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Best Public Schools in Shelby County, TX

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Schools

5,174

Students

Districts

Top rankedCenter High School1088^th of 2,009 Texas high schools

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Biggest riser

Excelsior Elementary up 414 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Timpson School 10.5 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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5 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
Center Elementary	Public	3-5	621 Roughrider Dr	Center	75935	Shelby County	Center Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 598-3625	476	33	14.5	86.1%	101 (21.2%)	103 (21.6%)	223 (46.8%)	29 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	15 (3.2%)	10.8	4455^th of 4627 public elementary schools	3.7%		30	3436^th of 4651 public elementary schools	26.1%	1019						26.6	31.2	34.2				27.3	17.7	21.5					$7,987
Center High School	Public	9-12	658 Roughrider Dr	Center	75935	Shelby County	Center Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 598-6173	662	50	13.1	74.8%	166 (25.1%)	133 (20.1%)	329 (49.7%)	16 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.4%)	45.3	1088^th of 2009 public high schools	45.8%		30.8	1376^th of 1974 public high schools	30.3%	288	61.6	55.6	49.5	49.0	76.5														$11,063
Center Middle	Public	6-8	302 Kennedy St	Center	75935	Shelby County	Center Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 598-5619	496	44	11.1	82.7%	120 (24.2%)	100 (20.2%)	240 (48.4%)	15 (3.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.6%)	37.7	1471^st of 2335 public middle schools	37.0%		33.9	1589^th of 2344 public middle schools	32.2%	118	100.0								53.2	44.7	57.8				25.2	10.8	53.2	8.9	$11,628
F L Moffett Pri	Public	PK, KG-2	294 Stadium Dr	Center	75935	Shelby County	Center Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 598-6266	630	39	16.0	82.2%	161 (25.6%)	155 (24.6%)	270 (42.9%)	24 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.0%)								(n/a)																			$8,654
Roughrider Academy	Public	9-12	658 Roughrider Dr	Center	75935	Shelby County	Center Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 598-6173	43	4	11.2	60.5%	30 (69.8%)	3 (7.0%)	9 (20.9%)	1 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29.7	1486^th of 2009 public high schools	26.0%		44.9	1041^st of 1974 public high schools	47.3%	445				33.3	60.0														$11,086
Excelsior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	11270 St Hwy 7 W	Center	75935	Shelby County	Excelsior Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 598-5866	86	11	7.8	52.3%	67 (77.9%)	4 (4.7%)	14 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	25.9	3699^th of 4627 public elementary schools	20.1%		18.5	4113^th of 4651 public elementary schools	11.6%	414	16.7	100.0	100.0			28.6	21.4	23.1	66.7	50.0	71.4	42.9	21.4	15.4	66.7	16.7	71.4	14.3	$16,766
Joaquin Schools	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	10901 Hwy 84 E	Joaquin	75954	Shelby County	Joaquin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 269-3128	720	56	12.9	60.3%	562 (78.1%)	28 (3.9%)	97 (13.5%)	5 (0.7%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.9%)								(n/a)	56.8	52.3	66.7	78.7	55.3	50.0	56.1	46.9	50.0	69.6	60.9	58.2	59.7	62.0	28.3	60.9	67.4	32.6	$12,688
Shelbyville School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	5322 St Hwy 87s	Shelbyville	75973	Shelby County	Shelbyville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 598-7323	891	70	12.6	54.3%	654 (73.4%)	120 (13.5%)	95 (10.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.4%)								(n/a)	33.3	64.4	56.1	66.2	67.9	50.0	51.4	57.8	66.7	58.3	82.0	52.5	58.6	73.4	51.5	60.0	69.4	38.0	$9,390
Tenaha Schools	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	138 College St	Tenaha	75974	Shelby County	Tenaha Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 248-5000	414	32	12.8	90.8%	90 (21.7%)	101 (24.4%)	216 (52.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)								(n/a)	18.9	54.1	48.7	61.5	36.8	28.0	26.9	44.4	61.1	57.1	28.6	36.0	44.4	48.2	55.6	39.3	30.4	7.1	$11,634
Timpson School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	836 Bear Dr	Timpson	75975	Shelby County	Timpson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 254-2463	756	72	10.5	65.9%	457 (60.4%)	159 (21.0%)	101 (13.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.6%)								(n/a)	25.5	73.9	53.1	64.4	65.0	57.4	58.3	55.8	52.5	56.0	48.2	57.4	74.5	48.8	47.6	22.5	63.8	40.7	$10,180

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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.

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