Texas · NCES CCD 2024-25

Best Public Schools in Texas

Top 50 schools ranked by resource quality score, based on student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance.

Compiled from official source data by .
80/100
Top score
A-
Top grade
72/100
Avg score (top 50)
50
Schools ranked

The ranking in one line

Coolidge El in COOLIDGE is Texas's top-resourced public school, scoring 80/100 on the NCES resource index.

80/100
top score (grade A-)
1
schools graded A- or better
72/100
average across the top 50
# School GradeScore
1 Coolidge El COOLIDGE A- 80
2 Spring Branch Academic Institute HOUSTON B+ 78
3 Vega H S VEGA B+ 78
4 Garden City El GARDEN CITY B+ 76
5 Bovina H S BOVINA B+ 76
6 Dallas Hybrid Preparatory at Stephen J Hay DALLAS B+ 76
7 Valley View El AUSTIN B+ 75
8 Damon El DAMON B+ 75
9 Goldthwaite H S GOLDTHWAITE B 74
10 Adrian School ADRIAN B 74
11 Gruver H S GRUVER B 74
12 Sarita El SARITA B 74
13 Paint Creek School HASKELL B 74
14 Eastland H S EASTLAND B 73
15 Sunray H S SUNRAY B 73
16 Garden City H S GARDEN CITY B 73
17 Irion H S MERTZON B 73
18 Eastland Middle EASTLAND B 72
19 Wellington H S WELLINGTON B 72
20 Iredell School IREDELL B 72
21 Wellington J H WELLINGTON B 72
22 Channing School CHANNING B 72
23 Vega J H VEGA B 72
24 Newman International Academy at Pioneer ARLINGTON B 71
25 Dublin Int DUBLIN B 71
26 Friona J H FRIONA B 71
27 Highland School ROSCOE B 71
28 Falls City H S FALLS CITY B 71
29 Cisco J H CISCO B 71
30 Rochelle School ROCHELLE B 71
31 School for the Highly Gifted GRAND PRAIRIE B 71
32 Round Top-Carmine El ROUND TOP B 71
33 Eula H S CLYDE B 71
34 Cotton Center School COTTON CENTER B 71
35 Early H S EARLY B 70
36 Oglesby School OGLESBY B 70
37 Irion El MERTZON B 70
38 Blackwell School BLACKWELL B 70
39 Motley County School MATADOR B 70
40 Jayton Schools JAYTON B 70
41 Cross Roads H S MALAKOFF B 70
42 Harrold School HARROLD B 70
43 James Bowie H S SIMMS B 70
44 Charlotte H S CHARLOTTE B 70
45 Round Top-Carmine H S CARMINE B 70
46 Roland Reynolds El FRANKLIN B- 69
47 Coupland El COUPLAND B- 69
48 Nazareth School NAZARETH B- 69
49 Axtell H S AXTELL B- 69
50 Weimar H S WEIMAR B- 69

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the best public schools in Texas? ▼

The top-rated school in Texas is Coolidge El in COOLIDGE with a quality score of 80/100 (grade A-). Rankings are based on student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, gifted programs, and attendance rates from NCES data.

How are school quality scores calculated? ▼

Quality scores (0-100) are computed from NCES data across 4 metrics: student-teacher ratio (lower is better, national avg ~16:1), counselor availability (ASCA recommends 250:1), gifted program availability, and chronic absenteeism rate (lower is better). This measures school resources, not test scores.

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Methodology

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. Schools must have at least 50 students and data for one or more metrics. This measures resource quality, not test scores. Higher scores indicate smaller class sizes, better counselor access, and lower absenteeism.

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