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

Across Denton County, Texas, 47 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Pioneer Heritage Middle School leads the list at 87.0%, against a median of 62.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Denton County, Texas

Top % Proficient (Reading)

87.0%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

62.0%

BEST IN READING · DENTON COUNTY, TEXAS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Pioneer Heritage Middle School	FRISCO, TX	FRISCO ISD	Middle	1,037	87.0%
2	Pearson Middle School	FRISCO, TX	FRISCO ISD	Middle	1,032	86.0%
3	McKamy Middle School	FLOWER MOUND, TX	LEWISVILLE ISD	Middle	757	86.0%
4	Wilkinson Middle School	FRISCO, TX	FRISCO ISD	Middle	668	85.0%
5	Shadow Ridge Middle School	FLOWER MOUND, TX	LEWISVILLE ISD	Middle	623	85.0%
6	STEM Academy at Forestwood Middle School	FLOWER MOUND, TX	LEWISVILLE ISD	Middle	894	84.0%
7	Trent Middle School	FRISCO, TX	FRISCO ISD	Middle	697	83.0%
8	Medlin Middle School	TROPHY CLUB, TX	NORTHWEST ISD	Middle	1,109	83.0%
9	Cobb Middle School	FRISCO, TX	FRISCO ISD	Middle	798	82.0%
10	STEM Academy at Clayton Downing Middle School	FLOWER MOUND, TX	LEWISVILLE ISD	Middle	531	82.0%
11	Stafford Middle School	FRISCO, TX	FRISCO ISD	Middle	946	81.0%
12	Briarhill Middle School	HIGHLAND VILLAGE, TX	LEWISVILLE ISD	Middle	801	81.0%
13	Argyle Middle School	ARGYLE, TX	ARGYLE ISD	Middle	969	78.0%
14	Argyle 6th Grade Center	ARGYLE, TX	ARGYLE ISD	Middle	492	78.0%
15	Harpool Middle School	LANTANA, TX	DENTON ISD	Middle	860	78.0%
16	Griffin Middle School	FRISCO, TX	FRISCO ISD	Middle	685	78.0%
17	Killian Middle School	LEWISVILLE, TX	LEWISVILLE ISD	Middle	997	76.0%
18	William Rushing Middle School	PROSPER, TX	PROSPER ISD	Middle	1,691	76.0%
19	Arbor Creek Middle School	CARROLLTON, TX	LEWISVILLE ISD	Middle	940	75.0%
20	Lamar Middle School	FLOWER MOUND, TX	LEWISVILLE ISD	Middle	716	70.0%
21	Crownover Middle School	CORINTH, TX	DENTON ISD	Middle	891	68.0%
22	STEM Academy at Creek Valley Middle School	CARROLLTON, TX	LEWISVILLE ISD	Middle	572	65.0%
23	Lowell H Strike Middle School	LITTLE ELM, TX	LITTLE ELM ISD	Middle	881	65.0%
24	Krum Middle School	KRUM, TX	KRUM ISD	Middle	569	62.0%
25	Sanger Sixth Grade Campus	SANGER, TX	SANGER ISD	Middle	213	61.0%
26	Terrie McNabb Middle School	AUBREY, TX	AUBREY ISD	Middle	978	60.0%
27	Gene Pike Middle School	JUSTIN, TX	NORTHWEST ISD	Middle	1,137	60.0%
28	Sanger Middle School	SANGER, TX	SANGER ISD	Middle	426	60.0%
29	Blalack Middle School	CARROLLTON, TX	CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD	Middle	931	59.0%
30	Jerry R Walker Middle School	LITTLE ELM, TX	LITTLE ELM ISD	Middle	885	59.0%
31	Pat Hagan Cheek Middle School	AUBREY, TX	DENTON ISD	Middle	885	58.0%
32	Pilot Point Selz Middle School	PILOT POINT, TX	PILOT POINT ISD	Middle	378	58.0%
33	McMath Middle School	DENTON, TX	DENTON ISD	Middle	644	55.0%
34	STEM Academy at Griffin Middle School	THE COLONY, TX	LEWISVILLE ISD	Middle	697	55.0%
35	Navo Middle School	AUBREY, TX	DENTON ISD	Middle	699	52.0%
36	Lake Dallas Middle School	LAKE DALLAS, TX	LAKE DALLAS ISD	Middle	843	52.0%
37	Calhoun Middle School	DENTON, TX	DENTON ISD	Middle	852	51.0%
38	Strickland Middle School	DENTON, TX	DENTON ISD	Middle	956	50.0%
39	Rodriguez Middle School	OAK POINT, TX	DENTON ISD	Middle	612	49.0%
40	Lakeview Middle School	THE COLONY, TX	LEWISVILLE ISD	Middle	395	49.0%
41	Bettye Myers Middle School	SHADY SHORES, TX	DENTON ISD	Middle	827	48.0%
42	STEM Academy at Hedrick Middle School	LEWISVILLE, TX	LEWISVILLE ISD	Middle	872	45.0%
43	Ponder Junior High School	PONDER, TX	PONDER ISD	Middle	389	45.0%
44	Marshall Durham Middle School	LEWISVILLE, TX	LEWISVILLE ISD	Middle	646	39.0%
45	Long Middle School	DALLAS, TX	CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD	Middle	477	37.0%
46	Huffines Middle School	LEWISVILLE, TX	LEWISVILLE ISD	Middle	612	35.0%
47	Delay Middle School	LEWISVILLE, TX	LEWISVILLE ISD	Middle	598	30.0%

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