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Texas schools ranked by test score

Latest STAAR year (2025-26). 1,435 schools with reported Social Studies scores. State average: 47.8%.
RankSchoolLevelSocial Studiesvs state
1251SAM HOUSTON H S
ARLINGTON · ARLINGTON ISD
High49.0%+1.2pp
1252SWEETWATER H S
SWEETWATER · SWEETWATER ISD
High49.0%+1.2pp
1253UPLIFT HEIGHTS HEALTHCARE INSTITUTE
DALLAS · UPLIFT EDUCATION
High49.0%+1.2pp
1254UPLIFT WISDOM PREP H S
DALLAS · UPLIFT EDUCATION
High49.0%+1.2pp
1255WORTHING H S
HOUSTON · HOUSTON ISD
High49.0%+1.2pp
1256YES PREP - NORTHSIDE
HOUSTON · YES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC
High49.0%+1.2pp
1257CEDAR HILL H S
CEDAR HILL · CEDAR HILL ISD
High48.0%+0.2pp
1258CLEVELAND H S
CLEVELAND · CLEVELAND ISD
High48.0%+0.2pp
1259IDEA LOS ENCINOS COLLEGE PREPARATORY
MCALLEN · IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
High48.0%+0.2pp
1260KIRBYVILLE H S
KIRBYVILLE · KIRBYVILLE CISD
High48.0%+0.2pp
1261MEMORIAL H S
SAN ANTONIO · EDGEWOOD ISD
High48.0%+0.2pp
1262POST H S
POST · POST ISD
High48.0%+0.2pp
1263RALLS H S
RALLS · RALLS ISD
High48.0%+0.2pp
1264SHARPSTOWN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
HOUSTON · HOUSTON ISD
High48.0%+0.2pp
1265SPLENDORA H S
SPLENDORA · SPLENDORA ISD
High48.0%+0.2pp
1266THREE RIVERS JR/SR H S
THREE RIVERS · THREE RIVERS ISD
High48.0%+0.2pp
1267VERNON H S
VERNON · VERNON ISD
High48.0%+0.2pp
1268WESTWOOD H S
PALESTINE · WESTWOOD ISD
High48.0%+0.2pp
1269YES PREP - WEST
HOUSTON · YES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC
High48.0%+0.2pp
1270ELECTRA JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH
ELECTRA · ELECTRA ISD
High47.0%-0.8pp
1271GORMAN H S
GORMAN · GORMAN ISD
High47.0%-0.8pp
1272H GRADY SPRUCE H S
DALLAS · DALLAS ISD
High47.0%-0.8pp
1273H M KING H S
KINGSVILLE · KINGSVILLE ISD
High47.0%-0.8pp
1274HARMONY SCHOOL OF INNOVATION - DALLAS
DALLAS · HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - NORTH TEXAS
High47.0%-0.8pp
1275HARMONY SCHOOL OF INNOVATION - GARLAND
GARLAND · HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - NORTH TEXAS
High47.0%-0.8pp
1276HEMPSTEAD H S
HEMPSTEAD · HEMPSTEAD ISD
High47.0%-0.8pp
1277KERMIT H S
KERMIT · KERMIT ISD
High47.0%-0.8pp
1278MANOR H S
MANOR · MANOR ISD
High47.0%-0.8pp
1279MART H S
MART · MART ISD
High47.0%-0.8pp
1280MCDADE H S
MCDADE · MCDADE ISD
High47.0%-0.8pp
1281MISSION H S
MISSION · MISSION CISD
High47.0%-0.8pp
1282NECHES H S
PALESTINE · NECHES ISD
High47.0%-0.8pp
1283ROYAL H S
BROOKSHIRE · ROYAL ISD
High47.0%-0.8pp
1284S AND S CONS H S
SADLER · S AND S CISD
High47.0%-0.8pp
1285TULIA H S
TULIA · TULIA ISD
High47.0%-0.8pp
1286UVALDE H S
UVALDE · UVALDE CISD
High47.0%-0.8pp
1287ABERNATHY H S
ABERNATHY · ABERNATHY ISD
High46.0%-1.8pp
1288CROSS PLAINS H S
CROSS PLAINS · CROSS PLAINS ISD
High46.0%-1.8pp
1289HALE CENTER H S
HALE CENTER · HALE CENTER ISD
High46.0%-1.8pp
1290IDEA COLLEGE PREPARATORY PHARR
PHARR · IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
High46.0%-1.8pp
1291JEFFERSON H S
SAN ANTONIO · SAN ANTONIO ISD
High46.0%-1.8pp
1292JUAREZ-LINCOLN H S
MISSION · LA JOYA ISD
High46.0%-1.8pp
1293NORTHEAST EARLY COLLEGE H S
AUSTIN · AUSTIN ISD
High46.0%-1.8pp
1294PECOS H S
PECOS · PECOS-BARSTOW-TOYAH ISD
High46.0%-1.8pp
1295UPLIFT ASCEND PREP H S
FORT WORTH · UPLIFT EDUCATION
High46.0%-1.8pp
1296WACO H S
WACO · WACO ISD
High46.0%-1.8pp
1297WOODSBORO H S
WOODSBORO · WOODSBORO ISD
High46.0%-1.8pp
1298YES PREP - EAST END
HOUSTON · YES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC
High46.0%-1.8pp
1299ANDY DEKANEY H S
HOUSTON · SPRING ISD
High45.0%-2.8pp
1300BOWIE H S
EL PASO · EL PASO ISD
High45.0%-2.8pp
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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 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.