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Texas schools ranked by test score

Latest STAAR year (2023-24). 7,853 schools with reported Reading scores. State average: 52.7%.
RankSchoolLevelReadingvs state
5301IDEA SPEARS COLLEGE PREPARATORY
HOUSTON · IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Middle44.0%-8.7pp
5302IDEA WALZEM ACADEMY
SAN ANTONIO · IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Elementary44.0%-8.7pp
5303ILTEXAS LANCASTER DESOTO H S
DESOTO · INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP OF TEXAS (ILTEXAS)
High44.0%-8.7pp
5304ILTEXAS NORTH RICHLAND HILLS MIDDLE
N RICHLAND HILLS · INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP OF TEXAS (ILTEXAS)
Middle44.0%-8.7pp
5305JACKSBORO MIDDLE
JACKSBORO · JACKSBORO ISD
Middle44.0%-8.7pp
5306JAMES L GERMANY MIDDLE
DEKALB · DEKALB ISD
Middle44.0%-8.7pp
5307JARRELL MIDDLE
JARRELL · JARRELL ISD
Middle44.0%-8.7pp
5308JEFFERSON EL
JEFFERSON · JEFFERSON ISD
Elementary44.0%-8.7pp
5309JOAQUIN CIGARROA MIDDLE
LAREDO · LAREDO ISD
Middle44.0%-8.7pp
5310JOHN DOEDYNS EL
SAN JUAN · PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD
Elementary44.0%-8.7pp
5311JOHN F KENNEDY EL
EDINBURG · EDINBURG CISD
Elementary44.0%-8.7pp
5312JUBILEE BROWNSVILLE
BROWNSVILLE · JUBILEE ACADEMIES
Combined44.0%-8.7pp
5313JULIUS L MATTHEY MIDDLE
SAN ANTONIO · SOUTHSIDE ISD
Middle44.0%-8.7pp
5314KELLY-PHARR EL
PHARR · PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD
Elementary44.0%-8.7pp
5315KENEDY MIDDLE
KENEDY · KENEDY ISD
Middle44.0%-8.7pp
5316KIPP AUSTIN COLLEGIATE
AUSTIN · KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS
High44.0%-8.7pp
5317KIPP EAST END H S
HOUSTON · KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS
High44.0%-8.7pp
5318KOSTORYZ EL
CORPUS CHRISTI · CORPUS CHRISTI ISD
Elementary44.0%-8.7pp
5319L L HOTCHKISS EL
DALLAS · DALLAS ISD
Elementary44.0%-8.7pp
5320LAMAR EL
AMARILLO · AMARILLO ISD
Elementary44.0%-8.7pp
5321LAMAR MIDDLE
TEMPLE · TEMPLE ISD
Middle44.0%-8.7pp
5322LAWSON MIDDLE
HOUSTON · HOUSTON ISD
Middle44.0%-8.7pp
5323LEGACY OF EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE H S
SAN ANTONIO · NORTH EAST ISD
High44.0%-8.7pp
5324LEON VALLEY EL
SAN ANTONIO · NORTHSIDE ISD
Elementary44.0%-8.7pp
5325LEONARD SHANKLIN EL
LULING · LULING ISD
Elementary44.0%-8.7pp
5326LIBERTY EL
AZLE · AZLE ISD
Elementary44.0%-8.7pp
5327LIBERTY GROVE EL
ROWLETT · GARLAND ISD
Elementary44.0%-8.7pp
5328LITTLE CYPRESS J H
ORANGE · LITTLE CYPRESS-MAURICEVILLE CISD
Middle44.0%-8.7pp
5329LONG EL
HARLINGEN · HARLINGEN CISD
Elementary44.0%-8.7pp
5330MADISON MIDDLE
ABILENE · ABILENE ISD
Middle44.0%-8.7pp
5331MARBLE FALLS EL
MARBLE FALLS · MARBLE FALLS ISD
Elementary44.0%-8.7pp
5332MARTIN H S
LAREDO · LAREDO ISD
High44.0%-8.7pp
5333MAYFIELD EL
PRINCETON · PRINCETON ISD
Elementary44.0%-8.7pp
5334MCDOWELL MIDDLE
HONDO · HONDO ISD
Middle44.0%-8.7pp
5335MCREYNOLDS MIDDLE
HOUSTON · HOUSTON ISD
Middle44.0%-8.7pp
5336MEADOW SCHOOL
MEADOW · MEADOW ISD
Combined44.0%-8.7pp
5337MENCHACA EL
MANCHACA · AUSTIN ISD
Elementary44.0%-8.7pp
5338NATHAN ADAMS EL
DALLAS · DALLAS ISD
Elementary44.0%-8.7pp
5339NED E WILLIAMS EL
LONGVIEW · LONGVIEW ISD
Elementary44.0%-8.7pp
5340NEWMAN INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY AT FORT WORTH
FORT WORTH · NEWMAN INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF ARLINGTON
Elementary44.0%-8.7pp
5341NORTH MESQUITE H S
MESQUITE · MESQUITE ISD
High44.0%-8.7pp
5342NORWOOD EL
BURLESON · BURLESON ISD
Elementary44.0%-8.7pp
5343O'DONNELL MIDDLE
HOUSTON · ALIEF ISD
Middle44.0%-8.7pp
5344OAK CREST EL
SAN ANTONIO · EAST CENTRAL ISD
Elementary44.0%-8.7pp
5345PARKS EL
PASADENA · PASADENA ISD
Elementary44.0%-8.7pp
5346PASODALE EL
EL PASO · YSLETA ISD
Elementary44.0%-8.7pp
5347PEASTER EL
WEATHERFORD · PEASTER ISD
Elementary44.0%-8.7pp
5348PERCY W NEBLETT EL
SHERMAN · SHERMAN ISD
Elementary44.0%-8.7pp
5349PETERSEN EL
HOUSTON · HOUSTON ISD
Elementary44.0%-8.7pp
5350PINE VALLEY MIDDLE
PORTER · NEW CANEY ISD
Middle44.0%-8.7pp
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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 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.