These are the 10 best Texas public schools for 2025. Did your child’s school make the grade?
Sending your child to a good school matters for parents.
One way to figure out if your child’s school is trustworthy is by looking at rankings. Niche is an online platform that uses more than 2.5 million reviews from students, parents and teachers to help determinethe best educational institutions.
Their 2025 Best Public Schools in America list ranked a Dallas high school as the ninth-best public school in the country. But Niche also narrowed it down by each state. For that list, Texas’ No. 1 and No. 2 public schools in Texas are again located in Dallas.
Niche determines its scores based on data from the U.S. Department of Education, as well as user opinions. The site looks at test scores, reading and math proficiency, teacher quality and graduation rates. Grades (A+ to D-) are assigned to a school based on how they perform in comparison to other schools.
Out of 2,114 Texas public schools, the first 73 are graded as A+ schools. Here are the top ten public schools in Texas.
No. 1: School for the Talented and Gifted, Dallas
Dallas Independent School District (ISD)
Public Magnet school (Magnet schools are free public schools that offer specialized or career-focused teaching, according to the U.S. World and Report)
534 students
18:1 student to teacher ratio
95 percent graduation rate
95 percent proficient in both math and reading
Ranked No. 9 in the country for best public school
No. 2: School of Science and Engineering, Dallas
Dallas ISD
Public Magnet school
490 students
18:1 student to teacher ratio
95 percent graduation rate
95 percent proficient in both math and reading
No. 3 Liberal Arts and Science Academy, Austin
Austin ISD
Public Magnet school
1,432 students
18:1 student to teacher ratio
99 percent graduation rate
99 percent proficient in reading, 91 percent in math
No. 4: Carnegie Vanguard High School, Houston
Houston ISD
Public Magnet school
823 students
22:1 student to teacher ratio
100 percent graduation rate
99 percent proficient in reading, 95 percent in math
No. 5: Westlake High School, Austin
Eanes ISD
Public school
2,825 students
14:1 student to teacher ratio
99 percent graduation rate
89 percent proficient in reading, 78 percent in math
No. 6: South Texas ISD Science Academy, Mercedes
South Texas ISD
Public Magnet school
795 students
13:1 student to teacher ratio
95 percent graduation rate
82 percent proficient in reading, 67 percent in math
No. 7: Carroll Senior High School, Southlake
Carroll ISD
Public school
1,444 students
15:1 student to teacher ratio
99 percent graduation rate
99 percent proficient in both reading and math
No. 8: BASIS San Antonio– Shavano Campus, San Antonio
BASIS Texas Charter Schools
Public Charter school (Charter schools are tuition-free public schools; however, they operate independently, which allows them more freedom and flexibility, according to U.S. News & World Report)
1,018 students
16:1 student to teacher ratio
95 percent graduation rate
90 percent proficient in reading, 84 percent in math
No. 9: Westwood High IB World School, Austin
Round Rock ISD
Public school
2,820 students
17:1 student to teacher ratio
99 percent graduation rate
78 percent proficient in reading, 61 percent in math
No. 10: Debakey H.S. for Health Professions, Houston
Houston ISD
Public Magnet school
916 students
17:1 student to teacher ratio
95 percent graduation rate
99 percent proficient in reading, 83 percent in math