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

100 public high schools in Dallas County, Texas appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public high schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING leads the list at 100%, against a median of 51.0% 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

100

Dallas County, Texas

Top % Proficient (Reading)

100%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

51.0%

BEST IN READING · DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	High	505	100%
2	JUDGE BAREFOOT SANDERS LAW MAGNET	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	High	494	100%
3	SCHOOL FOR THE TALENTED AND GIFTED	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	High	555	100%
4	SCHOOL OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	High	497	99.0%
5	TRINIDAD GARZA EARLY COLLEGE AT MT VIEW	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	High	474	99.0%
6	MARVIN E ROBINSON SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND MGMT	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	High	476	98.0%
7	ROSIE SORRELLS EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SERVICES H S	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	High	168	98.0%
8	DR WRIGHT L LASSITER JR EARLY COLLEGE H S	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	High	293	97.0%
9	IRMA RANGEL YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP SCHOOL	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	High	604	97.0%
10	BOOKER T WASHINGTON SPVA MAGNET	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	High	970	96.0%
11	NEW TECH H S AT COPPELL	COPPELL, TX	COPPELL ISD	High	321	95.0%
12	BARACK OBAMA MALE LEADERSHIP ACAD AT A MACEO SMITH	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	High	554	94.0%
13	HIGHLAND PARK H S	DALLAS, TX	HIGHLAND PARK ISD	High	2,119	94.0%
14	UPLIFT NORTH HILLS PREP H S	IRVING, TX	UPLIFT EDUCATION	High	522	93.0%
15	NORTH LAKE EARLY COLLEGE H S	IRVING, TX	DALLAS ISD	High	291	93.0%
16	CEDAR HILL COLLEGIATE H S	CEDAR HILL, TX	CEDAR HILL ISD	High	304	87.0%
17	KATHLYN JOY GILLIAM COLLEGIATE ACADEMY	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	High	342	86.0%
18	COPPELL H S	COPPELL, TX	COPPELL ISD	High	4,068	85.0%
19	SUNNYVALE H S	SUNNYVALE, TX	SUNNYVALE ISD	High	738	85.0%
20	GRAND PRAIRIE FINE ARTS ACADEMY	GRAND PRAIRIE, TX	GRAND PRAIRIE ISD	High	877	84.0%
21	UME DALLAS SECONDARY	DALLAS, TX	UME PREPARATORY ACADEMY	High	688	79.0%
22	GREAT HEARTS IRVING UPPER	IRVING, TX	GREAT HEARTS TEXAS	High	937	77.0%
23	GRAND PRAIRIE COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE	GRAND PRAIRIE, TX	GRAND PRAIRIE ISD	High	419	77.0%
24	EARLY COLLEGE H S	DALLAS, TX	CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD	High	363	72.0%
25	HARMONY SCHOOL OF INNOVATION - GARLAND	GARLAND, TX	HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - NORTH TEXAS	High	658	71.0%
26	MANARA LEADERSHIP ACADEMY	IRVING, TX	MANARA ACADEMY	High	125	65.0%
27	N GARLAND H S	GARLAND, TX	GARLAND ISD	High	2,929	64.0%
28	JOHN A DUBISKI CAREER H S	GRAND PRAIRIE, TX	GRAND PRAIRIE ISD	High	1,574	64.0%
29	PIONEER TECHNOLOGY (PTAA) MESQUITE	MESQUITE, TX	PIONEER TECHNOLOGY & ARTS ACADEMY	High	484	62.0%
30	RICHARDSON H S	RICHARDSON, TX	RICHARDSON ISD	High	2,669	62.0%
31	ILTEXAS GARLAND H S	GARLAND, TX	INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP OF TEXAS (ILTEXAS)	High	604	61.0%
32	JACK E SINGLEY ACADEMY	IRVING, TX	IRVING ISD	High	1,697	61.0%
33	VROONLAND - VANGUARD H S	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	High	1,605	61.0%
34	PEARCE H S	RICHARDSON, TX	RICHARDSON ISD	High	2,317	61.0%
35	HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE - DALLAS	DALLAS, TX	HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - NORTH TEXAS	High	596	59.0%
36	LAKEVIEW CENTENNIAL H S	GARLAND, TX	GARLAND ISD	High	2,073	59.0%
37	SACHSE H S	SACHSE, TX	GARLAND ISD	High	2,935	58.0%
38	W H ADAMSON H S	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	High	1,353	57.0%
39	UPLIFT INFINITY PREP H S	IRVING, TX	UPLIFT EDUCATION	High	357	56.0%
40	WOODROW WILSON H S	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	High	1,832	56.0%
41	UPLIFT WILLIAMS PREP H S	DALLAS, TX	UPLIFT EDUCATION	High	517	55.0%
42	NEW TECH H S AT B F DARRELL H S	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	High	407	55.0%
43	UPLIFT HAMPTON PREP H S	DALLAS, TX	UPLIFT EDUCATION	High	414	53.0%
44	HILLCREST H S	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	High	1,572	53.0%
45	UPLIFT HEIGHTS HEALTHCARE INSTITUTE	DALLAS, TX	UPLIFT EDUCATION	High	497	52.0%
46	UPLIFT LUNA PREP H S	DALLAS, TX	UPLIFT EDUCATION	High	472	52.0%
47	RANCHVIEW H S	IRVING, TX	CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD	High	899	52.0%
48	SKYLINE H S	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	High	3,837	52.0%
49	SOUTH OAK CLIFF H S	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	High	1,560	52.0%
50	DAVID W CARTER H S	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	High	1,097	51.0%

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