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Ellis County schools ranked by test score

Latest STAAR year (2023-24). 54 schools in Ellis County, Texas with reported Science scores. Texas state average: 36.1%.
RankSchoolLevelSciencevs state
1WAXAHACHIE GLOBAL H S
WAXAHACHIE · WAXAHACHIE ISD
High85.0%+48.9pp
2MIDLOTHIAN HERITAGE H S
MIDLOTHIAN · MIDLOTHIAN ISD
High72.0%+35.9pp
3PALMER H S
PALMER · PALMER ISD
High70.0%+33.9pp
4EARL & MARTHALU DIETERICH MIDDLE
MIDLOTHIAN · MIDLOTHIAN ISD
Middle64.0%+27.9pp
5LIFE H S WAXAHACHIE
WAXAHACHIE · LIFE SCHOOL
High62.0%+25.9pp
6MIDLOTHIAN H S
MIDLOTHIAN · MIDLOTHIAN ISD
High61.0%+24.9pp
7MAYPEARL MIDDLE
MAYPEARL · MAYPEARL ISD
Middle57.0%+20.9pp
8JEAN COLEMAN EL
MIDLOTHIAN · MIDLOTHIAN ISD
Elementary54.0%+17.9pp
9WALNUT GROVE MIDDLE
MIDLOTHIAN · MIDLOTHIAN ISD
Middle54.0%+17.9pp
10ENNIS H S
ENNIS · ENNIS ISD
High51.0%+14.9pp
11DUNAWAY EL
WAXAHACHIE · WAXAHACHIE ISD
Elementary50.0%+13.9pp
12FERRIS H S
FERRIS · FERRIS ISD
High49.0%+12.9pp
13WAXAHACHIE H S
WAXAHACHIE · WAXAHACHIE ISD
High49.0%+12.9pp
14MAYPEARL H S
MAYPEARL · MAYPEARL ISD
High47.0%+10.9pp
15RED OAK H S
RED OAK · RED OAK ISD
High47.0%+10.9pp
16COLEMAN J H
WAXAHACHIE · WAXAHACHIE ISD
Middle46.0%+9.9pp
17T E BAXTER EL
MIDLOTHIAN · MIDLOTHIAN ISD
Elementary46.0%+9.9pp
18AVALON SCHOOL
AVALON · AVALON ISD
Combined42.0%+5.9pp
19DOLORES MCCLATCHEY EL
OVILLA · MIDLOTHIAN ISD
Elementary42.0%+5.9pp
20FERRIS J H
FERRIS · FERRIS ISD
Middle42.0%+5.9pp
21PALMER MIDDLE
PALMER · PALMER ISD
Middle42.0%+5.9pp
22FINLEY J H
WAXAHACHIE · WAXAHACHIE ISD
Middle41.0%+4.9pp
23HOWARD J H
WAXAHACHIE · WAXAHACHIE ISD
Middle40.0%+3.9pp
24LARUE MILLER EL
MIDLOTHIAN · MIDLOTHIAN ISD
Elementary40.0%+3.9pp
25RED OAK EL
RED OAK · RED OAK ISD
Elementary40.0%+3.9pp
26ENNIS J H
ENNIS · ENNIS ISD
Middle39.0%+2.9pp
27FRANK SEALE MIDDLE
MIDLOTHIAN · MIDLOTHIAN ISD
Middle39.0%+2.9pp
28LIFE MIDDLE WAXAHACHIE
WAXAHACHIE · LIFE SCHOOL
Middle38.0%+1.9pp
29MT PEAK EL
MIDLOTHIAN · MIDLOTHIAN ISD
Elementary38.0%+1.9pp
30SHIELDS EL
GLENN HEIGHTS · RED OAK ISD
Elementary38.0%+1.9pp
31FELTY EL
WAXAHACHIE · WAXAHACHIE ISD
Elementary34.0%-2.1pp
32IRVIN EL
MIDLOTHIAN · MIDLOTHIAN ISD
Elementary33.0%-3.1pp
33LONGBRANCH EL
MIDLOTHIAN · MIDLOTHIAN ISD
Elementary32.0%-4.1pp
34RED OAK MIDDLE
RED OAK · RED OAK ISD
Middle32.0%-4.1pp
35SIMPSON EL
WAXAHACHIE · WAXAHACHIE ISD
Elementary32.0%-4.1pp
36ITALY H S
ITALY · ITALY ISD
High29.0%-7.1pp
37JACK LUMMUS INT
ENNIS · ENNIS ISD
Elementary29.0%-7.1pp
38NORTHSIDE EL
WAXAHACHIE · WAXAHACHIE ISD
Elementary29.0%-7.1pp
39WOODEN EL
RED OAK · RED OAK ISD
Elementary26.0%-10.1pp
40LORENE SMITH KIRKPATRICK EL
MAYPEARL · MAYPEARL ISD
Elementary25.0%-11.1pp
41WILEMON STEAM ACADEMY
WAXAHACHIE · WAXAHACHIE ISD
Elementary25.0%-11.1pp
42EASTRIDGE EL
RED OAK · RED OAK ISD
Elementary24.0%-12.1pp
43J A VITOVSKY EL
MIDLOTHIAN · MIDLOTHIAN ISD
Elementary23.0%-13.1pp
44LUCY MAE MCDONALD EL
FERRIS · FERRIS ISD
Elementary23.0%-13.1pp
45MARVIN BIOMEDICAL ACADEMY
WAXAHACHIE · WAXAHACHIE ISD
Elementary22.0%-14.1pp
46LIFE SCHOOL RED OAK
RED OAK · LIFE SCHOOL
Elementary21.0%-15.1pp
47MILFORD SCHOOL
MILFORD · MILFORD ISD
Combined21.0%-15.1pp
48STAFFORD EL
ITALY · ITALY ISD
Elementary21.0%-15.1pp
49SHACKELFORD EL
WAXAHACHIE · WAXAHACHIE ISD
Elementary20.0%-16.1pp
50DORIE MILLER INT
ENNIS · ENNIS ISD
Elementary17.0%-19.1pp

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 Science test (school year 2023-24). Only public schools in Ellis 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.