Best Public School Districts ranks 8,738 school districts based on dozens of key statistics and 4.6 million opinions from 280,000 students and parents. A high ranking indicates that the district contains great schools with exceptional teachers, sufficient resources, and a diverse set of high-achieving students who rate their experiences very highly.
An additional 561 districts received a grade but were not eligible for ranking. For more information, read the full methodology.
1 Eanes Independent School District Austin, TX
2 Carroll Independent School District Northeast Tarrant Township, TX
3 Plano Independent School District Plano, TX
4 Highland Park Independent School District (Dallas) Northeast Dallas Township, TX
5 Coppell Independent School District Southwest Dallas Township, TX
6 Dripping Springs Independent School District Dripping Springs-Wimberley Township, TX
7 South Texas Independent School District
8 Lake Travis Independent School District Southwest Travis Township, TX
9 Allen Independent School District Allen, TX
10 Alamo Heights Independent School District San Antonio Central Township, TX
11 Frisco Independent School District Frisco, TX
12 Boerne Independent School District Boerne Township, TX
13 Friendswood Independent School District Texas City-League City Township, TX
14 Prosper Independent School District Celina Township, TX
15 Midway Independent School District (Woodway) Waco, TX
16 Port Aransas Independent School District Port Aransas Township, TX
17 Pearland Independent School District Alvin-Pearland Township, TX
18 Lovejoy Independent School District Lucas, TX
19 Katy Independent School District Houston, TX
20 Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District Northeast Tarrant Township, TX
21 Aledo Independent School District Weatherford Southeast Township, TX
22 Sundown Independent School District Sundown Township, TX
23 Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District Northeast Tarrant Township, TX
24 Lewisville Independent School District Lewisville-Flower Mound Township, TX
25 Clear Creek Independent School District Texas City-League City Township, TX