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The lowest-performing public high schools by test proficiency in Texas

This ranking covers the lowest-performing public high schools by test proficiency in Texas, drawn from 1,385 qualifying public high schools. DIAMOND HILL-JARVIS H S leads the list at 18.7%, against a median of 53.8% 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

1,385

Texas

Best % Proficient

18.7%

Median % Proficient

53.8%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · TEXAS

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	DIAMOND HILL-JARVIS H S	FORT WORTH, TX	FORT WORTH ISD	High	94.5%	877	18.7%
2	POLYTECHNIC H S	FORT WORTH, TX	FORT WORTH ISD	High	91.3%	1,375	19.5%
3	LEGACY TRADITIONAL- BASSE SECONDARY	SAN ANTONIO, TX	LEGACY TRADITIONAL SCHOOLS - TEXAS	High	64.0%	164	19.7%
4	HEARNE JH/HS	HEARNE, TX	HEARNE ISD	High	90.0%	341	20.5%
5	THE EAST AUSTIN COLLEGE PREP AT MLK	AUSTIN, TX	VALERE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	75.7%	169	21.1%
6	SAN AUGUSTINE H S	SAN AUGUSTINE, TX	SAN AUGUSTINE ISD	High	80.3%	320	21.9%
7	TRAVIS EARLY COLLEGE H S	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	High	84.7%	1,011	22.8%
8	SAN ANTONIO STEAM ACADEMY	SAN ANTONIO, TX	SAN ANTONIO STEAM ACADEMY	High	2.2%	139	22.8%
9	MARLIN HIGH	MARLIN, TX	MARLIN ISD	High	98.6%	347	23.6%
10	DILLEY H S	DILLEY, TX	DILLEY ISD	High	72.5%	258	23.8%
11	NORTHEAST EARLY COLLEGE H S	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	High	91.9%	972	24.2%
12	SHARPSTOWN H S	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	High	95.9%	1,689	24.2%
13	SOMERVILLE H S	SOMERVILLE, TX	SOMERVILLE ISD	High	77.8%	207	24.3%
14	INSPIRED VISION ACADEMY SECONDARY	DALLAS, TX	INSPIRED VISION ACADEMY	High	99.5%	558	24.4%
15	MERCEDES H S	MERCEDES, TX	MERCEDES ISD	High	92.0%	903	24.6%
16	EL PASO LEADERSHIP ACADEMY - H S EAST	EL PASO, TX	EL PASO LEADERSHIP ACADEMY	High	81.1%	428	24.7%
17	DUNBAR H S	FORT WORTH, TX	FORT WORTH ISD	High	92.6%	821	24.7%
18	WILMER-HUTCHINS H S	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	High	97.9%	921	24.8%
19	CLARKSVILLE MIDDLE AND H S	CLARKSVILLE, TX	CLARKSVILLE ISD	High	93.4%	242	24.9%
20	O D WYATT H S	FORT WORTH, TX	FORT WORTH ISD	High	92.7%	1,499	24.9%
21	EASTSIDE EARLY COLLEGE H S	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	High	89.1%	663	25.2%
22	ANDY DEKANEY H S	HOUSTON, TX	SPRING ISD	High	79.7%	2,485	25.2%
23	LAKE VIEW H S	SAN ANGELO, TX	SAN ANGELO ISD	High	62.7%	1,072	25.6%
24	MANOR H S	MANOR, TX	MANOR ISD	High	68.7%	2,422	26.0%
25	JOHN F KENNEDY H S	SAN ANTONIO, TX	EDGEWOOD ISD	High	92.5%	998	26.3%
26	WAYSIDE SCI-TECH MIDDLE AND H S	AUSTIN, TX	WAYSIDE SCHOOLS	High	88.3%	554	26.6%
27	BEAUMONT UNITED H S	BEAUMONT, TX	BEAUMONT ISD	High	91.9%	2,035	26.6%
28	H M KING H S	KINGSVILLE, TX	KINGSVILLE ISD	High	74.7%	918	26.8%
29	RALLS H S	RALLS, TX	RALLS ISD	High	78.8%	113	27.2%
30	HOUSTON H S	SAN ANTONIO, TX	SAN ANTONIO ISD	High	95.1%	800	27.2%
31	H GRADY SPRUCE H S	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	High	96.4%	1,370	27.3%
32	WESTFIELD H S	HOUSTON, TX	SPRING ISD	High	74.9%	2,264	27.3%
33	ESTACADO H S	LUBBOCK, TX	LUBBOCK ISD	High	90.0%	787	27.4%
34	SOUTH SAN ANTONIO H S - WEST CAMPUS	SAN ANTONIO, TX	SOUTH SAN ANTONIO ISD	High	92.9%	519	27.6%
35	WESTERN HILLS H S	FORT WORTH, TX	FORT WORTH ISD	High	88.2%	854	27.8%
36	WEST ORANGE-STARK H S	ORANGE, TX	WEST ORANGE-COVE CISD	High	87.3%	659	27.8%
37	ILTEXAS LIBERTY H S	CLEVELAND, TX	INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP OF TEXAS (ILTEXAS)	High	96.0%	421	27.9%
38	AUSTIN H S	EL PASO, TX	EL PASO ISD	High	88.5%	946	28.0%
39	SAN BENITO H S	SAN BENITO, TX	SAN BENITO CISD	High	81.1%	2,057	28.0%
40	EAST CENTRAL CAST LEAD H S	SAN ANTONIO, TX	EAST CENTRAL ISD	High	75.8%	215	28.4%
41	ODESSA H S	ODESSA, TX	ECTOR COUNTY ISD	High	81.9%	3,814	28.4%
42	ROYAL H S	BROOKSHIRE, TX	ROYAL ISD	High	62.6%	968	28.8%
43	EASTERN HILLS H S	FORT WORTH, TX	FORT WORTH ISD	High	89.2%	1,189	28.9%
44	NAVARRO EARLY COLLEGE H S	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	High	93.9%	1,633	29.1%
45	FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT H S OF INNOVATION	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	High	97.6%	720	29.1%
46	SPRING H S	SPRING, TX	SPRING ISD	High	69.0%	2,594	29.1%
47	COMPASS ROSE LEGACY	SAN ANTONIO, TX	COMPASS ROSE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	84.5%	530	29.3%
48	NORTH SIDE H S	FORT WORTH, TX	FORT WORTH ISD	High	93.3%	1,676	29.4%
49	KIPP OAK CLIFF ACADEMY	DALLAS, TX	KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	93.2%	340	29.5%
50	JUSTIN F KIMBALL H S	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	High	89.5%	1,175	29.5%

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