Texas · NCES CCD 2024-25

Best School Districts in Texas

Top 50 districts ranked by average school quality score, based on student-teacher ratios, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance.

50
Districts ranked
37,687
Students enrolled
62/100
Avg quality score
B
Top grade

The ranking in one line

Wellington Isd in Wellington leads Texas's districts with an average school quality score of 70.7/100 across 3 schools.

70.7/100
top district score (grade B)
3
schools in Wellington Isd
530
students in the top district
62/100
average across the top 50
# District GradeAvg Quality
1 Wellington Isd Wellington B 70.7
2 Eastland Isd Eastland B 70.3
3 Friona Isd Friona B- 67.3
4 Sunray Collegiate Isd Sunray B- 67
5 Goldthwaite Isd Goldthwaite B- 66.3
6 Early Isd Early B- 65.8
7 Harper Isd Harper B- 65.7
8 Weimar Isd Weimar B- 65
9 Spearman Isd Spearman C+ 64
10 De Leon Isd De Leon C+ 64
11 Sam Rayburn Isd Ivanhoe C+ 64
12 Harleton Isd Harleton C+ 63.7
13 Stratford Isd Stratford C+ 63.3
14 Bremond Isd Bremond C+ 63
15 Randolph Field Isd Randolph a F B C+ 62.7
16 Muenster Isd Muenster C+ 62.5
17 Axtell Isd Axtell C+ 62.3
18 Dublin Isd Dublin C+ 62
19 Iola Isd Iola C+ 62
20 Crockett County Consolidated Csd Ozona C+ 61.7
21 Stamford Isd Stamford C+ 61.7
22 El Paso Leadership Academy El Paso C+ 61.7
23 Schulenburg Isd Schulenburg C+ 61.5
24 Honey Grove Isd Honey Grove C+ 61.3
25 Bellville Isd Bellville C+ 61
26 Olton Isd Olton C+ 61
27 Plemons-Stinnett-Phillips Cisd Stinnett C+ 61
28 Haskell Cisd Haskell C+ 61
29 Celeste Isd Celeste C+ 61
30 Valley View Isd Valley View C+ 60.7
31 Anson Isd Anson C+ 60.7
32 Red Lick Isd Texarkana C+ 60.5
33 Lone Oak Isd Lone Oak C+ 60
34 Cisco Isd Cisco C+ 60
35 Panhandle Isd Panhandle C+ 60
36 San Saba Isd San Saba C 59.7
37 Crawford Isd Crawford C 59.5
38 Sundown Isd Sundown C 59.5
39 Woden Isd Nacogdoches C 59.3
40 Frankston Isd Frankston C 59.3
41 Wolfe City Isd Wolfe City C 59.3
42 Farwell Isd Farwell C 59.3
43 Cross Roads Isd Malakoff C 59.3
44 Tornillo Isd Tornillo C 59.3
45 Nocona Isd Nocona C 59
46 Danbury Isd Danbury C 59
47 Holland Isd Holland C 59
48 Boles Isd Quinlan C 59
49 Louise Isd Louise C 59
50 Prairiland Isd Pattonville C 58.8

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the best school districts in Texas? ▼

The top-ranked district in Texas is Wellington Isd in Wellington with 530 students across 3 schools. Average quality score: 70.7/100. Rankings are based on average school quality scores from NCES data.

How are district rankings calculated? ▼

Districts are ranked by the average quality score of their schools. Quality scores (0-100) are computed from NCES data: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, gifted program access, and chronic absenteeism. Districts must have at least 500 students and 2+ schools to be ranked.

How many school districts are in Texas? ▼

Texas has 50+ school districts serving 5,491,723 students. The statewide average student-teacher ratio is 14.6:1.

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Methodology

Districts are ranked by the average quality score of their schools. Quality scores (0-100) are computed from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 metrics: student-teacher ratio, school counselor availability, gifted program access, and chronic absenteeism rates. Districts must have at least 500 students and 2+ schools to be included. This measures school-level resources, not test scores. Higher average scores indicate districts where schools generally have smaller classes, better counselor access, and lower absenteeism.

Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.