Best High Schools in Texas

A teacher and two students give a thumbs-up in a classroom.

Find the best Texas high schools with SchoolDigger.com! Focused on test scores for accurate rankings, our user-friendly site simplifies your search. Empower your decisions by exploring top-rated schools, only on SchoolDigger.com - the ultimate guide to K-12 schools!

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Texas test scores and rankings. Other leading school comparison sites use data that is up to FOUR years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

Alert! We are expecting the release of this year's test scores by the Texas Education Agency any day now! We will update our rankings as soon as they are released!

Alert! New test scores and rankings are expected from the Texas Education Agency any day now!

School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 1974)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
1771	Juvenile Detent Center	Public	5-12	122 Golfview	Richmond	77469	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 633-7312	49	5	10.1	69.4%	8 (16.3%)	26 (53.1%)	14 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	$18,792							10.9	3.8	1911	140		482658021244
1772	Atascosa County Juvenile Justice Center	Public, Alternative	7-11	1511 Zanderson Ave	Jourdanton	78026	Atascosa County	Jourdanton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 769-3900	18	1	18	16.7%	1 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,659							10.8	4.8	1894	122		482496007778
1772	Juvenile Detent Center	Public, Alternative	4-12	310 Turk St	Longview	75601	Gregg County	Longview Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 753-3970	19	4	4.2	15.8%	3 (15.8%)	5 (26.3%)	11 (57.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$28,438							10.8			(n/a)		482811001116
1774	North Heights Alter	Public	10-12	607 N Hughes	Amarillo	79107	Potter County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 326-2850	137	36	3.7	51.8%	36 (26.3%)	20 (14.6%)	75 (54.7%)	2 (1.5%)	3 (2.2%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	$71,535							10.8	13.8	1725	49		480813000167
1775	Wilmer-Hutchins High School	Public	9-12	5520 Langdon Rd	Dallas	75241	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-2900	921	60	15.2	97.9%	10 (1.1%)	395 (42.9%)	483 (52.4%)	15 (1.6%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	11 (1.2%)	$11,650							10.8	9.9	1791	16		481623012551
1776	Premier H S Of Fort Worth	Public, Charter	9-12	6411 Camp Bowie Blvd Ste B	Fort Worth	76116	Tarrant County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 731-2028	124	5	24.8	90.3%	11 (8.9%)	31 (25.0%)	78 (62.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.2%)	$13,565							10.7	8.2	1822	46		480020708366
1777	Keller Compass Center	Public	9-12	250 College St	Keller	76248	Tarrant County	Keller Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 744-4465	58	19	3	41.4%	21 (36.2%)	8 (13.8%)	21 (36.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (13.8%)	$47,253							10.7	16.8	1673	104		482526007071
1778	The Excel Center (For Adults)	Public, Charter	9-12	1400 E Mlk Industrial Blvd	Lockhart	78644	Caldwell County	The Excel Center (For Adults)	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 531-5500	571	24	23.9		49 (8.6%)	109 (19.1%)	354 (62.0%)	42 (7.4%)	6 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.6%)	$6,817							10.4	13.1	1730	48		480144813141
1779	Premier H S - Lubbock (Briercroft)	Public, Charter	9-12	5302 Ave Q Ste 14	Lubbock	79412	Lubbock County	Premier High Schools	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(806) 547-0786	140	7	20.9	92.9%	10 (7.1%)	18 (12.9%)	107 (76.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.6%)	$10,051							10.4	9.5	1799	20		480020722829
1780	O D Wyatt High School	Public	9-12	2400 E Seminary Dr	Fort Worth	76119	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-8000	1,499	98	15.3	92.7%	85 (5.7%)	480 (32.0%)	863 (57.6%)	56 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (0.9%)	$9,680							10.3	8	1825	45		481970001894

Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when we update our rankings!

Other SchoolDigger ranking lists for Texas

Elementary Schools Middle Schools High Schools Districts Cities

New! SchoolDigger ranking lists for TX student subgroups:

Female Students Male Students Asian Students African American Students Hispanic Students Native American Students Pacific Islander Students White Students Multi-racial Students English Language Learner Students Special Education Students Low Socio Economic Status Students Migrant Students Gifted and Talented Students

About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on STAAR EOC Algebra I, STAAR EOC Biology, STAAR EOC English I Reading, STAAR EOC English II Reading, STAAR EOC U.S. History test scores released by the Texas Education Agency.
These rankings were last updated on June 25, 2025, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Texas Education Agency, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Texas Education Agency.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Girl in a wheelchair raising her hand in a classroom setting

Understanding an IEP: The Ultimate Guide for Parents and Educators

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