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Texas schools ranked by test score

Latest STAAR year (2023-24). 292 schools with reported Social Studies scores. State average: 46.5%.
RankSchoolLevelSocial Studiesvs state
251WELLS SCHOOL
WELLS · WELLS ISD
Combined29.0%-17.5pp
252EL PASO CLASSICAL ACADEMY
EL PASO · TEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES
Combined28.0%-18.5pp
253TRINITY LEADERSHIP
ARLINGTON · TEXAS LEADERSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Combined28.0%-18.5pp
254LORAINE SCHOOL
LORAINE · LORAINE ISD
Combined27.0%-19.5pp
255PLAINVIEW CLASSICAL ACADEMY
PLAINVIEW · TEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES
Combined27.0%-19.5pp
256GOLD BURG SCHOOL
BOWIE · GOLD BURG ISD
Combined26.0%-20.5pp
257TEXAS LEADERSHIP OF ABILENE
ABILENE · TEXAS LEADERSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Combined26.0%-20.5pp
258RULE SCHOOL
RULE · RULE ISD
Combined25.0%-21.5pp
259TEXAS LEADERSHIP OF MIDLAND
MIDLAND · TEXAS LEADERSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Combined25.0%-21.5pp
260VANGUARD VAN GOGH
PHARR · VANGUARD ACADEMY
Combined25.0%-21.5pp
261WAELDER SCHOOL
WAELDER · WAELDER ISD
Combined25.0%-21.5pp
262LEFORS SCHOOL
LEFORS · LEFORS ISD
Combined24.0%-22.5pp
263MARFA SCHOOLS
MARFA · MARFA ISD
Combined24.0%-22.5pp
264CROSBYTON CISD PRE K-12
CROSBYTON · CROSBYTON CISD
Combined23.0%-23.5pp
265LANEVILLE SCHOOL
LANEVILLE · LANEVILLE ISD
Combined23.0%-23.5pp
266LIFE SCHOOL OAK CLIFF
DALLAS · LIFE SCHOOL
Combined23.0%-23.5pp
267FOUNDERS CLASSICAL ACADEMY - CONROE
CONROE · TEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES
Combined22.0%-24.5pp
268GUSTINE SCHOOL
GUSTINE · GUSTINE ISD
Combined22.0%-24.5pp
269BIG BEND H S
TERLINGUA · TERLINGUA CSD
Combined21.0%-25.5pp
270COTTON CENTER SCHOOL
COTTON CENTER · COTTON CENTER ISD
Combined21.0%-25.5pp
271WELLMAN-UNION SCHOOL
WELLMAN · WELLMAN-UNION CISD
Combined21.0%-25.5pp
272BALMORHEA ISD EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY
BALMORHEA · BALMORHEA ISD
Combined20.0%-26.5pp
273SOMERSET ACADEMY BROOKS
SAN ANTONIO · SOMERSET ACADEMIES OF TEXAS
Combined20.0%-26.5pp
274HARMONY SCHOOL OF INNOVATION - SAN ANTONIO
SAN ANTONIO · HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - SOUTH TEXAS
Combined19.0%-27.5pp
275LOHN SCHOOL
LOHN · LOHN ISD
Combined19.0%-27.5pp
276MILFORD SCHOOL
MILFORD · MILFORD ISD
Combined19.0%-27.5pp
277GCCISD VIRTUAL ACADEMY
BAYTOWN · GOOSE CREEK CISD
Combined17.0%-29.5pp
278IDEA TRAVIS ACADEMY
MIDLAND · MIDLAND ISD
Combined17.0%-29.5pp
279MOTLEY COUNTY SCHOOL
MATADOR · MOTLEY COUNTY ISD
Combined17.0%-29.5pp
280PANTHER CREEK SCHOOL
VALERA · PANTHER CREEK CISD
Combined17.0%-29.5pp
281VIRTUAL ACADEMY OF NORTH TEXAS
WHITE SETTLEMENT · WHITE SETTLEMENT ISD
Combined17.0%-29.5pp
282AMHERST SCHOOL
AMHERST · AMHERST ISD
Combined16.0%-30.5pp
283PRIORITY CHARTER SCHOOLS COPPERAS COVE
COPPERAS COVE · PRIORITY CHARTER SCHOOLS
Combined16.0%-30.5pp
284BURKEVILLE SCHOOL
BURKEVILLE · BURKEVILLE ISD
Combined14.0%-32.5pp
285RESPONSIVEED - ONLINE
LEWISVILLE · TEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES
Combined14.0%-32.5pp
286PRAIRIE LEA EL
PRAIRIE LEA · PRAIRIE LEA ISD
Combined13.0%-33.5pp
287JUBILEE - LAKE VIEW UNIVERSITY PREP
SAN ANTONIO · JUBILEE ACADEMIES
Combined12.0%-34.5pp
288HIGH ISLAND SCHOOL
HIGH ISLAND · HIGH ISLAND ISD
Combined11.0%-35.5pp
289COMPASS ROSE INGENUITY
SAN ANTONIO · COMPASS ROSE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Combined10.0%-36.5pp
290COMPASS ROSE DESTINY
MANOR · COMPASS ROSE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Combined9.0%-37.5pp
291CHANNING SCHOOL
CHANNING · CHANNING ISD
Combined8.0%-38.5pp
292OGLESBY SCHOOL
OGLESBY · OGLESBY ISD
Combined5.0%-41.5pp
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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 Social Studies 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.