Best School Districts in Texas 2026

Frisco Isd ranks #1 for proficiency in Texas at 64%. Below: the top 25 Texas public school districts ranked by EDFacts math + reading proficiency.

Filtered to districts with 2+ schools and 200+ students. Data from NCES Common Core of Data + EDFacts assessment results.

Rank	District	Schools	Students	Proficiency	Grad Rate
1	Frisco Isd	74	66,916	64%	85%
2	Leander Isd	50	42,415	61%	82%
3	Round Rock Isd	59	46,510	56%	81%
4	Plano Isd	74	48,921	54%	83%
5	Lewisville Isd	62	49,060	54%	80%
6	Keller Isd	41	34,078	54%	79%
7	Clear Creek Isd	47	40,693	53%	78%
8	Katy Isd	72	92,667	51%	76%
9	Conroe Isd	63	70,783	51%	77%
10	Mansfield Isd	47	35,722	51%	79%
11	Lamar Cisd	45	42,461	50%	75%
12	Humble Isd	49	48,758	49%	76%
13	Northside Isd	125	102,962	48%	77%
14	Fort Bend Isd	81	79,660	47%	76%
15	Richardson Isd	55	37,260	47%	76%
16	Austin Isd	122	73,384	47%	77%
17	Klein Isd	50	53,712	46%	76%
18	Spring Branch Isd	46	33,649	45%	80%
19	North East Isd	75	59,007	45%	77%
20	Cypress-Fairbanks Isd	89	118,010	45%	76%
21	Killeen Isd	54	43,935	44%	77%
22	Ector County Isd	46	33,340	41%	78%
23	Garland Isd	76	52,767	41%	73%
24	Corpus Christi Isd	57	33,387	41%	73%
25	Socorro Isd	51	47,843	40%	71%

Frequently Asked Questions

Based on EDFacts proficiency rates (math + reading combined), Frisco Isd ranks #1 in Texas at 64% proficiency. The full top 25 above shows the highest-scoring districts in the state.

Frisco Isd (Frisco) currently leads Texas for proficiency. Strong districts in Texas typically cluster in suburban areas adjacent to major metros — proximity to economic centers correlates with funded districts and high-engagement parent populations.

These are the best school **districts** by EDFacts proficiency. Individual schools within these districts may vary — a strong district usually has strong schools, but not always. For school-level rankings (elementary, middle, high), see our per-level ranking pages.

EDFacts proficiency rates can be compared state to state, but methodology varies (each state sets its own proficiency cut-score). For an apples-to-apples comparison across states, use the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) — the "Nation's Report Card" — which administers the same test nationwide.

By average EDFacts proficiency rate (math + reading combined). We filter to districts with at least 2 schools and 200+ students enrolled, to exclude tiny single-school districts. Other ranking sites blend in teacher pay, parent reviews, demographics, and college outcomes — useful but more subjective. We use only federal data and rank by academic outcomes.

All data is sourced from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data (enrollment, school count) and EDFacts assessment results (proficiency rates). Both are federal data sources used by the US Department of Education. Rankings reflect the most recent reporting year available.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, EDFacts Data Files

Last updated: May 2026

Districts ranked by average EDFacts proficiency (math + reading). Filtered to 2+ schools and 200+ students.

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The this entity category groups every U.S. K-12 school outcomes and enrollment entity sharing this attribute. The list above is the data; the paragraphs below explain what the grouping means against the broader NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts distribution and how to read the relative rankings within the category.

For readers using this category as a starting point, the per-entity detail pages linked from the table above carry the underlying NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts data in full. The category-level view is the filter; the per-entity pages are the actual answer.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.