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Texas schools ranked by test score

Latest STAAR year (2023-24). 1,519 schools with reported Social Studies scores. State average: 46.5%.
RankSchoolLevelSocial Studiesvs state
1SUDIE L WILLIAMS TALENTED AND GIFTED ACADEMY
DALLAS · DALLAS ISD
Middle97.0%+50.5pp
2CORNERSTONE ACADEMY
HOUSTON · SPRING BRANCH ISD
Middle94.0%+47.5pp
3WILLIAM B TRAVIS VANGUARD ACAD OF ACADEMICALLY TAG
DALLAS · DALLAS ISD
Middle91.0%+44.5pp
4BECKENDORFF J H
KATY · KATY ISD
Middle86.0%+39.5pp
5VANDEVENTER MIDDLE
FRISCO · FRISCO ISD
Middle85.0%+38.5pp
6CARROLL MIDDLE
SOUTHLAKE · CARROLL ISD
Middle83.0%+36.5pp
7CANYON VISTA MIDDLE
AUSTIN · ROUND ROCK ISD
Middle82.0%+35.5pp
8ADAMS J H
FULSHEAR · KATY ISD
Middle81.0%+34.5pp
9SEVEN LAKES J H
KATY · KATY ISD
Middle81.0%+34.5pp
10SARTARTIA MIDDLE
SUGAR LAND · FORT BEND ISD
Middle80.0%+33.5pp
11BASIS CEDAR PARK
CEDAR PARK · BASIS TEXAS
Middle79.0%+32.5pp
12WEST RIDGE MIDDLE
AUSTIN · EANES ISD
Middle79.0%+32.5pp
13ARLINGTON CLASSICS ACADEMY - MIDDLE
ARLINGTON · ARLINGTON CLASSICS ACADEMY
Middle78.0%+31.5pp
14BEE CAVE MIDDLE
AUSTIN · LAKE TRAVIS ISD
Middle78.0%+31.5pp
15FOWLER MIDDLE
PLANO · FRISCO ISD
Middle78.0%+31.5pp
16LAWLER MIDDLE
FRISCO · FRISCO ISD
Middle78.0%+31.5pp
17CEDAR VALLEY MIDDLE
AUSTIN · ROUND ROCK ISD
Middle77.0%+30.5pp
18COPPELL MIDDLE WEST
DALLAS · COPPELL ISD
Middle77.0%+30.5pp
19GEORGE DAWSON MIDDLE
SOUTHLAKE · CARROLL ISD
Middle77.0%+30.5pp
20HENRY W LONGFELLOW CAREER EXPLORATION ACADEMY
DALLAS · DALLAS ISD
Middle77.0%+30.5pp
21HERITAGE MIDDLE
COLLEYVILLE · GRAPEVINE-COLLEYVILLE ISD
Middle77.0%+30.5pp
22COPPELL MIDDLE EAST
COPPELL · COPPELL ISD
Middle76.0%+29.5pp
23HILL COUNTRY MIDDLE
AUSTIN · EANES ISD
Middle76.0%+29.5pp
24NELSON MIDDLE
FRISCO · FRISCO ISD
Middle76.0%+29.5pp
25RICE MIDDLE
PLANO · PLANO ISD
Middle76.0%+29.5pp
26SPRAGUE MIDDLE
CYPRESS · CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD
Middle75.0%+28.5pp
27FORT SETTLEMENT MIDDLE
SUGAR LAND · FORT BEND ISD
Middle74.0%+27.5pp
28JAMES GARLAND WALSH MIDDLE
ROUND ROCK · ROUND ROCK ISD
Middle74.0%+27.5pp
29SCHIMELPFENIG MIDDLE
PLANO · PLANO ISD
Middle74.0%+27.5pp
30SCHOOL FOR THE TALENTED & GIFTED IN PLEASANT GROVE
DALLAS · DALLAS ISD
Middle74.0%+27.5pp
31LAKE TRAVIS MIDDLE
SPICEWOOD · LAKE TRAVIS ISD
Middle73.0%+26.5pp
32PEARSON MIDDLE
FRISCO · FRISCO ISD
Middle73.0%+26.5pp
33PIONEER HERITAGE MIDDLE
FRISCO · FRISCO ISD
Middle73.0%+26.5pp
34ROBINSON MIDDLE
PLANO · PLANO ISD
Middle73.0%+26.5pp
35BERRY MILLER J H
PEARLAND · PEARLAND ISD
Middle72.0%+25.5pp
36COPPELL MIDDLE NORTH
COPPELL · COPPELL ISD
Middle72.0%+25.5pp
37MCCULLOUGH J H
THE WOODLANDS · CONROE ISD
Middle72.0%+25.5pp
38SMITH MIDDLE
CYPRESS · CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD
Middle72.0%+25.5pp
39CINCO RANCH J H
KATY · KATY ISD
Middle71.0%+24.5pp
40FLORENCE W STILES MIDDLE
LEANDER · LEANDER ISD
Middle71.0%+24.5pp
41LOPEZ MIDDLE
SAN ANTONIO · NORTH EAST ISD
Middle71.0%+24.5pp
42GORZYCKI MIDDLE
AUSTIN · AUSTIN ISD
Middle70.0%+23.5pp
43MEMORIAL MIDDLE
HOUSTON · SPRING BRANCH ISD
Middle70.0%+23.5pp
44MURPHY MIDDLE
MURPHY · PLANO ISD
Middle70.0%+23.5pp
45TAYS J H
KATY · KATY ISD
Middle70.0%+23.5pp
46GARCIA MIDDLE
SAN ANTONIO · NORTHSIDE ISD
Middle69.0%+22.5pp
47HARPOOL MIDDLE
LANTANA · DENTON ISD
Middle69.0%+22.5pp
48HIGHLAND PARK MIDDLE
DALLAS · HIGHLAND PARK ISD
Middle69.0%+22.5pp
49BASIS PFLUGERVILLE
PFLUGERVILLE · BASIS TEXAS
Middle68.0%+21.5pp
50CANYON RIDGE MIDDLE
AUSTIN · LEANDER ISD
Middle68.0%+21.5pp
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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.