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

10 public high schools in Galveston 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. Friendswood High School leads the list at 81.0%, against a median of 58.5% 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

Galveston County, Texas

Top % Proficient (Reading)

81.0%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

58.5%

BEST IN READING · GALVESTON COUNTY, TEXAS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)	Rank change
1	Friendswood High School	FRIENDSWOOD, TX	FRIENDSWOOD ISD	High	2,014	81.0%	no change
2	Clear Springs High School	LEAGUE CITY, TX	CLEAR CREEK ISD	High	2,668	76.0%	no change
3	Clear Falls High School	LEAGUE CITY, TX	CLEAR CREEK ISD	High	2,508	69.0%	no change
4	Clear Creek High School	LEAGUE CITY, TX	CLEAR CREEK ISD	High	2,469	60.0%	no change
5	Dickinson High School	DICKINSON, TX	DICKINSON ISD	High	3,810	59.0%	▲ 1
6	Santa Fe High School	SANTA FE, TX	SANTA FE ISD	High	1,314	58.0%	▼ 1
7	Ball High School	GALVESTON, TX	GALVESTON ISD	High	1,905	46.0%	▲ 1
8	Texas City High School	TEXAS CITY, TX	TEXAS CITY ISD	High	1,689	46.0%	▲ 1
9	Hitchcock High School	HITCHCOCK, TX	HITCHCOCK ISD	High	585	44.0%	▼ 2
10	La Marque High School	LA MARQUE, TX	TEXAS CITY ISD	High	737	38.0%	no change

Rank change counts the places a school moved since its prior test year, among the schools on this list that were tested both years. A dash means the school has no prior-year result.

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