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Texas schools ranked by test score

Latest STAAR year (2025-26). 7,751 schools with reported Reading scores. State average: 55.6%.
RankSchoolLevelReadingvs state
5901IDEA SPEARS COLLEGE PREPARATORY
HOUSTON · IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Middle44.0%-11.6pp
5902ILTEXAS LIBERTY H S
CLEVELAND · INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP OF TEXAS (ILTEXAS)
High44.0%-11.6pp
5903IRA CROSS JR EL
KILLEEN · KILLEEN ISD
Elementary44.0%-11.6pp
5904IRAAN J H
IRAAN · IRAAN-SHEFFIELD COLLEGIATE ISD
Middle44.0%-11.6pp
5905JACKSON MIDDLE
SAN ANTONIO · NORTH EAST ISD
Middle44.0%-11.6pp
5906JAMES BOWIE EL
BAYTOWN · GOOSE CREEK CISD
Elementary44.0%-11.6pp
5907JANET BROCKETT EL
ARLINGTON · MANSFIELD ISD
Elementary44.0%-11.6pp
5908JEFFERSON J H
JEFFERSON · JEFFERSON ISD
Middle44.0%-11.6pp
5909JERRY R JUNKINS EL
CARROLLTON · DALLAS ISD
Elementary44.0%-11.6pp
5910JOHN A SIPPEL EL
SCHERTZ · SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD
Elementary44.0%-11.6pp
5911JOHN F KENNEDY EL
EDINBURG · EDINBURG CISD
Elementary44.0%-11.6pp
5912JUBILEE KINGSVILLE
KINGSVILLE · JUBILEE ACADEMIES
Elementary44.0%-11.6pp
5913JUNCTION EL
JUNCTION · JUNCTION ISD
Elementary44.0%-11.6pp
5914KASHMERE GARDENS EL
HOUSTON · HOUSTON ISD
Elementary44.0%-11.6pp
5915KERMIT H S
KERMIT · KERMIT ISD
High44.0%-11.6pp
5916KIMMIE M BROWN EL
DAYTON · DAYTON ISD
Elementary44.0%-11.6pp
5917KIPP GENERATIONS COLLEGIATE
HOUSTON · KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS
High44.0%-11.6pp
5918KIPP NORTHEAST COLLEGE PREPARATORY
HOUSTON · KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS
High44.0%-11.6pp
5919KIRK EL
HOUSTON · CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD
Elementary44.0%-11.6pp
5920LA UNION EL
GARCIASVILLE · RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD
Elementary44.0%-11.6pp
5921LA VEGA J H GEORGE DIXON CAMPUS
WACO · LA VEGA ISD
Middle44.0%-11.6pp
5922LA VILLA EARLY COLLEGE H S
LA VILLA · LA VILLA ISD
High44.0%-11.6pp
5923LARSON EL
GRAND PRAIRIE · ARLINGTON ISD
Elementary44.0%-11.6pp
5924LEFORS SCHOOL
LEFORS · LEFORS ISD
Combined44.0%-11.6pp
5925LEWIS EL
FORNEY · FORNEY ISD
Elementary44.0%-11.6pp
5926LIESTMAN EL
HOUSTON · ALIEF ISD
Elementary44.0%-11.6pp
5927LIFE SCHOOL RED OAK
RED OAK · LIFE SCHOOL
Elementary44.0%-11.6pp
5928LIVINGSTON J H
LIVINGSTON · LIVINGSTON ISD
Middle44.0%-11.6pp
5929LOWELL SMITH JR INT
CLEBURNE · CLEBURNE ISD
Middle44.0%-11.6pp
5930LYFORD H S
LYFORD · LYFORD CISD
High44.0%-11.6pp
5931LYTLE H S
LYTLE · LYTLE ISD
High44.0%-11.6pp
5932MAHANAY EL
HOUSTON · ALIEF ISD
Elementary44.0%-11.6pp
5933MARSHALL EL
HOUSTON · HOUSTON ISD
Elementary44.0%-11.6pp
5934MARTIN H S
LAREDO · LAREDO ISD
High44.0%-11.6pp
5935MAURICEVILLE EL
ORANGE · LITTLE CYPRESS-MAURICEVILLE CISD
Elementary44.0%-11.6pp
5936MAYFIELD EL
PRINCETON · PRINCETON ISD
Elementary44.0%-11.6pp
5937MCLAUGHLIN STRICKLAND EL
FARMERS BRANCH · CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD
Elementary44.0%-11.6pp
5938MCMICHAEL MIDDLE
NACOGDOCHES · NACOGDOCHES ISD
Middle44.0%-11.6pp
5939MINA EL
BASTROP · BASTROP ISD
Elementary44.0%-11.6pp
5940MURRY FLY EL
ODESSA · ECTOR COUNTY ISD
Elementary44.0%-11.6pp
5941NACOGDOCHES H S
NACOGDOCHES · NACOGDOCHES ISD
High44.0%-11.6pp
5942NEIDIG EL
ELGIN · ELGIN ISD
Elementary44.0%-11.6pp
5943NEWTON H S
NEWTON · NEWTON ISD
High44.0%-11.6pp
5944NORWOOD EL
BURLESON · BURLESON ISD
Elementary44.0%-11.6pp
5945OAKWOOD H S
OAKWOOD · OAKWOOD ISD
High44.0%-11.6pp
5946OZONA H S
OZONA · CROCKETT COUNTY CONSOLIDATED CSD
High44.0%-11.6pp
5947PAT REYNOLDS EL
HOUSTON · SPRING ISD
Elementary44.0%-11.6pp
5948PATTERSON EL
CONROE · CONROE ISD
Elementary44.0%-11.6pp
5949PEEBLES EL
KILLEEN · KILLEEN ISD
Elementary44.0%-11.6pp
5950PETROLIA EL
PETROLIA · PETROLIA CISD
Elementary44.0%-11.6pp
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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.