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Texas schools ranked by test score

Latest STAAR year (2023-24). 298 schools with reported Reading scores. State average: 52.7%.
RankSchoolLevelReadingvs state
101NEWMAN INTERNATIONAL AT CEDAR HILL
CEDAR HILL · NEWMAN INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF ARLINGTON
Combined61.0%+8.3pp
102PROMESA COLLEGE PREP WEST CORPUS CHRISTI
CORPUS CHRISTI · VALERE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Combined61.0%+8.3pp
103SILVERTON SCHOOL
SILVERTON · SILVERTON ISD
Combined61.0%+8.3pp
104HIGH ISLAND SCHOOL
HIGH ISLAND · HIGH ISLAND ISD
Combined60.0%+7.3pp
105PERRIN SCHOOL
PERRIN · PERRIN-WHITT CISD
Combined60.0%+7.3pp
106SMYER SCHOOLS
SMYER · SMYER ISD
Combined60.0%+7.3pp
107SST CHAMPIONS
HOUSTON · SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Combined60.0%+7.3pp
108UTOPIA SCHOOL
UTOPIA · UTOPIA ISD
Combined60.0%+7.3pp
109VANGUARD MOZART
ALAMO · VANGUARD ACADEMY
Combined60.0%+7.3pp
110WHEELER SCHOOL
WHEELER · WHEELER ISD
Combined60.0%+7.3pp
111ADVANCED LEARNING ACADEMY
SAN ANTONIO · SAN ANTONIO ISD
Combined59.0%+6.3pp
112BLUFF DALE
BLUFF DALE · BLUFF DALE ISD
Combined59.0%+6.3pp
113DR ABRAHAM P CANO FRESHMAN ACADEMY
HARLINGEN · HARLINGEN CISD
Combined59.0%+6.3pp
114ERA SCHOOL
ERA · ERA ISD
Combined59.0%+6.3pp
115GREAT HEARTS LIVE OAK
LIVE OAK · GREAT HEARTS TEXAS
Combined59.0%+6.3pp
116GREAT HEARTS WESTERN HILLS
SAN ANTONIO · GREAT HEARTS TEXAS
Combined59.0%+6.3pp
117MCLEOD SCHOOL
MCLEOD · MCLEOD ISD
Combined59.0%+6.3pp
118MIDWAY SCHOOL
HENRIETTA · MIDWAY ISD
Combined59.0%+6.3pp
119NEWCASTLE SCHOOL
NEWCASTLE · NEWCASTLE ISD
Combined59.0%+6.3pp
120RESPONSIVEED - ONLINE
LEWISVILLE · TEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES
Combined59.0%+6.3pp
121SANDERSON SCHOOLS
SANDERSON · TERRELL COUNTY ISD
Combined59.0%+6.3pp
122VANGUARD VAN GOGH
PHARR · VANGUARD ACADEMY
Combined59.0%+6.3pp
123ARISTOI CLASSICAL ACADEMY-CYPRESS
HOUSTON · ARISTOI CLASSICAL ACADEMY
Combined58.0%+5.3pp
124BLOOMBURG SCHOOL
BLOOMBURG · BLOOMBURG ISD
Combined58.0%+5.3pp
125FOUNDERS CLASSICAL ACADEMY-BASTROP
BASTROP · TEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES
Combined58.0%+5.3pp
126IREDELL SCHOOL
IREDELL · IREDELL ISD
Combined58.0%+5.3pp
127PATTON SPRINGS SCHOOL
AFTON · PATTON SPRINGS ISD
Combined58.0%+5.3pp
128PIONEER TECHNOLOGY (PTAA) GREENVILLE
GREENVILLE · PIONEER TECHNOLOGY & ARTS ACADEMY
Combined58.0%+5.3pp
129SANDS CISD
ACKERLY · SANDS CISD
Combined58.0%+5.3pp
130SHELBYVILLE SCHOOL
SHELBYVILLE · SHELBYVILLE ISD
Combined58.0%+5.3pp
131SPUR SCHOOL
SPUR · SPUR ISD
Combined58.0%+5.3pp
132TEXAS CONNECTIONS ACADEMY AT HOUSTON
HOUSTON · HOUSTON ISD
Combined58.0%+5.3pp
133WOODSON SCHOOL
WOODSON · WOODSON ISD
Combined58.0%+5.3pp
134BLACKWELL SCHOOL
BLACKWELL · BLACKWELL CISD
Combined57.0%+4.3pp
135BYNUM SCHOOL
BYNUM · BYNUM ISD
Combined57.0%+4.3pp
136GREAT HEARTS ARLINGTON
ARLINGTON · GREAT HEARTS TEXAS
Combined57.0%+4.3pp
137HARROLD SCHOOL
HARROLD · HARROLD ISD
Combined57.0%+4.3pp
138HART ISD
HART · HART ISD
Combined57.0%+4.3pp
139PLAINVIEW CLASSICAL ACADEMY
PLAINVIEW · TEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES
Combined57.0%+4.3pp
140PRIDDY SCHOOL
PRIDDY · PRIDDY ISD
Combined57.0%+4.3pp
141RULE SCHOOL
RULE · RULE ISD
Combined57.0%+4.3pp
142SST CORPUS CHRISTI
CORPUS CHRISTI · SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DISCOVERY
Combined57.0%+4.3pp
143TIOGA SCHOOL
TIOGA · TIOGA ISD
Combined57.0%+4.3pp
144BRYSON SCHOOL
BRYSON · BRYSON ISD
Combined56.0%+3.3pp
145CHILTON SCHOOL
CHILTON · CHILTON ISD
Combined56.0%+3.3pp
146COMPASS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
ODESSA · COMPASS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
Combined56.0%+3.3pp
147GRAFORD SCHOOL
GRAFORD · GRAFORD ISD
Combined56.0%+3.3pp
148MILLER GROVE SCHOOL
CUMBY · MILLER GROVE ISD
Combined56.0%+3.3pp
149PAWNEE EL / J H/HS
PAWNEE · PAWNEE ISD
Combined56.0%+3.3pp
150PRINGLE-MORSE SCHOOLS
MORSE · PRINGLE-MORSE CISD
Combined56.0%+3.3pp
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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.