Best Schools for Low-income Students in Texas (2026)

These are the Texas public schools where low-income students scored highest on the state reading and math tests, ranked by the average of the two proficiency rates. Only schools with at least 20 tested low-income students are included. The list reflects how students in this group perform at each school; it is not a ranking of schools by their demographic makeup.

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Elementary schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	J KAWAS EL Laredo	82%	92%	128	A+
2	CRAWFORD EL Crawford	90%	70%	21	A+
3	RIVER OAKS EL Houston	90%	70%	27	A+
4	VERIBEST EL Veribest	70%	90%	20	C+
5	GRIFFIN EL Katy	85%	75%	37	A+
6	WINDSOR PARK G/T Corpus Christi	82%	72%	84	A
7	HUDSON EL Longview	77%	77%	160	A+
8	STANLEY C STANLEY EL Katy	75%	75%	42	A+
9	MARTHA & JOSH MORRISS MATH & ENGINEERING EL Texarkana	75%	75%	35	A
10	STANTON-SMITH EL Whitehouse	67%	82%	104	A+
11	EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT CTR Corpus Christi	70%	70%	29	A+
12	DEVERS EL Devers	70%	70%	29	A+
13	EL MAGNET AT REAGAN EL Odessa	72%	67%	71	A+
14	COMMONWEALTH EL Sugar Land	70%	70%	26	A+
15	GEORGE WEST PRI George West	75%	65%	51	A+
16	RAY AND JAMIE WOLMAN EL Katy	65%	75%	36	A+
17	JAMES E RANDOLPH EL Fulshear	70%	70%	29	A
18	NURSERY EL Victoria	70%	70%	30	A+
19	GLOBAL LEADERSHIP ACADEMY Terrell	65%	75%	49	A+
20	ORTIZ EL Brownsville	67%	67%	117	A
21	JACK LOWE SR EL Dallas	67%	67%	180	A+
22	KIRKSEY EL Booker	55%	75%	56	A+
23	CAYUGA EL Tennessee Colony	65%	65%	39	B+
24	HOFFMANN LANE EL New Braunfels	65%	65%	43	A+
25	DUBLIN EL Dublin	62%	67%	62	A+

Middle schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	SCHOOL FOR THE HIGHLY GIFTED Grand Prairie	85%	85%	40	A+
2	WILLIAM B TRAVIS VANGUARD ACAD OF ACADEMICALLY TAG Dallas	82%	82%	68	A+
3	CARVER CENTER Midland	87%	77%	64	A+
4	SCHOOL FOR THE TALENTED & GIFTED IN PLEASANT GROVE Dallas	78%	76%	339	A+
5	SUDIE L WILLIAMS TALENTED AND GIFTED ACADEMY Dallas	82%	67%	113	A+
6	HENRY W LONGFELLOW CAREER EXPLORATION ACADEMY Dallas	79%	67%	342	A+
7	AUSTIN MIDDLE Galveston	73%	71%	313	C
8	GRUVER J H Gruver	55%	85%	54	A+
9	SEVEN LAKES J H Katy	67%	72%	192	A
10	RED LICK MIDDLE Texarkana	70%	—	20	A+
11	ADAMS J H Fulshear	62%	72%	110	A+
12	LINDALE J H Lindale	62%	72%	253	A+
13	HOUSTON GATEWAY ACADEMY INC ELITE COLLEGE PREP Houston	62%	67%	277	B
14	DALLAS ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE ACADEMY Dallas	75%	54%	345	A
15	LAWLER MIDDLE Frisco	55%	75%	33	A+
16	BECKENDORFF J H Katy	62%	67%	179	A+
17	CORNERSTONE ACADEMY Houston	57%	72%	75	A+
18	HOUSTON GATEWAY ACADEMY Houston	60%	66%	306	A
19	SMITH MIDDLE Cypress	62%	62%	190	A
20	GEORGE B DEALEY MONTESSORI ACADEMY Dallas	67%	57%	88	A+
21	GARLAND MCMEANS J H Katy	62%	62%	225	A
22	OLNEY J H Olney	62%	62%	92	A
23	RISE ACADEMY Lubbock	47%	72%	67	A+
24	COLLINS INT The Woodlands	57%	62%	91	A+
25	TOUGH EL The Woodlands	70%	50%	29	A+

High schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING Dallas	98%	95%	64	A+
2	LASA H S Austin	95%	95%	51	A+
3	ISCHOOL HIGH AT UNIVERSITY PARK Houston	90%	—	22	A+
4	SCHOOL FOR THE TALENTED AND GIFTED Dallas	90%	90%	30	A+
5	LORENA HIGH Lorena	90%	—	21	A+
6	DEBAKEY H S FOR HEALTH PROF Houston	98%	82%	71	A+
7	DR WRIGHT L LASSITER JR EARLY COLLEGE H S Dallas	92%	87%	63	A+
8	CARNEGIE VANGUARD H S Houston	98%	75%	85	A+
9	SHIRLEEN ZACHARIAS EARLY CLGE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY Somerset	85%	—	33	A
10	JUDSON EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY Live Oak	92%	75%	67	A+
11	JUDGE BAREFOOT SANDERS LAW MAGNET Dallas	98%	67%	74	A+
12	TRINIDAD GARZA EARLY COLLEGE AT MT VIEW Dallas	98%	67%	90	A+
13	ALIEF EARLY COLLEGE H S Houston	87%	77%	85	A+
14	KERR H S Houston	92%	72%	148	A+
15	IRMA RANGEL YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP SCHOOL Dallas	87%	77%	280	A+
16	HECTOR J GARCIA EARLY COLLEGE H S Laredo	92%	72%	100	A+
17	HEALTH CAREERS H S San Antonio	98%	65%	62	A+
18	GRUVER H S Gruver	70%	90%	27	A+
19	KINDER H S FOR PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTS Houston	95%	65%	35	A+
20	TOMBALL STAR ACADEMY Tomball	90%	70%	28	A+
21	WAXAHACHIE GLOBAL H S Waxahachie	90%	70%	28	A+
22	SCHOOL OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS Dallas	92%	67%	87	A+
23	TCCSE EARLY COLLEGE H S AT TIMBERVIEW Arlington	85%	75%	47	A+
24	NORTH LAKE EARLY COLLEGE H S Irving	85%	70%	58	A+
25	TYLER ISD EARLY COLLEGE H S Tyler	87%	67%	97	A+

Source: U.S. Department of Education EDFacts (state assessment results by student group) via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Small schools report results as ranges; we use the midpoint. Methodology

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