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Texas schools ranked by test score

Latest STAAR year (2025-26). 293 schools with reported Reading scores. State average: 55.6%.
RankSchoolLevelReadingvs state
101GORDON SCHOOL
GORDON · GORDON ISD
Combined61.0%+5.4pp
102NORTHSIDE SCHOOL
VERNON · NORTHSIDE ISD
Combined61.0%+5.4pp
103SANDERSON SCHOOLS
SANDERSON · TERRELL COUNTY ISD
Combined61.0%+5.4pp
104SANDS CISD
ACKERLY · SANDS CISD
Combined61.0%+5.4pp
105WATER VALLEY SCHOOL
WATER VALLEY · WATER VALLEY ISD
Combined61.0%+5.4pp
106WHITEFACE SCHOOL
WHITEFACE · WHITEFACE CISD
Combined61.0%+5.4pp
107BLUM ISD
BLUM · BLUM ISD
Combined60.0%+4.4pp
108CRANFILLS GAP SCHOOL
CRANFILLS GAP · CRANFILLS GAP ISD
Combined60.0%+4.4pp
109MOTLEY COUNTY SCHOOL
MATADOR · MOTLEY COUNTY ISD
Combined60.0%+4.4pp
110PAINT CREEK SCHOOL
HASKELL · PAINT CREEK ISD
Combined60.0%+4.4pp
111ROBY CISD
ROBY · ROBY CISD
Combined60.0%+4.4pp
112ERA SCHOOL
ERA · ERA ISD
Combined59.0%+3.4pp
113FORT ELLIOTT SCHOOL
BRISCOE · FORT ELLIOTT CISD
Combined59.0%+3.4pp
114FOUNDERS CLASSICAL ACADEMY-BASTROP
BASTROP · TEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES
Combined59.0%+3.4pp
115FOUNDERS CLASSICAL ACADEMY-TYLER
TYLER · TEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES
Combined59.0%+3.4pp
116GREAT HEARTS LIVE OAK
LIVE OAK · GREAT HEARTS TEXAS
Combined59.0%+3.4pp
117GUTHRIE SCHOOL
GUTHRIE · GUTHRIE CSD
Combined59.0%+3.4pp
118JOAQUIN SCHOOLS
JOAQUIN · JOAQUIN ISD
Combined59.0%+3.4pp
119KNOX CITY SCHOOL
KNOX CITY · KNOX CITY-O'BRIEN CISD
Combined59.0%+3.4pp
120MCLEOD SCHOOL
MCLEOD · MCLEOD ISD
Combined59.0%+3.4pp
121NORDHEIM SCHOOL
NORDHEIM · NORDHEIM ISD
Combined59.0%+3.4pp
122RULE SCHOOL
RULE · RULE ISD
Combined59.0%+3.4pp
123TREETOPS SCHOOL INTERNATIONAL
EULESS · TREETOPS SCHOOL INTERNATIONAL
Combined59.0%+3.4pp
124FOUNDERS CLASSICAL ACADEMY OF SCHERTZ
SCHERTZ · TEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES
Combined58.0%+2.4pp
125OLFEN SCHOOL
ROWENA · OLFEN ISD
Combined58.0%+2.4pp
126WELLMAN-UNION SCHOOL
WELLMAN · WELLMAN-UNION CISD
Combined58.0%+2.4pp
127CHEROKEE SCHOOL
CHEROKEE · CHEROKEE ISD
Combined57.0%+1.4pp
128COMPASS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
ODESSA · COMPASS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
Combined57.0%+1.4pp
129FOUNDERS CLASSICAL ACADEMY - CONROE
CONROE · TEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES
Combined57.0%+1.4pp
130PENELOPE SCHOOL
PENELOPE · PENELOPE ISD
Combined57.0%+1.4pp
131SPUR SCHOOL
SPUR · SPUR ISD
Combined57.0%+1.4pp
132BLOOMBURG SCHOOL
BLOOMBURG · BLOOMBURG ISD
Combined56.0%+0.4pp
133GHOLSON ISD
WACO · GHOLSON ISD
Combined56.0%+0.4pp
134HEDLEY SCHOOL
HEDLEY · HEDLEY ISD
Combined56.0%+0.4pp
135PERRIN SCHOOL
PERRIN · PERRIN-WHITT CISD
Combined56.0%+0.4pp
136RESPONSIVEED - ONLINE
LEWISVILLE · TEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES
Combined56.0%+0.4pp
137RICHLAND SPRINGS SCHOOL
RICHLAND SPRINGS · RICHLAND SPRINGS ISD
Combined56.0%+0.4pp
138SULPHUR BLUFF ISD
SULPHUR BLUFF · SULPHUR BLUFF ISD
Combined56.0%+0.4pp
139THROCKMORTON COLLEGIATE ISD
THROCKMORTON · THROCKMORTON COLLEGIATE ISD
Combined56.0%+0.4pp
140TIMPSON SCHOOL
TIMPSON · TIMPSON ISD
Combined56.0%+0.4pp
141VANGUARD MOZART
ALAMO · VANGUARD ACADEMY
Combined56.0%+0.4pp
142ZEPHYR SCHOOL
ZEPHYR · ZEPHYR ISD
Combined56.0%+0.4pp
143HARTLEY SCHOOL
HARTLEY · HARTLEY ISD
Combined55.0%-0.6pp
144MARTINSVILLE SCHOOL
MARTINSVILLE · MARTINSVILLE ISD
Combined55.0%-0.6pp
145MATAGORDA ISD
MATAGORDA · MATAGORDA ISD
Combined55.0%-0.6pp
146MAUD SCHOOL
MAUD · MAUD ISD
Combined55.0%-0.6pp
147NEW SUMMERFIELD SCHOOL
NEW SUMMERFIELD · NEW SUMMERFIELD ISD
Combined55.0%-0.6pp
148PATTON SPRINGS SCHOOL
AFTON · PATTON SPRINGS ISD
Combined55.0%-0.6pp
149PRINGLE-MORSE SCHOOLS
MORSE · PRINGLE-MORSE CISD
Combined55.0%-0.6pp
150PROMESA COLLEGE PREP WEST CORPUS CHRISTI
CORPUS CHRISTI · VALERE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Combined55.0%-0.6pp
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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 2025-26). 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.