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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
201SOMERSET ACADEMY BROOKS
SAN ANTONIO · SOMERSET ACADEMIES OF TEXAS
Combined47.0%-8.6pp
202STRAWN SCHOOL
STRAWN · STRAWN ISD
Combined47.0%-8.6pp
203VAN HORN SCHOOL
VAN HORN · CULBERSON COUNTY-ALLAMOORE ISD
Combined47.0%-8.6pp
204HERMLEIGH SCHOOL
HERMLEIGH · HERMLEIGH ISD
Combined46.0%-9.6pp
205KERENS SCHOOL
KERENS · KERENS ISD
Combined46.0%-9.6pp
206MARATHON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DIST
MARATHON · MARATHON ISD
Combined46.0%-9.6pp
207MOUNT CALM ISD
MOUNT CALM · MOUNT CALM ISD
Combined46.0%-9.6pp
208SOMERSET ACADEMY COLLEGIATE
SAN ANTONIO · SOMERSET ACADEMIES OF TEXAS
Combined46.0%-9.6pp
209UNIVERSAL ACADEMY
IRVING · UNIVERSAL ACADEMY
Combined46.0%-9.6pp
210VALOR KYLE
KYLE · VALOR EDUCATION
Combined46.0%-9.6pp
211ADRIAN SCHOOL
ADRIAN · ADRIAN ISD
Combined45.0%-10.6pp
212GARY SCHOOL
GARY · GARY ISD
Combined45.0%-10.6pp
213MINERAL WELLS SCHOOLS
MINERAL WELLS · MINERAL WELLS ISD
Combined45.0%-10.6pp
214ROCKSPRINGS K-12
ROCKSPRINGS · ROCKSPRINGS ISD
Combined45.0%-10.6pp
215SLIDELL SCHOOLS
SLIDELL · SLIDELL ISD
Combined45.0%-10.6pp
216TEXAS CONNECTIONS ACADEMY AT HOUSTON
HOUSTON · HOUSTON ISD
Combined45.0%-10.6pp
217TEXAS LEADERSHIP OF ABILENE
ABILENE · TEXAS LEADERSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Combined45.0%-10.6pp
218COMPASS ROSE DESTINY
MANOR · COMPASS ROSE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Combined44.0%-11.6pp
219GCCISD VIRTUAL ACADEMY
BAYTOWN · GOOSE CREEK CISD
Combined44.0%-11.6pp
220HART ISD
HART · HART ISD
Combined44.0%-11.6pp
221HIGH ISLAND SCHOOL
HIGH ISLAND · HIGH ISLAND ISD
Combined44.0%-11.6pp
222LEFORS SCHOOL
LEFORS · LEFORS ISD
Combined44.0%-11.6pp
223RICHARDS H S
RICHARDS · RICHARDS ISD
Combined44.0%-11.6pp
224TRENT INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
TRENT · TRENT ISD
Combined44.0%-11.6pp
225EL PASO CLASSICAL ACADEMY
EL PASO · TEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES
Combined43.0%-12.6pp
226GRANGER SCHOOL
GRANGER · GRANGER ISD
Combined43.0%-12.6pp
227KELTON ISD
WHEELER · KELTON ISD
Combined43.0%-12.6pp
228TENAHA SCHOOLS
TENAHA · TENAHA ISD
Combined43.0%-12.6pp
229CROWELL SCHOOL
CROWELL · CROWELL ISD
Combined42.0%-13.6pp
230PADUCAH SCHOOL
PADUCAH · PADUCAH ISD
Combined42.0%-13.6pp
231BENJAMIN SCHOOL
BENJAMIN · BENJAMIN ISD
Combined41.0%-14.6pp
232LANEVILLE SCHOOL
LANEVILLE · LANEVILLE ISD
Combined41.0%-14.6pp
233PAINT ROCK SCHOOL
PAINT ROCK · PAINT ROCK ISD
Combined41.0%-14.6pp
234WELLS SCHOOL
WELLS · WELLS ISD
Combined41.0%-14.6pp
235AVALON SCHOOL
AVALON · AVALON ISD
Combined40.0%-15.6pp
236GOLD BURG SCHOOL
BOWIE · GOLD BURG ISD
Combined40.0%-15.6pp
237GUSTINE SCHOOL
GUSTINE · GUSTINE ISD
Combined40.0%-15.6pp
238IDEA TRAVIS ACADEMY
MIDLAND · MIDLAND ISD
Combined40.0%-15.6pp
239LIFE SCHOOL OAK CLIFF
DALLAS · LIFE SCHOOL
Combined40.0%-15.6pp
240MARFA SCHOOLS
MARFA · MARFA ISD
Combined40.0%-15.6pp
241PANTHER CREEK SCHOOL
VALERA · PANTHER CREEK CISD
Combined40.0%-15.6pp
242VILLAGE TECH SCHOOLS
DUNCANVILLE · VILLAGE TECH SCHOOLS
Combined40.0%-15.6pp
243BUENA VISTA SCHOOL
IMPERIAL · BUENA VISTA ISD
Combined39.0%-16.6pp
244BURKEVILLE SCHOOL
BURKEVILLE · BURKEVILLE ISD
Combined39.0%-16.6pp
245CHILLICOTHE SCHOOL
CHILLICOTHE · CHILLICOTHE ISD
Combined39.0%-16.6pp
246COMPASS ROSE INGENUITY
SAN ANTONIO · COMPASS ROSE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Combined39.0%-16.6pp
247DELL CITY SCHOOL
DELL CITY · DELL CITY ISD
Combined39.0%-16.6pp
248IGNITE COMMUNITY SCHOOL - MESQUITE
MESQUITE · TEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES
Combined39.0%-16.6pp
249JUBILEE SAN ANTONIO
SAN ANTONIO · JUBILEE ACADEMIES
Combined39.0%-16.6pp
250LEGACY PREP CHARTER ACADEMY MESQUITE WEST CAMPUS
MESQUITE · LEGACY PREPARATORY
Combined39.0%-16.6pp
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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.