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Texas schools ranked by test score

Latest STAAR year (2025-26). 1,666 schools with reported Reading scores. State average: 55.6%.
RankSchoolLevelReadingvs state
251NEW DIANA MIDDLE
DIANA · NEW DIANA ISD
Middle72.0%+16.4pp
252PECAN TRAIL INT
COLLEGE STATION · COLLEGE STATION ISD
Middle72.0%+16.4pp
253PITTSBURG INT
PITTSBURG · PITTSBURG ISD
Middle72.0%+16.4pp
254R C BARTON MIDDLE
BUDA · HAYS CISD
Middle72.0%+16.4pp
255RICHARDSON NORTH J H
RICHARDSON · RICHARDSON ISD
Middle72.0%+16.4pp
256SANTA RITA MIDDLE
LIBERTY HILL · LIBERTY HILL ISD
Middle72.0%+16.4pp
257SHALLOWATER MIDDLE
SHALLOWATER · SHALLOWATER ISD
Middle72.0%+16.4pp
258SSG MANUEL R PUENTES
EL PASO · SOCORRO ISD
Middle72.0%+16.4pp
259STEAM MIDDLE
BURLESON · BURLESON ISD
Middle72.0%+16.4pp
260UNITED MIDDLE
LAREDO · UNITED ISD
Middle72.0%+16.4pp
261WELLBORN MIDDLE
COLLEGE STATION · COLLEGE STATION ISD
Middle72.0%+16.4pp
262AB HARRISON INT
WYLIE · WYLIE ISD
Middle71.0%+15.4pp
263BONHAM MIDDLE
AMARILLO · AMARILLO ISD
Middle71.0%+15.4pp
264CELESTE J H
CELESTE · CELESTE ISD
Middle71.0%+15.4pp
265CREEKWOOD MIDDLE
KINGWOOD · HUMBLE ISD
Middle71.0%+15.4pp
266ERIC DAHLSTROM MIDDLE
BUDA · HAYS CISD
Middle71.0%+15.4pp
267HILLSBORO J H
HILLSBORO · HILLSBORO ISD
Middle71.0%+15.4pp
268HOLLAND MIDDLE
HOLLAND · HOLLAND ISD
Middle71.0%+15.4pp
269J W HOLLOWAY SIXTH GRADE SCHOOL
WHITEHOUSE · WHITEHOUSE ISD
Middle71.0%+15.4pp
270KEENE J H
KEENE · KEENE ISD
Middle71.0%+15.4pp
271LAKE HIGHLANDS MIDDLE
DALLAS · RICHARDSON ISD
Middle71.0%+15.4pp
272LYNDON B JOHNSON MIDDLE
JOHNSON CITY · JOHNSON CITY ISD
Middle71.0%+15.4pp
273MILANO J H
MILANO · MILANO ISD
Middle71.0%+15.4pp
274MURCHISON MIDDLE
AUSTIN · AUSTIN ISD
Middle71.0%+15.4pp
275W E PETE FORD MIDDLE
ALLEN · ALLEN ISD
Middle71.0%+15.4pp
276WHITE OAK MIDDLE
WHITE OAK · WHITE OAK ISD
Middle71.0%+15.4pp
277WILLIAM D SLIDER MIDDLE
EL PASO · SOCORRO ISD
Middle71.0%+15.4pp
278CALVIN NELMS MIDDLE
KATY · CALVIN NELMS CHARTER SCHOOLS
Middle70.0%+14.4pp
279CHISUM MIDDLE
PARIS · CHISUM ISD
Middle70.0%+14.4pp
280CHURCH HILL MIDDLE
NEW BRAUNFELS · COMAL ISD
Middle70.0%+14.4pp
281FAIRMONT J H
PASADENA · DEER PARK ISD
Middle70.0%+14.4pp
282GOLDTHWAITE MIDDLE
GOLDTHWAITE · GOLDTHWAITE ISD
Middle70.0%+14.4pp
283HUGHES SPRINGS J H
HUGHES SPRINGS · HUGHES SPRINGS ISD
Middle70.0%+14.4pp
284HUTCHINSON MIDDLE
LUBBOCK · LUBBOCK ISD
Middle70.0%+14.4pp
285LAMAR MIDDLE
FLOWER MOUND · LEWISVILLE ISD
Middle70.0%+14.4pp
286LEONARD J H
LEONARD · LEONARD ISD
Middle70.0%+14.4pp
287LORENA MIDDLE
LORENA · LORENA ISD
Middle70.0%+14.4pp
288OAK HILLS J H
MONTGOMERY · MONTGOMERY ISD
Middle70.0%+14.4pp
289RICHARDSON WEST TECHNOLOGY AND ARTS MAGNET
RICHARDSON · RICHARDSON ISD
Middle70.0%+14.4pp
290STILLMAN MIDDLE
BROWNSVILLE · BROWNSVILLE ISD
Middle70.0%+14.4pp
291TIDEHAVEN INT
EL MATON · TIDEHAVEN ISD
Middle70.0%+14.4pp
292WEST MIDDLE
WEST · WEST ISD
Middle70.0%+14.4pp
293WHITEHOUSE J H
WHITEHOUSE · WHITEHOUSE ISD
Middle70.0%+14.4pp
294ADKINS MIDDLE
CORPUS CHRISTI · CORPUS CHRISTI ISD
Middle69.0%+13.4pp
295BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE BIOTECH ACADEMY AT RUSK
HOUSTON · HOUSTON ISD
Middle69.0%+13.4pp
296CANYON INT
CANYON · CANYON ISD
Middle69.0%+13.4pp
297DE LA PAZ MIDDLE
RIVIERA · RIVIERA ISD
Middle69.0%+13.4pp
298DOUGLAS BENOLD MIDDLE
GEORGETOWN · GEORGETOWN ISD
Middle69.0%+13.4pp
299EARLY MIDDLE
EARLY · EARLY ISD
Middle69.0%+13.4pp
300EASTLAKE MIDDLE
EL PASO · SOCORRO ISD
Middle69.0%+13.4pp
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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.