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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Cherokee County, Texas

20 public schools in Cherokee County, Texas appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Bullard High School leads the list at 75.0%, against a median of 47.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Cherokee County, Texas

Top % Proficient (Reading)

75.0%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

47.0%

BEST IN READING · CHEROKEE COUNTY, TEXAS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)	Rank change
1	Bullard High School	BULLARD, TX	BULLARD ISD	High	909	75.0%	▲ 1
2	Rusk Elementary School	RUSK, TX	RUSK ISD	Elementary	298	75.0%	▲ 4
3	Bullard Middle School	BULLARD, TX	BULLARD ISD	Middle	478	72.0%	no change
4	Bullard Elementary School	BULLARD, TX	BULLARD ISD	Elementary	423	66.0%	▼ 3
5	Bullard Intermediate School	BULLARD, TX	BULLARD ISD	Middle	453	64.0%	▼ 1
6	Rusk Junior High School	RUSK, TX	RUSK ISD	Middle	458	58.0%	▼ 1
7	Rusk High School	RUSK, TX	RUSK ISD	High	621	56.0%	▲ 3
8	Rusk Intermediate School	RUSK, TX	RUSK ISD	Elementary	301	56.0%	no change
9	New Summerfield School	NEW SUMMERFIELD, TX	NEW SUMMERFIELD ISD	Combined	526	55.0%	▼ 2
10	Joe Wright Elementary School	JACKSONVILLE, TX	JACKSONVILLE ISD	Elementary	526	49.0%	▼ 1
11	Alto High School	ALTO, TX	ALTO ISD	High	146	45.0%	▲ 3
12	Nichols Intermediate School	JACKSONVILLE, TX	JACKSONVILLE ISD	Middle	674	42.0%	▲ 7
13	Jacksonville High School	JACKSONVILLE, TX	JACKSONVILLE ISD	High	1,270	41.0%	▲ 3
14	Wells School	WELLS, TX	WELLS ISD	Combined	239	41.0%	▼ 1
15	Alto Elementary School	ALTO, TX	ALTO ISD	Elementary	207	40.0%	▼ 4
16	Alto Middle School	ALTO, TX	ALTO ISD	Middle	152	40.0%	▼ 1
17	East Side Elementary School	JACKSONVILLE, TX	JACKSONVILLE ISD	Elementary	623	37.0%	▼ 5
18	Jacksonville Middle School	JACKSONVILLE, TX	JACKSONVILLE ISD	Middle	629	36.0%	▼ 1
19	West Side Elementary School	JACKSONVILLE, TX	JACKSONVILLE ISD	Elementary	381	31.0%	▲ 1
20	Fred Douglass	JACKSONVILLE, TX	JACKSONVILLE ISD	Elementary	577	30.0%	▼ 2

Rank change counts the places a school moved since its prior test year, among the schools on this list that were tested both years. A dash means the school has no prior-year result.

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