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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
2001LOWELL H STRIKE MIDDLE
LITTLE ELM · LITTLE ELM ISD
Middle65.0%+9.4pp
2002LUBBOCK-COOPER MIDDLE
LUBBOCK · LUBBOCK-COOPER ISD
Middle65.0%+9.4pp
2003LUJAN-CHAVEZ EL
EL PASO · SOCORRO ISD
Elementary65.0%+9.4pp
2004LYNDON B JOHNSON H S
JOHNSON CITY · JOHNSON CITY ISD
High65.0%+9.4pp
2005MANARA LEADERSHIP ACADEMY
IRVING · MANARA ACADEMY
High65.0%+9.4pp
2006MANVEL J H
MANVEL · ALVIN ISD
Middle65.0%+9.4pp
2007MANZANO MIDDLE
BROWNSVILLE · BROWNSVILLE ISD
Middle65.0%+9.4pp
2008MARTHA TURNER REILLY EL
DALLAS · DALLAS ISD
Elementary65.0%+9.4pp
2009MARTIN H S
ARLINGTON · ARLINGTON ISD
High65.0%+9.4pp
2010MARTIN WALKER EL
COPPERAS COVE · COPPERAS COVE ISD
Elementary65.0%+9.4pp
2011MCLEAN MIDDLE
FORT WORTH · FORT WORTH ISD
Middle65.0%+9.4pp
2012MEMORIAL MIDDLE
HARLINGEN · HARLINGEN CISD
Middle65.0%+9.4pp
2013MIDWAY MIDDLE
HEWITT · MIDWAY ISD
Middle65.0%+9.4pp
2014MONTWOOD H S
EL PASO · SOCORRO ISD
High65.0%+9.4pp
2015MOULTON H S
MOULTON · MOULTON ISD
High65.0%+9.4pp
2016MT ENTERPRISE H S
MT ENTERPRISE · MOUNT ENTERPRISE ISD
High65.0%+9.4pp
2017NETTE SHULTZ
DENTON · DENTON ISD
Elementary65.0%+9.4pp
2018NEWCASTLE SCHOOL
NEWCASTLE · NEWCASTLE ISD
Combined65.0%+9.4pp
2019PALMER EL
MISSOURI CITY · FORT BEND ISD
Elementary65.0%+9.4pp
2020PALMER-LAAKSO EL
SAN BENITO · LOS FRESNOS CISD
Elementary65.0%+9.4pp
2021PANHANDLE EL
PANHANDLE · PANHANDLE ISD
Elementary65.0%+9.4pp
2022PAREDES EL
BROWNSVILLE · BROWNSVILLE ISD
Elementary65.0%+9.4pp
2023PARKER EL
HOUSTON · HOUSTON ISD
Elementary65.0%+9.4pp
2024PAULINE NAUMANN EL
CEDAR PARK · LEANDER ISD
Elementary65.0%+9.4pp
2025PEBBLE HILLS EL
EL PASO · YSLETA ISD
Elementary65.0%+9.4pp
2026PHELAN EL
RICHMOND · LAMAR CISD
Elementary65.0%+9.4pp
2027PLEASANT GROVE INT
TEXARKANA · PLEASANT GROVE ISD
Elementary65.0%+9.4pp
2028PONDER H S
PONDER · PONDER ISD
High65.0%+9.4pp
2029PRAIRILAND H S
PATTONVILLE · PRAIRILAND ISD
High65.0%+9.4pp
2030PURPLE SAGE EL
HOUSTON · GALENA PARK ISD
Elementary65.0%+9.4pp
2031QUITMAN J H
QUITMAN · QUITMAN ISD
Middle65.0%+9.4pp
2032REDWATER INT
REDWATER · REDWATER ISD
Middle65.0%+9.4pp
2033RICE H S
RICE · RICE ISD
High65.0%+9.4pp
2034RIESEL SCHOOL
RIESEL · RIESEL ISD
High65.0%+9.4pp
2035RITA DRABEK EL
SUGAR LAND · FORT BEND ISD
Elementary65.0%+9.4pp
2036ROGERS EL
FRISCO · FRISCO ISD
Elementary65.0%+9.4pp
2037ROPES SCHOOL
ROPESVILLE · ROPES ISD
Combined65.0%+9.4pp
2038ROSCOE EL
ROSCOE · ROSCOE COLLEGIATE ISD
Elementary65.0%+9.4pp
2039RYAN EL
DENTON · DENTON ISD
Elementary65.0%+9.4pp
2040SANDBROCK RANCH EL
AUBREY · DENTON ISD
Elementary65.0%+9.4pp
2041SEALY EL
SEALY · SEALY ISD
Elementary65.0%+9.4pp
2042SHADOWBRIAR EL
HOUSTON · HOUSTON ISD
Elementary65.0%+9.4pp
2043SHINER EL
SHINER · SHINER ISD
Elementary65.0%+9.4pp
2044SILVERTON SCHOOL
SILVERTON · SILVERTON ISD
Combined65.0%+9.4pp
2045SMITH EL
FRISCO · FRISCO ISD
Elementary65.0%+9.4pp
2046SST ALAMO
SAN ANTONIO · SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Elementary65.0%+9.4pp
2047STEM ACADEMY AT CREEK VALLEY MIDDLE
CARROLLTON · LEWISVILLE ISD
Middle65.0%+9.4pp
2048STEPHEN F AUSTIN EL
RICHMOND · LAMAR CISD
Elementary65.0%+9.4pp
2049STOCKDICK J H
KATY · KATY ISD
Middle65.0%+9.4pp
2050STONEGATE EL
BEDFORD · HURST-EULESS-BEDFORD ISD
Elementary65.0%+9.4pp
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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.