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Public School Comparisons in Texas

Across Texas, 735 districts have enough rated campuses to compare, from Richard Milburn Alter High School (killeen) at the bottom of the field to Central Heights ISD at the top, and the boundary you choose inside a metro matters more than the state line.

The fieldAverage campus rating of every comparable district, on the 1–10 scale.
District averages run3.1Richard Milburn Alter High School (killeen)to8.9Central Heights ISDon the one-to-ten scale.

735 districts rated · median district 6.4

The way in

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  1. Houston

    Explore the school map across 10 counties.

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    School quality set against home prices, tract by tract, shows where a Houston shortlist is actually reachable.Bivariate map: MySchoolScout campus ratings and ACS median home value by census tract. The frame shows central Houston, and the map covers all 10 counties.

  2. Dallas-Fort Worth

    Explore the school map across 13 counties.

  3. Austin

    Explore the school map across 5 counties.

  4. San Antonio

    Explore the school map across 8 counties.

The districts

Every comparable district on one 1–10 axis, by size.

The ten highest-rated of 735 comparable districts

Average campus rating · rated campuses · students
  1. 1Central Heights ISD8.931,079
  2. 2Barbers Hill ISD8.877,723
  3. 3White Oak ISD8.731,415
  4. 4Mason ISD8.73705
  5. 5Leonard ISD8.74814
  6. 6Holland ISD8.63638
  7. 7George West ISD8.641,059
  8. 8Needville ISD8.643,598
  9. 9Boles ISD8.53552
  10. 10Tornillo ISD8.53762

See all 1,211 districts in Texas

The schools

The ten highest-rated comparable public schools; open a profile for the evidence.
  1. 1Austin ELMemphisElementary1139.8
  2. 2Port O Connor SchoolPort O'connorElementary659.8
  3. 3Red Lick ELTexarkanaElementary2979.8
  4. 4Chester ELChesterElementary719.7
  5. 5J Kawas ELLaredoElementary3029.7
  6. 6Mary Allen ELStratfordElementary2279.7
  7. 7Canadian MiddleCanadianMiddle1839.6
  8. 8Pittsburg ELPittsburgElementary5039.6
  9. 9Redwater ELRedwaterElementary3389.6
  10. 10Seymour ELSeymourElementary2679.6

See all 10,437 schools in Texas

The map

Where the highest-rated schools sit.
The 50 highest-rated schools in Texas, pinned and colored by score.Pins are locations, not attendance boundaries.

Open the Houston school map

The cities

The twenty places with the most schools.
  1. Houston931
  2. San Antonio623
  3. Dallas488
  4. Austin341
  5. Fort Worth290
  6. EL Paso244
  7. Arlington120
  8. Lewisville115
  9. Katy109
  10. Corpus Christi107
  11. Plano100
  12. Laredo90
  13. Amarillo86
  14. Frisco85
  15. Lubbock82
  16. Garland77
  17. Brownsville76
  18. Irving72
  19. Mission68
  20. Waco61

Browse all 1,068 cities in Texas

Student demographics

  • White53.9%
  • Hispanic or Latino22.6%
  • Asian9.1%
  • Two or More Races6.8%
  • Black or African American6.6%
  • American Indian/Alaska Native0.5%
  • Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.4%

Enrollment-weighted average across 1,462 schools. Source: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD).

The record

Public schools compared
8,234
of 8,584 public-model scores · 8,975 public directory schools
Total schools
10,437
Districts
1,211
Cities/towns
1,068
Average rating
6.4
out of 10

Questions

How many public schools are compared in Texas?

MySchoolScout compares 8,234 of 8,975 public schools in the 10,437-school Texas directory. The comparison includes public-model scores that meet the current coverage rules.

What is the average school rating in Texas?

The average MySchoolScout composite score for 8,234 comparable public schools in Texas is 6.4 out of 10.

What is the top-ranked school in Texas?

The top-ranked school in Texas on MySchoolScout is Austin EL in Memphis, with a composite score of 9.8/10.

How does MySchoolScout rate schools in Texas?

MySchoolScout rates schools using publicly available data from the NCES Common Core of Data and state education sources. Schools with enough data receive a 1-10 composite score built from Student Growth, Poverty-Adjusted Academic Achievement, and School Environment — plus College Readiness for high schools. Weights vary by school level, and equity data is shown for context but not scored.

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