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Texas schools ranked by test score

Latest STAAR year (2023-24). 7,853 schools with reported Reading scores. State average: 52.7%.
RankSchoolLevelReadingvs state
1HEALTH CAREERS H S
SAN ANTONIO · NORTHSIDE ISD
High100.0%+47.3pp
2JUDGE BAREFOOT SANDERS LAW MAGNET
DALLAS · DALLAS ISD
High100.0%+47.3pp
3MANSFIELD FRONTIER STEM ACADEMY
MANSFIELD · MANSFIELD ISD
High100.0%+47.3pp
4ROSIE SORRELLS EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SERVICES H S
DALLAS · DALLAS ISD
High100.0%+47.3pp
5SCHOOL FOR THE TALENTED AND GIFTED
DALLAS · DALLAS ISD
High100.0%+47.3pp
6SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
DALLAS · DALLAS ISD
High100.0%+47.3pp
7SPRING BRANCH ACADEMIC INSTITUTE
HOUSTON · SPRING BRANCH ISD
Combined100.0%+47.3pp
8TOMBALL STAR ACADEMY
TOMBALL · TOMBALL ISD
High100.0%+47.3pp
9WILLIAM B TRAVIS VANGUARD ACAD OF ACADEMICALLY TAG
DALLAS · DALLAS ISD
Middle100.0%+47.3pp
10ALIEF EARLY COLLEGE H S
HOUSTON · ALIEF ISD
High99.0%+46.3pp
11CARNEGIE VANGUARD H S
HOUSTON · HOUSTON ISD
High99.0%+46.3pp
12HARLINGEN COLLEGIATE H S
HARLINGEN · HARLINGEN CISD
High99.0%+46.3pp
13KERR H S
HOUSTON · ALIEF ISD
High99.0%+46.3pp
14LASA H S
AUSTIN · AUSTIN ISD
High99.0%+46.3pp
15SCHOOL FOR THE HIGHLY GIFTED
GRAND PRAIRIE · GRAND PRAIRIE ISD
Elementary99.0%+46.3pp
16SUDIE L WILLIAMS TALENTED AND GIFTED ACADEMY
DALLAS · DALLAS ISD
Middle99.0%+46.3pp
17TCCSE EARLY COLLEGE H S AT TIMBERVIEW
ARLINGTON · MANSFIELD ISD
High99.0%+46.3pp
18BASIS CEDAR PARK
CEDAR PARK · BASIS TEXAS
Middle98.0%+45.3pp
19BURLESON COLLEGIATE H S
BURLESON · BURLESON ISD
High98.0%+45.3pp
20CARVER CENTER
MIDLAND · MIDLAND ISD
Elementary98.0%+45.3pp
21DEBAKEY H S FOR HEALTH PROF
HOUSTON · HOUSTON ISD
High98.0%+45.3pp
22IRMA RANGEL YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP SCHOOL
DALLAS · DALLAS ISD
High98.0%+45.3pp
23JAMES M STEELE EARLY COLLEGE H S
ROANOKE · NORTHWEST ISD
High98.0%+45.3pp
24SCHOOL OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS
DALLAS · DALLAS ISD
High98.0%+45.3pp
25T H ROGERS SCHOOL
HOUSTON · HOUSTON ISD
Combined98.0%+45.3pp
26TRINIDAD GARZA EARLY COLLEGE AT MT VIEW
DALLAS · DALLAS ISD
High98.0%+45.3pp
27BROWNSVILLE EARLY COLLEGE H S
BROWNSVILLE · BROWNSVILLE ISD
High97.0%+44.3pp
28CORNERSTONE ACADEMY
HOUSTON · SPRING BRANCH ISD
Middle97.0%+44.3pp
29HECTOR J GARCIA EARLY COLLEGE H S
LAREDO · LAREDO ISD
High97.0%+44.3pp
30HENRY W LONGFELLOW CAREER EXPLORATION ACADEMY
DALLAS · DALLAS ISD
Middle97.0%+44.3pp
31ODESSA COLLEGIATE ACADEMY EARLY COLLEGE H S
ODESSA · ECTOR COUNTY ISD
High97.0%+44.3pp
32WINDSOR PARK G/T
CORPUS CHRISTI · CORPUS CHRISTI ISD
Elementary97.0%+44.3pp
33YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP ACADEMY
SAN ANTONIO · SAN ANTONIO ISD
High97.0%+44.3pp
34BRADFIELD EL
DALLAS · HIGHLAND PARK ISD
Elementary96.0%+43.3pp
35CANYON CREEK EL
AUSTIN · ROUND ROCK ISD
Elementary96.0%+43.3pp
36DR WRIGHT L LASSITER JR EARLY COLLEGE H S
DALLAS · DALLAS ISD
High96.0%+43.3pp
37EARLY COLLEGE H S AT MIDLAND COLLEGE
MIDLAND · MIDLAND ISD
High96.0%+43.3pp
38HUDSON EL
LONGVIEW · LONGVIEW ISD
Elementary96.0%+43.3pp
39KINDER H S FOR PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTS
HOUSTON · HOUSTON ISD
High96.0%+43.3pp
40LAWLER MIDDLE
FRISCO · FRISCO ISD
Middle96.0%+43.3pp
41MARVIN E ROBINSON SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND MGMT
DALLAS · DALLAS ISD
High96.0%+43.3pp
42MEMORIAL EARLY COLLEGE H S
NEW BRAUNFELS · COMAL ISD
High96.0%+43.3pp
43NORTH LAKE EARLY COLLEGE H S
IRVING · DALLAS ISD
High96.0%+43.3pp
44PALO PINTO EL
PALO PINTO · PALO PINTO ISD
Elementary96.0%+43.3pp
45SCHOOL FOR THE TALENTED & GIFTED IN PLEASANT GROVE
DALLAS · DALLAS ISD
Middle96.0%+43.3pp
46TYLER ISD EARLY COLLEGE H S
TYLER · TYLER ISD
High96.0%+43.3pp
47UNIVERSITY PARK EL
DALLAS · HIGHLAND PARK ISD
Elementary96.0%+43.3pp
48BASIS SAN ANTONIO- SHAVANO CAMPUS
SAN ANTONIO · BASIS TEXAS
High95.0%+42.3pp
49BRYAN COLLEGIATE H S
BRYAN · BRYAN ISD
High95.0%+42.3pp
50CARROLL H S
SOUTHLAKE · CARROLL ISD
High95.0%+42.3pp
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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 2023-24). A higher percentage is better.

Only public schools with a reasonable cohort size are included (at least 50 total students enrolled, since the source file does not include per-subject student counts), so very small programs and special-purpose centers are filtered out.

The state average shown above is enrollment-weighted: we multiply each school's score by how many of its students tested, sum those across every public school in Texas, and divide by the total students tested. This way a big school counts more than a tiny one in the typical-student average.