Texas schools ranked by test score
| Rank | School | Level | Social Studies | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | FOUNDERS CLASSICAL ACADEMY-TYLER TYLER · TEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES | Combined | 41.0% | -6.8pp |
| 1952 | GREAT HEARTS ONLINE - TX SAN ANTONIO · GREAT HEARTS TEXAS | Combined | 41.0% | -6.8pp |
| 1953 | GRULLA MIDDLE GRULLA · RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD | Middle | 41.0% | -6.8pp |
| 1954 | HARLANDALE H S SAN ANTONIO · HARLANDALE ISD | High | 41.0% | -6.8pp |
| 1955 | HERMLEIGH SCHOOL HERMLEIGH · HERMLEIGH ISD | Combined | 41.0% | -6.8pp |
| 1956 | HIGH ISLAND SCHOOL HIGH ISLAND · HIGH ISLAND ISD | Combined | 41.0% | -6.8pp |
| 1957 | HUGHES SPRINGS J H HUGHES SPRINGS · HUGHES SPRINGS ISD | Middle | 41.0% | -6.8pp |
| 1958 | IDEA COLLEGE PREPARATORY ALAMO ALAMO · IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 41.0% | -6.8pp |
| 1959 | IDEA MONTERREY PARK COLLEGE PREPARATORY SAN ANTONIO · IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 41.0% | -6.8pp |
| 1960 | JONES MIDDLE SAN ANTONIO · NORTHSIDE ISD | Middle | 41.0% | -6.8pp |
| 1961 | KIPP ACADEMY WEST SUGARLAND · KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 41.0% | -6.8pp |
| 1962 | KOUNTZE MIDDLE KOUNTZE · KOUNTZE ISD | Middle | 41.0% | -6.8pp |
| 1963 | LA GRANGE MIDDLE LA GRANGE · LA GRANGE ISD | Middle | 41.0% | -6.8pp |
| 1964 | MANVEL J H MANVEL · ALVIN ISD | Middle | 41.0% | -6.8pp |
| 1965 | MARION MIDDLE MARION · MARION ISD | Middle | 41.0% | -6.8pp |
| 1966 | MEMPHIS MIDDLE MEMPHIS · MEMPHIS ISD | Middle | 41.0% | -6.8pp |
| 1967 | MILLER MIDDLE SAN MARCOS · SAN MARCOS CISD | Middle | 41.0% | -6.8pp |
| 1968 | MOTLEY COUNTY SCHOOL MATADOR · MOTLEY COUNTY ISD | Combined | 41.0% | -6.8pp |
| 1969 | PAINT ROCK SCHOOL PAINT ROCK · PAINT ROCK ISD | Combined | 41.0% | -6.8pp |
| 1970 | PARK CREST MIDDLE PFLUGERVILLE · PFLUGERVILLE ISD | Middle | 41.0% | -6.8pp |
| 1971 | ROCKSPRINGS K-12 ROCKSPRINGS · ROCKSPRINGS ISD | Combined | 41.0% | -6.8pp |
| 1972 | SCOTT MORGAN JOHNSON MIDDLE MCKINNEY · MCKINNEY ISD | Middle | 41.0% | -6.8pp |
| 1973 | SCURRY-ROSSER MIDDLE SCURRY · SCURRY-ROSSER ISD | Middle | 41.0% | -6.8pp |
| 1974 | SEAGRAVES SCHOOLS SEAGRAVES · SEAGRAVES ISD | Combined | 41.0% | -6.8pp |
| 1975 | STEP CHARTER EL HOUSTON · STEP CHARTER SCHOOL | Elementary | 41.0% | -6.8pp |
| 1976 | VICTORY LAKES INT LEAGUE CITY · CLEAR CREEK ISD | Middle | 41.0% | -6.8pp |
| 1977 | WEST BRAZOS J H BRAZORIA · COLUMBIA-BRAZORIA ISD | Middle | 41.0% | -6.8pp |
| 1978 | WEST SABINE H S PINELAND · WEST SABINE ISD | High | 41.0% | -6.8pp |
| 1979 | YES PREP - NORTHWEST HOUSTON · YES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC | High | 41.0% | -6.8pp |
| 1980 | ALEX W SPENCE TALENTED/GIFTED ACADEMY DALLAS · DALLAS ISD | Middle | 40.0% | -7.8pp |
| 1981 | B G HUDSON MIDDLE SACHSE · GARLAND ISD | Middle | 40.0% | -7.8pp |
| 1982 | BAYSIDE INT LEAGUE CITY · CLEAR CREEK ISD | Middle | 40.0% | -7.8pp |
| 1983 | BILL SYBERT SCHOOL EL PASO · SOCORRO ISD | Elementary | 40.0% | -7.8pp |
| 1984 | BLANKET SCHOOL BLANKET · BLANKET ISD | Combined | 40.0% | -7.8pp |
| 1985 | BREWSTER EL EDINBURG · EDINBURG CISD | Elementary | 40.0% | -7.8pp |
| 1986 | BROOKESMITH SCHOOL BROOKESMITH · BROOKESMITH ISD | Combined | 40.0% | -7.8pp |
| 1987 | BROOKSIDE INT FRIENDSWOOD · CLEAR CREEK ISD | Middle | 40.0% | -7.8pp |
| 1988 | CUMBY COLLEGIATE H S CUMBY · CUMBY COLLEGIATE ISD | High | 40.0% | -7.8pp |
| 1989 | EAST CENTRAL CAST LEAD H S SAN ANTONIO · EAST CENTRAL ISD | High | 40.0% | -7.8pp |
| 1990 | ESTACADO H S LUBBOCK · LUBBOCK ISD | High | 40.0% | -7.8pp |
| 1991 | HOLLIDAY MIDDLE HOLLIDAY · HOLLIDAY ISD | Middle | 40.0% | -7.8pp |
| 1992 | IDALOU MIDDLE IDALOU · IDALOU ISD | Middle | 40.0% | -7.8pp |
| 1993 | IDEA HORIZON VISTA COLLEGE PREPARATORY HORIZON CITY · IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 40.0% | -7.8pp |
| 1994 | IDEA ROBINDALE COLLEGE PREPARATORY BROWNSVILLE · IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 40.0% | -7.8pp |
| 1995 | IRAAN H S IRAAN · IRAAN-SHEFFIELD COLLEGIATE ISD | High | 40.0% | -7.8pp |
| 1996 | J L LONG MIDDLE DALLAS · DALLAS ISD | Middle | 40.0% | -7.8pp |
| 1997 | JACKSBORO MIDDLE JACKSBORO · JACKSBORO ISD | Middle | 40.0% | -7.8pp |
| 1998 | JEFFERSON MIDDLE SAN ANTONIO · NORTHSIDE ISD | Middle | 40.0% | -7.8pp |
| 1999 | LOMAX J H LA PORTE · LA PORTE ISD | Middle | 40.0% | -7.8pp |
| 2000 | MONTAGUE EL MONTAGUE · MONTAGUE ISD | Elementary | 40.0% | -7.8pp |
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 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.