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Texas schools ranked by test score

Latest STAAR year (2023-24). 3,404 schools with reported Social Studies scores. State average: 46.5%.
RankSchoolLevelSocial Studiesvs state
2001BROOKESMITH SCHOOL
BROOKESMITH · BROOKESMITH ISD
Combined38.0%-8.5pp
2002CENTRAL MIDDLE
NEDERLAND · NEDERLAND ISD
Middle38.0%-8.5pp
2003CREEKSIDE INT
LEAGUE CITY · CLEAR CREEK ISD
Middle38.0%-8.5pp
2004CUMBERLAND ACADEMY MIDDLE
TYLER · CUMBERLAND ACADEMY
Middle38.0%-8.5pp
2005DAVID W CARTER H S
DALLAS · DALLAS ISD
High38.0%-8.5pp
2006DR L G PINKSTON SR H S
DALLAS · DALLAS ISD
High38.0%-8.5pp
2007EASTLAND MIDDLE
EASTLAND · EASTLAND ISD
Middle38.0%-8.5pp
2008FORESTBURG SCHOOL
FORESTBURG · FORESTBURG ISD
Combined38.0%-8.5pp
2009FRANK STONE MIDDLE
PARIS · NORTH LAMAR ISD
Middle38.0%-8.5pp
2010FRANKSTON MIDDLE
FRANKSTON · FRANKSTON ISD
Middle38.0%-8.5pp
2011FREEPORT INT
FREEPORT · BRAZOSPORT ISD
Middle38.0%-8.5pp
2012GENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR PK-8
EL PASO · EL PASO ISD
Elementary38.0%-8.5pp
2013GUNTER MIDDLE
GUNTER · GUNTER ISD
Middle38.0%-8.5pp
2014HARMONY SCHOOL OF INGENUITY-HOUSTON
HOUSTON · HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - HOUSTON SOUTH
High38.0%-8.5pp
2015HASKELL J H
HASKELL · HASKELL CISD
Middle38.0%-8.5pp
2016HEMPSTEAD H S
HEMPSTEAD · HEMPSTEAD ISD
High38.0%-8.5pp
2017IDEA COLLEGE PREP WESLACO
WESLACO · IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
High38.0%-8.5pp
2018IDEA ROUND ROCK TECH COLLEGE PREPARATORY
ROUND ROCK · IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Middle38.0%-8.5pp
2019JAMES MADISON H S
DALLAS · DALLAS ISD
High38.0%-8.5pp
2020JOURDANTON J H
JOURDANTON · JOURDANTON ISD
Middle38.0%-8.5pp
2021KIPP DESTINY MIDDLE
DALLAS · KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Middle38.0%-8.5pp
2022LAKE JACKSON INT
LAKE JACKSON · BRAZOSPORT ISD
Middle38.0%-8.5pp
2023LLANO J H
LLANO · LLANO ISD
Middle38.0%-8.5pp
2024LOMAX J H
LA PORTE · LA PORTE ISD
Middle38.0%-8.5pp
2025MEMORIAL MIDDLE
MISSION · LA JOYA ISD
Middle38.0%-8.5pp
2026MONTWOOD MIDDLE
EL PASO · SOCORRO ISD
Middle38.0%-8.5pp
2027NEWMAN INTERNATIONAL AT CEDAR HILL
CEDAR HILL · NEWMAN INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF ARLINGTON
Combined38.0%-8.5pp
2028NORDHEIM SCHOOL
NORDHEIM · NORDHEIM ISD
Combined38.0%-8.5pp
2029NOVA ACADEMY PRICHARD
DALLAS · NOVA ACADEMY SOUTHEAST
Elementary38.0%-8.5pp
2030ORANGE GROVE J H
ORANGE GROVE · ORANGE GROVE ISD
Middle38.0%-8.5pp
2031PAINT ROCK SCHOOL
PAINT ROCK · PAINT ROCK ISD
Combined38.0%-8.5pp
2032PERRYTON J H
PERRYTON · PERRYTON ISD
Middle38.0%-8.5pp
2033PITTSBURG J H
PITTSBURG · PITTSBURG ISD
Middle38.0%-8.5pp
2034RICHLAND SPRINGS SCHOOL
RICHLAND SPRINGS · RICHLAND SPRINGS ISD
Combined38.0%-8.5pp
2035SABINE MIDDLE
GLADEWATER · SABINE ISD
Middle38.0%-8.5pp
2036SHAMROCK MIDDLE
SHAMROCK · SHAMROCK ISD
Middle38.0%-8.5pp
2037SOMERSET ACADEMY COLLEGIATE
SAN ANTONIO · SOMERSET ACADEMIES OF TEXAS
Combined38.0%-8.5pp
2038SONORA SECONDARY SCHOOL
SONORA · SONORA ISD
High38.0%-8.5pp
2039SOUTH MIDDLE
EDINBURG · EDINBURG CISD
Middle38.0%-8.5pp
2040STACY KAYE DANIELSON MIDDLE
LEANDER · LEANDER ISD
Middle38.0%-8.5pp
2041T W BROWNE MIDDLE
DALLAS · DALLAS ISD
Middle38.0%-8.5pp
2042TRAVIS MIDDLE
QUANAH · QUANAH ISD
Middle38.0%-8.5pp
2043VAN HORN SCHOOL
VAN HORN · CULBERSON COUNTY-ALLAMOORE ISD
Combined38.0%-8.5pp
2044WHITE DEER H S
WHITE DEER · WHITE DEER ISD
High38.0%-8.5pp
2045WILMER-HUTCHINS H S
DALLAS · DALLAS ISD
High38.0%-8.5pp
2046WILSON MIDDLE
PLANO · PLANO ISD
Middle38.0%-8.5pp
2047WINNSBORO J H
WINNSBORO · WINNSBORO ISD
Middle38.0%-8.5pp
2048WUNDERLICH INT
KLEIN · KLEIN ISD
Middle38.0%-8.5pp
2049ANN RICHARDS MIDDLE
MISSION · LA JOYA ISD
Middle37.0%-9.5pp
2050ANNE FRANK INSPIRE ACADEMY
SAN ANTONIO · INSPIRE ACADEMIES
Combined37.0%-9.5pp
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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 2023-24). 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.