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Best Public Schools in Cooke County, TX

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Schools

6,986

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedLindsay High School80^th of 2,009 Texas high schools

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Biggest riser

Walnut Bend Elementary up 1,303 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Valley View Middle 9.3 students per teacher

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)						STAAR Mathematics (2026)						STAAR Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Lone Star H S North (Tjjd)	Public	9-12	1800 Congress Ave Ste 13-1400	Austin	78701	Cooke County	Lone Star School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 665-0701	162				35 (21.6%)	58 (35.8%)	67 (41.4%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	2.6	1951^st of 2009 public high schools	2.9%		2.2	1954^th of 1974 public high schools	1.0%	3				0.0	18.8	2.0	18.4	27.3
Callisburg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	648 Fm 3164	Gainesville	76240	Cooke County	Callisburg Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 612-4196	531	37	14.3	46.7%	390 (73.4%)	3 (0.6%)	108 (20.3%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.1%)	33.3	3203^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	30.8%		38	2923^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	37.2%	280									51.1	42.4	48.8				38.9	29.4	33.3					$7,176
Callisburg High School	Public	9-12	308 Dozier St	Callisburg	76240	Cooke County	Callisburg Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 665-0961	327	33	10.0	33.9%	270 (82.6%)	1 (0.3%)	46 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	48.3	988^th of 2009 public high schools	50.8%		51.9	860^th of 1974 public high schools	56.4%	128				25.3	70.2	55.8	65.3	69.2														$13,010
Callisburg Middle	Public	6-8	308 Dozier St	Callisburg	76240	Cooke County	Callisburg Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 665-0961	287	21	13.9	38.0%	228 (79.4%)	5 (1.7%)	40 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.2%)	46.9	1145^th of 2335 public middle schools	51.0%		44.8	1233^rd of 2344 public middle schools	47.4%	88				93.8								54.3	46.6	50.5				30.9	21.5	53.5	30.1	$7,935
Daep	Public	8-12	1000 Radio Hill Rd	Gainesville	76240	Cooke County	Callisburg Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 665-0540	6	0	20.0		6 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																						$17,196
Era School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	108 Hargrove St	Era	76238	Cooke County	Era Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 665-5961	499	42	11.9	43.3%	402 (80.6%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (14.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	19 (3.8%)								(n/a)				68.8	77.8	67.7	70.6	72.1	55.6	63.2	38.5	46.0	60.5	64.3	44.4	55.3	20.5	37.8	28.1	83.0	19.1	$10,217
Edison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-1	#1 Edison Dr	Gainesville	76240	Cooke County	Gainesville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 665-6091	630	35	18.1	78.6%	140 (22.2%)	26 (4.1%)	408 (64.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	51 (8.1%)								(n/a)																						$9,033
Gainesville High School	Public	9-12	2201 S I-35	Gainesville	76240	Cooke County	Gainesville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 665-5528	876	55	16.0	54.1%	234 (26.7%)	40 (4.6%)	544 (62.1%)	10 (1.1%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (4.8%)	27.8	1520^th of 2009 public high schools	24.3%		21.8	1570^th of 1974 public high schools	20.5%	50				11.5	62.5	35.1	44.6	60.8														$13,009
Gainesville J H	Public	7-8	1201 Lindsay St	Gainesville	76240	Cooke County	Gainesville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 665-4062	422	27	15.4	63.5%	114 (27.0%)	16 (3.8%)	261 (61.8%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.7%)	21.7	2008^th of 2335 public middle schools	14.0%		18.2	2068^th of 2344 public middle schools	11.8%	60				70.7		92.0							36.8	29.3					3.9	36.5	19.8	$10,215
Gainesville Intermediate	Public	5-6	2100 N Grand Ave	Gainesville	76240	Cooke County	Gainesville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 668-6662	480	27	17.5	64.2%	130 (27.1%)	24 (5.0%)	297 (61.9%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.0%)								(n/a)			11.1								29.3	38.1					21.6	37.3				$7,622
W E Chalmers Elementary	Public	2-4	600 Fm 3092	Gainesville	76240	Cooke County	Gainesville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 665-4147	703	39	18.1	73.5%	188 (26.7%)	24 (3.4%)	455 (64.7%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (4.1%)	16.7	4203^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	9.2%		8.9	4511^th of 4651 public elementary schools	3.0%	308	8.3	66.7							18.0	34.6					16.9	39.8						$6,961
Lindsay Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	625 Knight Dr	Lindsay	76250	Cooke County	Lindsay Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 668-8923	268	22	12.4	7.1%	245 (91.4%)	4 (1.5%)	7 (2.6%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	68.6	1205^th of 4627 public elementary schools	74.0%		70.3	1120^th of 4651 public elementary schools	75.9%	85									50.0	54.3	70.0	81.0			40.0	54.3	47.5	83.3				$7,309
Lindsay High School	Public	7-12	625 Knight Dr	Lindsay	76250	Cooke County	Lindsay Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 668-8474	239	20	12.2	10.0%	224 (93.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.3%)	88.3	80^th of 2009 public high schools	96.0%		91.5	45^th of 1974 public high schools	97.7%	35				87.9	92.9	75.0	91.9	100.0					73.8	63.3					61.9	29.4	22.5	$11,583
Muenster Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	912 N Walnut St	Muenster	76252	Cooke County	Muenster Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 759-2281	311	21	14.9	23.2%	281 (90.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	84.7	586^th of 4627 public elementary schools	87.3%		89.3	396^th of 4651 public elementary schools	91.5%	190									66.7	63.2	68.8	69.1			71.4	73.7	56.3	71.4				$7,943
Muenster High School	Public	7-12	205 E 7th St	Muenster	76252	Cooke County	Muenster Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 759-2281	259	24	10.6	15.4%	231 (89.2%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.6%)	73	365^th of 2009 public high schools	81.8%		63.2	589^th of 1974 public high schools	70.2%	224				58.5	87.8	83.3	74.3	76.5					51.2	66.7					20.8	71.0	53.3	$13,110
Sivells Bend Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1053 Cr 403	Gainesville	76240	Cooke County	Sivells Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 665-6411	62	8	8.2	59.7%	45 (72.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (21.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.5%)	26.8	3640^th of 4627 public elementary schools	21.3%		60.4	1558^th of 4651 public elementary schools	66.5%	2082									62.5	42.9	50.0		87.5		0.0	0.0	25.0			100.0		$11,728
Valley View High School	Public	9-12	802 S Lee St	Valley View	76272	Cooke County	Valley View Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 726-3522	257	26	9.9	24.1%	150 (58.4%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (38.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	48.7	980^th of 2009 public high schools	51.2%		38	1213^th of 1974 public high schools	38.6%	233				44.2	68.6	50.7	60.3	73.5														$11,930
Valley View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	712 S Lee St	Valley View	76272	Cooke County	Valley View Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 726-3681	360	29	12.2	44.2%	217 (60.3%)	0 (0.0%)	125 (34.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.4%)	28.2	3553^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	23.2%		25.1	3722^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	20.0%	169									28.1	45.2					32.9	41.1						$7,103
Valley View Middle	Public	5-8	804 S Lee St	Valley View	76272	Cooke County	Valley View Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 726-3244	234	25	9.3	35.0%	138 (59.0%)	2 (0.9%)	83 (35.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.4%)	35.9	1534^th of 2335 public middle schools	34.3%		27.9	1802^nd of 2344 public middle schools	23.1%	268											34.9	32.8	40.0	46.4			28.6	27.6	53.3	33.9	14.3	$6,879
Walnut Bend Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	47 C R 198	Gainesville	76240	Cooke County	Walnut Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 665-5990	73	7	11.0	67.1%	47 (64.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (30.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	3 (4.1%)	59.1	1650^th of 4627 public elementary schools	64.3%		37.5	2953^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	36.5%	1303									66.7			88.9	85.7		33.3			22.2	0.0			$15,854

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