The ranking below is based on the percentage of schools within a town or city which have placed in the top 10% of all schools statewide.
A school's overall rank is based on its combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking. Schools are ranked and compared within their own state only.
Statewide Range: 25%
100%
Avg. Statewide: 53%
Top Ranked Cities with Best Public Schools in Texas (2024)
City
% of Schools in
Top 10% Statewide
Top 10% Statewide
Top Ranked Schools
(Math Proficiency % | Reading Proficiency %)
(Math Proficiency % | Reading Proficiency %)
Rank: #1-21 - 2.
100%
(3 out of 3)
(3 out of 3)
- Panhandle High School
Rank: #508 of 8,079 (Top 5%)
(Math: 70-79% | Reading: 70-79%) - Panhandle Elementary School
Rank: #983 of 8,079 (Top 10%)
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 65-69%) - Panhandle J High School
Rank: #1362 of 8,079 (Top 10%)
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 55-59%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Panhandle, TX Schools
Rank: #1-21 - 2.
100%
(3 out of 3)
(3 out of 3)
- Windthorst Elementary School
Rank: #1275 of 8,079 (Top 10%)
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 60-64%) - Windthorst Jh
Rank: #1275 of 8,079 (Top 10%)
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 60-64%) - Windthorst High School
Rank: #1763 of 8,079 (Top 10%)
(Math: 70-79% | Reading: 50-59%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Windthorst, TX Schools
Rank: #33.
92%
(11 out of 12)
(11 out of 12)
Rank: #44.
84%
(16 out of 19)
(16 out of 19)
Rank: #55.
80%
(12 out of 15)
(12 out of 15)
Rank: #66.
75%
(3 out of 4)
(3 out of 4)
- Buffalo Gap Elementary School
Rank: #1318 of 8,079 (Top 10%)
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 70-74%) - Jim Ned Middle School
Rank: #1678 of 8,079 (Top 10%)
(Math: 60% | Reading: 62%) - Lawn Elementary School
Rank: #1715 of 8,079 (Top 10%)
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 70-74%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Tuscola, TX Schools
Rank: #77.
67%
(4 out of 6)
(4 out of 6)
Rank: #8-108 - 10.
60%
(41 out of 68)
(41 out of 68)
Rank: #8-108 - 10.
60%
(6 out of 10)
(6 out of 10)
Rank: #8-108 - 10.
60%
(3 out of 5)
(3 out of 5)
- James E Randolph Elementary School
Rank: #435 of 8,079 (Top 5%)
(Math: 79% | Reading: 73%) - Campbell Elementary School
Rank: #839 of 8,079 (Top 5%)
(Math: 67% | Reading: 71%) - Huggins Elementary School
Rank: #1590 of 8,079 (Top 10%)
(Math: 61% | Reading: 63%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Fulshear, TX Schools
Rank: #11-1211 - 12.
57%
(12 out of 21)
(12 out of 21)
Rank: #11-1211 - 12.
57%
(4 out of 7)
(4 out of 7)
Rank: #13-1413 - 14.
56%
(5 out of 9)
(5 out of 9)
Rank: #13-1413 - 14.
56%
(5 out of 9)
(5 out of 9)
- Glenhope Elementary School
Rank: #319 of 8,079 (Top 5%)
(Math: 73% | Reading: 84%) - Colleyville Elementary School
Rank: #667 of 8,079 (Top 5%)
(Math: 74% | Reading: 70%) - Liberty Elementary School
Rank: #1106 of 8,079 (Top 10%)
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 60-64%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Colleyville, TX Schools
Rank: #1515.
55%
(6 out of 11)
(6 out of 11)
Rank: #1616.
52%
(16 out of 31)
(16 out of 31)
Rank: #17-2017 - 20.
50%
(14 out of 28)
(14 out of 28)
Rank: #17-2017 - 20.
50%
(3 out of 6)
(3 out of 6)
Rank: #17-2017 - 20.
50%
(3 out of 6)
(3 out of 6)
Rank: #17-2017 - 20.
50%
(3 out of 6)
(3 out of 6)
Rank: #2121.
48%
(11 out of 23)
(11 out of 23)
- Silvercrest Elementary School
Rank: #584 of 8,079 (Top 5%)
(Math: 80% | Reading: 69%) - Berry Miller J High School
Rank: #988 of 8,079 (Top 10%)
(Math: 65% | Reading: 70%) - Robert Turner College And Career High School
Rank: #1138 of 8,079 (Top 10%)
(Math: 57% | Reading: 78%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Pearland, TX Schools
Rank: #22-2322 - 23.
45%
(5 out of 11)
(5 out of 11)
Rank: #22-2322 - 23.
45%
(5 out of 11)
(5 out of 11)
Rank: #2424.
44%
(4 out of 9)
(4 out of 9)
Rank: #2525.
43%
(3 out of 7)
(3 out of 7)
Rank: #2626.
42%
(10 out of 24)
(10 out of 24)
Rank: #27-2827 - 28.
38%
(35 out of 92)
(35 out of 92)
- Seven Lakes High School
Rank: #65 of 8,079 (Top 1%)
(Math: 85% | Reading: 91%) - Hazel S Pattison Elementary School
Rank: #138 of 8,079 (Top 1%)
(Math: 82% | Reading: 84%) - Ray And Jamie Wolman Elementary School
Rank: #166 of 8,079 (Top 1%)
(Math: 86% | Reading: 81%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Katy, TX Schools
Rank: #27-2827 - 28.
38%
(3 out of 8)
(3 out of 8)
- Stanton-smith Elementary School
Rank: #202 of 8,079 (Top 1%)
(Math: 88% | Reading: 77%) - Whitehouse High School
Rank: #808 of 8,079 (Top 5%)
(Math: 71% | Reading: 69%) - Gus Winston Cain Elementary School
Rank: #1131 of 8,079 (Top 10%)
(Math: 71% | Reading: 63%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Whitehouse, TX Schools
Rank: #2929.
35%
(16 out of 46)
(16 out of 46)
Rank: #3030.
32%
(25 out of 79)
(25 out of 79)
Rank: #3131.
30%
(11 out of 37)
(11 out of 37)
- Bess Campbell Elementary School
Rank: #116 of 8,079 (Top 1%)
(Math: 85% | Reading: 83%) - Commonwealth Elementary School
Rank: #204 of 8,079 (Top 1%)
(Math: 78% | Reading: 83%) - Cornerstone Elementary School
Rank: #247 of 8,079 (Top 5%)
(Math: 79% | Reading: 81%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Sugar Land, TX Schools
Rank: #3232.
29%
(15 out of 52)
(15 out of 52)
- Memorial Early College H S With St Philip's
Rank: #180 of 8,079 (Top 1%)
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 85-89%) - Hoffmann Lane Elementary School
Rank: #204 of 8,079 (Top 1%)
(Math: 78% | Reading: 83%) - Timberwood Park Elementary School
Rank: #926 of 8,079 (Top 5%)
(Math: 68% | Reading: 68%) - View Full List of Top Ranked New Braunfels, TX Schools
Rank: #3333.
26%
(10 out of 38)
(10 out of 38)
- Frost Elementary School
Rank: #734 of 8,079 (Top 5%)
(Math: 71% | Reading: 71%) - Foster High School
Rank: #909 of 8,079 (Top 5%)
(Math: 64% | Reading: 74%) - Carolyn And Vernon Madden Elementary School
Rank: #1085 of 8,079 (Top 10%)
(Math: 67% | Reading: 66%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Richmond, TX Schools
Rank: #34-3534 - 35.
25%
(5 out of 20)
(5 out of 20)
Rank: #34-3534 - 35.
25%
(4 out of 16)
(4 out of 16)
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