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Best Public Schools in Houston County, TX

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Schools

3,038

Students

Districts

Top rankedLovelady J H High School400^th of 2,009 Texas high schools

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Biggest riser

Lovelady Elementary up 1,170 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Grapeland High School 7.5 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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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 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
Crockett Elementary	Public	1-5	1400 W Loop 304	Crockett	75835	Houston County	Crockett Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 544-2125	377	22	16.7	91.8%	59 (15.6%)	169 (44.8%)	123 (32.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.4%)	2.5	4619^th of 4627 public elementary schools	0.2%		5	4614^th of 4651 public elementary schools	0.8%	5						21.1	6.9	20.0				12.0	5.6	7.9					$8,744
Crockett High School	Public	9-12	1600 W Loop 304	Crockett	75835	Houston County	Crockett Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 544-2125	376	35	10.7	80.9%	59 (15.7%)	169 (44.9%)	140 (37.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	34.3	1377^th of 2009 public high schools	31.5%		27.4	1455^th of 1974 public high schools	26.3%	78	45.7	68.5	34.0	44.4	63.0														$11,236
Crockett J H	Public	6-8	1500 W Loop 304	Crockett	75835	Houston County	Crockett Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 544-2125	248	25	10.0	92.3%	37 (14.9%)	107 (43.1%)	86 (34.7%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (6.0%)	18.1	2088^th of 2335 public middle schools	10.6%		18.5	2060^th of 2344 public middle schools	12.1%	28	100.0								27.9	28.6	39.2				8.9	21.4	20.8	20.3	$10,933
Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	1300 Martin Luther King Blvd	Crockett	75835	Houston County	Crockett Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 544-2125	123	8	16.0	95.1%	24 (19.5%)	59 (48.0%)	36 (29.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.3%)								(n/a)																			$10,950
Grapeland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	796 N Olive	Grapeland	75844	Houston County	Grapeland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 687-2317	325	19	16.7	52.6%	214 (65.8%)	65 (20.0%)	31 (9.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.7%)	39.2	2815^th of 4627 public elementary schools	39.2%		39.1	2830^th of 4651 public elementary schools	39.2%	15						58.7	43.5	61.9				37.0	26.7	28.6					$7,141
Grapeland High School	Public	9-12	318 N Olive	Grapeland	75844	Houston County	Grapeland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 687-4661	145	19	7.5	57.2%	88 (60.7%)	37 (25.5%)	15 (10.3%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	55.8	798^th of 2009 public high schools	60.3%		44.9	1042^nd of 1974 public high schools	47.2%	244	42.4	73.2	63.4	65.1	70.3														$14,488
Grapeland J H	Public	6-8	116 W Myrtle	Grapeland	75844	Houston County	Grapeland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 687-2351	104	12	8.9	54.8%	66 (63.5%)	21 (20.2%)	9 (8.7%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	6 (5.8%)	30.2	1711^th of 2335 public middle schools	26.7%		46.5	1183^rd of 2344 public middle schools	49.5%	528	72.7								41.3	55.9	40.5				23.9	13.0	31.0	21.4	$9,657
Kennard Independent School District (Isd)	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	304 Hwy Seven E	Kennard	75847	Houston County	Kennard Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 655-2121	275	23	11.8	57.5%	196 (71.3%)	45 (16.4%)	19 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.5%)								(n/a)	23.5	85.0	50.0	66.7	72.7	50.0	60.9	70.0	46.2	43.8	35.0	27.3	26.1	60.0	7.7	43.8	44.4	25.0	$8,779
Latexo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	298 F M 2663	Latexo	75849	Houston County	Latexo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 544-5664	340	20	17.0	57.9%	231 (67.9%)	9 (2.6%)	91 (26.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	42.8	2527^th of 4627 public elementary schools	45.4%		31.3	3348^th of 4651 public elementary schools	28.0%	821						57.8	38.3	46.8				64.4	36.2	33.3					$6,991
Latexo High School	Public	7-12	298 F M 2663	Latexo	75849	Houston County	Latexo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 544-5664	210	24	8.6	45.7%	152 (72.4%)	3 (1.4%)	44 (21.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.8%)	58.5	733^rd of 2009 public high schools	63.5%		63.1	595^th of 1974 public high schools	69.9%	138	33.3	81.0	60.6	82.6	77.4				53.1	62.0	60.7				21.9	8.1	36.4	25.0	$12,998
Lovelady Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	11839 Tx St Hwy 19 S	Lovelady	75851	Houston County	Lovelady Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 636-7832	261	22	11.7	45.6%	202 (77.4%)	25 (9.6%)	29 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	44.6	2410^th of 4627 public elementary schools	47.9%		27.5	3580^th of 4651 public elementary schools	23.0%	1170						61.3	46.5	54.1	50.0			51.6	46.5	16.2	31.3				$8,524
Lovelady J H High School	Public	7-12	11839 Tx St Hwy 19 S	Lovelady	75851	Houston County	Lovelady Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 636-7636	254	25	9.9	37.0%	190 (74.8%)	23 (9.1%)	30 (11.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	6 (2.4%)	71.4	400^th of 2009 public high schools	80.1%		66.6	505^th of 1974 public high schools	74.4%	105	55.0	77.1	73.5	84.3	80.6					60.0	78.6					45.7	33.3	50.0	$10,374

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.