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

Across Ellis County, Texas, 14 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. WALNUT GROVE MIDDLE leads the list at 74.0%, against a median of 53.0% 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

Ellis County, Texas

Top % Proficient (Reading)

74.0%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

53.0%

BEST IN READING · ELLIS COUNTY, TEXAS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	WALNUT GROVE MIDDLE	MIDLOTHIAN, TX	MIDLOTHIAN ISD	Middle	1,012	74.0%
2	LIFE MIDDLE WAXAHACHIE	WAXAHACHIE, TX	LIFE SCHOOL	Middle	551	66.0%
3	PALMER MIDDLE	PALMER, TX	PALMER ISD	Middle	423	66.0%
4	EARL & MARTHALU DIETERICH MIDDLE	MIDLOTHIAN, TX	MIDLOTHIAN ISD	Middle	989	65.0%
5	MANSFIELD HERITAGE MIDDLE	GRAND PRAIRIE, TX	INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP OF TEXAS (ILTEXAS)	Middle	138	64.0%
6	MAYPEARL MIDDLE	MAYPEARL, TX	MAYPEARL ISD	Middle	265	55.0%
7	COLEMAN J H	WAXAHACHIE, TX	WAXAHACHIE ISD	Middle	775	55.0%
8	HOWARD J H	WAXAHACHIE, TX	WAXAHACHIE ISD	Middle	918	51.0%
9	FINLEY J H	WAXAHACHIE, TX	WAXAHACHIE ISD	Middle	839	50.0%
10	FRANK SEALE MIDDLE	MIDLOTHIAN, TX	MIDLOTHIAN ISD	Middle	726	48.0%
11	RED OAK MIDDLE	RED OAK, TX	RED OAK ISD	Middle	1,488	48.0%
12	ENNIS J H	ENNIS, TX	ENNIS ISD	Middle	908	46.0%
13	FERRIS J H	FERRIS, TX	FERRIS ISD	Middle	658	44.0%
14	ALAMO MIDDLE	ENNIS, TX	ENNIS ISD	Middle	457	38.0%

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