Best Schools for White Students in Texas (2026)

These are the Texas public schools where white 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 white 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

#SchoolReadingMathTestedOverall Repit grade
1OVERTON PARK EL Fort Worth92%98%151A+
2KIMBERLIN ACAD FOR EXCEL Garland98%87%80A+
3MARTHA & JOSH MORRISS MATH & ENGINEERING EL Texarkana92%92%118A
4NORTHWEST EL Hereford90%90%25D
5MILAM EL Mcallen90%90%25A
6WINDSOR PARK G/T Corpus Christi92%87%98A
7HORN EL Bellaire92%87%123A+
8HUDSON EL Longview87%92%131A+
9CREEKSIDE FOREST EL The Woodlands87%92%139A+
10LAKEWOOD EL Dallas87%87%284A+
11HAZEL S PATTISON EL Katy87%87%247A+
12BESS CAMPBELL EL Sugar Land87%87%167A+
13STANTON-SMITH EL Whitehouse82%92%160A+
14RAY AND JAMIE WOLMAN EL Katy83%88%321A+
15STEPHEN F AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY CHARTER SCHOOL Nacogdoches82%87%73A+
16GLENN YORK EL Pearland87%82%66A+
17RIDE EL The Woodlands82%87%105A+
18DAVID EL The Woodlands82%87%166A+
19DEVERS EL Devers85%85%48A+
20TANGLEWOOD EL Fort Worth87%82%131A+
21CRESTVIEW EL Lubbock87%82%157A+
22GARDEN CITY EL Garden City85%85%36A+
23RIVER OAKS EL Houston87%82%84A+
24GRIFFIN EL Katy87%82%181A+
25WILCHESTER EL Houston82%87%255A+

Middle schools

#SchoolReadingMathTestedOverall Repit grade
1WILLIAM B TRAVIS VANGUARD ACAD OF ACADEMICALLY TAG Dallas98%92%228A+
2CARVER CENTER Midland98%92%156A+
3WIGGS MIDDLE El Paso90%90%23D
4SOUTH TEXAS ISD PREPARATORY ACADEMY Edinburg90%90%26C+
5SCHOOL FOR THE HIGHLY GIFTED Grand Prairie95%85%33A+
6KEALING MIDDLE Austin87%87%125A+
7SUDIE L WILLIAMS TALENTED AND GIFTED ACADEMY Dallas92%82%172A+
8GEORGE DAWSON MIDDLE Southlake83%90%379A+
9SOLAR PREPARATORY SCHOOL FOR GIRLS AT BONHAM Dallas95%75%56A+
10LANIER MIDDLE Houston87%82%213A+
11FOSTER MIDDLE Longview87%82%119B+
12BRENTFIELD EL Dallas81%88%344A
13CORNERSTONE ACADEMY Houston82%87%177A+
14WHITE ROCK EL Dallas83%85%342A+
15EUBANKS INT Southlake76%91%363A+
16MCCULLOUGH J H The Woodlands83%84%1056A+
17GARLAND MCMEANS J H Katy78%88%462A
18CARROLL MIDDLE Southlake82%83%435A+
19TOUGH EL The Woodlands81%83%348A+
20AUSTIN MIDDLE Galveston82%82%178C
21POTH J H Poth77%87%106A+
22PRAIRIE CREEK EL Richardson87%77%152A+
23SPEARMAN J H Spearman72%92%61A
24COLLINS INT The Woodlands81%82%395A+
25MITCHELL INT The Woodlands78%84%697A+

High schools

#SchoolReadingMathTestedOverall Repit grade
1LASA H S Austin98%98%111A+
2CARROLL SENIOR H S Southlake—98%0A+
3PLANO WEST SENIOR H S Plano—98%7B
4GRAPEVINE-COLLEYVILLE COLLEGIATE ACADEMY AT TCC NE Hurst95%—42A+
5CARNEGIE VANGUARD H S Houston95%95%42A+
6MANSFIELD FRONTIER STEM ACADEMY Mansfield95%—36A+
7HEALTH CAREERS H S San Antonio95%95%41A+
8SPRING BRANCH ACADEMIC INSTITUTE Houston95%95%36A+
9TOMBALL STAR ACADEMY Tomball95%95%47A+
10KINDER H S FOR PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTS Houston98%87%83A+
11ALEDO H S Aledo—92%10A
12PLANO EAST SR H S Plano90%92%28A+
13ISCHOOL HIGH AT UNIVERSITY PARK Houston90%—23A+
14UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN H S Austin90%90%23A+
15COLORADO RIVER COLLEGIATE ACADEMY Bastrop90%—23A+
16BOLING H S Boling90%—24B
17CHIRENO H S Chireno90%—20A
18SCHOOL FOR THE TALENTED AND GIFTED Dallas90%90%26A+
19IRMA RANGEL YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP SCHOOL Dallas90%90%21A+
20GRUVER H S Gruver90%—22A+
21DEBAKEY H S FOR HEALTH PROF Houston90%—28A+
22GUY M SCONZO EARLY COLLEGE H S Humble90%90%21A+
23WELLINGTON H S Wellington90%90%21A+
24POTH H S Poth95%85%33A+
25SEVEN LAKES H S Katy92%86%296A+

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