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Best High Schools in Taylor County, TX

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6,364

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Top rankedAcademy For Technology Engineering Math & Science78^th of 2,057 Texas high schools

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Biggest riser

Merkel High School up 563 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Woodson Center For Excellence 6.2 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Triumph Public High Schools-Abilene and 2 more

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Triumph Public High Schools-Abilene	Public, Charter	9-12	221 Oak St	Abilene	79602	Taylor County	Triumph Public High Schools-West Texas	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(325) 261-0158	85	4	19.1	—	19 (22.4%)	7 (8.2%)	53 (62.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (7.1%)	4.5	1934^th of 2057 public high schools	6.0%					(n/a)	6.3	27.0	12.8	21.6	30.4
Abilene High School	Public	9-12	2800 N 6th St	Abilene	79603	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 677-1731	1,798	113	15.8	63.3%	525 (29.2%)	285 (15.9%)	909 (50.6%)	12 (0.7%)	6 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	58 (3.2%)	42.1	1211^th of 2057 public high schools	41.1%		46.8	997^th of 1974 public high schools	49.5%	214	40.6	62.7	52.4	56.5	62.5								$8,270
Cooper High School	Public	9-12	3639 Sayles Blvd	Abilene	79605	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 691-1000	1,570	109	14.3	61.4%	532 (33.9%)	240 (15.3%)	682 (43.4%)	30 (1.9%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	80 (5.1%)	39.7	1269^th of 2057 public high schools	38.3%		39	1187^th of 1974 public high schools	39.9%	82	38.2	64.6	45.5	54.0	66.1								$9,668
Woodson Center For Excellence	Public	8-12	342 Cockerell	Abilene	79601	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 671-4736	112	18	6.2	89.3%	30 (26.8%)	25 (22.3%)	51 (45.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.6%)	2.1	2016^th of 2057 public high schools	2.0%		3.7	1890^th of 1974 public high schools	4.3%	126	0.0	28.6	9.5	11.1	3.7								$18,543
Daep	Public	6-12	342 Cockerell	Abilene	79601	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 794-4150	96	8	12.1	83.3%	15 (15.6%)	25 (26.0%)	46 (47.9%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (8.3%)	8.8	1844^th of 2057 public high schools	10.4%		11.9	1754^th of 1974 public high schools	11.1%	90	7.4	30.0	25.0	8.3	50.0	18.2	16.7	5.9	9.1	0.0	0.0	12.5	$8,071
Taylor County Learning Center	Public	9-12	2002 Jameson St	Abilene	79603	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 794-4150	26			57.7%	4 (15.4%)	5 (19.2%)	16 (61.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.8%)	1.7	2036^th of 2057 public high schools	1.0%					(n/a)			0.0										$25,405
Juvenile Detention Center	Public	5-12	889 S 25th St	Abilene	79602	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 671-4648	11	2	5.5	63.6%	1 (9.1%)	4 (36.4%)	6 (54.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1.6	2038^th of 2057 public high schools	0.9%					(n/a)	0.0	0.0	0.0										$7,040
Academy For Technology Engineering Math & Science	Public	9-12	2034 Quantum Loop	Abilene	79602	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 794-4140	384	35	10.9	43.2%	223 (58.1%)	18 (4.7%)	114 (29.7%)	11 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	16 (4.2%)	88.5	78^th of 2057 public high schools	96.2%		87.6	94^th of 1974 public high schools	95.2%	16	63.6	96.3	90.1	94.3	90.5								$12,112
Jim Ned High School	Public	9-12	9th & Garza	Tuscola	79562	Taylor County	Jim Ned Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 554-7755	464	40	11.6	14.0%	379 (81.7%)	2 (0.4%)	68 (14.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	76.4	297^th of 2057 public high schools	85.6%		71.5	381^st of 1974 public high schools	80.7%	84	53.9	80.9	80.9	77.2	90.4								$9,970
Merkel High School	Public	9-12	2000 S 7th St	Merkel	79536	Taylor County	Merkel Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 928-4667	281	36	7.7	43.8%	197 (70.1%)	3 (1.1%)	71 (25.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	58.4	745^th of 2057 public high schools	63.8%		33.6	1308^th of 1974 public high schools	33.7%	563	63.6	70.8	71.3	61.7	64.7								$12,853
Wylie High School	Public	9-12	4502 Antilley Rd	Abilene	79606	Taylor County	Wylie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 255-1908	1,537	97	15.8	17.6%	962 (62.6%)	76 (4.9%)	376 (24.5%)	39 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	81 (5.3%)	74.2	349^th of 2057 public high schools	83.0%		74.8	313^th of 1974 public high schools	84.1%	36	60.8	82.4	74.3	76.4	86.2								$8,661

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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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