Dallas County schools ranked by test score
Latest STAAR year (2025-26). 116 schools in Dallas County, Texas with reported Reading scores. Texas state average: 55.6%.
| Rank | School | Level | Reading | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | KIMBROUGH MIDDLE MESQUITE · MESQUITE ISD | Middle | 50.0% | -5.6pp |
| 52 | BESSIE COLEMAN MIDDLE CEDAR HILL · CEDAR HILL ISD | Middle | 49.0% | -6.6pp |
| 53 | DR DON WOOLLEY MIDDLE MESQUITE · MESQUITE ISD | Middle | 49.0% | -6.6pp |
| 54 | UPLIFT INFINITY PREP MIDDLE IRVING · UPLIFT EDUCATION | Middle | 49.0% | -6.6pp |
| 55 | BUSH MIDDLE IRVING · CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD | Middle | 48.0% | -7.6pp |
| 56 | G W CARVER 6TH GRADE STEM LEARNING CENTER LANCASTER · LANCASTER ISD | Middle | 48.0% | -7.6pp |
| 57 | LA ACADEMIA DE ESTRELLAS MIDDLE DALLAS · LA ACADEMIA DE ESTRELLAS | Middle | 48.0% | -7.6pp |
| 58 | ZAN WESLEY HOLMES JR MIDDLE DALLAS · DALLAS ISD | Middle | 48.0% | -7.6pp |
| 59 | BERRY MIDDLE MESQUITE · MESQUITE ISD | Middle | 47.0% | -8.6pp |
| 60 | DR FREDERICK HAYNES III GLOBAL PREP AT PAUL QUINN DALLAS · DALLAS ISD | Middle | 47.0% | -8.6pp |
| 61 | ILTEXAS LANCASTER MIDDLE LANCASTER · INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP OF TEXAS (ILTEXAS) | Middle | 46.0% | -9.6pp |
| 62 | JUDGE LOUIS A BEDFORD JR LAW ACADEMY DALLAS · DALLAS ISD | Middle | 46.0% | -9.6pp |
| 63 | L V STOCKARD MIDDLE DALLAS · DALLAS ISD | Middle | 46.0% | -9.6pp |
| 64 | VANSTON MIDDLE MESQUITE · MESQUITE ISD | Middle | 46.0% | -9.6pp |
| 65 | ANDREW JACKSON MIDDLE GRAND PRAIRIE · GRAND PRAIRIE ISD | Middle | 45.0% | -10.6pp |
| 66 | ANN RICHARDS STEAM ACADEMY DALLAS · DALLAS ISD | Middle | 45.0% | -10.6pp |
| 67 | DR FREDERICK DOUGLASS TODD SR MIDDLE DALLAS · DALLAS ISD | Middle | 45.0% | -10.6pp |
| 68 | FOREST MEADOW MIDDLE DALLAS · RICHARDSON ISD | Middle | 45.0% | -10.6pp |
| 69 | LAMAR MIDDLE IRVING · IRVING ISD | Middle | 45.0% | -10.6pp |
| 70 | SEAGOVILLE MIDDLE DALLAS · DALLAS ISD | Middle | 45.0% | -10.6pp |
| 71 | TRAVIS MIDDLE IRVING · IRVING ISD | Middle | 45.0% | -10.6pp |
| 72 | UPLIFT HEIGHTS PREP MIDDLE DALLAS · UPLIFT EDUCATION | Middle | 45.0% | -10.6pp |
| 73 | WILKINSON MIDDLE MESQUITE · MESQUITE ISD | Middle | 45.0% | -10.6pp |
| 74 | CURTISTENE S MCCOWAN MIDDLE GLENN HEIGHTS · DESOTO ISD | Middle | 44.0% | -11.6pp |
| 75 | T W BROWNE MIDDLE DALLAS · DALLAS ISD | Middle | 44.0% | -11.6pp |
| 76 | TERRY MIDDLE MESQUITE · MESQUITE ISD | Middle | 44.0% | -11.6pp |
| 77 | THOMAS C MARSH MIDDLE DALLAS · DALLAS ISD | Middle | 44.0% | -11.6pp |
| 78 | UPLIFT ATLAS PREP MIDDLE DALLAS · UPLIFT EDUCATION | Middle | 44.0% | -11.6pp |
| 79 | VERNON SCHRADE MIDDLE ROWLETT · GARLAND ISD | Middle | 44.0% | -11.6pp |
| 80 | W S PERMENTER MIDDLE CEDAR HILL · CEDAR HILL ISD | Middle | 44.0% | -11.6pp |
| 81 | LYLES COLLEGIATE MIDDLE GARLAND · GARLAND ISD | Middle | 43.0% | -12.6pp |
| 82 | MCDONALD MIDDLE MESQUITE · MESQUITE ISD | Middle | 43.0% | -12.6pp |
| 83 | BOWIE MIDDLE IRVING · IRVING ISD | Middle | 42.0% | -13.6pp |
| 84 | DIGITAL ARTS & TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY AT ADAMS MIDDLE GRAND PRAIRIE · GRAND PRAIRIE ISD | Middle | 42.0% | -13.6pp |
| 85 | G W KENNEMER MIDDLE DALLAS · DUNCANVILLE ISD | Middle | 42.0% | -13.6pp |
| 86 | LANCASTER MIDDLE LANCASTER · LANCASTER ISD | Middle | 42.0% | -13.6pp |
| 87 | UPLIFT GRAND PREP MIDDLE GRAND PRAIRIE · UPLIFT EDUCATION | Middle | 42.0% | -13.6pp |
| 88 | UPLIFT WILLIAMS PREP MIDDLE DALLAS · UPLIFT EDUCATION | Middle | 41.0% | -14.6pp |
| 89 | E B COMSTOCK MIDDLE DALLAS · DALLAS ISD | Middle | 40.0% | -15.6pp |
| 90 | LADY BIRD JOHNSON MIDDLE IRVING · IRVING ISD | Middle | 40.0% | -15.6pp |
| 91 | WISDOM PREP MIDDLE DALLAS · UPLIFT EDUCATION | Middle | 40.0% | -15.6pp |
| 92 | BILLY EARL DADE MIDDLE DALLAS · DALLAS ISD | Middle | 39.0% | -16.6pp |
| 93 | JOHN LEWIS SOCIAL JUSTICE ACADEMY AT O W HOLMES DALLAS · DALLAS ISD | Middle | 39.0% | -16.6pp |
| 94 | PIEDMONT GLOBAL ACADEMY DALLAS · DALLAS ISD | Middle | 39.0% | -16.6pp |
| 95 | FRANCISCO PANCHO MEDRANO J H DALLAS · DALLAS ISD | Middle | 38.0% | -17.6pp |
| 96 | HAROLD WENDELL LANG SR MIDDLE DALLAS · DALLAS ISD | Middle | 38.0% | -17.6pp |
| 97 | KIPP TRUTH ACADEMY DALLAS · KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 38.0% | -17.6pp |
| 98 | LIBERTY J H DALLAS · RICHARDSON ISD | Middle | 38.0% | -17.6pp |
| 99 | NEW MIDDLE MESQUITE · MESQUITE ISD | Middle | 38.0% | -17.6pp |
| 100 | RAUL QUINTANILLA SR MIDDLE STEAM ACADEMY DALLAS · DALLAS ISD | Middle | 38.0% | -17.6pp |
About this ranking
Schools are ranked by the percentage of students who scored at or above the STAAR % Meets Grade Level or Above threshold on the latest available STAAR Reading test (school year 2025-26). Only public schools in Dallas County, Texas with a reasonable cohort size are shown. A higher percentage is better.
The comparison column shows the gap to the Texas statewide enrollment-weighted average. To compare against neighboring counties, use the full Texas ranking.