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

Across Denton County, Texas, 29 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. James M Steele Early College High School leads the list at 96.0%, against a median of 65.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Denton County, Texas

Top % Proficient (Reading)

96.0%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

65.0%

BEST IN READING · DENTON COUNTY, TEXAS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	James M Steele Early College High School	ROANOKE, TX	NORTHWEST ISD	High	309	96.0%
2	Reedy High School	FRISCO, TX	FRISCO ISD	High	2,201	92.0%
3	Wakeland High School	FRISCO, TX	FRISCO ISD	High	2,230	89.0%
4	Flower Mound High School	FLOWER MOUND, TX	LEWISVILLE ISD	High	3,426	87.0%
5	Argyle High School	FLOWER MOUND, TX	ARGYLE ISD	High	1,644	85.0%
6	Founders Classical Academy Corinth - Upper School	CORINTH, TX	TEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES	High	509	81.0%
7	Lone Star High School	FRISCO, TX	FRISCO ISD	High	2,004	81.0%
8	Panther Creek High School	FRISCO, TX	FRISCO ISD	High	1,253	80.0%
9	Marcus High School	FLOWER MOUND, TX	LEWISVILLE ISD	High	2,998	80.0%
10	Leadership Prep School Secondary	FRISCO, TX	LEADERSHIP PREP SCHOOL	High	891	77.0%
11	Byron Nelson High School	TROPHY CLUB, TX	NORTHWEST ISD	High	2,969	77.0%
12	Hebron High School	CARROLLTON, TX	LEWISVILLE ISD	High	3,668	74.0%
13	Guyer High School	DENTON, TX	DENTON ISD	High	2,577	66.0%
14	Harmony Science Academy - Carrollton	CARROLLTON, TX	HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - NORTH TEXAS	High	564	65.0%
15	Lake Dallas High School	CORINTH, TX	LAKE DALLAS ISD	High	1,283	65.0%
16	Ponder High School	PONDER, TX	PONDER ISD	High	557	65.0%
17	Sanger High School	SANGER, TX	SANGER ISD	High	827	63.0%
18	Little Elm High School	LITTLE ELM, TX	LITTLE ELM ISD	High	2,519	59.0%
19	The Colony High School	THE COLONY, TX	LEWISVILLE ISD	High	1,803	57.0%
20	Aubrey High School	AUBREY, TX	AUBREY ISD	High	1,135	56.0%
21	Northwest High School	JUSTIN, TX	NORTHWEST ISD	High	2,672	55.0%
22	Creekview High School	CARROLLTON, TX	CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD	High	1,686	53.0%
23	Ray Braswell High School	AUBREY, TX	DENTON ISD	High	2,812	52.0%
24	Denton High School	DENTON, TX	DENTON ISD	High	2,083	51.0%
25	Krum High School	KRUM, TX	KRUM ISD	High	776	51.0%
26	Pilot Point High School	PILOT POINT, TX	PILOT POINT ISD	High	482	50.0%
27	Ryan High School	DENTON, TX	DENTON ISD	High	2,051	49.0%
28	The Lagrone Academy	DENTON, TX	DENTON ISD	High	212	44.0%
29	Lewisville High School	LEWISVILLE, TX	LEWISVILLE ISD	High	4,001	43.0%

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