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Best High Schools in Ellis County, TX

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14,523

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Top rankedWaxahachie Global High School99^th of 2,009 Texas high schools

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Biggest riser

Italy High School up 176 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Italy High School 10.9 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Ellis County Jjaep

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2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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 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 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Life H S Waxahachie	Public, Charter	9-12	170 W Butcher Rd	Waxahachie	75165	Ellis County	Life School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 708-4444	1,114	62	17.9	52.2%	165 (14.8%)	479 (43.0%)	424 (38.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (3.9%)	59.2	707^th of 2009 public high schools	64.8%		58.8	704^th of 1974 public high schools	64.3%	3	38.6	78.1	67.5	70.7	68.0						$9,752
Ennis High School	Public	9-12	2301 Ensign Rd	Ennis	75119	Ellis County	Ennis Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 872-3500	1,887	123	15.3	59.7%	466 (24.7%)	282 (14.9%)	1,084 (57.4%)	7 (0.4%)	4 (0.2%)	7 (0.4%)	37 (2.0%)	34.3	1376^th of 2009 public high schools	31.5%		39.4	1178^th of 1974 public high schools	40.3%	198	22.9	59.8	45.3	52.3	64.7						$8,936
Ellis County Jjaep	Public	9-12	2272 Fm 878	Waxahachie	75165	Ellis County	Ennis Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(972) 825-5420	3	0			2 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Ferris High School	Public	9-12	1025 E 8th St	Ferris	75125	Ellis County	Ferris Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 544-3737	940	76	12.4	74.5%	126 (13.4%)	101 (10.7%)	695 (73.9%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	12 (1.3%)	49.2	971^st of 2009 public high schools	51.7%		45.4	1030^th of 1974 public high schools	47.8%	59	39.0	74.3	55.8	55.6	68.6						$11,441
Italy High School	Public	7-12	300 S College	Italy	76651	Ellis County	Italy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 483-7411	283	26	10.9	44.2%	144 (50.9%)	31 (11.0%)	98 (34.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.5%)	59.8	690^th of 2009 public high schools	65.7%		51.8	866^th of 1974 public high schools	56.1%	176	61.0	62.8	73.2	74.4	66.7	62.0	50.0	5.3	39.4	19.6	$15,547
Maypearl High School	Public	9-12	600 Phillips St	Maypearl	76064	Ellis County	Maypearl Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 435-1020	373	32	11.5	29.0%	252 (67.6%)	7 (1.9%)	95 (25.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.6%)	33.3	1407^th of 2009 public high schools	30.0%		30.3	1387^th of 1974 public high schools	29.7%	20	4.1	58.4	50.5	55.1	57.0						$11,040
Midlothian High School	Public	9-12	923 S 9th St	Midlothian	76065	Ellis County	Midlothian Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 856-5100	1,976	116	17.0	28.6%	990 (50.1%)	373 (18.9%)	477 (24.1%)	28 (1.4%)	10 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	98 (5.0%)	68.6	460^th of 2009 public high schools	77.1%		65.4	537^th of 1974 public high schools	72.8%	77	67.9	77.4	71.1	71.3	73.3						$8,562
Midlothian Heritage High School	Public	9-12	4000 Fm 1387	Midlothian	76065	Ellis County	Midlothian Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 856-5400	1,760	90	19.6	22.6%	933 (53.0%)	228 (13.0%)	487 (27.7%)	17 (1.0%)	6 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	87 (4.9%)	71.3	402^nd of 2009 public high schools	80.0%		66.2	518^th of 1974 public high schools	73.8%	116	53.2	84.5	70.1	75.6	79.3						$7,768
Palmer High School	Public	9-12	422 W Jefferson	Palmer	75152	Ellis County	Palmer Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 449-3487	403	27	14.6	46.7%	191 (47.4%)	6 (1.5%)	188 (46.7%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.2%)	65	543^rd of 2009 public high schools	73.0%		74.9	310^th of 1974 public high schools	84.3%	233	53.2	84.9	64.2	85.9	63.0						$10,863
Red Oak High School	Public	9-12	220 S State Hwy 342	Red Oak	75154	Ellis County	Red Oak Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 617-3535	2,297	139	16.4	57.6%	371 (16.2%)	924 (40.2%)	868 (37.8%)	24 (1.0%)	12 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	96 (4.2%)	40.6	1216^th of 2009 public high schools	39.5%		38.2	1210^th of 1974 public high schools	38.7%	6	38.0	64.7	50.0	52.5	64.6						$9,219
Waxahachie High School	Public	9-12	3001 Us Hwy 287 Bypass	Waxahachie	75167	Ellis County	Waxahachie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 923-4600	3,056	194	15.7	44.4%	1,071 (35.0%)	648 (21.2%)	1,202 (39.3%)	13 (0.4%)	9 (0.3%)	4 (0.1%)	109 (3.6%)	43.7	1129^th of 2009 public high schools	43.8%		42	1108^th of 1974 public high schools	43.9%	21	27.9	62.5	53.7	59.1	70.8						$7,609
Waxahachie H S Of Choice	Public	10-12	1000 Hwy 77 N	Waxahachie	75165	Ellis County	Waxahachie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 923-4758	56	12	4.7	50.0%	22 (39.3%)	10 (17.9%)	19 (33.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (8.9%)								(n/a)				40.0	41.7						$74,419
Waxahachie Global High School	Public	9-12	275 Indian Dr	Waxahachie	75165	Ellis County	Waxahachie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 923-4761	369	29	12.9	34.4%	144 (39.0%)	46 (12.5%)	141 (38.2%)	14 (3.8%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	20 (5.4%)	86.8	99^th of 2009 public high schools	95.1%		87.2	103^rd of 1974 public high schools	94.8%	4	67.9	97.9	90.5	94.1	84.3						$9,029
Ellis County Jjaep	Public	8-12	2272 Fm 878	Waxahachie	75165	Ellis County	Waxahachie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 825-5420	6				0 (0.0%)	4 (66.7%)	1 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (16.7%)	3.2	1920^th of 2009 public high schools	4.4%					(n/a)	0.0	33.3	0.0

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