	855	98.2%
5	TOMBALL STAR ACADEMY	TOMBALL, TX	TOMBALL ISD	High	28.4%	402	97.8%
6	LASA H S	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	High	10.6%	1,616	97.5%
7	KERR H S	HOUSTON, TX	ALIEF ISD	High	68.8%	807	95.8%
8	TCCSE EARLY COLLEGE H S AT TIMBERVIEW	ARLINGTON, TX	MANSFIELD ISD	High	49.8%	277	95.7%
9	HILL COUNTRY COLLEGE PREP H S	BULVERDE, TX	COMAL ISD	High	18.5%	178	95.0%
10	EARLY COLLEGE H S AT MIDLAND COLLEGE	MIDLAND, TX	MIDLAND ISD	High	45.5%	365	94.6%
11	ALIEF EARLY COLLEGE H S	HOUSTON, TX	ALIEF ISD	High	84.6%	402	92.8%
12	DEBAKEY H S FOR HEALTH PROF	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	High	39.8%	929	92.3%
13	EDINBURG COLLEGIATE H S	EDINBURG, TX	EDINBURG CISD	High	68.7%	466	91.8%
14	MEMORIAL EARLY COLLEGE H S	NEW BRAUNFELS, TX	COMAL ISD	High	27.1%	291	91.8%
15	JUDGE BAREFOOT SANDERS LAW MAGNET	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	High	78.9%	494	91.5%
16	HECTOR J GARCIA EARLY COLLEGE H S	LAREDO, TX	LAREDO ISD	High	89.8%	392	91.1%
17	KINDER H S FOR PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTS	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	High	23.1%	782	90.9%
18	SEVEN LAKES H S	KATY, TX	KATY ISD	High	22.2%	3,773	90.8%
19	TRINIDAD GARZA EARLY COLLEGE AT MT VIEW	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	High	94.7%	474	90.6%
20	HEALTH CAREERS H S	SAN ANTONIO, TX	NORTHSIDE ISD	High	25.1%	904	90.6%
21	BURLESON COLLEGIATE H S	BURLESON, TX	BURLESON ISD	High	34.4%	151	89.8%
22	CHALLENGE EARLY COLLEGE H S	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	High	81.4%	485	89.3%
23	SCHOOL OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	High	83.7%	497	88.6%
24	INDEPENDENCE H S	FRISCO, TX	FRISCO ISD	High	5.8%	1,698	88.4%
25	SPRING EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY	HOUSTON, TX	SPRING ISD	High	65.0%	391	88.2%
26	TYLER ISD EARLY COLLEGE H S	TYLER, TX	TYLER ISD	High	73.6%	447	87.8%
27	UPLIFT NORTH HILLS PREP H S	IRVING, TX	UPLIFT EDUCATION	High	20.1%	522	87.8%
28	GRUVER H S	GRUVER, TX	GRUVER ISD	High	31.9%	141	87.8%
29	JORDAN H S	KATY, TX	KATY ISD	High	16.6%	3,330	87.7%
30	MARVIN E ROBINSON SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND MGMT	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	High	84.2%	476	87.4%
31	CENTENNIAL H S	FRISCO, TX	FRISCO ISD	High	8.7%	2,018	87.3%
32	FLOWER MOUND H S	FLOWER MOUND, TX	LEWISVILLE ISD	High	7.1%	3,426	87.1%
33	HARLINGEN COLLEGIATE H S	HARLINGEN, TX	HARLINGEN CISD	High	54.7%	353	87.0%
34	WAKELAND H S	FRISCO, TX	FRISCO ISD	High	5.3%	2,230	86.9%
35	REEDY H S	FRISCO, TX	FRISCO ISD	High	5.7%	2,201	86.8%
36	TOMPKINS H S	KATY, TX	KATY ISD	High	16.8%	3,155	86.8%
37	BOOKER T WASHINGTON SPVA MAGNET	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	High	38.5%	970	86.7%
38	LONDON H S	CORPUS CHRISTI, TX	LONDON ISD	High	14.0%	541	86.2%
39	BRIDGELAND H S	CYPRESS, TX	CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD	High	17.9%	3,707	86.1%
40	THE WOODLANDS H S	THE WOODLANDS, TX	CONROE ISD	High	11.9%	4,444	85.7%
41	PSJA COLLEGIATE SCHOOL OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS	SAN JUAN, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	High	98.8%	340	85.7%
42	ACHIEVE EARLY COLLEGE H S	MCALLEN, TX	MCALLEN ISD	High	68.2%	428	85.4%
43	YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP ACADEMY	MIDLAND, TX	MIDLAND ISD	High	38.9%	424	85.3%
44	IRMA RANGEL YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP SCHOOL	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	High	79.8%	604	85.3%
45	PORT ARANSAS H S	PORT ARANSAS, TX	PORT ARANSAS ISD	High	19.7%	203	85.3%
46	NORTH HOUSTON EARLY COLLEGE H S	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	High	87.9%	489	85.0%
47	TOMBALL MEMORIAL H S	TOMBALL, TX	TOMBALL ISD	High	26.0%	3,213	84.9%
48	WAXAHACHIE GLOBAL H S	WAXAHACHIE, TX	WAXAHACHIE ISD	High	34.4%	369	84.8%
49	ODESSA COLLEGIATE ACADEMY EARLY COLLEGE H S	ODESSA, TX	ECTOR COUNTY ISD	High	50.2%	476	84.8%
50	CYPRESS WOODS H S	CYPRESS, TX	CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD	High	29.6%	3,469	84.5%

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