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Texas schools ranked by test score

Latest STAAR year (2023-24). 1,434 schools with reported Social Studies scores. State average: 46.5%.
RankSchoolLevelSocial Studiesvs state
1CARNEGIE VANGUARD H S
HOUSTON · HOUSTON ISD
High100.0%+53.5pp
2DR WRIGHT L LASSITER JR EARLY COLLEGE H S
DALLAS · DALLAS ISD
High100.0%+53.5pp
3HARLINGEN COLLEGIATE H S
HARLINGEN · HARLINGEN CISD
High100.0%+53.5pp
4HILL COUNTRY COLLEGE PREP H S
BULVERDE · COMAL ISD
High100.0%+53.5pp
5LASA H S
AUSTIN · AUSTIN ISD
High100.0%+53.5pp
6MANSFIELD FRONTIER STEM ACADEMY
MANSFIELD · MANSFIELD ISD
High100.0%+53.5pp
7SCHOOL FOR THE TALENTED AND GIFTED
DALLAS · DALLAS ISD
High100.0%+53.5pp
8SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
DALLAS · DALLAS ISD
High100.0%+53.5pp
9TEKOA ACADEMY OF ACCELERATED STUDIES
PORT ARTHUR · TEKOA ACADEMY OF ACCELERATED STUDIES STEM SCHOOL
High100.0%+53.5pp
10TOMBALL STAR ACADEMY
TOMBALL · TOMBALL ISD
High100.0%+53.5pp
11DEBAKEY H S FOR HEALTH PROF
HOUSTON · HOUSTON ISD
High99.0%+52.5pp
12EARLY COLLEGE H S
DALLAS · CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD
High99.0%+52.5pp
13ACADEMY H S
PLANO · PLANO ISD
High98.0%+51.5pp
14CAST STEM H S
SAN ANTONIO · SOUTHWEST ISD
High98.0%+51.5pp
15CISCO H S
CISCO · CISCO ISD
High98.0%+51.5pp
16HEALTH CAREERS H S
SAN ANTONIO · NORTHSIDE ISD
High98.0%+51.5pp
17HIGHLAND PARK H S
DALLAS · HIGHLAND PARK ISD
High98.0%+51.5pp
18TRINIDAD GARZA EARLY COLLEGE AT MT VIEW
DALLAS · DALLAS ISD
High98.0%+51.5pp
19HECTOR J GARCIA EARLY COLLEGE H S
LAREDO · LAREDO ISD
High97.0%+50.5pp
20JUDGE BAREFOOT SANDERS LAW MAGNET
DALLAS · DALLAS ISD
High97.0%+50.5pp
21NORTH HOUSTON EARLY COLLEGE H S
HOUSTON · HOUSTON ISD
High97.0%+50.5pp
22SEVEN LAKES H S
KATY · KATY ISD
High97.0%+50.5pp
23TCCSE EARLY COLLEGE H S AT TIMBERVIEW
ARLINGTON · MANSFIELD ISD
High97.0%+50.5pp
24GORMAN H S
GORMAN · GORMAN ISD
High96.0%+49.5pp
25IMPACT EARLY COLLEGE H S
BAYTOWN · GOOSE CREEK CISD
High96.0%+49.5pp
26JOURDANTON H S
JOURDANTON · JOURDANTON ISD
High96.0%+49.5pp
27KERR H S
HOUSTON · ALIEF ISD
High96.0%+49.5pp
28KINDER H S FOR PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTS
HOUSTON · HOUSTON ISD
High96.0%+49.5pp
29CARROLL SENIOR H S
SOUTHLAKE · CARROLL ISD
High95.0%+48.5pp
30COLORADO RIVER COLLEGIATE ACADEMY
BASTROP · BASTROP ISD
High95.0%+48.5pp
31DE LEON H S
DE LEON · DE LEON ISD
High95.0%+48.5pp
32EARLY COLLEGE H S AT MIDLAND COLLEGE
MIDLAND · MIDLAND ISD
High95.0%+48.5pp
33JAMES M STEELE EARLY COLLEGE H S
ROANOKE · NORTHWEST ISD
High95.0%+48.5pp
34LEVERETTS CHAPEL H S
OVERTON · LEVERETTS CHAPEL ISD
High95.0%+48.5pp
35ROSIE SORRELLS EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SERVICES H S
DALLAS · DALLAS ISD
High95.0%+48.5pp
36TRANSMOUNTAIN EARLY COLLEGE H S
EL PASO · EL PASO ISD
High95.0%+48.5pp
37TRAVIS EARLY COLLEGE H S
SAN ANTONIO · SAN ANTONIO ISD
High95.0%+48.5pp
38WAKELAND H S
FRISCO · FRISCO ISD
High95.0%+48.5pp
39ACHIEVE EARLY COLLEGE H S
MCALLEN · MCALLEN ISD
High94.0%+47.5pp
40BOOKER T WASHINGTON SPVA MAGNET
DALLAS · DALLAS ISD
High94.0%+47.5pp
41EDINBURG COLLEGIATE H S
EDINBURG · EDINBURG CISD
High94.0%+47.5pp
42ENERGY INSTITUTE H S
HOUSTON · HOUSTON ISD
High94.0%+47.5pp
43ISCHOOL HIGH - ATASCOCITA
HOUSTON · TEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES
High94.0%+47.5pp
44REEDY H S
FRISCO · FRISCO ISD
High94.0%+47.5pp
45SILVA HEALTH MAGNET
EL PASO · EL PASO ISD
High94.0%+47.5pp
46TOLAR H S
TOLAR · TOLAR ISD
High94.0%+47.5pp
47TYLER ISD EARLY COLLEGE H S
TYLER · TYLER ISD
High94.0%+47.5pp
48BRIDGELAND H S
CYPRESS · CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD
High93.0%+46.5pp
49FRANKSTON H S
FRANKSTON · FRANKSTON ISD
High93.0%+46.5pp
50GEORGE RANCH H S
RICHMOND · LAMAR CISD
High93.0%+46.5pp
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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.