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This page presents a comprehensive and fact-based, objective ranking of Dallas public high schools showing which currently are most effective both in providing their students a broad-based learning success and in preparing them for college. Evaluation factors for all 285 of the high schools included in this study are shown below in the 2020 DFW public high school rankings presented below. This complete set of evaluation metrics, which is presented in an interactive sortable and searchable table, makes possible apples-to-apples comparisons to help answer general questions such as which is the best public high school in the DFW area as well as more specific questions like which are the top performing high schools in the Dallas ISD.

Most Texas high schools offer a four-year curriculum at a single campus. Some school districts, however, have chosen to operate separate campuses for ninth grade students or for ninth and tenth grade students. In this analysis, the performance factors for the schools that are a part of these multiple campus arrangements were combined and the schools were evaluated in the same manner as the four-year, single-campus high schools. Other school districts and some charter districts operate schools that teach more than four grades. The STAAR assessment student performance metric used in this best Dallas high schools ranking is for all grade levels taught at those schools.

Unlike some other DFW high school rankings this analysis examines only the most current credible student academic performance data available and no consideration is given to student demographics, changes in student performance over time on the STAAR tests, and other such factors or to subjective factors such as anonymous self-selected reviews and statistically invalid online opinion surveys. Click on this Methodology jump link for additional information about how the performance of these DFW public high schools was evaluated and ranked.

To provide additional perspective regarding each schools’ academic performance, an academic performance index that indicates the relative performance of each Texas high school was constructed based on the four evaluation factors used in this analysis. Each school also has been assigned an academic performance score based on its relative position in the academic performance index. The top 10 percent of the high schools included in this study received an academic performance score of 10, high schools in the next lower, ninth decile received a score of 9, and so on.

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2020 DFW public high school rankings

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								% 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%
51	iUniversity Prep	Grapevine-Colleyville ISD	10	759	55.9	A	94	27.6%	41.4%	21.6%
52	Wylie High School	Wylie ISD	10	2,611	55.8	A	93	29.2%	54.0%	22.9%
53	Aledo High School / Daniel Ninth Grade Center	Aledo ISD	10	1,782	55.8		93	28.0%	60.7%	35.5%
54	Harmony Science Academy - Carrollton	Harmony Science Academy	10	499	55.3	A	91	50.0%	84.8%	1.4%
55	Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts High School	Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts	10	339	54.7	A	92	32.6%	65.2%	32.6%
56	Hebron High School	Lewisville ISD	10	3,662	54.5	A	92	42.1%	61.1%	27.6%
57	Plano Senior High School / Clark High School / Vines High School	Plano ISD	10	5,131	54.1		90	46.5%	53.7%	29.6%
58	Grapevine High School	Grapevine-Colleyville ISD	10	1,922	53.5	B	89	55.3%	60.6%	42.8%
59	Early College High School	Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD	10	337	53.4	A	94	7.5%	63.2%	12.5%
60	Waxahachie Global High School	Waxahachie ISD	10	352	52.9	A	94		67.5%	16.9%
61	McKinney North High School	McKinney ISD	10	2,113	52.5	A	92	38.5%	45.5%	23.4%
62	Mansfield High School	Mansfield ISD	10	2,417	52.3	A	92	30.8%	55.6%	20.4%
63	Plano East Senior High School / McMillan High School / Williams High School	Plano ISD	9	5,421	52.2		89	40.8%	54.9%	28.4%
64	Lone Star High School	Frisco ISD	9	2,089	52.2	A	92	31.9%	43.2%	24.1%
65	Uplift Williams Preparatory High School	Uplift Education	9	534	51.6	B	79	77.3%	60.2%	37.0%
66	Central High School	Keller ISD	9	2,539	51.2	A	91	38.0%	52.3%	18.3%
67	Rockwall-Heath High School	Rockwall ISD	9	2,474	51.2	A	91	41.3%	54.0%	22.2%
68	Pearce High School	Richardson ISD	9	2,323	51.0	B	90	43.0%	46.1%	45.4%
69	Gilliam Collegiate Academy	Dallas ISD	9	373	50.6	A	93	26.3%	39.4%	3.8%
70	Timber Creek High School	Keller ISD	9	3,242	50.5	A	92	32.4%	45.7%	19.0%
71	Wylie East High School	Wylie ISD	9	1,938	50.4	A	92	26.6%	44.1%	16.3%
72	Richardson High School	Richardson ISD	9	2,692	50.0	A	91	36.6%	40.1%	30.7%
73	Lebanon Trail High School	Frisco ISD	9	1,413	49.8	B	96
74	Dubiski Career High School	Grand Prairie ISD	9	1,694	49.7	A	92	34.6%	53.3%	3.4%
75	Uplift Infinity High School	Uplift Education	9	322	49.6	A	82	67.6%	42.3%	38.0%
76	Universal Academy - Coppell	Universal Academy	9	1,339	49.4	A	93		50.0%	20.0%
77	Eaton High School	Northwest ISD	9	2,443	49.0	A	91	29.0%	49.0%	15.7%
78	Guyer High School	Denton ISD	9	2,617	49.0	A	92	27.3%	42.1%	21.4%
79	TCCSE Early College High School at Timberview	Mansfield ISD	9	170	48.3	A	95
80	Sunnyvale High School	Sunnyvale ISD	9	552	47.7	A	92	0.8%	64.8%	26.8%
81	Harmony Science Academy - Euless	Harmony Science Academy	9	556	47.5	B	89	31.6%	68.5%	18.4%
82	Martin High School	Arlington ISD	9	3,456	46.7	B	90	29.9%	48.8%	21.3%
83	Bell High School	Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD	9	2,318	46.3	A	90	34.2%	39.6%	15.4%
84	Boswell High School	Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD	9	2,032	46.3	B	90	37.1%	36.6%	15.6%
85	Forney High School	Forney ISD	9	1,511	46.2	A	91	21.1%	38.9%	13.4%
86	McKinney High School	McKinney ISD	9	2,963	46.0	B	88	37.5%	46.6%	24.1%
87	Birdville High School	Birdville ISD	9	2,077	46.0	B	90	31.5%	38.1%	18.6%
88	Mansfield Lake Ridge High School	Mansfield ISD	9	2,632	45.4	B	91	25.1%	47.4%	13.7%
89	Wilson High School	Dallas ISD	9	1,951	45.1	B	90	30.1%	41.4%	20.9%
90	Sachse High School	Garland ISD	9	2,796	44.6	B	91	25.5%	47.5%	6.4%
91	Marine Creek Collegiate High School	Fort Worth ISD	9	370	44.4	A	92		53.2%	3.2%
92	Midlothian Heritage High School	Midlothian ISD	9	967	44.0	A	90	19.3%	42.3%	24.4%
93	North Garland High School	Garland ISD	9	2,724	44.0	B	88	32.3%	49.7%	10.4%
94	Harmony School of Innovation - Garland	Harmony Science Academy	9	553	44.0	A	86	19.5%	72.0%	24.4%
95	Fossil Ridge High School	Keller ISD	9	2,314	43.7	B	90	26.8%	43.3%	12.5%
96	Trinity High School	Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD	9	2,582	43.6	B	90	27.2%	37.1%	11.4%
97	Northwest High School	Northwest ISD	9	1,816	43.2	B	90	27.2%	43.4%	7.8%
98	Celina High School	Celina ISD	8	844	43.0	B	90	27.6%	13.5%	36.8%
99	IL Texas Keller Saginaw High School	International Leadership of Texas	8	542	42.8	B	89	21.9%	50.1%	15.6%
100	Melissa High School	Melissa ISD	8	918	42.5	A	92	2.6%	31.6%	17.1%
101	Caddo Mills High School	Caddo Mills ISD	8	488	42.3	A	92		36.9%	5.1%
102	Richland High School	Birdville ISD	8	2,114	42.1	B	89	28.6%	32.6%	13.6%
103	Creekview High School	Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD	8	1,866	42.1	B	83	40.1%	41.1%	7.9%
104	Terrell Academy For STEM And Visual and Performing Arts	Fort Worth ISD	8	152	41.9	A	93
105	The Colony High School	Lewisville ISD	8	2,028	41.9	A	89	22.8%	37.6%	13.0%
106	Mansfield Legacy High School	Mansfield ISD	8	2,172	41.7	B	88	20.7%	44.1%	16.4%
107	IL Texas Arlington-Grand Prairie High School	International Leadership of Texas	8	537	41.7	A	85	38.5%	39.3%	4.6%
108	UME Preparatory Academy	UME Preparatory Academy	8	625	41.6	A	89	9.1%	51.5%	24.2%
109	Brock High School	Brock ISD	8	435	41.6	A	91	1.0%	36.8%	18.4%
110	Aubrey High School	Aubrey ISD	8	676	41.2	A	90	11.4%	41.0%	16.5%
111	TCPA STEM Academy - Lewisville	Texas College Preparatory Academies	8	376	41.1	B	83	22.2%	50.0%	23.3%
112	Glen Rose High School	Glen Rose ISD	8	536	41.1	A	91	7.9%	41.8%	10.2%
113	Memorial High School	Frisco ISD	8	1,134	40.7	A	93
114	IL Texas Garland High School	International Leadership of Texas	8	622	40.6	B	83	36.9%	38.7%	5.9%
115	Grandview High School	Grandview ISD	8	379	40.4	A	91		16.1%	27.6%
116	Grapevine-Colleyville Collegiate Academy	Grapevine-Colleyville ISD	8	317	39.8	A	89	10.3%	50.6%	6.9%
117	Uplift Peak Preparatory High School	Uplift Education	8	460	39.5	B	77	53.2%	37.0%	11.7%
118	Paradise High School	Paradise ISD	8	351	39.5	A	90		35.9%	19.9%
119	Kennedale High School	Kennedale ISD	8	1,049	39.5	B	86	18.5%	44.0%	7.5%
120	Burleson Collegiate High School	Burleson ISD	8	199	38.9	A	92
121	GHT - Irving	Great Hearts Texas	8	885	38.8	A	92
122	Burleson Centennial High School	Burleson ISD	8	1,808	38.6	B	82	24.0%	41.5%	12.0%
123	Singley Academy	Irving ISD	8	1,712	38.6	B	78	36.7%	39.4%	14.7%
124	Saginaw High School	Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD	8	1,886	38.6	B	88	20.8%	26.3%	7.7%
125	Bland High School	Bland ISD	8	210	38.4	A	91		23.5%	2.0%
126	Chisholm Trail High School	Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD	8	2,019	38.3	B	85	25.5%	28.0%	8.9%
127	Tarrant County College South / Fort Worth ISD Collegiate High School	Fort Worth ISD	8	337	38.3	A	92
128	Paschal High School	Fort Worth ISD	8	2,532	38.2	B	75	40.2%	56.5%	16.9%
129	Tolar High School	Tolar ISD	8	226	38.1	A	91	1.9%	34.3%	3.7%
130	Burleson High School	Burleson ISD	8	1,688	38.1	B	83	24.2%	33.6%	7.6%
131	Mansfield Timberview High School	Mansfield ISD	8	1,879	37.6	B	86	16.2%	34.4%	7.3%
132	Lake Dallas High School	Lake Dallas ISD	7	1,314	37.2	B	85	10.4%	44.1%	10.2%
133	Poteet High School	Mesquite ISD	7	1,787	37.2	B	80	28.5%	31.5%	8.4%
134	Crandall High School	Crandall ISD	7	1,201	37.1	A	86	14.2%	20.4%	16.1%
135	New Tech at Darrell High School	Dallas ISD	7	270	36.8	B	80	26.8%	31.5%	9.8%
136	Lakeview Centennial High School	Garland ISD	7	2,398	36.7	B	83	17.0%	42.8%	5.6%
137	North Forney High School	Forney ISD	7	1,785	36.5	B	83	13.3%	35.0%	9.1%
138	MacArthur High School	Irving ISD	7	2,769	36.4	B	77	36.6%	36.8%	12.9%
139	Joshua High School / Joshua Ninth Grade Campus	Joshua ISD	7	1,516	36.2		85	7.8%	32.3%	8.9%
140	Farmersville High School	Farmersville ISD	7	530	36.1	B	88	8.0%	23.5%	11.5%
141	Arlington High School	Arlington ISD	7	2,693	36.1	B	79	23.1%	37.7%	9.5%
142	Harmony School of Business - Dallas	Harmony Science Academy	7	367	35.9	B	77	15.2%	66.7%	12.1%
143	Braswell High School	Denton ISD	7	2,007	35.9	B	83	13.6%	34.2%	11.7%
144	PTAA Greenville	Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy	7	230	35.8	A	91
145	Ponder High School	Ponder ISD	7	434	35.6	B	82	7.9%	36.2%	25.3%
146	Young Women's Leadership Academy at Arnold	Grand Prairie ISD	7	814	35.6	B	71	35.9%	62.8%	34.6%
147	Mabank High School	Mabank ISD	7	1,017	35.5	A	85	15.1%	24.2%	7.7%
148	Lone Oak High School	Lone Oak ISD	7	345	35.5	B	80	11.4%	27.2%	30.4%
149	Garland High School	Garland ISD	7	2,386	35.4	B	76	33.1%	43.0%	9.7%
150	Rowlett High School	Garland ISD	7	2,585	35.3	B	78	23.1%	38.8%	5.2%
151	Decatur High School	Decatur ISD	7	1,052	35.3	B	82	15.4%	22.8%	17.1%
152	Treetops School International	Treetops School International	7	391	35.2	B	91		11.6%
153	Krum High School	Krum ISD	7	630	35.1	B	86	6.9%	23.5%	14.2%
154	Lake Highlands High School	Richardson ISD	7	2,728	35.0	B	77	23.6%	34.1%	23.8%
155	Young Men's Leadership Academy	Fort Worth ISD	7	365	35.0	A	78	14.6%	54.9%	7.3%
156	Azle High School	Azle ISD	7	1,824	34.8	B	85	7.9%	29.5%	5.9%
157	Denton High School	Denton ISD	7	2,005	34.7	B	75	31.6%	37.1%	14.8%
158	Midlothian High School	Midlothain ISD	7	1,825	34.6	B	77	18.7%	33.3%	20.0%
159	Royse City High School	Royse City ISD	7	1,752	34.5	B	82	10.9%	30.5%	10.8%
160	Uplift Luna Preparatory High School	Uplift Education	7	463	34.4	B	72	56.8%	11.7%	18.5%
161	Leadership Prep Secondary Campus	Leadership Prep School	7	742	34.3	A	91
162	Harmony Science Academy - Dallas	Harmony Science Academy	7	1,147	34.3	B	73	34.3%	54.6%	11.1%
163	Ranchview High School	Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD	7	910	34.0	B	77	21.3%	39.9%	10.9%
164	Palmer High School	Palmer ISD	7	320	33.8	A	88		23.8%	3.0%
165	TCPA iSchool High of Lewisville Entrepreneurial Academy	Texas College Preparatory Academies	7	70	33.7	A	86		25.0%	11.1%
166	Little Elm High School	Little Elm ISD	7	2,127	33.7	B	77	23.6%	30.3%	9.7%
167	Lewisville High School	Lewisville ISD	7	4,478	33.7	B	78	18.1%	33.1%	9.0%
168	Seguin High School	Arlington ISD	7	1,564	33.6	B	79	14.2%	35.8%	6.8%
169	Smith High School	Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD	7	1,966	33.5	B	73	39.8%	34.9%	7.1%
170	Waxahachie High School	Waxahachie ISD	7	2,357	33.4	B	79	11.8%	34.4%	8.7%
171	Pilot Point High School	Pilot Point ISD	7	431	33.4	B	83	8.1%	15.6%	10.9%
172	Hillcrest High School	Dallas ISD	7	1,201	33.4	C	77	24.1%	29.8%	8.4%
173	Berkner High School	Richardson ISD	7	2,620	33.3	B	77	21.0%	28.1%	16.8%
174	Alvord High School	Alvord ISD	6	211	33.3	B	85		30.4%	7.8%
175	Mansfield Summit High School	Mansfield ISD	6	2,127	33.3	B	77	17.9%	39.6%	8.6%
176	Princeton High School	Princeton ISD	6	1,322	33.2	B	83	5.6%	21.9%	8.6%
177	Sanger High School	Sanger ISD	6	811	33.2	B	79	10.1%	34.9%	13.8%
178	Community High School	Community ISD	6	650	33.1	B	78	14.5%	38.2%	7.6%
179	Granbury High School	Granbury ISD	6	1,998	32.8	B	77	13.9%	33.2%	19.5%
180	Peaster High School	Peaster ISD	6	356	32.8	A	83	4.3%	26.4%	7.1%
181	Ryan High School	Denton ISD	6	2,067	32.7	B	77	15.7%	32.4%	12.4%
182	South Grand Prairie High School	Grand Prairie ISD	6	3,335	32.5	B	77	14.6%	37.4%	2.9%
183	Uplift Hampton Preparatory High School	Uplift Education	6	361	32.3	B	75	26.7%	22.2%	15.6%
184	Uplift Heights Preparatory High School	Uplift Education	6	536	32.2	B	65	71.1%	1.2%	24.1%
185	Trimble Technical High School	Fort Worth ISD	6	1,698	32.1	B	77	20.0%	33.5%	1.3%
186	Horn High School	Mesquite ISD	6	2,619	32.1	B	77	18.5%	28.0%	4.9%
187	Adams High School	Dallas ISD	6	2,164	32.0	B	77	18.8%	24.1%	6.8%
188	Red Oak High School	Red Oak ISD	6	1,885	32.0	B	78	13.2%	19.3%	15.6%
189	Celeste High School	Celeste ISD	6	179	31.9	B	85		20.3%	6.3%
190	Weatherford High School	Weatherford ISD	6	2,307	31.6	B	79	12.2%	23.4%	6.2%
191	Anna High School	Anna ISD	6	943	31.5	B	79	9.6%	24.4%	8.2%
192	Turner High School	Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD	6	2,127	31.2	B	72	38.9%	26.2%	5.5%
193	Bridgeport High School	Bridgeport ISD	6	625	31.0	B	77	10.1%	29.7%	13.2%
194	Haltom High School	Birdville ISD	6	2,691	31.0	B	75	24.7%	30.5%	6.0%
195	Newman International Academy at Arlington	Newman International Academy of Art	6	896	31.0	B	76	10.5%	43.4%	7.9%
196	Wolfe City High School	Wolfe City ISD	6	203	30.8	B	82		3.0%	19.6%
197	Bowie High School	Arlington ISD	6	2,653	30.5	B	75	19.7%	33.7%	5.8%
198	Blue Ridge High School	Blue Ridge ISD	6	252	30.5	B	80		22.7%	9.4%
199	Keene High School	Keene ISD	6	341	30.4	B	77	9.8%	39.4%	6.6%
200	Maypearl High School	Maypearl ISD	6	380	30.3	B	78		32.3%	8.9%
201	Lipan High School	Lipan ISD	6	186	30.3	B	78	4.3%	23.9%	8.7%
202	PTAA Mesquite	Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy	6	345	30.2	B	86
203	Scurry-Rosser High School	Scurry-Rosser ISD	5	316	30.0	B	79	1.2%	23.3%	8.3%
204	Life School Oak Cliff	Life School	5	969	30.0	B	79	3.0%	21.4%	8.3%
205	Mesquite High School	Mesquite ISD	5	2,634	30.0	B	74	22.8%	23.8%	7.3%
206	Universal Academy	Universal Academy	5	719	30.0	B	78		37.5%
207	Molina High School	Dallas ISD	5	2,254	29.9	B	75	22.3%	22.4%	3.0%
208	Benbrook Middle-High School	Fort Worth ISD	5	1,745	29.5	C	73	16.8%	42.9%	2.5%
209	North Crowley High School	Crowley ISD	5	2,566	29.4	B	76	14.6%	26.7%	6.8%
210	Skyline High School	Dallas ISD	5	4,229	29.1	C	74	19.2%	29.9%	5.8%
211	Boyd High School	Boyd ISD	5	410	29.0	B	77	7.3%	18.8%	6.3%
212	Slidell Schools	Slidell ISD	5	270	29.0	B	76		36.7%	20.0%
213	Ennis High School	Ennis ISD	5	1,661	28.9	B	75	16.2%	22.7%	9.2%
214	Brewer High School	White Settlement ISD	5	1,956	28.8	C	75	12.9%	30.9%	8.7%
215	Naaman Forest High School	Garland ISD	5	2,174	28.8	C	74	15.7%	33.3%	1.2%
216	Uplift Grand High School	Uplift Education	5	222	28.7	B	83
217	Kaufman High School	Kaufman ISD	5	1,170	28.7	B	78	4.6%	16.3%	4.9%
218	Alvarado High School	Alvarado ISD	5	1,105	28.5	B	78	3.6%	21.8%	1.6%
219	Legacy Preperatory Charter Academy - Plano	Legacy Preparatory	5	353	28.5	B	72		55.6%	22.2%
220	North Mesquite High School	Mesquite ISD	5	2,588	28.4	B	76	11.9%	22.2%	3.8%
221	West Mesquite High School	Mesquite ISD	5	2,094	28.3	B	72	22.2%	25.1%	6.7%
222	IL Texas Lancaster Desoto High School	International Leadership of Texas	5	44	28.2	A	82
223	Arlington Heights High School	Fort Worth ISD	5	1,858	28.2	C	71	22.9%	41.2%	6.5%
224	Harmony School of Nature and Athletics - Dallas	Harmony Science Academy	5	564	28.1	B	71	18.2%	51.5%	8.4%
225	W.T. White High School	Dallas ISD	5	2,207	27.7	C	71	24.2%	31.4%	7.0%
226	Nimitz High School	Irving ISD	5	2,530	27.5	B	73	18.4%	23.2%	5.1%
227	Godley High School	Godley ISD	5	570	27.5	B	77		27.3%	3.3%
228	Springtown High School	Springtown ISD	5	992	27.5	C	75	8.2%	21.2%	7.7%
229	Castleberry High School	Castleberry ISD	5	992	27.3	B	75	7.3%	32.0%	1.9%
230	Millsap High School	Millsap ISD	4	301	27.2	B	74	8.5%	28.2%	4.2%
231	Worlds Languages Institute	Fort Worth ISD	4	385	27.2	B	80
232	Kemp High School	Kemp ISD	4	456	27.1	B	77		21.2%	8.1%
233	Irving High School	Irving ISD	4	2,646	27.0	B	71	26.3%	26.1%	5.8%
234	Boles High School	Boles ISD	4	177	27.0	B	76		24.3%	13.5%
235	Village Tech Schools	Village Tech Schools	4	1,114	26.9	B	72	8.2%	41.8%	13.7%
236	Sunset High School	Dallas ISD	4	2,026	26.9	B	73	16.9%	19.1%	1.7%
237	Adamson High School	Dallas ISD	4	1,619	26.8	C	73	15.2%	18.6%	4.1%
238	Moore High School	Denton ISD	4	72	26.6	D	77	2.7%	10.8%
239	Lamar High School	Arlington ISD	4	2,813	26.4	C	71	19.2%	31.3%	6.7%
240	Boulevard Heights School	Fort Worth ISD	4	49	26.2	B	79
241	Italy High School	Italy ISD	4	260	25.9	B	77		2.1%	8.3%
242	Greenville High School	Greenville ISD	4	1,429	25.8	B	74	3.3%	21.8%	5.2%
243	Crowley High School	Crowley ISD	4	2,098	25.7	B	73	7.1%	23.7%	4.4%
244	Lancaster High School	Lancaster ISD	4	2,091	25.5	B	76	4.0%	8.6%	4.0%
245	Chico High School	Chico ISD	4	162	25.1	B	74		18.8%	9.4%
246	Poolville High School	Poolville ISD	4	161	25.0	B	74		29.6%	3.7%
247	Jefferson High School	Dallas ISD	4	1,722	24.9	B	72	15.4%	15.1%	1.7%
248	Venus High School	Venus ISD	4	580	24.9	B	74	0.7%	21.1%	5.9%
249	Newman International Academy at Cedar Hil	Newman International Academy of Art	4	1,126	24.9	B	72	5.9%	20.6%	11.8%
250	CityLab High School	Dallas ISD	3	147	24.7	B	77
251	Cleburne High School	Cleburne ISD	3	1,738	24.6	C	70	19.1%	23.7%	5.5%
252	Everman High School	Everman ISD	3	1,687	24.6	B	71	14.0%	26.8%	4.3%
253	Seagoville High School	Dallas ISD	3	1,514	24.5	C	69	25.2%	15.3%	2.9%
254	North Side High School	Fort Worth ISD	3	1,762	24.1	C	65	21.7%	35.1%	5.1%
255	Rio Vista High School	Rio Vista ISD	3	236	23.8	B	73	1.8%	17.6%	1.8%
256	Cedar Hill High School	Cedar Hill ISD	3	2,266	23.7	C	72	4.6%	17.5%	5.6%
257	Uplift Mighty High School	Uplift Education	3	410	23.6	C	58	42.1%	21.1%	10.5%
258	Southwest High School	Fort Worth ISD	3	1,334	23.5	C	65	18.6%	37.7%	3.0%
259	Duncanville High School	Duncanville ISD	3	4,346	23.0	B	71	7.4%	24.9%	3.6%
260	DeSoto High School	DeSoto ISD	3	3,101	23.0	B	72	4.0%	27.2%	2.7%
261	Conrad High School	Dallas ISD	3	1,289	23.0	B	71	10.0%	16.3%	2.0%
262	Carter-Riverside High School	Fort Worth ISD	3	1,155	22.9	C	62	29.9%	23.1%	2.1%
263	Avalon School	Avalon ISD	3	362	22.6	B	72		29.6%	1.9%
264	Lake Worth High School	Lake Worth ISD	3	878	22.2	C	67	12.5%	26.5%	6.3%
265	Commerce High School	Commerce ISD	3	458	22.2	B	71	1.8%	20.2%	8.3%
266	A+ Secondary School	A+ Academy	3	586	21.8	B	71	4.3%	25.0%
267	Houston High School	Arlington ISD	2	3,686	21.6	C	67	16.0%	18.1%	1.5%
268	Terrell High School	Terrell ISD	2	1,202	21.2	B	71	3.1%	11.8%	8.4%
269	Ford High School	Quinlan ISD	2	786	20.9	C	71	3.9%	12.4%	1.3%
270	Innovation, Design, Entrepreneurship Academy	Dallas ISD	2	318	20.8	B	73
271	South Garland High School	Garland ISD	2	2,181	20.8	B	67	11.4%	18.1%	1.7%
272	South Hills High School	Fort Worth ISD	2	2,076	20.6	C	65	9.7%	22.7%	2.3%
273	Ferris High School	Ferris ISD	2	767	20.3	C	67	11.4%	5.8%	7.5%
274	Western Hills High School	Fort Worth ISD	2	864	20.2	C	62	15.8%	26.0%	1.0%
275	North Dallas High School	Dallas ISD	2	1,060	19.6	C	62	16.4%	16.4%	2.4%
276	High Point Academy - Fort Worth	High Point Academy	2	1,041	19.2	C	72
277	Grand Prairie High School	Grand Prairie ISD	2	2,942	19.0	C	64	11.9%	16.6%	0.4%
278	Kimball High School	Dallas ISD	2	1,445	18.7	D	64	6.3%	18.5%	2.0%
279	Carter High School	Dallas ISD	2	1,181	18.7	C	67	2.4%	17.5%	0.8%
280	Samuell High School	Dallas ISD	2	1,941	18.5	C	64	8.1%	16.2%	2.7%
281	Jean Massieu Academy	Jean Massieu Academy	2	195	18.3	B	70
282	Spruce High School	Dallas ISD	2	1,826	17.9	C	64	6.8%	11.6%	1.9%
283	Manara Leadership Academy	Manara Academy	1	162	17.0	C	69
284	Polytechnic High School	Fort Worth ISD	1	1,230	16.9	C	59	8.6%	19.7%	0.4%
285	Gateway Charter Academy Middle Campus	Gateway Charter Academy	1	288	16.8	C	67		5.9%
286	Wyatt High School	Fort Worth ISD	1	1,424	16.5	C	59	9.8%	16.0%
287	Eastern Hills High School	Fort Worth ISD	1	1,120	16.4	D	57	16.0%	14.3%	1.3%
288	Inspired Vision Academy Secondary School	Inspired Vision Academy	1	575	15.8	C	60	5.1%	11.7%
289	South Oak Cliff High School	Dallas ISD	1	1,073	15.5	C	62	0.4%	9.9%	0.4%
290	Campbell High School	Campbell ISD	1	165	15.5	B	59		21.2%	7.7%
291	Madison High School	Dallas ISD	1	490	14.5	C	60		7.5%
292	Dunbar High School	Fort Worth ISD	1	918	14.3	C	57	7.0%	16.3%	1.0%
293	Roosevelt High School	Dallas ISD	1	727	14.3	D	58	3.1%	17.9%	3.1%
294	Wilmer-Hutchins High School	Dallas ISD	1	914	14.1	C	59	1.2%	12.9%
295	Pinkston High School	Dallas ISD	1	1,283	14.0	C	58	3.3%	13.6%	0.7%
296	Lincoln Humanities/Communications School	Dallas ISD	1	645	13.7	C	58		17.2%	0.5%
297	Texas Leadership of Arlington	Texas Leadership	1	468	13.5	C	60
298	Legacy Preparatory Charter Academy - Mesquite	Legacy Preparatory	1	1,037	13.3	C	59	3.4%	1.7%
299	KIPP Oak Cliff Academy	KIPP Texas Public Schools	1	112	13.2	D	59
300	Life Middle School Waxahachie	Life School	1	1,539	13.1	C	56	1.8%	17.6%	2.7%
301	Milford School	Milford ISD	1	265	12.4	F	57			11.1%
302	Advantage Academy	Advantage Academy	1	1,689	12.3	C	57		11.3%
303	Diamond Hill-Jarvis High School	Fort Worth ISD	1	982	11.7	D	54	5.9%	24.0%	3.3%
304	TCPA Founders Classical Academy Of Mesquite	Texas College Preparatory Academies	1	652	9.4	D	56
305	IL Texas East Fort Worth North Richland Hills High School	International Leadership of Texas	1	28	7.7	F	53
306	Kauffman Leadership Academy	Kauffman Leadership Academy	1	105	4.7	F	50
307	Links Academy	Godley ISD	1	18	0.0	F	45

Source: Texas Education Agency

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Methodology

The Texas Education Agency 2019 Accountability Manual describes the methodology used by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) to award district and campus accountability ratings and how the four metrics used in this study to rank the academic performance of DFW school districts were derived. The first of these metrics, the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) score is the scaled score of all STAAR assessments administered to district students during the 2018-2019 school year. The Advance Placement / International Baccalaureate (AP/IB) and the SAT and ACT college admission tests metrics are the number of students meeting college-ready criteria specified in the Texas Success Initiative (TSI), a state-legislated program to improve student success in college.

Within each evaluation category, the top rated Texas high school was awarded the maximum points allocated to that category and all other schools were awarded a proportional number of points based on how their individual scores compared to the score of the top rated school. Scores from both evaluation categories were then added together to arrive at the school's academic performance index. Performance on STAAR tests: 60 points

A maximum of 60 points was awarded based on the percentage of a school's students meeting the TEA's achievement standards on the STAAR reading, writing, mathematics, science, and social studies subject assessments. The STAAR score shown in the table above is calculated by first adding equal weightings of the percentage of assessments on which students’ performance mastered grade level, met grade level and approached grade level, dividing the sum by 3 and rounding it to the nearest whole percentage. The TEA refers to this as the raw STAAR component score. This raw score is then adjusted or “scaled” by using a conversion table to align letter grades and raw component scores of Texas public school districts and campuses. Because the precision of the scaled STAAR star is significantly diminished by this process, the raw STAAR component score is used in this analysis to measure relative performance on the STAAR tests. College readiness indicators: 40 points

A maximum of 20 points was awarded based on percentage of students in grades 11-12 participating and successfully completing AP/IB courses. The school with the highest scores on the College Board AP examinations or IB examinations in English language arts, mathematics, science and social studies was awarded the maximum points for each subject area category. A maximum of 20 points also was awarded to the school with the top SAT and ACT scores.

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