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School Districts In Dallas Fort Worth
Student academic performance information and 2019 Texas Education Agency (TEA) accountability ratings for school districts in the DFW area are provided in the DFW school districts table shown below. Similar comprehensive ranked lists of Dallas schools can be displayed by clicking on these Dallas public high schools, Dallas public middle schools and Dallas public elementary schools links.
If you are thinking about buying a home in the DFW area, quality of local schools should be a major consideration, whether you have school age children or not. If you have children who will be attending local schools, it is reassuring to know that they will have access to high-quality primary and secondary education. If you don't have school age children, the quality of nearby schools is still important. It is more likely that houses located within the attendance boundaries of a strong school district will see higher appreciation when the market is good and more likely to hold their value when it is not so good than houses that are in lower-quality school districts. It also is easily demonstrated that homes in good school districts usually sell faster than homes in lower-quality school districts, especially when housing demand is soft. And finally, many homeowners believe they will have better neighbors when they live in a good school district. All in all, it is relatively easy to make a compelling case that buying in a strong school district can enhance and help protect the investment you make when you purchase a home.
As shown on this DFW commute times and distances page, the time and cost expended for getting to one place from another within the DFW metroplex can be significant. This and the quality of schools issue typically cause their decision about which communities are preferable or acceptable to be one of the first that prospective home buyers make. Where to buy decisions almost always also include an assessment of which areas offer the desired combination of great houses at a reasonable price and a safe and nice place to live. Data provided in table below and on these best Dallas suburbs and best Dallas suburbs for families pages can provide a good start in finding the communities that might best meet the needs of you and your family.
2020 DFW school districts rankings
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| rank | district | academic performance score | students | grade levels | academic performance index | TEA accountability rating | STAAR scaled score | AP / IB | SAT | ACT |
| 1 | Carroll ISD | 10 | 8,300 | EE - 12 | 96.4 | A | 96 | 56.8% | 68.2% | 71.4% |
| 2 | Highland Park ISD (University Park, TX) | 10 | 6,800 | EE - 12 | 94.5 | A | 94 | 65.6% | 54.3% | 71.2% |
| 3 | Lovejoy ISD | 10 | 4,300 | EE - 12 | 94.1 | A | 95 | 62.6% | 65.3% | 55.8% |
| 4 | Coppell ISD | 10 | 12,900 | EE - 12 | 93.1 | A | 94 | 57.2% | 65.6% | 67.6% |
| 5 | Allen ISD | 10 | 21,500 | EE - 12 | 81.7 | A | 93 | 45.0% | 57.5% | 32.1% |
| 6 | Grapevine-Colleyville ISD | 10 | 13,900 | EE - 12 | 81.0 | A | 91 | 48.3% | 58.9% | 36.2% |
| 7 | Plano ISD | 10 | 52,800 | PK - 12 | 80.5 | A | 91 | 46.7% | 59.9% | 35.1% |
| 8 | Frisco ISD | 10 | 60,000 | K - 12 | 79.1 | A | 93 | 39.7% | 49.3% | 33.0% |
| 9 | Aledo ISD | 10 | 6,100 | EE - 12 | 76.4 | A | 92 | 28.0% | 60.7% | 35.5% |
| 10 | Prosper ISD | 10 | 14,300 | EE - 12 | 76.2 | A | 92 | 33.9% | 45.2% | 37.9% |
| 11 | Rockwall ISD | 10 | 16,500 | EE - 12 | 75.3 | A | 91 | 38.5% | 54.3% | 22.0% |
| 12 | McKinney ISD | 10 | 24,500 | K - 12 | 75.0 | B | 90 | 40.5% | 50.7% | 27.8% |
| 13 | Keller ISD | 10 | 35,000 | K - 12 | 73.9 | B | 91 | 34.1% | 50.3% | 25.7% |
| 14 | Argyle ISD | 10 | 3,000 | EE - 12 | 72.7 | A | 92 | 14.3% | 56.6% | 41.8% |
| 15 | Northwest ISD | 10 | 24,100 | EE - 12 | 72.3 | A | 90 | 34.2% | 54.3% | 18.7% |
| 16 | Lewisville ISD | 10 | 52,100 | EE - 12 | 70.3 | B | 88 | 32.5% | 53.2% | 26.7% |
| 17 | Wylie ISD (Wylie, TX) | 10 | 16,500 | EE - 12 | 68.5 | A | 92 | 22.1% | 39.1% | 15.8% |
| 18 | Celina ISD | 10 | 2,700 | K - 12 | 68.2 | A | 91 | 27.6% | 13.5% | 36.8% |
| 19 | Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD | 10 | 23,600 | EE - 12 | 68.0 | A | 90 | 30.5% | 38.3% | 13.3% |
| 20 | Sunnyvale ISD | 10 | 1,900 | EE - 12 | 67.7 | A | 92 | 0.8% | 64.8% | 26.8% |
| 21 | Mansfield ISD | 10 | 35,200 | EE - 12 | 66.5 | A | 90 | 22.4% | 44.2% | 13.5% |
| 22 | Richardson ISD | 10 | 39,000 | EE - 12 | 63.9 | B | 85 | 30.7% | 36.8% | 28.6% |
| 23 | Melissa ISD | 10 | 3,100 | EE - 12 | 61.8 | A | 92 | 2.6% | 31.6% | 17.1% |
| 24 | Midlothian ISD | 10 | 9,400 | EE - 12 | 61.8 | B | 87 | 18.9% | 36.4% | 21.5% |
| 25 | Brock ISD | 10 | 1,500 | 3 - 12 | 61.0 | A | 91 | 1.0% | 36.8% | 18.4% |
| 26 | Forney ISD | 9 | 11,100 | EE - 12 | 60.9 | A | 88 | 16.9% | 36.8% | 11.0% |
| 27 | Glen Rose ISD | 9 | 1,900 | 3 - 12 | 60.1 | A | 89 | 7.9% | 41.8% | 10.2% |
| 28 | Birdville ISD | 9 | 23,500 | EE - 12 | 60.1 | B | 85 | 28.0% | 33.4% | 12.1% |
| 29 | Aubrey ISD | 9 | 2,400 | EE - 12 | 59.5 | A | 87 | 11.4% | 41.0% | 16.5% |
| 30 | Denton ISD | 9 | 30,000 | EE - 12 | 59.3 | B | 85 | 22.2% | 36.6% | 15.4% |
| 31 | Caddo Mills ISD | 9 | 1,800 | PK - 12 | 58.8 | A | 91 | 36.9% | 5.1% | |
| 32 | Mabank ISD | 9 | 3,600 | PK - 12 | 58.0 | A | 88 | 15.1% | 24.2% | 7.7% |
| 33 | Grandview ISD | 9 | 1,300 | EE - 12 | 57.8 | A | 90 | 16.1% | 27.6% | |
| 34 | Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD | 9 | 20,000 | K - 12 | 56.9 | B | 83 | 28.0% | 30.4% | 10.8% |
| 35 | Kennedale ISD | 9 | 3,100 | EE - 12 | 56.9 | B | 84 | 18.5% | 44.0% | 7.5% |
| 36 | Burleson ISD | 9 | 12,400 | EE - 12 | 56.0 | B | 83 | 22.8% | 35.6% | 9.3% |
| 37 | Joshua ISD | 9 | 5,600 | EE - 12 | 56.0 | A | 87 | 7.8% | 32.3% | 8.9% |
| 38 | Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD | 9 | 25,500 | EE - 12 | 55.8 | B | 80 | 35.8% | 35.9% | 7.5% |
| 39 | Paradise ISD | 9 | 1,200 | EE - 12 | 55.8 | A | 87 | 35.9% | 19.9% | |
| 40 | Lone Oak ISD | 9 | 1,000 | PK - 12 | 55.7 | B | 84 | 11.4% | 27.2% | 30.4% |
| 41 | Garland ISD | 9 | 55,800 | EE - 12 | 54.9 | B | 82 | 23.1% | 39.7% | 5.9% |
| 42 | Alvord ISD | 9 | 700 | PK - 12 | 54.5 | A | 88 | 30.4% | 7.8% | |
| 43 | Farmersville ISD | 9 | 1,700 | 2 - 12 | 53.8 | A | 86 | 8.0% | 23.5% | 11.5% |
| 44 | Tolar ISD | 8 | 800 | PK - 12 | 53.7 | A | 87 | 1.9% | 34.3% | 3.7% |
| 45 | Lake Dallas ISD | 8 | 4,000 | EE - 12 | 53.7 | B | 83 | 10.4% | 44.1% | 10.2% |
| 46 | Little Elm ISD | 8 | 7,800 | EE - 12 | 53.0 | B | 81 | 23.6% | 30.3% | 9.7% |
| 47 | Waxahachie ISD | 8 | 8,900 | K - 12 | 52.8 | B | 83 | 10.3% | 38.7% | 9.8% |
| 48 | Ponder ISD | 8 | 1,500 | EE - 12 | 52.8 | B | 82 | 7.9% | 36.2% | 25.3% |
| 49 | Bland ISD | 8 | 700 | PK - 12 | 52.6 | A | 88 | 23.5% | 2.0% | |
| 50 | Community ISD | 8 | 2,400 | EE - 12 | 52.4 | A | 82 | 14.5% | 38.2% | 7.6% |
| 51 | Decatur ISD | 8 | 3,400 | EE - 12 | 51.8 | B | 82 | 15.4% | 22.8% | 17.1% |
| 52 | Sanger ISD | 8 | 2,800 | EE - 12 | 51.5 | B | 82 | 10.1% | 34.9% | 13.8% |
| 53 | Princeton ISD | 8 | 4,900 | EE - 12 | 51.2 | A | 85 | 5.6% | 21.9% | 8.6% |
| 54 | Crandall ISD | 8 | 4,400 | EE - 12 | 50.9 | B | 82 | 14.2% | 20.4% | 16.1% |
| 55 | Grand Prairie ISD | 8 | 29,100 | EE - 12 | 50.8 | B | 79 | 22.3% | 38.8% | 6.1% |
| 56 | Granbury ISD | 8 | 7,300 | EE - 12 | 50.7 | B | 80 | 13.9% | 33.2% | 19.5% |
| 57 | Royse City ISD | 8 | 6,200 | EE - 12 | 50.6 | B | 82 | 10.9% | 30.5% | 10.8% |
| 58 | Red Oak ISD | 8 | 5,900 | EE - 12 | 50.4 | B | 82 | 13.2% | 19.3% | 15.6% |
| 59 | Arlington ISD | 8 | 59,800 | EE - 12 | 49.0 | B | 78 | 21.3% | 34.6% | 8.7% |
| 60 | Palmer ISD | 8 | 1,200 | PK - 12 | 49.0 | B | 85 | 23.8% | 3.0% | |
| 61 | Anna ISD | 8 | 3,600 | EE - 12 | 49.0 | B | 82 | 9.6% | 24.4% | 8.2% |
| 62 | Azle ISD | 7 | 6,600 | EE - 12 | 48.9 | B | 82 | 7.9% | 29.5% | 5.9% |
| 63 | Scurry-Rosser ISD | 7 | 1,100 | EE - 12 | 48.8 | B | 84 | 1.2% | 23.3% | 8.3% |
| 64 | Peaster ISD | 7 | 1,200 | EE - 12 | 48.8 | A | 83 | 4.3% | 26.4% | 7.1% |
| 65 | Millsap ISD | 7 | 1,000 | PK - 12 | 48.6 | B | 82 | 8.5% | 28.2% | 4.2% |
| 66 | Blue Ridge ISD | 7 | 900 | PK - 12 | 48.5 | A | 84 | 22.7% | 9.4% | |
| 67 | White Settlement ISD | 7 | 6,800 | EE - 12 | 48.5 | B | 80 | 12.9% | 30.9% | 8.7% |
| 68 | Dallas ISD | 7 | 155,000 | EE - 12 | 48.3 | B | 78 | 21.0% | 29.0% | 10.3% |
| 69 | Krum ISD | 7 | 2,000 | 2 - 12 | 47.7 | B | 81 | 6.9% | 23.5% | 14.2% |
| 70 | Lipan ISD | 7 | 400 | PK - 12 | 47.4 | A | 82 | 4.3% | 23.9% | 8.7% |
| 71 | Irving ISD | 7 | 33,400 | EE - 12 | 47.1 | B | 75 | 29.0% | 30.7% | 9.2% |
| 72 | Weatherford ISD | 7 | 8,000 | EE - 12 | 46.8 | B | 80 | 12.2% | 23.4% | 6.2% |
| 73 | Ennis ISD | 7 | 5,800 | 1 - 12 | 45.8 | B | 78 | 16.2% | 22.7% | 9.2% |
| 74 | Springtown ISD | 7 | 3,500 | EE - 12 | 45.5 | B | 80 | 8.2% | 21.2% | 7.7% |
| 75 | Chico ISD | 7 | 600 | EE - 12 | 45.5 | A | 82 | 18.8% | 9.4% | |
| 76 | Maypearl ISD | 6 | 1,200 | EE - 12 | 44.9 | B | 80 | 32.3% | 8.9% | |
| 77 | Wolfe City ISD | 6 | 700 | EE - 12 | 44.6 | A | 82 | 3.0% | 19.6% | |
| 78 | Mesquite ISD | 6 | 40,300 | EE - 12 | 44.5 | B | 76 | 20.2% | 25.8% | 6.0% |
| 79 | Pilot Point ISD | 6 | 1,400 | 3 - 12 | 43.8 | B | 79 | 8.1% | 15.6% | 10.9% |
| 80 | Keene ISD | 6 | 1,100 | PK - 12 | 43.5 | B | 76 | 9.8% | 39.4% | 6.6% |
| 81 | Kaufman ISD | 6 | 4,000 | 1 - 12 | 43.3 | B | 80 | 4.6% | 16.3% | 4.9% |
| 82 | Bridgeport ISD | 6 | 2,100 | 3 - 12 | 43.1 | B | 76 | 10.1% | 29.7% | 13.2% |
| 83 | Slidell ISD | 6 | 300 | EE - 12 | 42.2 | B | 76 | 36.7% | 20.0% | |
| 84 | Boles ISD | 5 | 500 | PK - 12 | 41.9 | A | 78 | 24.3% | 13.5% | |
| 85 | Lancaster ISD | 5 | 7,300 | EE - 12 | 40.6 | B | 79 | 4.0% | 8.6% | 4.0% |
| 86 | Celeste ISD | 5 | 500 | EE - 12 | 40.2 | B | 78 | 20.3% | 6.3% | |
| 87 | Boyd ISD | 5 | 1,300 | PK - 12 | 39.7 | B | 76 | 7.3% | 18.8% | 6.3% |
| 88 | Cedar Hill ISD | 5 | 7,800 | EE - 12 | 38.8 | B | 75 | 4.0% | 24.1% | 10.3% |
| 89 | Crowley ISD | 4 | 15,700 | EE - 12 | 38.0 | B | 73 | 11.2% | 25.4% | 5.7% |
| 90 | Garner ISD | 4 | 200 | PK - 12 | 37.5 | B | 79 | |||
| 91 | Fort Worth ISD | 4 | 84,300 | EE - 12 | 36.5 | C | 69 | 19.6% | 33.1% | 4.7% |
| 92 | Everman ISD | 4 | 6,200 | EE - 12 | 36.3 | B | 71 | 14.0% | 26.8% | 4.3% |
| 93 | Alvarado ISD | 4 | 3,600 | EE - 12 | 35.8 | B | 74 | 3.6% | 21.8% | 1.6% |
| 94 | Kemp ISD | 4 | 1,700 | 3 - 12 | 35.6 | B | 74 | 21.2% | 8.1% | |
| 95 | Italy ISD | 4 | 600 | PK - 12 | 35.3 | B | 76 | 2.1% | 8.3% | |
| 96 | Cleburne ISD | 4 | 6,700 | EE - 12 | 35.0 | C | 69 | 19.1% | 23.7% | 5.5% |
| 97 | Poolville ISD | 4 | 500 | EE - 12 | 35.0 | B | 73 | 29.6% | 3.7% | |
| 98 | Castleberry ISD | 3 | 3,800 | EE - 12 | 34.7 | B | 71 | 7.3% | 32.0% | 1.9% |
| 99 | Avalon ISD | 3 | 400 | PK - 12 | 33.4 | B | 72 | 29.6% | 1.9% | |
| 100 | Rio Vista ISD | 3 | 800 | PK - 12 | 33.4 | B | 73 | 1.8% | 17.6% | 1.8% |
| 101 | Quinlan ISD | 3 | 2,700 | 3 - 12 | 33.2 | B | 73 | 3.9% | 12.4% | 1.3% |
| 102 | Duncanville ISD | 3 | 12,700 | EE - 12 | 32.7 | B | 70 | 7.4% | 24.9% | 3.6% |
| 103 | Godley ISD | 3 | 2,200 | 2 - 12 | 32.1 | C | 71 | 27.3% | 3.3% | |
| 104 | Venus ISD | 3 | 2,200 | 2 - 12 | 31.7 | B | 71 | 0.7% | 21.1% | 5.9% |
| 105 | Ferris ISD | 3 | 2,700 | 1 - 12 | 31.6 | B | 70 | 11.4% | 5.8% | 7.5% |
| 106 | Terrell ISD | 3 | 4,700 | K - 12 | 31.4 | B | 71 | 3.1% | 11.8% | 8.4% |
| 107 | Greenville ISD | 2 | 5,500 | K - 12 | 27.5 | B | 67 | 3.3% | 21.8% | 5.2% |
| 108 | Commerce ISD | 2 | 1,500 | 3 - 12 | 27.3 | B | 67 | 1.8% | 20.2% | 8.3% |
| 109 | DeSoto ISD | 2 | 9,400 | K - 12 | 25.6 | C | 65 | 4.0% | 27.2% | 2.7% |
| 110 | Lake Worth ISD | 1 | 3,400 | EE - 12 | 18.6 | C | 57 | 12.5% | 26.5% | 6.3% |
| 111 | Campbell ISD | 1 | 300 | PK - 12 | 16.8 | B | 59 | 21.2% | 7.7% | |
| 112 | Milford ISD | 1 | 300 | PK - 12 | 11.7 | F | 57 | 11.1% | ||
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 explains specifically how the four metrics used in this study to rank the academic performance of Texas school districts are derived. The State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) metric is the cumulative 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.
To provide additional perspective regarding each districts’ academic performance, an academic performance index that indicates the relative performance (API) of each Texas school districts was constructed based on these four factors, as described on the best DFW school districts page page. So, for example, if a districts API is 75.3, that means its academic performance point total is 75.3 percent of the total performance points of the top performing district in the state. Each district also has been assigned an academic performance score based on its relative position in the academic performance index. The top 10 percent of Texas school districts included in this study received an academic performance score of 10, districts in the next lower, ninth decile districts received a score of 9, and so on.
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