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The public K-12 schools with the most improved test scores in the United States

Across the United States, 239 public K-12 schools are ranked here, ranked by the 3-year gain in composite math + reading proficiency. TEXLINE SCHOOL leads the list at +49.5pp, against a median of +6.0pp across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
239
the United States
Top 3-yr change
+49.5pp
Median 3-yr change
+6.0pp
MOST IMPROVED · THE UNITED STATES
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents3 yrs agoLatestChange
1TEXLINE SCHOOLTEXLINE, TXTEXLINE ISD22527.0%76.5%+49.5pp
2FAYETTEVILLE SCHOOLSFAYETTEVILLE, TXFAYETTEVILLE ISD29028.0%75.0%+47.0pp
3BALMORHEA ISD EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITYBALMORHEA, TXBALMORHEA ISD1465.5%45.0%+39.5pp
4TEXHOMA ELTEXHOMA, TXTEXHOMA ISD14240.0%79.0%+39.0pp
5DAWSON PK-12DAWSON, TXDAWSON ISD6285.5%44.0%+38.5pp
6FT DAVIS SCHOOLFT DAVIS, TXFT DAVIS ISD6827.5%45.5%+38.0pp
7ERA SCHOOLERA, TXERA ISD49915.0%52.0%+37.0pp
8SMYER SCHOOLSSMYER, TXSMYER ISD43119.0%56.0%+37.0pp
9RANKIN SCHOOLRANKIN, TXRANKIN ISD30128.0%63.0%+35.0pp
10SILVERTON SCHOOLSILVERTON, TXSILVERTON ISD20426.5%61.5%+35.0pp
11DOUGLASS SCHOOLDOUGLASS, TXDOUGLASS ISD42424.0%58.5%+34.5pp
12BROADDUS H SSAN AUGUSTINE, TXBROADDUS ISD37734.5%68.0%+33.5pp
13AQUILLA SCHOOLAQUILLA, TXAQUILLA ISD33223.5%56.5%+33.0pp
14MINERAL WELLS SCHOOLSMINERAL WELLS, TXMINERAL WELLS ISD3,2757.0%39.0%+32.0pp
15PENELOPE SCHOOLPENELOPE, TXPENELOPE ISD21618.0%50.0%+32.0pp
16SULPHUR BLUFF ISDSULPHUR BLUFF, TXSULPHUR BLUFF ISD20922.0%54.0%+32.0pp
17GREAT HEARTS LAKESIDEFORT WORTH, TXGREAT HEARTS TEXAS1,27930.5%62.0%+31.5pp
18RULE SCHOOLRULE, TXRULE ISD13816.5%47.0%+30.5pp
19VALLEY SCHOOLTURKEY, TXTURKEY-QUITAQUE ISD18035.0%65.5%+30.5pp
20EDEN CISDEDEN, TXEDEN CISD21910.5%40.5%+30.0pp
21FOLLETT SCHOOLFOLLETT, TXFOLLETT ISD18211.5%41.0%+29.5pp
22GHOLSON ISDWACO, TXGHOLSON ISD26416.5%46.0%+29.5pp
23ROPES SCHOOLROPESVILLE, TXROPES ISD62226.5%56.0%+29.5pp
24KNIPPA SCHOOLKNIPPA, TXKNIPPA ISD40841.5%69.5%+28.0pp
25Clark SchoolCleveland, OHCleveland Municipal65033.1%59.4%+26.3pp
26PROMESA COLLEGE PREP WEST CORPUS CHRISTICORPUS CHRISTI, TXVALERE PUBLIC SCHOOLS35822.5%48.5%+26.0pp
27GRAFORD SCHOOLGRAFORD, TXGRAFORD ISD33927.0%53.0%+26.0pp
28STERLING CITY SCHOOLSTERLING CITY, TXSTERLING CITY ISD33532.0%58.0%+26.0pp
29DR ABRAHAM P CANO FRESHMAN ACADEMYHARLINGEN, TXHARLINGEN CISD1,03520.5%45.0%+24.5pp
30FOUNDERS CLASSICAL ACADEMY OF PROSPERPROSPER, TXTEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES92943.5%67.5%+24.0pp
31HARMONY SCHOOL OF INNOVATION - SAN ANTONIOSAN ANTONIO, TXHARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - SOUTH TEXAS36724.0%47.5%+23.5pp
32LEAKEY SCHOOLLEAKEY, TXLEAKEY ISD34321.5%45.0%+23.5pp
33MARTINSVILLE SCHOOLMARTINSVILLE, TXMARTINSVILLE ISD31327.5%51.0%+23.5pp
34SALTILLO SCHOOLSALTILLO, TXSALTILLO ISD25054.0%77.0%+23.0pp
35Dodson High SchoolDodson, LAWinn Parish2839.0%31.0%+22.0pp
36GARY SCHOOLGARY, TXGARY ISD47613.5%35.0%+21.5pp
37MOUNT CALM ISDMOUNT CALM, TXMOUNT CALM ISD16826.5%48.0%+21.5pp
38HARMONY SCHOOL OF SCIENCE - EL PASOEL PASO, TXHARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - WEST TEXAS1,30838.5%59.5%+21.0pp
39GREAT HEARTS ARLINGTONARLINGTON, TXGREAT HEARTS TEXAS99827.0%48.0%+21.0pp
40KNOX CITY SCHOOLKNOX CITY, TXKNOX CITY-O'BRIEN CISD19541.5%62.5%+21.0pp
41VAN HORN SCHOOLVAN HORN, TXCULBERSON COUNTY-ALLAMOORE ISD38114.0%34.5%+20.5pp
42ARISTOI CLASSICAL ACADEMY-CYPRESSHOUSTON, TXARISTOI CLASSICAL ACADEMY51130.0%50.0%+20.0pp
43LAZBUDDIE SCHOOLLAZBUDDIE, TXLAZBUDDIE ISD12716.0%36.0%+20.0pp
44DenisonCleveland, OHCleveland Municipal25523.4%42.9%+19.5pp
45O'DONNELL SCHOOLO'DONNELL, TXO'DONNELL ISD25326.5%46.0%+19.5pp
46ANTON SCHOOLANTON, TXANTON ISD17516.5%35.0%+18.5pp
47GOLD BURG SCHOOLBOWIE, TXGOLD BURG ISD1487.0%25.5%+18.5pp
48OGLESBY SCHOOLOGLESBY, TXOGLESBY ISD23725.5%44.0%+18.5pp
49TIMPSON SCHOOLTIMPSON, TXTIMPSON ISD75632.0%50.5%+18.5pp
50GARNER COLLEGE AND CAREER PREPARATORY ACADEMYWEATHERFORD, TXGARNER ISD35727.5%45.5%+18.0pp
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