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Best Public Schools in Walker County, TX

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Schools

12,523

Students

Districts

Top rankedNew Waverly High School316^th of 2,009 Texas high schools

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Biggest riser

Samuel Houston Elementary up 310 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

New Waverly High School 10 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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

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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 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th 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
Thomas Buzbee Vocational School	Public, Charter	9-12	143 Forest Service Rd #233	New Waverly	77358	Walker County	Raven School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 344-6677	42	5	8.0	92.9%	10 (23.8%)	16 (38.1%)	14 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.4%)								(n/a)																					$38,437
Ignite Community School - Huntsville	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	7174 S Hwy 75	Huntsville	77340	Walker County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 291-0203	380	25	15.0	63.7%	165 (43.4%)	102 (26.8%)	85 (22.4%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.3%)	26.5	3655^th of 4627 public elementary schools	21.0%		35.4	3091^st of 4651 public elementary schools	33.5%	564								32.5	25.0	54.6	47.1	55.9	62.1	32.5	18.9	36.4	32.4	29.4	44.8	33.3	$9,315
Premier H S Of Huntsville	Public, Charter	9-12	1650 7th St	Huntsville	77320	Walker County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 439-5204	67	3	22.3	74.6%	36 (53.7%)	10 (14.9%)	12 (17.9%)	2 (3.0%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (9.0%)	23.3	1607^th of 2009 public high schools	20.0%		53.8	807^th of 1974 public high schools	59.1%	800			30.0		71.4	14.3	42.9														$10,447
Samuel Houston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1641 7th St	Huntsville	77320	Walker County	Huntsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 435-6750	760	29	26.6	81.2%	180 (23.7%)	267 (35.1%)	258 (33.9%)	15 (2.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (4.7%)	16.2	4229^th of 4627 public elementary schools	8.6%		8.1	4539^th of 4651 public elementary schools	2.4%	310								41.1	20.0	34.4				27.8	32.0	24.7					$9,735
Huntsville High School	Public	9-12	650 F M 2821 E	Huntsville	77320	Walker County	Huntsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 435-6100	1,882	117	16.0	68.1%	621 (33.0%)	486 (25.8%)	712 (37.8%)	23 (1.2%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	33 (1.8%)	27	1534^th of 2009 public high schools	23.6%		26.6	1480^th of 1974 public high schools	25.0%	54			23.0	56.3	37.0	47.8	57.6														$9,851
Stewart Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3400 Boettcher Dr	Huntsville	77340	Walker County	Huntsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 435-6700	547	24	22.6	69.5%	232 (42.4%)	134 (24.5%)	138 (25.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	38 (6.9%)	24.3	3793^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	18.0%		19.4	4061^st of 4651 public elementary schools	12.7%	268								35.7	34.5	47.3				29.8	35.6	35.5					$7,452
Mance Park Middle	Public	6-8	828 9th St	Huntsville	77320	Walker County	Huntsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 435-6400	1,298	70	18.5	73.7%	429 (33.1%)	306 (23.6%)	502 (38.7%)	11 (0.8%)	9 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (3.1%)	30.3	1702^nd of 2335 public middle schools	27.1%		32.7	1635^th of 2344 public middle schools	30.2%	67			92.3								33.3	41.9	46.8				22.8	15.6	46.0	22.2	$8,745
Scott Johnson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	431 Hwy 190 E	Huntsville	77320	Walker County	Huntsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 435-6250	879	42	20.6	80.8%	275 (31.3%)	187 (21.3%)	368 (41.9%)	4 (0.5%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (4.4%)	14.9	4300^th of 4627 public elementary schools	7.1%		18	4143^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	10.9%	157	0.0	16.7						27.1	33.9	40.9				24.8	31.8	23.0					$9,585
Huntsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	87 Mlk Dr	Huntsville	77320	Walker County	Huntsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 435-2685	670	32	21.0	80.9%	173 (25.8%)	162 (24.2%)	296 (44.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (5.1%)	20.3	4026^th of 4627 public elementary schools	13.0%		23.4	3826^th of 4651 public elementary schools	17.7%	200								40.0	29.5	49.5				28.2	25.0	29.3					$8,166
Texas Online Preparatory Elementary	Public, Virtual	3-5	441 Fm 2821 E	Huntsville	77320	Walker County	Huntsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	Yes	No	(936) 435-6306	646			65.3%	181 (28.0%)	161 (24.9%)	244 (37.8%)	18 (2.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	37 (5.7%)								(n/a)																					$8,185
Texas Online Preparatory High School	Public, Virtual	9-12	441 Fm 2821 E	Huntsville	77320	Walker County	Huntsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	Yes	No	(936) 435-6306	2,228			48.0%	730 (32.8%)	353 (15.8%)	962 (43.2%)	83 (3.7%)	10 (0.4%)	5 (0.2%)	85 (3.8%)	43.8	1127^th of 2009 public high schools	43.9%		53.7	813^th of 1974 public high schools	58.8%	314			17.6	65.3	47.8	70.8	68.3														$7,743
Texas Online Preparatory Middle	Public, Virtual	6-8	441 Fm 2821 E	Huntsville	77320	Walker County	Huntsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	Yes	No	(936) 435-6300	2,050			59.2%	527 (25.7%)	375 (18.3%)	987 (48.1%)	75 (3.7%)	7 (0.3%)	5 (0.2%)	74 (3.6%)	22.7	1977^th of 2335 public middle schools	15.3%		29.8	1740^th of 2344 public middle schools	25.8%	237			65.1		85.4						44.3	33.1	51.7				17.2	9.7	18.7	15.9	$8,075
New Waverly High School	Public	9-12	9464 Hyw 75 S	New Waverly	77358	Walker County	New Waverly Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 344-6451	325	32	10.0	48.3%	211 (64.9%)	35 (10.8%)	54 (16.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.1%)	75.5	316^th of 2009 public high schools	84.3%		72.2	362^nd of 1974 public high schools	81.7%	46			73.1	82.9	77.7	76.9	75.7														$13,814
New Waverly Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	335 Fm 1375 W	New Waverly	77358	Walker County	New Waverly Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 344-2900	327	21	15.4	53.2%	210 (64.2%)	28 (8.6%)	66 (20.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.0%)								(n/a)								53.3						52.7							$8,723
New Waverly J H	Public	6-8	1111 Front St	New Waverly	77358	Walker County	New Waverly Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 344-2246	253	19	13.3	51.4%	162 (64.0%)	22 (8.7%)	48 (19.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.5%)	74.2	425^th of 2335 public middle schools	81.8%		68.9	564^th of 2344 public middle schools	75.9%	139			100.0									68.9	75.0					20.7	55.0	50.6	$8,305
New Waverly Intermediate	Public	4-5	335 Fm 1375 W	New Waverly	77358	Walker County	New Waverly Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 344-6601	169	12	14.2	47.9%	114 (67.5%)	15 (8.9%)	25 (14.8%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.1%)	61.9	1523^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	67.1%		62.8	1446^th of 4651 public elementary schools	68.9%	77									59.7	61.8	59.8				61.1	42.9	40.2				$9,106

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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.