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Texas schools ranked by test score

Latest STAAR year (2025-26). 3,407 schools with reported Social Studies scores. State average: 47.8%.
RankSchoolLevelSocial Studiesvs state
1951FOUNDERS CLASSICAL ACADEMY-TYLER
TYLER · TEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES
Combined41.0%-6.8pp
1952GREAT HEARTS ONLINE - TX
SAN ANTONIO · GREAT HEARTS TEXAS
Combined41.0%-6.8pp
1953GRULLA MIDDLE
GRULLA · RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD
Middle41.0%-6.8pp
1954HARLANDALE H S
SAN ANTONIO · HARLANDALE ISD
High41.0%-6.8pp
1955HERMLEIGH SCHOOL
HERMLEIGH · HERMLEIGH ISD
Combined41.0%-6.8pp
1956HIGH ISLAND SCHOOL
HIGH ISLAND · HIGH ISLAND ISD
Combined41.0%-6.8pp
1957HUGHES SPRINGS J H
HUGHES SPRINGS · HUGHES SPRINGS ISD
Middle41.0%-6.8pp
1958IDEA COLLEGE PREPARATORY ALAMO
ALAMO · IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
High41.0%-6.8pp
1959IDEA MONTERREY PARK COLLEGE PREPARATORY
SAN ANTONIO · IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
High41.0%-6.8pp
1960JONES MIDDLE
SAN ANTONIO · NORTHSIDE ISD
Middle41.0%-6.8pp
1961KIPP ACADEMY WEST
SUGARLAND · KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Middle41.0%-6.8pp
1962KOUNTZE MIDDLE
KOUNTZE · KOUNTZE ISD
Middle41.0%-6.8pp
1963LA GRANGE MIDDLE
LA GRANGE · LA GRANGE ISD
Middle41.0%-6.8pp
1964MANVEL J H
MANVEL · ALVIN ISD
Middle41.0%-6.8pp
1965MARION MIDDLE
MARION · MARION ISD
Middle41.0%-6.8pp
1966MEMPHIS MIDDLE
MEMPHIS · MEMPHIS ISD
Middle41.0%-6.8pp
1967MILLER MIDDLE
SAN MARCOS · SAN MARCOS CISD
Middle41.0%-6.8pp
1968MOTLEY COUNTY SCHOOL
MATADOR · MOTLEY COUNTY ISD
Combined41.0%-6.8pp
1969PAINT ROCK SCHOOL
PAINT ROCK · PAINT ROCK ISD
Combined41.0%-6.8pp
1970PARK CREST MIDDLE
PFLUGERVILLE · PFLUGERVILLE ISD
Middle41.0%-6.8pp
1971ROCKSPRINGS K-12
ROCKSPRINGS · ROCKSPRINGS ISD
Combined41.0%-6.8pp
1972SCOTT MORGAN JOHNSON MIDDLE
MCKINNEY · MCKINNEY ISD
Middle41.0%-6.8pp
1973SCURRY-ROSSER MIDDLE
SCURRY · SCURRY-ROSSER ISD
Middle41.0%-6.8pp
1974SEAGRAVES SCHOOLS
SEAGRAVES · SEAGRAVES ISD
Combined41.0%-6.8pp
1975STEP CHARTER EL
HOUSTON · STEP CHARTER SCHOOL
Elementary41.0%-6.8pp
1976VICTORY LAKES INT
LEAGUE CITY · CLEAR CREEK ISD
Middle41.0%-6.8pp
1977WEST BRAZOS J H
BRAZORIA · COLUMBIA-BRAZORIA ISD
Middle41.0%-6.8pp
1978WEST SABINE H S
PINELAND · WEST SABINE ISD
High41.0%-6.8pp
1979YES PREP - NORTHWEST
HOUSTON · YES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC
High41.0%-6.8pp
1980ALEX W SPENCE TALENTED/GIFTED ACADEMY
DALLAS · DALLAS ISD
Middle40.0%-7.8pp
1981B G HUDSON MIDDLE
SACHSE · GARLAND ISD
Middle40.0%-7.8pp
1982BAYSIDE INT
LEAGUE CITY · CLEAR CREEK ISD
Middle40.0%-7.8pp
1983BILL SYBERT SCHOOL
EL PASO · SOCORRO ISD
Elementary40.0%-7.8pp
1984BLANKET SCHOOL
BLANKET · BLANKET ISD
Combined40.0%-7.8pp
1985BREWSTER EL
EDINBURG · EDINBURG CISD
Elementary40.0%-7.8pp
1986BROOKESMITH SCHOOL
BROOKESMITH · BROOKESMITH ISD
Combined40.0%-7.8pp
1987BROOKSIDE INT
FRIENDSWOOD · CLEAR CREEK ISD
Middle40.0%-7.8pp
1988CUMBY COLLEGIATE H S
CUMBY · CUMBY COLLEGIATE ISD
High40.0%-7.8pp
1989EAST CENTRAL CAST LEAD H S
SAN ANTONIO · EAST CENTRAL ISD
High40.0%-7.8pp
1990ESTACADO H S
LUBBOCK · LUBBOCK ISD
High40.0%-7.8pp
1991HOLLIDAY MIDDLE
HOLLIDAY · HOLLIDAY ISD
Middle40.0%-7.8pp
1992IDALOU MIDDLE
IDALOU · IDALOU ISD
Middle40.0%-7.8pp
1993IDEA HORIZON VISTA COLLEGE PREPARATORY
HORIZON CITY · IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Middle40.0%-7.8pp
1994IDEA ROBINDALE COLLEGE PREPARATORY
BROWNSVILLE · IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
High40.0%-7.8pp
1995IRAAN H S
IRAAN · IRAAN-SHEFFIELD COLLEGIATE ISD
High40.0%-7.8pp
1996J L LONG MIDDLE
DALLAS · DALLAS ISD
Middle40.0%-7.8pp
1997JACKSBORO MIDDLE
JACKSBORO · JACKSBORO ISD
Middle40.0%-7.8pp
1998JEFFERSON MIDDLE
SAN ANTONIO · NORTHSIDE ISD
Middle40.0%-7.8pp
1999LOMAX J H
LA PORTE · LA PORTE ISD
Middle40.0%-7.8pp
2000MONTAGUE EL
MONTAGUE · MONTAGUE ISD
Elementary40.0%-7.8pp
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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 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.