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