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The highest-performing public middle schools in reading in Texas

Across Texas, 1,670 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. William B Travis Vanguard Academy of Academically Tag leads the list at 100%, against a median of 54.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

1,670

Texas

Top % Proficient (Reading)

100%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

54.0%

BEST IN READING · TEXAS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	William B Travis Vanguard Academy of Academically Tag	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	517	100%
2	Sudie L Williams Talented and Gifted Academy	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	446	100%
3	Cornerstone Academy	HOUSTON, TX	SPRING BRANCH ISD	Middle	423	98.0%
4	Basis Cedar Park	CEDAR PARK, TX	BASIS TEXAS	Middle	405	98.0%
5	School for the Talented & Gifted in Pleasant Grove	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	385	97.0%
6	Henry W Longfellow Career Exploration Academy	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	449	95.0%
7	Lawler Middle School	FRISCO, TX	FRISCO ISD	Middle	903	95.0%
8	Dallas Environmental Science Academy	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	431	93.0%
9	Nelson Middle School	FRISCO, TX	FRISCO ISD	Middle	1,094	93.0%
10	Highland Park Middle School	DALLAS, TX	HIGHLAND PARK ISD	Middle	939	93.0%
11	Basis Pflugerville	PFLUGERVILLE, TX	BASIS TEXAS	Middle	240	92.0%
12	Don T Durham Intermediate School	SOUTHLAKE, TX	CARROLL ISD	Middle	667	92.0%
13	Fort Settlement Middle School	SUGAR LAND, TX	FORT BEND ISD	Middle	1,504	92.0%
14	McCulloch Intermediate School	DALLAS, TX	HIGHLAND PARK ISD	Middle	871	92.0%
15	Rice Middle School	PLANO, TX	PLANO ISD	Middle	872	92.0%
16	Uplift North Hills Prep Middle School	IRVING, TX	UPLIFT EDUCATION	Middle	502	91.0%
17	Hill Country Middle School	AUSTIN, TX	EANES ISD	Middle	946	90.0%
18	Fowler Middle School	PLANO, TX	FRISCO ISD	Middle	967	90.0%
19	South Texas ISD Preparatory Academy	EDINBURG, TX	SOUTH TEXAS ISD	Middle	802	90.0%
20	Young Womens Leadership Academy	HOUSTON, TX	ALDINE ISD	Middle	355	89.0%
21	Dr Ronald E McNair Junior High School	PEARLAND, TX	ALVIN ISD	Middle	1,034	89.0%
22	George Dawson Middle School	SOUTHLAKE, TX	CARROLL ISD	Middle	569	89.0%
23	Coppell Middle West	DALLAS, TX	COPPELL ISD	Middle	1,230	89.0%
24	Sprague Middle School	CYPRESS, TX	CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD	Middle	1,555	89.0%
25	Beckendorff Junior High School	KATY, TX	KATY ISD	Middle	1,674	89.0%
26	Seven Lakes Junior High School	KATY, TX	KATY ISD	Middle	1,571	89.0%
27	Florence W Stiles Middle School	LEANDER, TX	LEANDER ISD	Middle	1,493	89.0%
28	Creekside Park Junior High School	THE WOODLANDS, TX	TOMBALL ISD	Middle	1,219	89.0%
29	Carroll Middle School	SOUTHLAKE, TX	CARROLL ISD	Middle	713	88.0%
30	Smith Middle School	CYPRESS, TX	CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD	Middle	1,091	88.0%
31	West Ridge Middle School	AUSTIN, TX	EANES ISD	Middle	886	88.0%
32	Wester Middle School	FRISCO, TX	FRISCO ISD	Middle	918	88.0%
33	Lanier Middle School	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	Middle	1,485	88.0%
34	Tays Junior High School	KATY, TX	KATY ISD	Middle	1,462	88.0%
35	Adams Junior High School	FULSHEAR, TX	KATY ISD	Middle	1,963	88.0%
36	Willow Springs Middle School	LUCAS, TX	LOVEJOY ISD	Middle	688	88.0%
37	Canyon Vista Middle School	AUSTIN, TX	ROUND ROCK ISD	Middle	1,295	88.0%
38	Memorial Middle School	HOUSTON, TX	SPRING BRANCH ISD	Middle	1,236	88.0%
39	Collegiate Academy	SAN BENITO, TX	SAN BENITO CISD	Middle	117	88.0%
40	Eubanks Intermediate School	SOUTHLAKE, TX	CARROLL ISD	Middle	611	87.0%
41	Pioneer Heritage Middle School	FRISCO, TX	FRISCO ISD	Middle	1,037	87.0%
42	Pin Oak Middle School	BELLAIRE, TX	HOUSTON ISD	Middle	1,253	87.0%
43	Kealing Middle School	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	Middle	1,196	86.0%
44	Gorzycki Middle School	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	Middle	1,305	86.0%
45	Cedar Hill Collegiate Academy	CEDAR HILL, TX	CEDAR HILL ISD	Middle	345	86.0%
46	Collins Intermediate School	THE WOODLANDS, TX	CONROE ISD	Middle	719	86.0%
47	Pearson Middle School	FRISCO, TX	FRISCO ISD	Middle	1,032	86.0%
48	McKamy Middle School	FLOWER MOUND, TX	LEWISVILLE ISD	Middle	757	86.0%
49	Sloan Creek Intermediate School	FAIRVIEW, TX	LOVEJOY ISD	Middle	612	86.0%
50	Red Lick Middle School	TEXARKANA, TX	RED LICK ISD	Middle	234	86.0%

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