Best High Schools in Texas
Overview
Texan students completing the high school foundation program are expected to earn 22 credit hours, according to the Texas Education Agency. Students may also elect to attain a higher number of credits for one of five endorsements including STEM or business and industry. The State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness end-of-course exams measure successful learning.
To see how schools in the state’s top metro areas ranked, check out the pages for Houston, San Antonio, Dallas and Austin.
- districts
- 1,085
- high schools
- 2,021
- full-time teachers
- 116,682
- students enrolled
- 1,741,790
Top Ranked Texas Schools
- The School for the Talented and Gifted (TAG)1201 E Eighth St, Dallas, Texas 75203
- Irma Lerma Rangel Young Women's Leadership School1718 Robert B Cullum Blvd, Dallas, Texas 75210
- Science and Engineering Magnet School (SEM)1201 E Eighth St, Dallas, Texas 75203
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- Grand Prairie Collegiate Institute1502 College St, Grand Prairie, Texas 75051
- Carnegie Vanguard High School1501 Taft, Houston, Texas 77019
- Liberal Arts and Science Academy (LASA)1012 Arthur Stiles Rd, Austin, Texas 78721
- BASIS San Antonio- Shavano Campus4114 Lockhill Selma Rd, San Antonio, Texas 78230
- DeBakey High School for Health Professions2545 Pressler, Houston, Texas 77030
- Brownsville Early College High School343 Ringgold Rd, Brownsville, Texas 78520
- Judge Barefoot Sanders Law Magnet1201 E Eighth St, Dallas, Texas 75203
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Best High Schools in District
- Conroe Independent School District
- Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District
- Dallas Independent School District
- Fort Bend Independent School District
- Fort Worth Independent School District
- Houston Independent School District
- Katy Independent School District
- Northside Independent School District