These are the best of the best—the top ten high schools in each of four economic categories, as ranked by the National Center for Educational Accountability. For the full list of more than one thousand public high schools in Texas, see page 170 (in the print copy).

HIGHEST ECONOMIC GROUP

College Station/A&M Consolidated

Coppell/Coppell

Fort Bend/Clements

Friendswood/Friendswood

Highland Park-Dallas/Highland Park

Katy/Taylor

Muenster/Muenster

Randolph Field/Randolph

Round Rock/Westwood

Spring Branch/Memorial

UPPER-MIDDLE ECONOMIC GROUP

Abbott/Abbott

Albany/Albany

Gruver/Gruver

Harper/Harper

Kerrville/Tivy

Moulton/Moulton

Seymour/Seymour

Shiner/Shiner

Stratford/Stratford

Windthorst/Windthorst

LOWER-MIDDLE ECONOMIC GROUP

Apple Springs/Apple Springs

Friona/Friona

Irion County/Irion

Mason/Mason

McAllen/McAllen

Memphis/Memphis

Pewitt/Pewitt

Tahoka/Tahoka

Terrell County/Sanderson

Whiteface/Whiteface

LOWEST ECONOMIC GROUP

Bovina/Bovina

Hidalgo/Hidalgo

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo/ Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial

San Antonio/Highlands

San Antonio/Jefferson

San Antonio/Lanier

San Isidro/San Isidro

United/United South

Ysleta/Del Valle

Ysleta/Ysleta