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

Across the United States, 3,819 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the 3-year gain in composite math + reading proficiency. NEW WAVERLY H S leads the list at +50.0pp, against a median of +4.0pp across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
3,819
the United States
Top 3-yr change
+50.0pp
Median 3-yr change
+4.0pp
MOST IMPROVED · THE UNITED STATES
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents3 yrs agoLatestChange
1NEW WAVERLY H SNEW WAVERLY, TXNEW WAVERLY ISD3258.5%58.5%+50.0pp
2ROBERT G COLE MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOLSAN ANTONIO, TXFT SAM HOUSTON ISD81025.5%74.0%+48.5pp
3BOERNE H SBOERNE, TXBOERNE ISD1,49422.5%69.5%+47.0pp
4FARWELL H SFARWELL, TXFARWELL ISD18920.0%67.0%+47.0pp
5HAMSHIRE-FANNETT H SHAMSHIRE, TXHAMSHIRE-FANNETT ISD6337.5%54.0%+46.5pp
6TRINITY H SEULESS, TXHURST-EULESS-BEDFORD ISD2,73415.5%62.0%+46.5pp
7MASON H SMASON, TXMASON ISD19227.0%73.5%+46.5pp
8MOULTON H SMOULTON, TXMOULTON ISD12322.5%69.0%+46.5pp
9BELL H SHURST, TXHURST-EULESS-BEDFORD ISD2,41123.5%68.5%+45.0pp
10AVALOS P-TECH SCHOOLHOUSTON, TXALDINE ISD40029.0%73.0%+44.0pp
11BOERNE - SAMUEL V CHAMPION H SBOERNE, TXBOERNE ISD2,06725.5%69.5%+44.0pp
12MCGREGOR H SMCGREGOR, TXMCGREGOR ISD43718.5%62.5%+44.0pp
13MILES H SMILES, TXMILES ISD21722.5%66.5%+44.0pp
14FORSAN H SFORSAN, TXFORSAN ISD3528.5%52.0%+43.5pp
15STRATFORD H SSTRATFORD, TXSTRATFORD ISD16016.0%59.5%+43.5pp
16BLOOMING GROVE H SBLOOMING GROVE, TXBLOOMING GROVE ISD28815.5%58.5%+43.0pp
17COLUMBUS H SCOLUMBUS, TXCOLUMBUS ISD5246.0%49.0%+43.0pp
18GARDEN CITY H SGARDEN CITY, TXGLASSCOCK COUNTY ISD15736.0%79.0%+43.0pp
19MINEOLA H SMINEOLA, TXMINEOLA ISD49215.5%58.0%+42.5pp
20MT ENTERPRISE H SMT ENTERPRISE, TXMOUNT ENTERPRISE ISD2495.0%47.5%+42.5pp
21WESTWOOD H SAUSTIN, TXROUND ROCK ISD2,85835.0%77.5%+42.5pp
22LIBERTY HILL H SLIBERTY HILL, TXLIBERTY HILL ISD2,15617.0%59.0%+42.0pp
23SALADO H SSALADO, TXSALADO ISD76914.0%56.0%+42.0pp
24TORNILLO H STORNILLO, TXTORNILLO ISD24112.5%54.5%+42.0pp
25Bard Early College ClevelandCleveland, OHCleveland Municipal34438.8%80.7%+41.9pp
26MEMORIAL H SHOUSTON, TXSPRING BRANCH ISD2,63634.5%76.0%+41.5pp
27ACADEMY H SLITTLE RIVER, TXACADEMY ISD54612.0%53.0%+41.0pp
28DANBURY H SDANBURY, TXDANBURY ISD2206.5%47.5%+41.0pp
29WOLFE CITY H SWOLFE CITY, TXWOLFE CITY ISD22217.5%58.5%+41.0pp
30UPLIFT NORTH HILLS PREP H SIRVING, TXUPLIFT EDUCATION52249.0%89.5%+40.5pp
31PEARCE H SRICHARDSON, TXRICHARDSON ISD2,31713.0%53.5%+40.5pp
32VERIBEST H SVERIBEST, TXVERIBEST ISD14119.5%60.0%+40.5pp
33BASIS PhoenixPHOENIX, AZBASIS Charter Schools Inc. (91280)78146.5%86.5%+40.0pp
34AMARILLO H SAMARILLO, TXAMARILLO ISD2,16121.0%61.0%+40.0pp
35BRENHAM H SBRENHAM, TXBRENHAM ISD1,54413.0%53.0%+40.0pp
36CHINA SPRING H SCHINA SPRING, TXCHINA SPRING ISD95923.5%63.5%+40.0pp
37HALE CENTER H SHALE CENTER, TXHALE CENTER ISD1749.0%49.0%+40.0pp
38LAGO VISTA H SLAGO VISTA, TXLAGO VISTA ISD6506.5%46.5%+40.0pp
39RICHARDSON H SRICHARDSON, TXRICHARDSON ISD2,66914.0%54.0%+40.0pp
40WYLIE H SABILENE, TXWYLIE ISD1,53726.0%66.0%+40.0pp
41LAKE TRAVIS H SAUSTIN, TXLAKE TRAVIS ISD3,56933.0%72.5%+39.5pp
42ROBERT TURNER COLLEGE AND CAREER H SPEARLAND, TXPEARLAND ISD1,12841.0%80.5%+39.5pp
43DRIPPING SPRINGS H SDRIPPING SPRINGS, TXDRIPPING SPRINGS ISD2,56423.0%62.0%+39.0pp
44AUSTIN H SAUSTIN, TXAUSTIN ISD2,32318.5%57.0%+38.5pp
45PLANO WEST SENIOR H SPLANO, TXPLANO ISD2,5597.5%46.0%+38.5pp
46BELLVILLE H SBELLVILLE, TXBELLVILLE ISD7868.0%46.0%+38.0pp
47GLADEWATER H SGLADEWATER, TXGLADEWATER ISD4846.0%44.0%+38.0pp
48MANSFIELD H SMANSFIELD, TXMANSFIELD ISD2,55226.0%64.0%+38.0pp
49ROBINSON H SROBINSON, TXROBINSON ISD72520.0%58.0%+38.0pp
50SCURRY-ROSSER H SSCURRY, TXSCURRY-ROSSER ISD34714.0%52.0%+38.0pp
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