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Best Public Schools in Nacogdoches County, TX

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10,032

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Top rankedStephen F Austin State University Charter School57^th of 4,627 Texas elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Garrison Elementary up 735 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Douglass School 9.5 students per teacher

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (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 Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 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
Stephen F Austin State University Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	2428 Raguet St	Nacogdoches	75965	Nacogdoches County	Stephen F Austin State University Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 468-5899	253	16	15.5		169 (66.8%)	14 (5.5%)	57 (22.5%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.3%)	97.9	57^th of 4627 public elementary schools	98.8%		98.8	27^th of 4651 public elementary schools	99.4%	30											77.3	97.4	88.4				79.6	100.0	83.7					$8,435
Central Heights High School	Public	9-12	10317 Us Hwy 259 N	Nacogdoches	75965	Nacogdoches County	Central Heights Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 552-3408	333	29	11.4	23.1%	234 (70.3%)	10 (3.0%)	69 (20.7%)	8 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)	72	389^th of 2009 public high schools	80.6%		86.3	115^th of 1974 public high schools	94.2%	274						48.4	79.0	65.0	86.8	97.5														$10,417
Central Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10317 Us Hwy 259 N	Nacogdoches	75965	Nacogdoches County	Central Heights Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 552-3424	477	36	13.2	40.9%	315 (66.0%)	16 (3.4%)	121 (25.4%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.6%)	79.1	786^th of 4627 public elementary schools	83.0%		88.3	438^th of 4651 public elementary schools	90.6%	348											55.1	75.6	77.9				46.2	63.0	70.1					$9,303
Central Heights Middle	Public	6-8	10317 Us Hwy 259 N	Nacogdoches	75965	Nacogdoches County	Central Heights Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 552-3441	286	23	12.5	28.0%	178 (62.2%)	13 (4.5%)	63 (22.0%)	9 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.7%)	87.6	187^th of 2335 public middle schools	92.0%		86.8	211^th of 2344 public middle schools	91.0%	24						100.0								71.6	76.0	81.8				55.9	38.3	87.9	58.4	$7,324
Chireno Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	901 Main St	Chireno	75937	Nacogdoches County	Chireno Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 362-2132	245	21	11.7	73.1%	178 (72.7%)	17 (6.9%)	42 (17.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)	33.7	3171^st of 4627 public elementary schools	31.5%		46	2387^th of 4651 public elementary schools	48.7%	784						100.0					47.1	60.9	50.0	26.9	57.7	52.0	35.3	34.8	40.0	23.1	30.8	55.6	32.0	$9,346
Chireno High School	Public	9-12	901 Main St	Chireno	75937	Nacogdoches County	Chireno Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 362-2132	120	12	9.7	62.5%	82 (68.3%)	7 (5.8%)	24 (20.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.0%)	49.9	948^th of 2009 public high schools	52.8%		66.7	500^th of 1974 public high schools	74.7%	448						60.9	53.9	62.2	48.0	87.5														$18,741
Cushing School	Public	6-12	1088 W Bearkat Dr	Cushing	75760	Nacogdoches County	Cushing Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 326-4890	298	26	11.3	67.4%	206 (69.1%)	19 (6.4%)	58 (19.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.4%)	51.9	905^th of 2009 public high schools	55.0%		61.7	629^th of 1974 public high schools	68.1%	276						27.7	81.8	69.6	65.9	59.1				38.5	28.9	62.5				0.0	10.3	18.9	18.8	$12,063
Cushing Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1165 W Bearkat Dr	Cushing	75760	Nacogdoches County	Cushing Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 326-4890	260	20	13.3	72.7%	175 (67.3%)	6 (2.3%)	66 (25.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.2%)	55.1	1847^th of 4627 public elementary schools	60.1%		58.6	1644^th of 4651 public elementary schools	64.7%	203											45.7	47.5	76.5				51.4	58.5	26.5					$6,658
Douglass School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	20712 S Fm 225	Douglass	75943	Nacogdoches County	Douglass Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 569-9804	424	44	9.5	41.3%	322 (75.9%)	14 (3.3%)	62 (14.6%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.2%)								(n/a)						70.7	74.4	71.1	82.4	70.8	56.5	62.1	74.1	74.2	81.5	86.2	34.8	44.8	55.6	63.6	66.7	62.5	73.3	$11,149
Garrison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	459 N Us Hwy 59	Garrison	75946	Nacogdoches County	Garrison Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 347-7010	346	28	12.5	66.2%	217 (62.7%)	54 (15.6%)	51 (14.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.4%)	75.5	924^th of 4627 public elementary schools	80.0%		58.3	1659^th of 4651 public elementary schools	64.3%	735											52.8	61.0	80.0				49.1	59.3	70.9					$7,097
Garrison High School	Public	9-12	459 N Us Hwy 59	Garrison	75946	Nacogdoches County	Garrison Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 347-7030	221	23	9.5	57.0%	138 (62.4%)	41 (18.6%)	32 (14.5%)	4 (1.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	51	926^th of 2009 public high schools	53.9%		53.8	808^th of 1974 public high schools	59.1%	118						39.6	63.4	58.5	67.9	73.9														$12,482
Garrison Middle	Public	6-8	459 N Us Hwy 59	Garrison	75946	Nacogdoches County	Garrison Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 347-7020	166	12	13.4	54.2%	123 (74.1%)	17 (10.2%)	21 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	67.5	564^th of 2335 public middle schools	75.8%		70.6	523^rd of 2344 public middle schools	77.7%	41						94.1								60.3	60.0	67.8				37.9	56.8	53.1	37.3	$6,450
Nacogdoches County Daep Coop	Public, Alternative	7-10	459 N Us Hwy 59	Garrison	75946	Nacogdoches County	Garrison Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 347-7000	3	1	2.3		2 (66.7%)	1 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Martinsville School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	12952 St Hwy 7 E	Martinsville	75961	Nacogdoches County	Martinsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 564-3455	313	31	9.9	56.5%	215 (68.7%)	4 (1.3%)	75 (24.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.8%)								(n/a)						60.9	89.5	78.3	50.0	73.7	37.5	56.0	44.4	61.3	50.0	63.6	41.7	62.5	11.1	38.7	29.4	54.6	31.8	$15,614
Emeline Carpenter Elementary	Public	K-5	5209 SE Stallings Dr	Nacogdoches	75961	Nacogdoches County	Nacogdoches Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 569-5070	359	25	14.5	92.2%	33 (9.2%)	208 (57.9%)	92 (25.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.7%)	2.5	4620^th of 4627 public elementary schools	0.2%		6.8	4571^st of 4651 public elementary schools	1.7%	49											13.7	11.3	17.8				3.9	3.2	22.2					$9,488
Brooks-Quinn-Jones Elementary	Public	K-5	907 N Sanders St	Nacogdoches	75964	Nacogdoches County	Nacogdoches Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 569-5040	612	34	17.8	93.8%	86 (14.1%)	160 (26.1%)	344 (56.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.4%)	12.6	4397^th of 4627 public elementary schools	5.0%		17.4	4165^th of 4651 public elementary schools	10.4%	232											21.6	30.1	30.9				17.1	31.2	34.0					$7,431
Nacogdoches High School	Public	9-12	4310 Appleby Sand Rd	Nacogdoches	75965	Nacogdoches County	Nacogdoches Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 564-2466	1,755	122	14.4	73.7%	391 (22.3%)	458 (26.1%)	832 (47.4%)	30 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	42 (2.4%)	30.8	1464^th of 2009 public high schools	27.1%		32.1	1351^st of 1974 public high schools	31.6%	113						16.0	52.9	43.0	48.4	67.4														$7,903
Raguet Elementary	Public	K-5	2708 Raguet St	Nacogdoches	75961	Nacogdoches County	Nacogdoches Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 569-5052	409	29	14.2	67.2%	142 (34.7%)	126 (30.8%)	93 (22.7%)	11 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (9.0%)	32.6	3258^th of 4627 public elementary schools	29.6%		44.8	2446^th of 4651 public elementary schools	47.4%	812											40.6	47.5	49.3				25.0	44.1	37.7					$8,496
Nacogdoches County Alter Educational Coop	Public, Alternative	K-12	6003 N St	Nacogdoches	75965	Nacogdoches County	Nacogdoches Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 205-1000	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
McMichael Middle	Public	6-8	4330 S E Stallings Dr	Nacogdoches	75961	Nacogdoches County	Nacogdoches Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 552-0519	1,275	93	13.6	81.6%	215 (16.9%)	368 (28.9%)	628 (49.3%)	16 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (3.6%)	26.3	1841^st of 2335 public middle schools	21.2%		21.3	1989^th of 2344 public middle schools	15.1%	148						95.0								39.3	36.8	48.9				23.4	7.6	38.2	16.6	$6,910
Thomas J Rusk Elementary	Public	K-5	411 N Mound St	Nacogdoches	75961	Nacogdoches County	Nacogdoches Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 569-3100	422	32	13.3	85.5%	46 (10.9%)	49 (11.6%)	320 (75.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	41.7	2606^th of 4627 public elementary schools	43.7%		43.1	2567^th of 4651 public elementary schools	44.8%	39		12.5	66.7	0.0	20.0						27.0	43.6	68.3				30.3	36.9	60.9					$8,531
Margie Chumbley Academy For Success	Public	9-12	6003 N St	Nacogdoches	75965	Nacogdoches County	Nacogdoches Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 205-1000	67	15	4.5	76.1%	12 (17.9%)	22 (32.8%)	33 (49.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10.4	1788^th of 2009 public high schools	11.0%		5.4	1852^nd of 1974 public high schools	6.2%	64						22.2		25.0	0.0	46.2														$13,577
Mike Moses Elementary	Public	K-5	2801 Park St	Nacogdoches	75961	Nacogdoches County	Nacogdoches Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(936) 569-5001	503	31	16.0	94.0%	33 (6.6%)	182 (36.2%)	274 (54.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.6%)	4.6	4594^th of 4627 public elementary schools	0.7%		5.9	4593^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	1.2%	1	0.0	30.0									13.3	25.0	26.5				10.2	20.2	15.7					$7,309
Woden Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5263 F M 226	Woden	75978	Nacogdoches County	Woden Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 564-2386	471	39	12.1	67.1%	329 (69.9%)	7 (1.5%)	125 (26.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	56.3	1795^th of 4627 public elementary schools	61.2%		53.1	1963^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	57.8%	168											60.0	52.5	55.9				61.7	49.2	35.3					$7,574
Woden High School	Public	9-12	5263 F M 226	Woden	75978	Nacogdoches County	Woden Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 564-7903	220	22	9.9	57.7%	160 (72.7%)	3 (1.4%)	52 (23.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	62.8	603^rd of 2009 public high schools	70.0%		70.6	400^th of 1974 public high schools	79.7%	203						59.7	63.9	62.7	76.6	89.1														$11,703
Woden J H	Public	6-8	5263 F M 226	Woden	75978	Nacogdoches County	Woden Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 564-2481	194	16	12.2	61.9%	123 (63.4%)	6 (3.1%)	56 (28.9%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.1%)	64.2	647^th of 2335 public middle schools	72.3%		71.7	493^rd of 2344 public middle schools	79.0%	154						90.0								52.1	58.7	66.1				28.6	50.8	75.9	32.3	$7,832

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