Best schools in Texas (2025)
The top five of 8,309 schools in each category, with links to the full top 100. Rankings use the Success Index (US), built only from official American data.
Texas has 8,309 schools educating 5,418,690 students in 2025: 7,479 public, 830 charter.
The median Enrollment across Texas is 533. Students enrolled in the latest NCES directory year.
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Best elementary schools in Texas
Schools classified as elementary by NCES.
Old Union El
Southlake · Public elementary · Grades PK–4
458 students
Forest Trail El
Austin · Public elementary · Grades K–5
500 students
Skaggs El
Plano · Public elementary · Grades K–5
356 students
Prairie Creek El
Richardson · Public elementary · Grades PK–6
304 students
Wyatt El
Plano · Public elementary · Grades K–5
318 students
Best middle schools in Texas
Schools classified as middle schools by NCES.
Wall Middle
Wall · Public middle · Grades 5–8
438 students
Hill Country Middle
Austin · Public middle · Grades 6–8
946 students
Trent Middle
Frisco · Public middle · Grades 6–8
697 students
Griffin Middle
Frisco · Public middle · Grades 6–8
685 students
West Ridge Middle
Austin · Public middle · Grades 6–8
886 students
Best high schools in Texas
Schools classified as high schools by NCES.
Wall H S
Wall · Public high · Grades 9–12
361 students
Muenster H S
Muenster · Public high · Grades 7–12
259 students
Falls City H S
Falls City · Public high · Grades 7–12
184 students
Holliday H S
Holliday · Public high · Grades 9–12
365 students
Crawford H S
Crawford · Public high · Grades 6–12
318 students
Best traditional public schools in Texas
District-run public schools.
Old Union El
Southlake · Public elementary · Grades PK–4
458 students
Forest Trail El
Austin · Public elementary · Grades K–5
500 students
Skaggs El
Plano · Public elementary · Grades K–5
356 students
Prairie Creek El
Richardson · Public elementary · Grades PK–6
304 students
Wyatt El
Plano · Public elementary · Grades K–5
318 students
Best charter schools in Texas
Publicly funded charter schools.
Academy of Visual and Performing Arts
Fort Worth · Charter middle · Grades 6–8
146 students
School for the Highly Gifted
Grand Prairie · Charter elementary · Grades 1–8
142 students
Cornerstone Academy
Houston · Charter middle · Grades 6–8
423 students
Stephen F Austin State University Charter School
Nacogdoches · Charter elementary · Grades K–5
253 students
Uplift North Hills Prep Middle
Irving · Charter middle · Grades 6–8
502 students
Best schools by math proficiency in Texas
Schools ranked by the share of tested students proficient or above in math on the state assessment (EDFacts, all students), for schools with 30 or more tested students.
William B Travis Vanguard Acad of Academically Tag
Dallas · Public middle · Grades 4–8
517 students
Irma Rangel Young Women's Leadership School
Dallas · Public high · Grades 6–12
604 students
Debakey H S for Health Prof
Houston · Public high · Grades 9–12
929 students
Health Careers H S
San Antonio · Public high · Grades 9–12
904 students
Silva Health Magnet
El Paso · Public high · Grades 9–12
544 students
Best schools by reading proficiency in Texas
Schools ranked by the share of tested students proficient or above in reading/language arts (EDFacts, all students).
Debakey H S for Health Prof
Houston · Public high · Grades 9–12
929 students
Health Careers H S
San Antonio · Public high · Grades 9–12
904 students
Carnegie Vanguard H S
Houston · Public high · Grades 9–12
855 students
Lasa H S
Austin · Public high · Grades 9–12
1,616 students
William B Travis Vanguard Acad of Academically Tag
Dallas · Public middle · Grades 4–8
517 students
Best lowest student–teacher ratio in Texas
Schools with the fewest students per FTE teacher, among schools with at least 100 students.
Universal Academy-Bartonville
Bartonville · Charter elementary · Grades K–5
111 students
Hawley H S
Hawley · Public high · Grades 9–12
216 students
Quanah H S
Quanah · Public high · Grades 9–12
143 students
Eula H S
Clyde · Public high · Grades 9–12
116 students
Hull-Daisetta H S
Daisetta · Public high · Grades 9–12
105 students
Best largest schools in Texas
Schools with the highest enrollment.
Conroe H S
Conroe · Public high · Grades 9–12
5,252 students
Allen H S
Allen · Public high · Grades 9–12
5,206 students
The Woodlands H S
The Woodlands · Public high · Grades 9–12
4,444 students
Duncanville H S
Duncanville · Public high · Grades 9–12
4,399 students
North Shore Senior High
Houston · Public high · Grades 9–12
4,284 students
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Frequently asked questions
What is the best elementary school in Texas?
Old Union El in Southlake ranks first among elementary schools in Texas with a Success Index (US) of 95.7 out of 100 (Enrollment: 458).
How are elementary schools in Texas ranked?
Each school's Success Index (US) combines 4 factors: math proficiency (30%), reading proficiency (30%), community advantage (fewer free/reduced-price lunch) (25%), students per teacher (15%). Each factor is a percentile against schools of the same type across United States. Schools with fewer than 60 students are excluded from rankings.
Are these 2025 rankings official?
No. They are computed by Success Tutoring from official American data (Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES CCD, EDFacts); NCES Common Core of Data). States set their own assessments and proficiency cut scores, so proficiency rates are most comparable within a state. Use the state rankings for like-for-like comparisons.