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The public schools with the most improved test scores in the United States

Across the United States, 23,919 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the 3-year gain in composite math + reading proficiency. HONEY GROVE MIDDLE leads the list at +50.0pp, against a median of +3.0pp across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
23,919
the United States
Top 3-yr change
+50.0pp
Median 3-yr change
+3.0pp
MOST IMPROVED · THE UNITED STATES
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents3 yrs agoLatestChange
1HONEY GROVE MIDDLEHONEY GROVE, TXHONEY GROVE ISD14223.0%73.0%+50.0pp
2NEW WAVERLY H SNEW WAVERLY, TXNEW WAVERLY ISD3258.5%58.5%+50.0pp
3POTTSBORO MIDDLEPOTTSBORO, TXPOTTSBORO ISD44010.0%60.0%+50.0pp
4CANADIAN MIDDLECANADIAN, TXCANADIAN ISD15724.0%73.5%+49.5pp
5SALADO MIDDLESALADO, TXSALADO ISD58712.0%61.5%+49.5pp
6TEXLINE SCHOOLTEXLINE, TXTEXLINE ISD22527.0%76.5%+49.5pp
7GARRISON MIDDLEGARRISON, TXGARRISON ISD16612.0%61.0%+49.0pp
8MCCULLOCH INTDALLAS, TXHIGHLAND PARK ISD87141.5%90.5%+49.0pp
9HILLTOP ELARGYLE, TXARGYLE ISD78815.0%63.5%+48.5pp
10ROBERT G COLE MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOLSAN ANTONIO, TXFT SAM HOUSTON ISD81025.5%74.0%+48.5pp
11LEONARD INTLEONARD, TXLEONARD ISD11514.0%62.5%+48.5pp
12MACDONELL ELLAREDO, TXLAREDO ISD42627.5%75.5%+48.0pp
13PRAIRILAND J HPATTONVILLE, TXPRAIRILAND ISD2605.5%53.5%+48.0pp
14BOERNE H SBOERNE, TXBOERNE ISD1,49422.5%69.5%+47.0pp
15FARWELL H SFARWELL, TXFARWELL ISD18920.0%67.0%+47.0pp
16FAYETTEVILLE SCHOOLSFAYETTEVILLE, TXFAYETTEVILLE ISD29028.0%75.0%+47.0pp
17JENNIE REID ELLA PORTE, TXLA PORTE ISD40310.0%57.0%+47.0pp
18HAMSHIRE-FANNETT H SHAMSHIRE, TXHAMSHIRE-FANNETT ISD6337.5%54.0%+46.5pp
19TRINITY H SEULESS, TXHURST-EULESS-BEDFORD ISD2,73415.5%62.0%+46.5pp
20MASON H SMASON, TXMASON ISD19227.0%73.5%+46.5pp
21MOULTON H SMOULTON, TXMOULTON ISD12322.5%69.0%+46.5pp
22Eagle Prairie ElementaryRio Dell, CARio Dell Elementary22317.5%62.8%+45.3pp
23LAMAR MIDDLEAUSTIN, TXAUSTIN ISD1,10928.0%73.0%+45.0pp
24BELL H SHURST, TXHURST-EULESS-BEDFORD ISD2,41123.5%68.5%+45.0pp
25LACKLAND ELSAN ANTONIO, TXLACKLAND ISD6158.5%53.0%+44.5pp
26RYAN ELLAREDO, TXLAREDO ISD83437.5%82.0%+44.5pp
27PEASTER J HWEATHERFORD, TXPEASTER ISD27713.5%58.0%+44.5pp
28Phoenix International AcademyPHOENIX, AZPhoenix International Academy (903484)25210.5%54.5%+44.0pp
29WALNUT SPRINGS ELDRIPPING SPRINGS, TXDRIPPING SPRINGS ISD94122.5%66.5%+44.0pp
30AVALOS P-TECH SCHOOLHOUSTON, TXALDINE ISD40029.0%73.0%+44.0pp
31BOERNE - SAMUEL V CHAMPION H SBOERNE, TXBOERNE ISD2,06725.5%69.5%+44.0pp
32KLINE WHITIS ELLAMPASAS, TXLAMPASAS ISD44917.0%61.0%+44.0pp
33MCGREGOR H SMCGREGOR, TXMCGREGOR ISD43718.5%62.5%+44.0pp
34MILES H SMILES, TXMILES ISD21722.5%66.5%+44.0pp
35FORSAN H SFORSAN, TXFORSAN ISD3528.5%52.0%+43.5pp
36GUNTER ELGUNTER, TXGUNTER ISD41320.5%64.0%+43.5pp
37HUEBNER ELSAN ANTONIO, TXNORTH EAST ISD49525.0%68.5%+43.5pp
38STRATFORD H SSTRATFORD, TXSTRATFORD ISD16016.0%59.5%+43.5pp
39BLOOMING GROVE H SBLOOMING GROVE, TXBLOOMING GROVE ISD28815.5%58.5%+43.0pp
40SPRING CANYON ELCANYON, TXCANYON ISD40521.5%64.5%+43.0pp
41COLUMBUS H SCOLUMBUS, TXCOLUMBUS ISD5246.0%49.0%+43.0pp
42GARDEN CITY H SGARDEN CITY, TXGLASSCOCK COUNTY ISD15736.0%79.0%+43.0pp
43HUDSON BEND MIDDLEAUSTIN, TXLAKE TRAVIS ISD80623.0%66.0%+43.0pp
44LIBERTY HILL MIDDLELIBERTY HILL, TXLIBERTY HILL ISD1,05014.0%57.0%+43.0pp
45MCMASTERS ELPASADENA, TXPASADENA ISD33918.0%61.0%+43.0pp
46ARISTOI CLASSICAL ACADEMYKATY, TXARISTOI CLASSICAL ACADEMY43113.5%56.0%+42.5pp
47MINEOLA H SMINEOLA, TXMINEOLA ISD49215.5%58.0%+42.5pp
48MT ENTERPRISE H SMT ENTERPRISE, TXMOUNT ENTERPRISE ISD2495.0%47.5%+42.5pp
49NEW DIANA MIDDLEDIANA, TXNEW DIANA ISD26921.5%64.0%+42.5pp
50WESTWOOD H SAUSTIN, TXROUND ROCK ISD2,85835.0%77.5%+42.5pp
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