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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
6101KARNES CITY J H
KARNES CITY · KARNES CITY ISD
Middle43.0%-12.6pp
6102KELTON ISD
WHEELER · KELTON ISD
Combined43.0%-12.6pp
6103KENEDY MIDDLE
KENEDY · KENEDY ISD
Middle43.0%-12.6pp
6104KIPP CLIMB ACADEMY
HOUSTON · KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Elementary43.0%-12.6pp
6105KIPP PASEO PREPARATORY SCHOOL
AUSTIN · KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Middle43.0%-12.6pp
6106KIPP POLARIS ACADEMY FOR BOYS
HOUSTON · KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Middle43.0%-12.6pp
6107KIPP UN MUNDO PRI
SAN ANTONIO · KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Elementary43.0%-12.6pp
6108KIRKPATRICK MIDDLE
FORT WORTH · FORT WORTH ISD
Middle43.0%-12.6pp
6109L B JOHNSON EL
ODESSA · ECTOR COUNTY ISD
Elementary43.0%-12.6pp
6110LAKELAND EL
LEWISVILLE · LEWISVILLE ISD
Elementary43.0%-12.6pp
6111LAWRENCE EL
MESQUITE · MESQUITE ISD
Elementary43.0%-12.6pp
6112LEE H S
BAYTOWN · GOOSE CREEK CISD
High43.0%-12.6pp
6113LEGACY H S
WICHITA FALLS · WICHITA FALLS ISD
High43.0%-12.6pp
6114LEVELLAND MIDDLE
LEVELLAND · LEVELLAND ISD
Middle43.0%-12.6pp
6115LEWISVILLE H S
LEWISVILLE · LEWISVILLE ISD
High43.0%-12.6pp
6116LIFE SCHOOL CEDAR HILL
CEDAR HILL · LIFE SCHOOL
Elementary43.0%-12.6pp
6117LIFE SCHOOL MOUNTAIN CREEK
DALLAS · LIFE SCHOOL
Elementary43.0%-12.6pp
6118LINCOLN HUMANITIES/COMMUNICATIONS MAGNET HIGH SCH
DALLAS · DALLAS ISD
High43.0%-12.6pp
6119LINDEN EL
LINDEN · LINDEN-KILDARE CISD
Elementary43.0%-12.6pp
6120LOCKHART J H
LOCKHART · LOCKHART ISD
Middle43.0%-12.6pp
6121LORENZO DE ZAVALA EL
DALLAS · DALLAS ISD
Elementary43.0%-12.6pp
6122LYLES COLLEGIATE MIDDLE
GARLAND · GARLAND ISD
Middle43.0%-12.6pp
6123LYNDON B JOHNSON EL
ELSA · EDCOUCH-ELSA ISD
Elementary43.0%-12.6pp
6124MADISON H S
HOUSTON · HOUSTON ISD
High43.0%-12.6pp
6125MAGOFFIN MIDDLE
EL PASO · EL PASO ISD
Middle43.0%-12.6pp
6126MANCE PARK MIDDLE
HUNTSVILLE · HUNTSVILLE ISD
Middle43.0%-12.6pp
6127MANOR NEW TECHNOLOGY MIDDLE
MANOR · MANOR ISD
Middle43.0%-12.6pp
6128MARCELLA EL
HOUSTON · ALDINE ISD
Elementary43.0%-12.6pp
6129MARCUS LEADERSHIP ACADEMY
DALLAS · DALLAS ISD
Elementary43.0%-12.6pp
6130MARSHALL H S
MARSHALL · MARSHALL ISD
High43.0%-12.6pp
6131MAYDE CREEK EL
HOUSTON · KATY ISD
Elementary43.0%-12.6pp
6132MCDONALD MIDDLE
MESQUITE · MESQUITE ISD
Middle43.0%-12.6pp
6133MCNAMARA EL
HOUSTON · HOUSTON ISD
Elementary43.0%-12.6pp
6134MEAD MIDDLE
HOUSTON · ALDINE ISD
Middle43.0%-12.6pp
6135MEMORIAL J H
EAGLE PASS · EAGLE PASS ISD
Middle43.0%-12.6pp
6136MITCHELL EL
DALLAS · PLANO ISD
Elementary43.0%-12.6pp
6137MURCHISON EL
MURCHISON · MURCHISON ISD
Elementary43.0%-12.6pp
6138NAAMAN FOREST H S
GARLAND · GARLAND ISD
High43.0%-12.6pp
6139NEAL EL
SAN ANTONIO · SAN ANTONIO ISD
Elementary43.0%-12.6pp
6140NEW CANEY EL
NEW CANEY · NEW CANEY ISD
Elementary43.0%-12.6pp
6141NIMITZ H S
HOUSTON · ALDINE ISD
High43.0%-12.6pp
6142NORTHSIDE EL
WAXAHACHIE · WAXAHACHIE ISD
Elementary43.0%-12.6pp
6143NORTHWOOD HILLS EL
DALLAS · RICHARDSON ISD
Elementary43.0%-12.6pp
6144OATES EL
HOUSTON · HOUSTON ISD
Elementary43.0%-12.6pp
6145OSBORNE EL
HOUSTON · HOUSTON ISD
Elementary43.0%-12.6pp
6146PEREZ EL
KINGSVILLE · KINGSVILLE ISD
Elementary43.0%-12.6pp
6147PERSONALIZED LEARNING ACADEMY AT HIGHLAND MEADOWS
DALLAS · DALLAS ISD
Elementary43.0%-12.6pp
6148PLAINVIEW H S
PLAINVIEW · PLAINVIEW ISD
High43.0%-12.6pp
6149PLAINVIEW INT
PLAINVIEW · PLAINVIEW ISD
Middle43.0%-12.6pp
6150POMEROY EL
PASADENA · PASADENA ISD
Elementary43.0%-12.6pp
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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.