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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
251FOSTER H S
RICHMOND · LAMAR CISD
High83.0%+35.2pp
252GRAPEVINE H S
GRAPEVINE · GRAPEVINE-COLLEYVILLE ISD
High83.0%+35.2pp
253H S FOR LAW AND JUSTICE
HOUSTON · HOUSTON ISD
High83.0%+35.2pp
254HARKER HEIGHTS H S
HARKER HEIGHTS · KILLEEN ISD
High83.0%+35.2pp
255HARLANDALE ISD STEM ECHS-ALAMO COLLEGES AT PAC
SAN ANTONIO · HARLANDALE ISD
High83.0%+35.2pp
256HENRIETTA H S
HENRIETTA · HENRIETTA ISD
High83.0%+35.2pp
257HIGHLAND PARK H S
AMARILLO · HIGHLAND PARK ISD
High83.0%+35.2pp
258HOLLAND H S
HOLLAND · HOLLAND ISD
High83.0%+35.2pp
259ISCHOOL HIGH - ATASCOCITA
HOUSTON · TEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES
High83.0%+35.2pp
260JOHN B ALEXANDER H S
LAREDO · UNITED ISD
High83.0%+35.2pp
261LINDALE H S
LINDALE · LINDALE ISD
High83.0%+35.2pp
262MIDWAY H S
WACO · MIDWAY ISD
High83.0%+35.2pp
263PLANO WEST SENIOR H S
PLANO · PLANO ISD
High83.0%+35.2pp
264PLEASANT GROVE H S
TEXARKANA · PLEASANT GROVE ISD
High83.0%+35.2pp
265ROCKPORT-FULTON H S
ROCKPORT · ROCKPORT-FULTON ISD
High83.0%+35.2pp
266SHIRLEEN ZACHARIAS EARLY CLGE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY
SOMERSET · SOMERSET ISD
High83.0%+35.2pp
267SKYLINE H S
DALLAS · DALLAS ISD
High83.0%+35.2pp
268SOUTH OAK CLIFF H S
DALLAS · DALLAS ISD
High83.0%+35.2pp
269VAN ALSTYNE H S
VAN ALSTYNE · VAN ALSTYNE ISD
High83.0%+35.2pp
270VEGA H S
VEGA · VEGA ISD
High83.0%+35.2pp
271VETERANS MEMORIAL EARLY COLLEGE H S
BROWNSVILLE · BROWNSVILLE ISD
High83.0%+35.2pp
272WIMBERLEY H S
WIMBERLEY · WIMBERLEY ISD
High83.0%+35.2pp
273BIRDVILLE H S
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS · BIRDVILLE ISD
High82.0%+34.2pp
274BISHOP H S
BISHOP · BISHOP CISD
High82.0%+34.2pp
275BOERNE H S
BOERNE · BOERNE ISD
High82.0%+34.2pp
276CAST STEM H S
SAN ANTONIO · SOUTHWEST ISD
High82.0%+34.2pp
277CEDAR HILL COLLEGIATE H S
CEDAR HILL · CEDAR HILL ISD
High82.0%+34.2pp
278CENTRAL H S
KELLER · KELLER ISD
High82.0%+34.2pp
279CHAPARRAL STAR ACADEMY
AUSTIN · CHAPARRAL STAR ACADEMY
Combined82.0%+34.2pp
280CLEAR LAKE H S
HOUSTON · CLEAR CREEK ISD
High82.0%+34.2pp
281FOUNDERS CLASSICAL ACADEMY - LEWISVILLE
LEWISVILLE · TEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES
Combined82.0%+34.2pp
282GEORGE WEST H S
GEORGE WEST · GEORGE WEST ISD
High82.0%+34.2pp
283HEMPHILL H S
HEMPHILL · HEMPHILL ISD
High82.0%+34.2pp
284JACKSBORO H S
JACKSBORO · JACKSBORO ISD
High82.0%+34.2pp
285KLEIN CAIN H S
KLEIN · KLEIN ISD
High82.0%+34.2pp
286LONE OAK H S
LONE OAK · LONE OAK ISD
High82.0%+34.2pp
287LORENA HIGH
LORENA · LORENA ISD
High82.0%+34.2pp
288MCKINNEY BOYD H S
MCKINNEY · MCKINNEY ISD
High82.0%+34.2pp
289PONDER H S
PONDER · PONDER ISD
High82.0%+34.2pp
290POTTSBORO H S
POTTSBORO · POTTSBORO ISD
High82.0%+34.2pp
291PROSPER H S
PROSPER · PROSPER ISD
High82.0%+34.2pp
292SKIDMORE-TYNAN H S
SKIDMORE · SKIDMORE-TYNAN ISD
High82.0%+34.2pp
293SOTOMAYOR H S
SAN ANTONIO · NORTHSIDE ISD
High82.0%+34.2pp
294STEPHENVILLE H S
STEPHENVILLE · STEPHENVILLE ISD
High82.0%+34.2pp
295VISTA RIDGE H S
CEDAR PARK · LEANDER ISD
High82.0%+34.2pp
296YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP ACADEMY
MIDLAND · MIDLAND ISD
High82.0%+34.2pp
297A & M CONS H S
COLLEGE STATION · COLLEGE STATION ISD
High81.0%+33.2pp
298BIRDWELL SCHOOL
TYLER · TYLER ISD
Elementary81.0%+33.2pp
299BOSQUEVILLE H S
WACO · BOSQUEVILLE ISD
High81.0%+33.2pp
300BRANDEIS H S
SAN ANTONIO · NORTHSIDE ISD
High81.0%+33.2pp
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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.