Best Public Schools In Dallas

BEST SCHOOL DISTRICTS

BEST HIGH SCHOOLS

BEST MIDDLE SCHOOLS

BEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS

Considering moving to Dallas and looking for the top ranked public schools?

Here on one page are lists of the 2020 top ranked DFW independent schools districts, 2020 top ranked DFW public high schools, the 2020 top ranked DFW public middle schools and the 2020 top ranked DFW public elementary schools. The districts and schools identified in these lists also are among the top ranked districts and schools in the state of Texas.

Becoming familiar with the analyses on this website can help identify the best places in the Dallas area for you to live. Acquiring the home that best meets your wants and needs, however, usually is done most efficiently with the assistance of a capable real estate agent.

2020 top ranked Dallas school districts

						% students met criteria
rank	district	academic performance score	academic performance index	accountability rating	STAAR scaled score	AP / IB	SAT	ACT	metro area
1	Carroll ISD	10	96.4	A	96	56.8%	68.2%	71.4%	Colleyville, Grapevine, Southlake, Westlake
2	Highland Park ISD (University Park, TX)	10	94.5	A	94	65.6%	54.3%	71.2%	Dallas, Highland Park, University Park
3	Lovejoy ISD	10	94.1	A	95	62.6%	65.3%	55.8%	Fairview, Lucas, Allen, McKinney, Wylie
4	Coppell ISD	10	93.1	A	94	57.2%	65.6%	67.6%	Coppell, Irving
5	Allen ISD	10	81.7	A	93	45.0%	57.5%	32.1%	Allen, Lucas, McKinney, Parker
6	Grapevine-Colleyville ISD	10	81.0	A	91	48.3%	58.9%	36.2%	Colleyville, Euless, Grapevine, Hurst
7	Plano ISD	10	80.5	A	91	46.7%	59.9%	35.1%	Allen, Dallas, Lucas, Murphy, Parker, Plano, Richardson, Wylie
8	Frisco ISD	10	79.1	A	93	39.7%	49.3%	33.0%	Frisco, Little Elm, McKinney, Plano
9	Aledo ISD	10	76.4	A	92	28.0%	60.7%	35.5%	Aledo, Annetta, Cresson, Fort Worth, Hudson Oaks, Weatherford, Willow Park
10	Prosper ISD	10	76.2	A	92	33.9%	45.2%	37.9%	Celina, Frisco, McKinney, Prosper
11	Rockwall ISD	10	75.3	A	91	38.5%	54.3%	22.0%	Fate, Forney, Heath, McLendon Chisholm, Rockwall, Rowlett, Royse City, Wylie
12	McKinney ISD	10	75.0	B	90	40.5%	50.7%	27.8%	Fairview, Lowry Crossing, Lucas, McKinney, New Hope
13	Keller ISD	10	73.9	B	91	34.1%	50.3%	25.7%	Colleyville, Fort Worth, Haltom City, Hurst, Keller, North Richland Hills, Southlake, Watauga, Westlake
14	Argyle ISD	10	72.7	A	92	14.3%	56.6%	41.8%	Argyle, Bartonville, Denton, Flower Mound
15	Northwest ISD	10	72.3	A	90	34.2%	54.3%	18.7%	Aurora, Flower Mound, Fort Worth, Haslet, Justin, New Fairview, Newark, Northlake, Rhome, Roanoke, Southlake, Trophy Club
16	Lewisville ISD	10	70.3	B	88	32.5%	53.2%	26.7%	Carrollton, Coppell, Copper Canyon, Double Oak, Flower Mound, Highland Village, Frisco, Lewisville, Little Elm, Plano, The Colony
17	Wylie ISD (Wylie, TX)	10	68.5	A	92	22.1%	39.1%	15.8%	Lavon, Murphy, Sachse, St. Paul, Wylie
18	Celina ISD	10	68.2	A	91	27.6%	13.5%	36.8%	Celina, McKinney, Weston
19	Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD	10	68.0	A	90	30.5%	38.3%	13.3%	Arlington, Bedford, Colleyville, Euless, Fort Worth, Hurst, North Richland Hills
20	Sunnyvale ISD	10	67.7	A	92	0.8%	64.8%	26.8%	Sunnyvale
21	Mansfield ISD	10	66.5	A	90	22.4%	44.2%	13.5%	Arlington, Burleson, Fort Worth, Grand Prairie, Mansfield
22	Richardson ISD	10	63.9	B	85	30.7%	36.8%	28.6%	Dallas, Garland, Richardson
23	Melissa ISD	10	61.8	A	92	2.6%	31.6%	17.1%	McKinney, Melissa
24	Midlothian ISD	10	61.8	B	87	18.9%	36.4%	21.5%	Cedar Hill, Midlothian, Ovilla, Waxahachie
25	Brock ISD	10	61.0	A	91	1.0%	36.8%	18.4%	Brock, Lipan, Millsap, Weatherford

The methodology used to produce this Dallas independent school districts academic performance ranking is described on this best DFW school districts page. Complete rankings for all 112 Dallas independent school districts and the methodology used to produce the rankings are presented on this DFW school districts rankings page.

2020 top ranked Dallas high schools

The data presented in these tables can be sorted by clicking on the table headings. You also can limit the data display to a single school or school district by using the Search boxes at the top of each table.

								% students met criteria
rank	campus(es)	district	academic performance score	students	academic performance index	accountability rating	STAAR scaled score	AP / IB	SAT	ACT
1	School for the Talented and Gifted	Dallas ISD	10	359	100.0	A	99	98.5%	98.5%	100.0%
2	School of Science and Engineering	Dallas ISD	10	497	95.4	A	98	99.0%	98.6%	95.6%
3	Rangel Young Women's Leadership School	Dallas ISD	10	549	91.6	A	98	90.8%	93.9%	83.1%
4	Uplift North Hills Preparatory High School	Uplift Education	10	531	83.2	A	95	90.8%	81.7%	85.2%
5	Westlake Academy	Westlake Academy Charter School	10	879	80.5	A	94	96.9%	73.1%	78.5%
6	Highland Park High School	Highland Park ISD	10	2,148	78.0	A	96	72.1%	59.7%	78.2%
7	Carroll Senior High School / Carroll High School	Carroll ISD	10	2,712	76.2		96	56.8%	68.2%	71.4%
8	Imagine International Academy of North Texas	Imagine International Academy of North Texas	10	1,406	75.8	A	93	100.0%	86.0%	53.1%
9	Lovejoy High School	Lovejoy ISD	10	1,524	74.6	A	96	62.6%	65.3%	55.8%
10	Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts	Dallas ISD	10	999	73.7	A	95	70.0%	74.9%	56.3%
11	Lassiter Early College High School	Dallas ISD	10	245	73.5	A	96	50.9%	82.7%	50.9%
12	Sanders Law Magnet	Dallas ISD	10	409	71.7	A	96	53.3%	72.3%	26.7%
13	School of Health Professions	Dallas ISD	10	549	71.0	A	97	38.8%	76.1%	31.7%
14	Reedy High School	Frisco ISD	10	1,882	70.9	A	96	54.4%	60.9%	46.0%
15	Wakeland High School	Frisco ISD	10	2,063	70.1	A	95	49.4%	65.2%	46.3%
16	Coppell High School	Coppell ISD	10	3,598	69.6	A	94	58.1%	66.5%	68.3%
17	Liberty High School	Frisco ISD	10	1,967	69.4	A	95	53.1%	66.8%	45.1%
18	School of Business and Magement	Dallas ISD	10	505	68.5	A	96	43.3%	75.8%	23.5%
19	Garza Early College High School	Dallas ISD	10	438	67.5	A	96	31.7%	73.3%	21.3%
20	Centennial High School	Frisco ISD	10	1,983	66.8	A	95	47.4%	60.3%	39.9%
21	Sorrells School of Education and Social Services	Dallas ISD	10	306	66.2	A	94	54.8%	71.5%	20.2%
22	Mansfield Frontier High School	Mansfield ISD	10	128	66.1	A	97	31.7%	49.5%	23.1%
23	Plano West Senior High School / Jasper High School / Shepton High School	Plano ISD	10	5,611	65.8		93	55.8%	70.2%	45.6%
24	Young Women's Leadership Academy	Fort Worth ISD	10	416	65.4	A	92	86.1%	75.0%	22.2%
25	Independence High School	Frisco ISD	10	2,070	65.1	A	94	51.4%	58.8%	37.1%
26	Grand Prairie Collegiate Institute	Grand Prairie ISD	10	310	63.8	A	94	40.0%	90.0%	10.0%
27	Grand Prairie Fine Arts Academy	Grand Prairie ISD	10	830	63.6	A	94	52.2%	70.1%	16.9%
28	Texas Academy of Biomedical Sciences	Fort Worth ISD	10	397	63.5	A	93	48.9%	89.7%	21.2%
29	Flower Mound High School	Lewisville ISD	10	3,615	63.3	A	93	42.1%	74.5%	42.8%
30	Keller High School	Keller ISD	10	3,075	62.4	A	94	38.0%	58.8%	48.8%
31	New Tech High School at Coppell	Coppell ISD	10	319	62.4	A	93	47.6%	55.6%	60.3%
32	Arlington Collegiate High School	Arlington ISD	10	407	61.5	A	95	35.1%	70.6%	3.1%
33	Richland Collegiate High School	Richland Collegiate High School	10	592	61.4	A	95	23.9%	74.9%	23.9%
34	Heritage High School	Frisco ISD	10	1,992	61.0	A	94	40.3%	51.9%	34.0%
35	Steele Accelerated High School	Northwest ISD	10	186	60.4	A	94	27.3%	65.9%	27.3%
36	Obama Male Leadership Academy	Dallas ISD	10	461	60.3	B	93	42.0%	79.0%	35.0%
37	Allen High School / Lowery Freshman Center	Allen ISD	10	6,826	60.1		93	45.0%	57.5%	32.1%
38	Nelson High School	Northwest ISD	10	2,499	59.2	A	93	44.8%	66.5%	28.8%
39	TCPA Founders Classical Academy	Texas College Preparatory Academies	10	921	59.2	A	91	51.8%	74.1%	50.0%
40	Marcus High School	Lewisville ISD	10	3,195	58.5	A	93	36.9%	58.2%	40.9%
41	Cedar Hill Collegiate High School	Cedar Hill ISD	10	371	58.1	A	95		64.5%	39.0%
42	McKinney Boyd High School	McKinney ISD	10	2,831	57.2	A	92	45.2%	58.9%	35.0%
43	Colleyville Heritage High School	Grapevine-Colleyville ISD	10	1,973	57.1	A	91	55.5%	65.2%	40.1%
44	Prosper High School	Prosper ISD	10	3,448	56.7	A	93	33.9%	45.2%	37.9%
45	Academy High School	Plano ISD	10	438	56.7	A	94	5.9%	62.3%	47.6%
46	Frisco High School	Frisco ISD	10	1,564	56.6	A	92	41.7%	51.7%	34.4%
47	Uplift Summit International High School	Uplift Education	10	484	56.4	B	85	79.7%	65.6%	41.2%
48	Harmony School of Innovation - Fort Worth	Harmony Science Academy	10	893	56.2	A	90	57.1%	87.8%	21.4%
49	Argyle High School	Argyle ISD	10	919	56.1	A	94	14.3%	56.6%	41.8%
50	Rockwall High School	Rockwall ISD	10	2,684	55.9	A	93	35.9%	54.6%	21.8%

Additional information about how the academic performance of DFW public high schools was evaluated and ranked and the rankings for all 1,620 high schools included in the Dallas high schools ranking analysis are available by clicking on this DFW public high schools rankings link. The top traditional open enrollment high schools and the cities/towns they serve, the top ranked magnet high schools and the top charter high schools are identified on this Dallas best public high schools page.

2020 top ranked Dallas middle schools

rank	campus	district	academic performance score	students	academic performance index	accountability rating	STAAR scaled score
1	Travis Vanguard Academy	Dallas ISD	10	521	100.0	B	98
2	Dawson Middle School	Carroll ISD	10	651	91.5	A	97
3	Lawler Middle School	Frisco ISD	10	709	89.9	A	97
4	Rice Middle School	Plano ISD	10	1,044	88.5	A	96
5	Dallas Environmental Science Academy	Dallas ISD	10	460	87.7	A	96
6	Fowler Middle School	Frisco ISD	10	1,044	86.7	A	96
7	Carroll Middle School	Carroll ISD	10	723	86.5	A	96
8	Dealey Montessori Academy	Dallas ISD	10	604	85.9	B	96
9	Coppell Middle School East	Coppell ISD	10	955	85.6	A	96
10	Longfellow Career Explorations Academy	Dallas ISD	10	429	85.0	A	96
11	Willow Springs Middle School	Lovejoy ISD	10	725	84.3	A	96
12	Pioneer Heritage Middle School	Frisco ISD	10	945	83.7	A	95
13	Pearson Middle School	Frisco ISD	10	868	82.4	A	95
14	Uplift North Hills Preparatory Middle School	Uplift Education	10	485	81.7	A	95
15	McKamy Middle School	Lewisville ISD	10	881	79.1	A	95
16	Coppell Middle School West	Coppell ISD	10	1,289	78.8	A	94
17	Nelson Middle School	Frisco ISD	10	788	78.7	A	95
18	Coppell Middle School North	Coppell ISD	10	983	78.5	A	94
19	Ereckson Middle School	Allen ISD	10	1,241	77.9	A	94
20	Griffin Middle School	Frisco ISD	10	844	76.4	A	94
21	Vandeventer Middle School	Frisco ISD	10	854	76.2	A	94
22	Murphy Middle School	Plano ISD	10	1,214	76.0	A	94
23	Schimelpfenig Middle School	Plano ISD	10	856	75.5	A	94
24	Downing Middle School	Lewisville ISD	10	507	75.5	A	94
25	Smithfield Middle School	Birdville ISD	10	807	75.4	A	94
26	Highland Park Middle School	Highland Park ISD	10	1,130	75.2	A	94
27	Shadow Ridge Middle School	Lewisville ISD	10	694	75.1	A	94
28	Curtis Middle School	Allen ISD	10	1,345	74.5	A	94
29	Cedar Hill Collegiate Academy	Cedar Hill ISD	10	300	74.3	A	94
30	Harwood Junior High School	Hurst Euless-Bedford ISD	10	994	71.6	A	93
31	Rogers Middle School	Prosper ISD	10	1,627	71.6	A	93
32	Hunt Middle School	Frisco ISD	10	836	71.5	A	93
33	Wester Middle School	Frisco ISD	10	807	71.1	A	93
34	Austin Academy	Garland ISD	10	978	70.9	A	93
35	Maus Middle School	Frisco ISD	10	972	70.8	A	93
36	Colleyville Middle School	Grapevine-Colleyville ISD	10	629	70.8	A	93
37	Trent Middle School	Frisco ISD	10	919	70.7	A	93
38	Cooper Junior High School	Wylie ISD	10	929	70.2	A	93
39	Medlin Middle School	Northwest ISD	10	1,121	70.0	A	93
40	Ford Middle School	Allen ISD	10	925	69.6	A	93
41	Sunnyvale Middle School	Sunnyvale ISD	10	601	69.6	A	93
42	Bedford Junior High School	Hurst Euless-Bedford ISD	10	859	69.4	A	93
43	Cockrill Middle School	McKinney ISD	10	1,274	68.9	A	93
44	Dowell Middle School	McKinney ISD	10	1,182	68.0	A	93
45	Williams Middle School	Rockwall ISD	10	824	67.9	A	92
46	Indian Springs Middle School	Keller ISD	10	982	67.7	A	92
47	Harpool Middle School	Denton ISD	10	913	67.6	A	92
48	Scoggins Middle School	Frisco ISD	10	911	67.2	A	92
49	Robinson Middle School	Plano ISD	10	914	67.0	A	92
50	Forestwood Middle School	Lewisville ISD	10	911	66.8	A	92

Similar campus information, ranking data and 2019 TEA accountability ratings for all 380 Dallas area middle schools evaluated are presented on this complete DFW public middle schools ranking page. Top open enrollment, magnet and charter middle schools in Dallas are identified on this Dallas best public middle schools page.

2020 top ranked Dallas elementary schools

rank	campus	district	academic performance score	students	academic performance index	accountability rating	STAAR scaled score
1	Old Union Elementary School	Carroll ISD	10	468	98.0	A	97
2	School for Highly Gifted	Grand Prairie ISD	10	134	95.6	A	97
3	McSpedden Elementary School	Frisco ISD	10	593	94.7	A	97
4	Carroll Elementary School	Carroll ISD	10	585	94.7	A	97
5	Talley Elementary School	Frisco ISD	10	521	93.7	A	96
6	Skaggs Elementary School	Plano ISD	10	387	91.6	A	96
7	Evans Elementary School	Allen ISD	10	696	91.6	A	96
8	Eubanks Intermediate School	Carroll ISD	10	569	91.1	A	96
9	Williams Talented and Gifted School	Dallas ISD	10	204	90.0	B	96
10	Tanglewood Elementary School	Fort Worth ISD	10	874	89.7	A	96
11	Kerr Elementary School	Allen ISD	10	704	89.2	A	96
12	Beverly Elementary School	Plano ISD	10	437	88.9	A	96
13	Wyatt Elementary School	Plano ISD	10	459	88.7	A	96
14	Prairie Creek Elementary School	Richardson ISD	10	324	88.6	A	96
15	Kimberlin Academy	Garland ISD	10	460	88.4	A	95
16	School For The Talented & Gifted	Dallas ISD	10	208	88.3	A	95
17	Boon Elementary School	Allen ISD	10	709	87.9	A	95
18	Rockenbaugh Elementary School	Carroll ISD	10	528	87.8	A	95
19	Durham Intermediate School	Carroll ISD	10	749	87.0	A	95
20	Walnut Grove Elementary School	Carroll ISD	10	700	86.9	A	95
21	Preston Elementary School	Allen ISD	10	531	86.4	A	95
22	Lakewood Elementary School	Dallas ISD	10	942	86.1	B	95
23	Sloan Creek Intermediate School	Lovejoy ISD	10	705	86.0	A	95
24	Johnson Elementary School	Carroll ISD	10	659	85.8	A	95
25	McCoy Elementary School	Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD	10	456	85.5	A	95
26	University Park Elementary School	Highland Park ISD	10	640	85.4	A	95
27	Mathews Elementary School	Plano ISD	10	481	85.4	A	95
28	Borchardt Elementary School	Frisco ISD	10	764	85.3	A	95
29	Cheatham Elementary School	Allen ISD	10	611	85.3	A	95
30	Puster Elementary School	Lovejoy ISD	10	438	85.1	A	95
31	Lee Elementary School	Coppell ISD	10	848	85.0	A	95
32	Glenhope Elementary School	Grapevine-Colleyville ISD	10	485	84.7	A	95
33	Valley Ranch Elementary School	Coppell ISD	10	667	84.6	A	95
34	Hyer Elementary School	Highland Park ISD	10	664	84.2	A	95
35	Norton Elementary School	Allen ISD	10	495	83.4	A	95
36	Castle Hills Elementary School	Lewisville ISD	10	690	83.2	A	95
37	McCulloch Intermediate School	Highland Park ISD	10	1,082	83.1	A	95
38	Andrews Elementary School	Plano ISD	10	574	83.1	A	95
39	Walnut Glen Academy	Garland ISD	10	413	83.0	A	94
40	Nichols Elementary School	Frisco ISD	10	725	82.7	A	94
41	Lovejoy Elementary School	Lovejoy ISD	10	412	82.5	A	94
42	Bradfield Elementary School	Highland Park ISD	10	629	82.2	A	94
43	Hightower Elementary School	Plano ISD	10	531	82.1	A	94
44	Bluebonnet Elementary School	Lewisville ISD	10	483	82.1	A	94
45	Brentfield Elementary School	Richardson ISD	10	813	81.9	A	94
46	Canyon Creek Elementary School	Richardson ISD	10	283	81.7	A	94
47	Bear Creek Intermediate School	Keller ISD	10	989	81.2	A	94
48	Lakeside Elementary School	Coppell ISD	10	590	80.7	A	94
49	Anderson Elementary School	Frisco ISD	10	704	80.6	A	94
50	Mohawk Elementary School	Richardson ISD	10	470	80.3	A	94
51	Curtsinger Elementary School	Frisco ISD	10	518	80.2	A	94
52	Hillside Academy	Garland ISD	10	462	80.2	A	94
53	Hunt Elementary School	Plano ISD	10	704	80.1	A	94
54	Centennial Elementary School	Plano ISD	10	564	79.9	A	94
55	Liberty Elementary School	Lewisville ISD	10	509	79.8	A	94
56	Colleyville Elementary School	Grapevine-Colleyville ISD	10	498	79.7	A	94
57	Pinkerton Elementary School	Coppell ISD	10	427	79.5	A	94
58	Spring Creek Elementary School	Richardson ISD	10	336	79.3	A	94
59	Heritage Elementary School	Grapevine-Colleyville ISD	10	509	79.3	A	94
60	Wellington Elementary School	Lewisville ISD	10	891	79.3	A	94
61	Parks-Heath Elementary School	Rockwall ISD	10	512	79.3	A	94
62	Beck Elementary School	Northwest ISD	10	819	79.1	A	94
63	Hidden Lakes Elementary School	Keller ISD	10	400	78.9	A	94
64	Sem Elementary School	Frisco ISD	10	654	78.6	A	94
65	Newman Elementary School	Frisco ISD	10	684	78.5	A	94
66	Denton Creek Elementary School	Coppell ISD	10	472	78.5	A	94
67	Barksdale Elementary School	Plano ISD	10	638	77.8	A	94
68	Town Center Elementary School	Coppell ISD	10	578	77.7	A	94
69	Bransford Elementary School	Grapevine-Colleyville ISD	10	459	77.6	A	93
70	Hart Elementary School	Lovejoy ISD	10	457	77.4	A	93
71	Stinson Elementary School	Plano ISD	10	636	77.4	A	93
72	Walker Elementary School	McKinney ISD	10	527	77.4	A	93
73	Sparks Elementary School	Frisco ISD	10	754	77.3	A	93
74	Mockingbird Elementary School	Coppell ISD	10	484	77.2	A	93
75	Bledsoe Elementary School	Frisco ISD	10	692	77.1	A	93
76	Purefoy Elementary School	Frisco ISD	10	521	77.1	A	93
77	Bridlewood Elementary School	Lewisville ISD	10	401	77.1	A	93
78	Whitt Elementary School	Wylie ISD	10	658	77.0	A	93
79	White Rock Elementary School	Richardson ISD	10	907	76.9	B	93
80	Vaughan Elementary School	Allen ISD	10	718	76.9	A	93
81	Gulledge Elementary School	Plano ISD	10	728	76.5	A	93
82	Allen Elementary School	Frisco ISD	10	568	76.5	A	93
83	Lakeview Elementary School	Northwest ISD	10	588	76.4	A	93
84	Liscano Elementary School	Frisco ISD	10	753	76.3	A	93
85	Williams Elementary School	Rockwall ISD	10	485	76.2	A	93
86	Bowie Elementary School	Richardson ISD	10	643	76.1	B	93
87	Stuard Elementary School	Aledo ISD	10	591	75.9	A	93
88	North Joshua Elementary School	Joshua ISD	10	569	75.8	A	93
89	Norris Elementary School	Frisco ISD	10	411	75.6	A	93
90	Riddle Elementary School	Frisco ISD	10	769	75.4	A	93
91	Draper Intermediate School	Wylie ISD	10	980	75.3	A	93
92	Lyon Elementary School	Rockwall ISD	10	497	75.2	A	93
93	McKillop Elementary School	Melissa ISD	10	720	75.2	A	93
94	Cockrell Elementary School	Prosper ISD	10	785	75.1	A	93
95	Hosp Elementary School	Frisco ISD	10	701	74.9	A	93
96	Armstrong Elementary School	Highland Park ISD	10	508	74.8	A	93
97	Solar Preparatory School for Girls	Dallas ISD	10	460	74.7	A	93
98	Ashley Elementary School	Frisco ISD	10	650	74.3	A	93
99	Vaughn Elementary School	Frisco ISD	10	598	74.3	A	93
100	Florence Elementary School	Keller ISD	10	470	74.3	A	93

Similar campus information, ranking data and 2019 TEA accountability ratings for all 1,184 elementary and intermediate schools evaluated are presented on this complete Dallas area public elementary schools ranking page. DFW's top open enrollment, magnet and charter elementary schools are identified on this Dallas best public elementary schools page.

Looking for the best real estate agent to assist you in buying a home in the Dallas suburbs?

If you are looking for a professional, business-savvy buyer's agent, please call 214 725-4011 or send me an email and let's talk about how we can assist you. If you will be traveling from outside the DFW area and want us to show you houses while you are here, please call before finalizing your plans.