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The highest-performing public elementary schools in reading in Dallas County, Texas

429 public elementary schools in Dallas County, Texas appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public elementary schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. SCHOOL FOR THE HIGHLY GIFTED leads the list at 98.0%, against a median of 47.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

429

Dallas County, Texas

Top % Proficient (Reading)

98.0%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

47.0%

BEST IN READING · DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	SCHOOL FOR THE HIGHLY GIFTED	GRAND PRAIRIE, TX	GRAND PRAIRIE ISD	Elementary	142	98.0%
2	TRINITY HEIGHTS GIFTED AND TALENTED SCHOOL	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Elementary	398	95.0%
3	GEORGE B DEALEY MONTESSORI ACADEMY	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Elementary	634	92.0%
4	KIMBERLIN ACAD FOR EXCEL	GARLAND, TX	GARLAND ISD	Elementary	474	92.0%
5	BRADFIELD EL	DALLAS, TX	HIGHLAND PARK ISD	Elementary	578	90.0%
6	MICHAEL M BOONE EL	DALLAS, TX	HIGHLAND PARK ISD	Elementary	464	90.0%
7	UNIVERSITY PARK EL	DALLAS, TX	HIGHLAND PARK ISD	Elementary	463	89.0%
8	BRENTFIELD EL	DALLAS, TX	RICHARDSON ISD	Elementary	815	89.0%
9	CANYON RANCH EL	IRVING, TX	COPPELL ISD	Elementary	705	88.0%
10	LAKEWOOD EL	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Elementary	1,067	88.0%
11	WALNUT GLEN ACAD FOR EXCEL	GARLAND, TX	GARLAND ISD	Elementary	376	88.0%
12	ARMSTRONG EL	DALLAS, TX	HIGHLAND PARK ISD	Elementary	431	88.0%
13	RICHARD J LEE EL	DALLAS, TX	COPPELL ISD	Elementary	663	87.0%
14	HYER EL	DALLAS, TX	HIGHLAND PARK ISD	Elementary	485	87.0%
15	PRAIRIE CREEK EL	RICHARDSON, TX	RICHARDSON ISD	Elementary	304	87.0%
16	SPRING CREEK EL	DALLAS, TX	RICHARDSON ISD	Elementary	422	87.0%
17	UPLIFT NORTH HILLS PREP PS	IRVING, TX	UPLIFT EDUCATION	Elementary	644	86.0%
18	LUNA EL	GARLAND, TX	GARLAND ISD	Elementary	544	86.0%
19	VALLEY RANCH EL	IRVING, TX	COPPELL ISD	Elementary	577	85.0%
20	MOHAWK EL	RICHARDSON, TX	RICHARDSON ISD	Elementary	492	85.0%
21	MCCOY EL	CARROLLTON, TX	CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD	Elementary	410	84.0%
22	LAS COLINAS EL	IRVING, TX	CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD	Elementary	505	83.0%
23	SOLAR PREPARATORY SCHOOL FOR GIRLS AT BONHAM	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Elementary	703	83.0%
24	LAKESIDE EL	COPPELL, TX	COPPELL ISD	Elementary	410	82.0%
25	MARK TWAIN SCHOOL FOR THE TALENTED AND GIFTED	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Elementary	244	82.0%
26	KEELEY EL	ROWLETT, TX	GARLAND ISD	Elementary	582	82.0%
27	PINKERTON EL	COPPELL, TX	COPPELL ISD	Elementary	368	80.0%
28	ARAPAHO CLASSICAL MAGNET	RICHARDSON, TX	RICHARDSON ISD	Elementary	615	79.0%
29	CANYON CREEK EL	RICHARDSON, TX	RICHARDSON ISD	Elementary	374	79.0%
30	WHITE ROCK EL	DALLAS, TX	RICHARDSON ISD	Elementary	868	79.0%
31	KATHERINE JOHNSON TECHNOLOGY MAGNET ACADEMY	DESOTO, TX	DESOTO ISD	Elementary	536	78.0%
32	WATSON TECHNOLOGY CENTER	GARLAND, TX	GARLAND ISD	Elementary	529	78.0%
33	BOWIE EL	DALLAS, TX	RICHARDSON ISD	Elementary	644	78.0%
34	LAKE HIGHLANDS EL	DALLAS, TX	RICHARDSON ISD	Elementary	704	78.0%
35	MOCKINGBIRD EL	COPPELL, TX	COPPELL ISD	Elementary	441	77.0%
36	HARRY STONE MONTESSORI ACADEMY	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Elementary	505	77.0%
37	MOCKINGBIRD EL	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Elementary	630	77.0%
38	BIOMEDICAL PREPARATORY AT UT SOUTHWESTERN	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Elementary	213	77.0%
39	WILSON EL	COPPELL, TX	COPPELL ISD	Elementary	476	76.0%
40	MOSS HAVEN EL	DALLAS, TX	RICHARDSON ISD	Elementary	467	76.0%
41	MATH/SCIENCE/TECH MAGNET	RICHARDSON, TX	RICHARDSON ISD	Elementary	667	76.0%
42	MARY MCLEOD BETHUNE EL	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Elementary	538	75.0%
43	HARRY C WITHERS EL	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Elementary	447	75.0%
44	CLASSICAL CENTER AT VIAL EL	GARLAND, TX	GARLAND ISD	Elementary	572	75.0%
45	JOHN W ARMSTRONG EL	SACHSE, TX	GARLAND ISD	Elementary	724	75.0%
46	AUSTIN EL	COPPELL, TX	COPPELL ISD	Elementary	541	74.0%
47	TOWN CENTER EL	COPPELL, TX	COPPELL ISD	Elementary	402	74.0%
48	COTTONWOOD CREEK EL	COPPELL, TX	COPPELL ISD	Elementary	408	74.0%
49	HILLSIDE ACAD FOR EXCEL	GARLAND, TX	GARLAND ISD	Elementary	446	74.0%
50	JAMES BOWIE EL	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Elementary	317	73.0%

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