The website greatschools.net rates public schools on a scale of 1 to 10 with 1 being bad and 10 being the best. The following elementary schools currently have a 10 rating on greatschools.net:
http://www.greatschools.net/
Allen ISD
Bolin
Boon
Evans
Green
Kerr
Marion
Norton
Vaughn
Arlington ISD
Ditto
Carroll ISD
Carroll
Durham
Johnson
Old Union
Rockenbaugh
Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD
Country Place
Coppell ISD
Denton Creek
Lakeside
Mockingbird
Town Center
Valley Ranch
Dallas ISD
Dealey Montessori
Bonham
Fannin
Lakewood
Stonewall Jackson
Travis Talented & Gifted
Denton ISD
Hawk
Rayzor
Wilson
Frisco ISD
Bledsoe
Borchardt
Carroll
Curtsinger
Fisher
Isbell
Pink
Sparks
Spears
Tadlock
Taylor
Garland ISD
Keeley
Walnut Glen Academy for Excellence
Grapevine-Colleyville ISD
Bransford
Glenhope
Grapevine
Heritage
Taylor
Highland Park ISD
Armstrong
Bradfield
Hyer
University Park
Keller ISD
Hidden Lakes
Liberty
Shady Grove
Willis Lane
Lewisville ISD
Bridlewood
Castle Hills
Forest Vista
Garden Ridge
Heritage
McAuliffe
Old Settlers
Prairie Trail
Lovejoy ISD
Hart
Lovejoy
Mansfield ISD
Brown
Smith
Spencer
Tipps
McKinney ISD
Eddins
Valley Creek
Walker
Wolford
North Hills Charter (Irving, TX)
Northwest ISD
Beck
Lakeview
Plano ISD
Andrews
Barksdale
Bethany
Beverly
Boggess
Centennial
Haun
Hightower
Mathews
Saigling
Schell
Skaggs
Stinson
Wyatt
Prosper ISD
Folsom
Richardson ISD
Bowie
Brentfield
Dover
Mohawk
Prairie Creek
Rockwall ISD
Hartman
Parks-Heath
School information for schools in the Dallas, Texas area. Sources - Texas Education Agency, Just 4 Kids, The Dallas Morning News, Dallas Business Journal, Great Schools.
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Homogeneous High Schools - Schools with more than 80% of one demographic group
The public schools track certain demographic groups - (1) Low Income, which are kids on free and reduced lunch and (2) Race/ethnicity, which are African-American, Asian, Caucasian, Hispanic and Other. The following schools have a race/ethnicity group of 80% or more and/or 80% or more Low Income.
Dallas ISD
Smith High - 84% Low income, 83% African-American
Carter High - 85% African-American
Early College High - 86% Low income, 82% Hispanic
Conrad High - 86% Low income
Madison High - 82% African-American
Lincoln High - 86% Low income, 92% African-American
Molina High - 80% Low income, 90% Hispanic
North Dallas High - 82% Low income
Roosevelt High - 81% African-American
South Oak Cliff High - 80% Low income
Sunset High - 96% Hispanic
Thomas Jefferson High - 87% Low income, 84% Hispanic
Adamson High - 94% Hispanic
Samual High - 81% Low income
Highland Park ISD
Highland Park High School - 93% Caucasian
Rockwall ISD
Rockwall High School - 81% Caucasian
Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD
Early College - 84% Hispanic
Carroll ISD
Carroll High - 88% Caucasian
Carroll Sr. High - 89% Caucasian
Grapevine-Colleyville ISD
Grapevine High - 81% Caucasian
Lewisville ISD
Flower Mound High - 82% Caucasian
Marcus High - 85% Caucasian
Keller ISD
Keller High - 86% Caucasian
Irving ISD
Union Bower - 87% Hispanic
DeSoto ISD
9th Grade Center - 82% African-American
DeSoto High - 81% African-American
Lancaster ISD
Lancaster High - 85% African-American
Midlothian ISD
Midlothian High - 81% Caucasian
Crandall ISD
Crandall High - 84% Caucasian
Aubrey ISD
Aubrey High - 83% Caucasian
Celina ISD
Celina High - 81% Caucasian
Gunter ISD
Gunter High - 80% Caucasian
Melissa ISD
Melissa High - 81% Caucasian
Argyle ISD
Argyle High - 92% Caucasian
Dallas ISD
Smith High - 84% Low income, 83% African-American
Carter High - 85% African-American
Early College High - 86% Low income, 82% Hispanic
Conrad High - 86% Low income
Madison High - 82% African-American
Lincoln High - 86% Low income, 92% African-American
Molina High - 80% Low income, 90% Hispanic
North Dallas High - 82% Low income
Roosevelt High - 81% African-American
South Oak Cliff High - 80% Low income
Sunset High - 96% Hispanic
Thomas Jefferson High - 87% Low income, 84% Hispanic
Adamson High - 94% Hispanic
Samual High - 81% Low income
Highland Park ISD
Highland Park High School - 93% Caucasian
Rockwall ISD
Rockwall High School - 81% Caucasian
Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD
Early College - 84% Hispanic
Carroll ISD
Carroll High - 88% Caucasian
Carroll Sr. High - 89% Caucasian
Grapevine-Colleyville ISD
Grapevine High - 81% Caucasian
Lewisville ISD
Flower Mound High - 82% Caucasian
Marcus High - 85% Caucasian
Keller ISD
Keller High - 86% Caucasian
Irving ISD
Union Bower - 87% Hispanic
DeSoto ISD
9th Grade Center - 82% African-American
DeSoto High - 81% African-American
Lancaster ISD
Lancaster High - 85% African-American
Midlothian ISD
Midlothian High - 81% Caucasian
Crandall ISD
Crandall High - 84% Caucasian
Aubrey ISD
Aubrey High - 83% Caucasian
Celina ISD
Celina High - 81% Caucasian
Gunter ISD
Gunter High - 80% Caucasian
Melissa ISD
Melissa High - 81% Caucasian
Argyle ISD
Argyle High - 92% Caucasian
Suburban School Districts and Total Number of Students at the High Schools
Allen ISD
1,218 - Lowery 9th grade center
3,617 - Allen High
498 - Anna (ISD) High
565 - Argyle (ISD) High
Arlington ISD
2,706 - Arlington High
3,013 - Bowie High
2,878 - Lamar High
3,270 - Martin High
2,889 - Sam Houston High
1,876 - Sequin High
437 - Aubrey (ISD) High
Carroll ISD
1,303 - Carroll High, 9-10th grades
1,244 - Carroll Senior High, 11-12th grades
Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD
2,150 - Creekview High
161 - Early College
773 - Ranchview High
2,069 - Newman Smith
1,956 - RL Turner
Cedar Hill ISD
1,728 - Cedar Hill High
786 - 9th grade center
486 - Celina (ISD) High
Coppell ISD
2,962 - Coppell High
272 - New Tech High @ Coppell, new school, adding a grade every year
688 - Crandall (ISD) High
Denton ISD
1,473 - Denton High
2,008 - Guyer High
1,816 - Ryan
DeSoto ISD
1,987 - DeSoto High
854 - 9th grade center
3,696 - Duncanville (ISD) High School
637 - Ferris (ISD) High
Frisco ISD
1,625 - Centennial High
1,477 - Frisco High
1,223 - Libery, 9-11th only, will add 12th grade
1,459 - Wakeland HIgh
1,729 - Forney (ISD) High School
Garland ISD
2,604 - Garland High
263 - Evening School
2,044 - Lakeview Centennial High
2,161 - North Garland High
2,359 - Naaman Forest High
2,602 - Rowlett High
2,117 - South Garland High
2,461 - Sachse High
Grand Prairie ISD
2,157 - Grand Prairie High
890 - 9th grade center for Grand Prairie High
2,569 - South Grand Prairie
1,040 - 9th grade center for South Grand Prairie High
Grapevine-Colleyville ISD
2,435 - Heritage High
2,168 - Grapevine High
311 - Gunter (ISD) High
2,020 - Highland Park (ISD) High School
Hurst Euless Bedford (HEB) ISD
1,959 - Bell High, 10-12th grades
2,165 - Trinity, 10-12th grades
the 9th graders are in the junior highs
Irving ISD
2,115 - Irving High
2,401 - MacArthur High
2,262 - Nimitz High
1,412 - The Academy
329 - Union Bower
869 - Kaufman (ISD) High
Keller ISD
2,939 - Central High
2,167 - Fossil Ridge
2,909 - Keller High
1,125 - Lake Dallas (ISD) High School
1,824 - Lancaster (ISD) High School
Lewisville ISD
2,659 - Lewisville High
970 - 9th grade center for Lewisville High
2,983 - Flower Mound High
2,514 - Hebron High
2,912 - Marcus High
1,978 - The Colony
1,322 - Little Elm (ISD) High
669 - Lovejoy (ISD) High, 9-11th grades, will add 12th grade
Mansfield ISD
2,164 - Mansfield High
2,039 - Legacy High
2,054 - Timberview High
McKinney ISD
2,275 - Boyd High
1,802 - McKinney High
1,541 - McKinney North High
289 - Melissa (ISD) High
Mesquite ISD
2,192 - Horn High
2,707 - Mesquite High
2,450 - North Mesquite High
1,619 - Poteet High
1,653 - West Mesquite
2,083 - Midlothian (ISD) High
Plano ISD
1,299 - Clark High, 9-10th grades
1,933 - Jasper High, 9-10th grades
1,555 - Shepton High, 9-10th grades
1,883 - Williams High, 9-10th grades
1,315 - Vines High, 9-10th grades
2,696 - Plano East Senior High, 11-12th grades
2,688 - Plano Senior High, 11-12th grades
1,988 - Plano West Senior High, 11-12th grades
754 - Princeton (ISD) High
658 - Prosper (ISD) High
1,721 - Red Oak (ISD) High
Richardson ISD
2,797 - Berkner High
614 - Lake Highlands 9th grade center
1,691 - Lake Highlands High (10th-12th grades)
1,971 - Pearce High
2,277 - Richardson High
Rockwall ISD
1,913 - Rockwall High
1,775 - Rockwall-Heath High
1,057 - Royse City (ISD) High
1,204 - Terrell (ISD) High
Waxahachie ISD
98 - Global High
1,385 - Waxahachie High
405 - 9th grade center
Wylie ISD
1,949 - Wylie High
795 - Wylie East, 9th only, new high school, adding a grade every year
1,218 - Lowery 9th grade center
3,617 - Allen High
498 - Anna (ISD) High
565 - Argyle (ISD) High
Arlington ISD
2,706 - Arlington High
3,013 - Bowie High
2,878 - Lamar High
3,270 - Martin High
2,889 - Sam Houston High
1,876 - Sequin High
437 - Aubrey (ISD) High
Carroll ISD
1,303 - Carroll High, 9-10th grades
1,244 - Carroll Senior High, 11-12th grades
Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD
2,150 - Creekview High
161 - Early College
773 - Ranchview High
2,069 - Newman Smith
1,956 - RL Turner
Cedar Hill ISD
1,728 - Cedar Hill High
786 - 9th grade center
486 - Celina (ISD) High
Coppell ISD
2,962 - Coppell High
272 - New Tech High @ Coppell, new school, adding a grade every year
688 - Crandall (ISD) High
Denton ISD
1,473 - Denton High
2,008 - Guyer High
1,816 - Ryan
DeSoto ISD
1,987 - DeSoto High
854 - 9th grade center
3,696 - Duncanville (ISD) High School
637 - Ferris (ISD) High
Frisco ISD
1,625 - Centennial High
1,477 - Frisco High
1,223 - Libery, 9-11th only, will add 12th grade
1,459 - Wakeland HIgh
1,729 - Forney (ISD) High School
Garland ISD
2,604 - Garland High
263 - Evening School
2,044 - Lakeview Centennial High
2,161 - North Garland High
2,359 - Naaman Forest High
2,602 - Rowlett High
2,117 - South Garland High
2,461 - Sachse High
Grand Prairie ISD
2,157 - Grand Prairie High
890 - 9th grade center for Grand Prairie High
2,569 - South Grand Prairie
1,040 - 9th grade center for South Grand Prairie High
Grapevine-Colleyville ISD
2,435 - Heritage High
2,168 - Grapevine High
311 - Gunter (ISD) High
2,020 - Highland Park (ISD) High School
Hurst Euless Bedford (HEB) ISD
1,959 - Bell High, 10-12th grades
2,165 - Trinity, 10-12th grades
the 9th graders are in the junior highs
Irving ISD
2,115 - Irving High
2,401 - MacArthur High
2,262 - Nimitz High
1,412 - The Academy
329 - Union Bower
869 - Kaufman (ISD) High
Keller ISD
2,939 - Central High
2,167 - Fossil Ridge
2,909 - Keller High
1,125 - Lake Dallas (ISD) High School
1,824 - Lancaster (ISD) High School
Lewisville ISD
2,659 - Lewisville High
970 - 9th grade center for Lewisville High
2,983 - Flower Mound High
2,514 - Hebron High
2,912 - Marcus High
1,978 - The Colony
1,322 - Little Elm (ISD) High
669 - Lovejoy (ISD) High, 9-11th grades, will add 12th grade
Mansfield ISD
2,164 - Mansfield High
2,039 - Legacy High
2,054 - Timberview High
McKinney ISD
2,275 - Boyd High
1,802 - McKinney High
1,541 - McKinney North High
289 - Melissa (ISD) High
Mesquite ISD
2,192 - Horn High
2,707 - Mesquite High
2,450 - North Mesquite High
1,619 - Poteet High
1,653 - West Mesquite
2,083 - Midlothian (ISD) High
Plano ISD
1,299 - Clark High, 9-10th grades
1,933 - Jasper High, 9-10th grades
1,555 - Shepton High, 9-10th grades
1,883 - Williams High, 9-10th grades
1,315 - Vines High, 9-10th grades
2,696 - Plano East Senior High, 11-12th grades
2,688 - Plano Senior High, 11-12th grades
1,988 - Plano West Senior High, 11-12th grades
754 - Princeton (ISD) High
658 - Prosper (ISD) High
1,721 - Red Oak (ISD) High
Richardson ISD
2,797 - Berkner High
614 - Lake Highlands 9th grade center
1,691 - Lake Highlands High (10th-12th grades)
1,971 - Pearce High
2,277 - Richardson High
Rockwall ISD
1,913 - Rockwall High
1,775 - Rockwall-Heath High
1,057 - Royse City (ISD) High
1,204 - Terrell (ISD) High
Waxahachie ISD
98 - Global High
1,385 - Waxahachie High
405 - 9th grade center
Wylie ISD
1,949 - Wylie High
795 - Wylie East, 9th only, new high school, adding a grade every year
Top 21 High Schools Based on School Size - 2008-2009
Total # of students - school district - grade configuration at the high school
5,094 - Skyline High School, Dallas ISD, 9th-12th grades
3,617 - Allen High School, Allen ISD, 10th-12th grades
3,270 - Martin High School, Arlington ISD, 9th-12th grades
3,013 - Bowie High School, Arlington ISD, 9th-12th grades
2,983 - Flower Mound High School, Lewisville ISD, 9th-12th grades
2,962 - Coppell High School, Coppell ISD, 9th-12th grades
2,939 - Central High School, Keller ISD, 9th-12th grades
2,912 - Marcus High School, Lewisville ISD, 9th-12th grades
2,909 - Keller High School, Keller ISD, 9th-12th grades
2,889 - Sam Houston High School, Arlington ISD, 9th-12th grades
2,878 - Lamar High School, Arlington ISD, 9th-12th grades
2,797 - Berkner High School, Richardson ISD, 9th-12th grades
2,707 - Mesquite High School, Mesquite ISD, 9th-12th grades
2,706 - Arlington High School, Arlington ISD, 9th-12th grades
2,696 - Plano East High School, Plano ISD, 11th-12th grades
2,688 - Plano Sr. High School, Plano ISD, 11th-12th grades
2,659 - Lewisville High School, Lewisville ISD, 10th-12th grades
2,604 - Garland High School, Garland ISD, 9th-12th grades
2,602 - Rowlett High School, Garland ISD, 9th-12th grades
2,569 - South Grand Prairie High School, Grand Prairie ISD, 10th-12th grades
2,514 - Hebron High School, Lewisville ISD, 9th-12th grades
5,094 - Skyline High School, Dallas ISD, 9th-12th grades
3,617 - Allen High School, Allen ISD, 10th-12th grades
3,270 - Martin High School, Arlington ISD, 9th-12th grades
3,013 - Bowie High School, Arlington ISD, 9th-12th grades
2,983 - Flower Mound High School, Lewisville ISD, 9th-12th grades
2,962 - Coppell High School, Coppell ISD, 9th-12th grades
2,939 - Central High School, Keller ISD, 9th-12th grades
2,912 - Marcus High School, Lewisville ISD, 9th-12th grades
2,909 - Keller High School, Keller ISD, 9th-12th grades
2,889 - Sam Houston High School, Arlington ISD, 9th-12th grades
2,878 - Lamar High School, Arlington ISD, 9th-12th grades
2,797 - Berkner High School, Richardson ISD, 9th-12th grades
2,707 - Mesquite High School, Mesquite ISD, 9th-12th grades
2,706 - Arlington High School, Arlington ISD, 9th-12th grades
2,696 - Plano East High School, Plano ISD, 11th-12th grades
2,688 - Plano Sr. High School, Plano ISD, 11th-12th grades
2,659 - Lewisville High School, Lewisville ISD, 10th-12th grades
2,604 - Garland High School, Garland ISD, 9th-12th grades
2,602 - Rowlett High School, Garland ISD, 9th-12th grades
2,569 - South Grand Prairie High School, Grand Prairie ISD, 10th-12th grades
2,514 - Hebron High School, Lewisville ISD, 9th-12th grades
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Percentages of Dallas Public School 5th graders Who are Ready for Middle School
Dallas Independent School District only
Percent of Students Ready for Middle School - Elementary School
97% - Travis, talented and gifted magnet
91% - Harry Stone Montessori, magnet
91% - Dealey Montessori, magnet
90% - John Neely Bryan
82% - Brashear
82% - Russell
81% - Miller
80% - Kramer
77% - Lanier Expressive Arts
77% - Lakewood
77% - Withers
76% - Walnut Hill
75% - Darrell
73% - Roberts
73% - Obadiah Knight
73% - Adams
71% - Rice
70% - Martinez
70% - Stonewall Jackson
69% - Adelle Turner
69% - Robert E. Lee
68% - Peabody
68% - Polk Talented and Gifted
67% - Jones
67% - Khan
66% - Dorsey
64% - Soto
64% - Degolyer
63% - Preston Hollow
62% - McNair
62% - Foster
61% - Kennedy
61% - Botello
61% - Hexter
60% - Kiest
60% - Reinhardt
59% - Marsalis
59% - Cowart
59% - Johnston
59% - Kleberg
58% - San Jacinto
58% - Cesar Chavez
58% - James Bowie
58% - Arcadia Park
58% - Terry
58% - Case View
57% - Thompson
57% - Medrano
57% - Salazar
56% - Rowe
56% - Henderson
56% - Cabell
55% - Maple Lawn
55% - Peeler
55% - Hogg
55% - Winnetka
55% - Weiss
55% - Stemmons
55% - Reilly
55% - Ben Milam
55% - Anne Frank
54% - Lida Hooe
54% - Anderson
54% - Rogers
53% - Dunbar
53% - Urban Park
52% - Donald
52% - Barbara Jordan
52% - Mark Twain Leadership
52% - Mills
52% - Macon
52% - Highland Meadows
52% - Smith
52% - Caillet
51% - Reagan
51% - De Zavala
51% - Alexander
51% - Moreno
51% - Cueller
51% - Gill
51% - Marcus
50% - Burleson
50% - Arlington Park
50% - Zaragoza
50% - Rosemont
49% - Ray
49% - Rhoads
49% - Lisbon
49% - Adams
48% - Junkins
47% - Silberstein
47% - MLK, Jr.
47% - Ireland
47% - Bushman
47% - Central
47% - McShan
46% - Hernandez
46% - Tatum
45% - City Park
45% - Cochran
45% - Budd
44% - Carr
44% - Gooch
43% - Allen
43% - Bethune
43% - Young
43% - Gonzalez
42% - Blair
42% - Lagow
41% - Houston
41% - Thorton
41% - Hawthorne
41% - Sanger
41% - Williams
41% - Pershing
40% - Carpenter
40% - Oliver
39% - Truett
39% - Field
39% - Saldivar
39% - Tolbert
39% - Bayles
38% - Cigarroa
38% - Blanton
38% - Runyon
38% - Stone
37% - Guzick
37% - Burnett
37% - Hall
37% - Moseley
37% - Pleasant Grove
36% - Carver
36% - Harllee
36% - Ervin
36% - Hotchkiss
35% - Mata
35% - Stevens Park
35% - Sequoyah
30% - Starks
29% - Connor
27% - Titche
26% - Lowe
21% - Earhart
17% - Douglass
8% - Webster (science tested was interrupted due to swine flu)
Percent of Students Ready for Middle School - Elementary School
97% - Travis, talented and gifted magnet
91% - Harry Stone Montessori, magnet
91% - Dealey Montessori, magnet
90% - John Neely Bryan
82% - Brashear
82% - Russell
81% - Miller
80% - Kramer
77% - Lanier Expressive Arts
77% - Lakewood
77% - Withers
76% - Walnut Hill
75% - Darrell
73% - Roberts
73% - Obadiah Knight
73% - Adams
71% - Rice
70% - Martinez
70% - Stonewall Jackson
69% - Adelle Turner
69% - Robert E. Lee
68% - Peabody
68% - Polk Talented and Gifted
67% - Jones
67% - Khan
66% - Dorsey
64% - Soto
64% - Degolyer
63% - Preston Hollow
62% - McNair
62% - Foster
61% - Kennedy
61% - Botello
61% - Hexter
60% - Kiest
60% - Reinhardt
59% - Marsalis
59% - Cowart
59% - Johnston
59% - Kleberg
58% - San Jacinto
58% - Cesar Chavez
58% - James Bowie
58% - Arcadia Park
58% - Terry
58% - Case View
57% - Thompson
57% - Medrano
57% - Salazar
56% - Rowe
56% - Henderson
56% - Cabell
55% - Maple Lawn
55% - Peeler
55% - Hogg
55% - Winnetka
55% - Weiss
55% - Stemmons
55% - Reilly
55% - Ben Milam
55% - Anne Frank
54% - Lida Hooe
54% - Anderson
54% - Rogers
53% - Dunbar
53% - Urban Park
52% - Donald
52% - Barbara Jordan
52% - Mark Twain Leadership
52% - Mills
52% - Macon
52% - Highland Meadows
52% - Smith
52% - Caillet
51% - Reagan
51% - De Zavala
51% - Alexander
51% - Moreno
51% - Cueller
51% - Gill
51% - Marcus
50% - Burleson
50% - Arlington Park
50% - Zaragoza
50% - Rosemont
49% - Ray
49% - Rhoads
49% - Lisbon
49% - Adams
48% - Junkins
47% - Silberstein
47% - MLK, Jr.
47% - Ireland
47% - Bushman
47% - Central
47% - McShan
46% - Hernandez
46% - Tatum
45% - City Park
45% - Cochran
45% - Budd
44% - Carr
44% - Gooch
43% - Allen
43% - Bethune
43% - Young
43% - Gonzalez
42% - Blair
42% - Lagow
41% - Houston
41% - Thorton
41% - Hawthorne
41% - Sanger
41% - Williams
41% - Pershing
40% - Carpenter
40% - Oliver
39% - Truett
39% - Field
39% - Saldivar
39% - Tolbert
39% - Bayles
38% - Cigarroa
38% - Blanton
38% - Runyon
38% - Stone
37% - Guzick
37% - Burnett
37% - Hall
37% - Moseley
37% - Pleasant Grove
36% - Carver
36% - Harllee
36% - Ervin
36% - Hotchkiss
35% - Mata
35% - Stevens Park
35% - Sequoyah
30% - Starks
29% - Connor
27% - Titche
26% - Lowe
21% - Earhart
17% - Douglass
8% - Webster (science tested was interrupted due to swine flu)
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Percent of kids who ended up with a D or F average after their first year at a Texas college or university
From The Dallas Morning News
This shows the percent of students who had a D or F average after one year in a Texas college and which high school these kids graduated from in the Dallas area.
Percent with D or F average - school - district
9% North Hills - charter
9% Lake Dallas - Lake Dallas ISD
10% Central - Keller ISD
10% Coppell - Coppell ISD
10% Blue Ridge - Blue Ridge ISD
10% Carroll - Carroll ISD
11% Highland Park - Highland Park ISD
12% JJ Pearce - Richardson ISD
12% Flower Mound - Lewisville ISD
12% Prosper - Prosper ISD
12% Hebron - Lewisville ISD
12% Grapevine - Grapevine-Colleyville ISD
12% Allen - Allen ISD
12% Argyle - Argyle ISD
12% Wylie - Wylie ISD
13% Plano West - Plano ISD
13% Creekview - Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD
13% Nimitz - Irving ISD
14% Plano Sr. - Plano ISD
14% McKinney - McKinney ISD
14% Centennial - Frisco ISD
14% Martin - Arlington ISD
14% Guyer - Denton ISD
15% Trinity - HEB ISD
15% Poteet - Mesquite ISD
16% Garland - Garland ISD
16% North Garland - Garland ISD
16% Colleyville Heritage - Grapevine-Colleyville
16% Govt Law Magnet - Dallas ISD
16% Keller - Keller ISD
17% Naaman Forest - Garland ISD
17% Fossil Ridge - Keller ISD
17% Plano East - Plano ISD
17% Marcus - Lewisville ISD
17% Hillcrest - Dallas ISD
17% Lamar - Arlington ISD
17% Mansfield - Mansfield ISD
18% Lake Highlands - Richardson ISD
18% North Mesquite - Mequite ISD
19% The Colony - Lewisville ISD
19% Arlington - Arlington ISD
20% Booker T. Washington School for Performing & Visual Arts - Dallas ISD
20% McKinney North - McKinney ISD
20% Anna - Anna ISD
20% Horn - Mesquite ISD
21% Mesquite - Mesquite ISD
21% Rockwall - Rockwall ISD
21% Royse City - Royse City ISD
21% Sanger - Sanger ISD
21% Berkner - Richardson ISD
21% Smith - Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD
21% Turner - Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD
21% South Grand Prairie - Grand Prairie ISD
21% Education/Social Services - Dallas ISD
21% Denton - Denton ISD
21% Summit - Mansfield ISD
22% Frisco - Frisco ISD
22% Grand Prairie - Grand Prairie ISD
22% Science Engineering Magnet - Dallas ISD
23% Sachse - Garland ISD
23% Macarthur - Irving ISD
23% Bowie - Arlington ISD
23% Ryan - Denton ISD
24% Bell - HEB ISD
25% Ranchview - Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD
26% Richardson - Richardson ISD
26% Lewisville - Lewisville ISD
26% Duncanville - Duncanville ISD
27% Cedar Hill - Cedar Hill ISD
28% Woodrow - Dallas ISD
28% Rowlett - Garland ISD
29% Sam Houston - Arlington ISD
30% Health Magnet - Dallas ISD
30% Bryan Adams - Dallas ISD
30% Timberview - Mansfield ISD
31% Little Elm - Little Elm ISD
32% DeSoto - DeSoto ISD
32% Business Magnet - Dallas ISD
33% South Garland - Garland ISD
33% Sunset - Dallas ISD
33% Academy - Irving ISD
33% West Mesquite - Mesquite ISD
39% White - Dallas ISD
39% Skyline - Dallas ISD
40% Celina - Celina ISD
41% Seguin - Arlington ISD
41% Maceo Smith - Dallas ISD
42% Talent & Gifted Magnet - Dallas ISD
43% Molina - Dallas ISD
43% South Oak Cliff - Dallas ISD
45% Thomas Jefferson - Dallas ISD
47% Roosevelt - Dallas ISD
48% Lakeview Cent. - Garland ISD
48% Madison - Dallas ISD
48% Lancaster - Lancaster ISD
50% Lincoln - Dallas ISD
50% Seagoville - Dallas ISD
52% North Dallas - Dallas ISD
52% Carter - Dallas ISD
52% Kimball - Dallas ISD
62% Adamson - Dallas ISD
69% Spruce - Dallas ISD
This shows the percent of students who had a D or F average after one year in a Texas college and which high school these kids graduated from in the Dallas area.
Percent with D or F average - school - district
9% North Hills - charter
9% Lake Dallas - Lake Dallas ISD
10% Central - Keller ISD
10% Coppell - Coppell ISD
10% Blue Ridge - Blue Ridge ISD
10% Carroll - Carroll ISD
11% Highland Park - Highland Park ISD
12% JJ Pearce - Richardson ISD
12% Flower Mound - Lewisville ISD
12% Prosper - Prosper ISD
12% Hebron - Lewisville ISD
12% Grapevine - Grapevine-Colleyville ISD
12% Allen - Allen ISD
12% Argyle - Argyle ISD
12% Wylie - Wylie ISD
13% Plano West - Plano ISD
13% Creekview - Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD
13% Nimitz - Irving ISD
14% Plano Sr. - Plano ISD
14% McKinney - McKinney ISD
14% Centennial - Frisco ISD
14% Martin - Arlington ISD
14% Guyer - Denton ISD
15% Trinity - HEB ISD
15% Poteet - Mesquite ISD
16% Garland - Garland ISD
16% North Garland - Garland ISD
16% Colleyville Heritage - Grapevine-Colleyville
16% Govt Law Magnet - Dallas ISD
16% Keller - Keller ISD
17% Naaman Forest - Garland ISD
17% Fossil Ridge - Keller ISD
17% Plano East - Plano ISD
17% Marcus - Lewisville ISD
17% Hillcrest - Dallas ISD
17% Lamar - Arlington ISD
17% Mansfield - Mansfield ISD
18% Lake Highlands - Richardson ISD
18% North Mesquite - Mequite ISD
19% The Colony - Lewisville ISD
19% Arlington - Arlington ISD
20% Booker T. Washington School for Performing & Visual Arts - Dallas ISD
20% McKinney North - McKinney ISD
20% Anna - Anna ISD
20% Horn - Mesquite ISD
21% Mesquite - Mesquite ISD
21% Rockwall - Rockwall ISD
21% Royse City - Royse City ISD
21% Sanger - Sanger ISD
21% Berkner - Richardson ISD
21% Smith - Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD
21% Turner - Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD
21% South Grand Prairie - Grand Prairie ISD
21% Education/Social Services - Dallas ISD
21% Denton - Denton ISD
21% Summit - Mansfield ISD
22% Frisco - Frisco ISD
22% Grand Prairie - Grand Prairie ISD
22% Science Engineering Magnet - Dallas ISD
23% Sachse - Garland ISD
23% Macarthur - Irving ISD
23% Bowie - Arlington ISD
23% Ryan - Denton ISD
24% Bell - HEB ISD
25% Ranchview - Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD
26% Richardson - Richardson ISD
26% Lewisville - Lewisville ISD
26% Duncanville - Duncanville ISD
27% Cedar Hill - Cedar Hill ISD
28% Woodrow - Dallas ISD
28% Rowlett - Garland ISD
29% Sam Houston - Arlington ISD
30% Health Magnet - Dallas ISD
30% Bryan Adams - Dallas ISD
30% Timberview - Mansfield ISD
31% Little Elm - Little Elm ISD
32% DeSoto - DeSoto ISD
32% Business Magnet - Dallas ISD
33% South Garland - Garland ISD
33% Sunset - Dallas ISD
33% Academy - Irving ISD
33% West Mesquite - Mesquite ISD
39% White - Dallas ISD
39% Skyline - Dallas ISD
40% Celina - Celina ISD
41% Seguin - Arlington ISD
41% Maceo Smith - Dallas ISD
42% Talent & Gifted Magnet - Dallas ISD
43% Molina - Dallas ISD
43% South Oak Cliff - Dallas ISD
45% Thomas Jefferson - Dallas ISD
47% Roosevelt - Dallas ISD
48% Lakeview Cent. - Garland ISD
48% Madison - Dallas ISD
48% Lancaster - Lancaster ISD
50% Lincoln - Dallas ISD
50% Seagoville - Dallas ISD
52% North Dallas - Dallas ISD
52% Carter - Dallas ISD
52% Kimball - Dallas ISD
62% Adamson - Dallas ISD
69% Spruce - Dallas ISD
Percent of kids who averaged a B or higher in their 1st year of college and the high school they attended
The Dallas Morning News looked at data detailing how well 2007 high school graduates did in their first year of college. It only has data for students who attended Texas colleges and universities.
Below is the percent of students who averaged a B or higher after their freshman year of a Texas college and the high school they attended.
Percent with B or higher - High school - school district
62% Highland Park - Highland Park ISD
59% Denton - Denton ISD
58% Sanger - Sanger ISD
57% Plano East - Plano ISD
57% Colleyville-Heritage - Grapevine Colleyville ISD
56% Carroll - Carroll ISD
55% Creekview - Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD
55% JJ Pearce - Richardson ISD
55% Lake Highlands - Richardson ISD
55% Plano Sr. - Plano ISD
55% Naaman Forest - Garland ISD
54% Coppell - Coppell ISD
54% Flower Mound - Lewisville ISD
53% North Hills - charter
52% Marcus - Lewisville ISD
52% Argyle - Argyle ISD
51% Allen - Allen ISD
50% Grapevine - Grapevine-Colleyville ISD
50% Garland - Garland ISD
50% North Garland - Garland ISD
49% Centennial - Frisco ISD
49% Plano West - Plano ISD
48% Hillcrest - Dallas ISD
48% Little Elm - Little Elm ISD
47% Martin - Arlington ISD
47% Wylie - Wylie ISD
46% McKinney - McKinney ISD
45% Frisco - Frisco ISD
45% Trinity - HEB ISD
45% Poteet - Mesquite ISD
45% Summit - Mansfield ISD
45% Keller - Keller ISD
44% Berkner - Richardson ISD
44% Hebron - Lewisville ISD
43% McKinney North - McKinney ISD
43% The Colony - Lewisville ISD
43% Lamar - Arlington ISD
43% Rockwall - Rockwall ISD
42% Arlington - Arlington ISD
42% Turner - Carrollton-Farmers Branch
42% Central - Keller ISD
42% Fossill Ridge - Keller ISD
42% Mansfield - Mansfield ISD
41% South Grand Prairie - Grand Prairie ISD
41% Ryan - Denton ISD
41% Horn - Mesquite ISD
40% Lewisville - Lewisville ISD
40% Booker T. Washington School for Performing & Visual Arts - Dallas ISD
40% The Academy - Irving ISD
38% Prosper - Prosper ISD
37% Smith - Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD
36% Education Social Services Magnet - Dallas ISD
35% Richardson - Richardson ISD
35% Nimitz - Irving ISD
34% Guyer - Denton ISD
33% Rowlett - Garland ISD
33% Lake Dallas - Lake Dallas ISD
33% Duncanville - Duncanville ISD
33% Macarthur - Irving ISD
32% Govt Law Magnet - Dallas ISD
32% Bell - HEB ISD
32% North Mesquite - Mesquite ISD
31% Woodrow - Dallas ISD
31% Bowie - Arlington ISD
31% Irving - Irving ISD
31% Royse City - Royse City ISD
30% Anna - Anna ISD
30% Blue Ridge - Blue Ridge ISD
29% Sachse - Garland ISD
29% Timberview - Mansfield ISD
28% Health Magnet - Dallas ISD
28% Mesquite - Mesquite ISD
27% West Mesquite - Mesquite ISD
26% Business Magnet - Dallas ISD
25% Science Engineering Magnet - Dallas ISD
25% Sam Houston - Arlington ISD
25% Talented & Gifted - Dallas ISD
24% Grand Prairie - Grand Prairie ISD
23% Cedar Hill - Cedar Hill ISD
22% Skyline - Dallas ISD
21% Seguin - Arlington ISD
21% DeSoto - DeSoto ISD
20% South Garland - Garland ISD
20% Sunset - Dallas ISD
19% Bryan Adams - Dallas ISD
19% South Oak Cliff - Dallas ISD
18% Carter - Dallas ISD
17% Molina - Dallas ISD
17% Seagoville - Dallas ISD
16% WT White - Dallas ISD
14% Ranchview - Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD
14% Lincoln - Dallas ISD
12% Lakeview Cent. - Garland ISD
10% North Dallas - Dallas ISD
10% Celina - Celina ISD
10% Madison - Dallas ISD
10% Kimball - Dallas ISD
8% Adamson - Dallas ISD
6% Maceo Smith - Dallas ISD
6% Spruce - Dallas ISD
3% Lancaster - Lancaster ISD
0% Roosevelt - Dallas ISD
0% Thomas Jefferson - Dallas ISD
Below is the percent of students who averaged a B or higher after their freshman year of a Texas college and the high school they attended.
Percent with B or higher - High school - school district
62% Highland Park - Highland Park ISD
59% Denton - Denton ISD
58% Sanger - Sanger ISD
57% Plano East - Plano ISD
57% Colleyville-Heritage - Grapevine Colleyville ISD
56% Carroll - Carroll ISD
55% Creekview - Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD
55% JJ Pearce - Richardson ISD
55% Lake Highlands - Richardson ISD
55% Plano Sr. - Plano ISD
55% Naaman Forest - Garland ISD
54% Coppell - Coppell ISD
54% Flower Mound - Lewisville ISD
53% North Hills - charter
52% Marcus - Lewisville ISD
52% Argyle - Argyle ISD
51% Allen - Allen ISD
50% Grapevine - Grapevine-Colleyville ISD
50% Garland - Garland ISD
50% North Garland - Garland ISD
49% Centennial - Frisco ISD
49% Plano West - Plano ISD
48% Hillcrest - Dallas ISD
48% Little Elm - Little Elm ISD
47% Martin - Arlington ISD
47% Wylie - Wylie ISD
46% McKinney - McKinney ISD
45% Frisco - Frisco ISD
45% Trinity - HEB ISD
45% Poteet - Mesquite ISD
45% Summit - Mansfield ISD
45% Keller - Keller ISD
44% Berkner - Richardson ISD
44% Hebron - Lewisville ISD
43% McKinney North - McKinney ISD
43% The Colony - Lewisville ISD
43% Lamar - Arlington ISD
43% Rockwall - Rockwall ISD
42% Arlington - Arlington ISD
42% Turner - Carrollton-Farmers Branch
42% Central - Keller ISD
42% Fossill Ridge - Keller ISD
42% Mansfield - Mansfield ISD
41% South Grand Prairie - Grand Prairie ISD
41% Ryan - Denton ISD
41% Horn - Mesquite ISD
40% Lewisville - Lewisville ISD
40% Booker T. Washington School for Performing & Visual Arts - Dallas ISD
40% The Academy - Irving ISD
38% Prosper - Prosper ISD
37% Smith - Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD
36% Education Social Services Magnet - Dallas ISD
35% Richardson - Richardson ISD
35% Nimitz - Irving ISD
34% Guyer - Denton ISD
33% Rowlett - Garland ISD
33% Lake Dallas - Lake Dallas ISD
33% Duncanville - Duncanville ISD
33% Macarthur - Irving ISD
32% Govt Law Magnet - Dallas ISD
32% Bell - HEB ISD
32% North Mesquite - Mesquite ISD
31% Woodrow - Dallas ISD
31% Bowie - Arlington ISD
31% Irving - Irving ISD
31% Royse City - Royse City ISD
30% Anna - Anna ISD
30% Blue Ridge - Blue Ridge ISD
29% Sachse - Garland ISD
29% Timberview - Mansfield ISD
28% Health Magnet - Dallas ISD
28% Mesquite - Mesquite ISD
27% West Mesquite - Mesquite ISD
26% Business Magnet - Dallas ISD
25% Science Engineering Magnet - Dallas ISD
25% Sam Houston - Arlington ISD
25% Talented & Gifted - Dallas ISD
24% Grand Prairie - Grand Prairie ISD
23% Cedar Hill - Cedar Hill ISD
22% Skyline - Dallas ISD
21% Seguin - Arlington ISD
21% DeSoto - DeSoto ISD
20% South Garland - Garland ISD
20% Sunset - Dallas ISD
19% Bryan Adams - Dallas ISD
19% South Oak Cliff - Dallas ISD
18% Carter - Dallas ISD
17% Molina - Dallas ISD
17% Seagoville - Dallas ISD
16% WT White - Dallas ISD
14% Ranchview - Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD
14% Lincoln - Dallas ISD
12% Lakeview Cent. - Garland ISD
10% North Dallas - Dallas ISD
10% Celina - Celina ISD
10% Madison - Dallas ISD
10% Kimball - Dallas ISD
8% Adamson - Dallas ISD
6% Maceo Smith - Dallas ISD
6% Spruce - Dallas ISD
3% Lancaster - Lancaster ISD
0% Roosevelt - Dallas ISD
0% Thomas Jefferson - Dallas ISD
2009 Exemplary Ranked Dallas Area Public High Schools
Dallas Exemplary Public High Schools
Allen ISD
Lowery 9th grade center
Carroll ISD
Carroll High
Carroll Senior High
Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD
Early College High
Cedar Hill ISD
Cedar Hill Collegiate High
Coppell ISD
New Tech High
Dallas ISD
Booker T. Washington School for Performing and Visual Arts
Early College High
Early College High at Cedar Valley
Rangle girls school
Middle College High
and the magnets:
Talented & Gifted
Business/Management
Education/Social Services
Govt/Law
Health
Science & Engineering
Frisco ISD
Centennial High
Grand Prairie ISD
South Grand Prairie 9th grade center
Highland Park ISD
Highland Park High
Lewisville ISD
Flower Mound
Marcus
Hebron
Killough Lewisville High North (9th grade center)
Lovejoy ISD
Lovejoy High
Plano ISD
Jasper High
Richardson ISD
JJ Pearce High
Wylie ISD
Wylie East
Allen ISD
Lowery 9th grade center
Carroll ISD
Carroll High
Carroll Senior High
Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD
Early College High
Cedar Hill ISD
Cedar Hill Collegiate High
Coppell ISD
New Tech High
Dallas ISD
Booker T. Washington School for Performing and Visual Arts
Early College High
Early College High at Cedar Valley
Rangle girls school
Middle College High
and the magnets:
Talented & Gifted
Business/Management
Education/Social Services
Govt/Law
Health
Science & Engineering
Frisco ISD
Centennial High
Grand Prairie ISD
South Grand Prairie 9th grade center
Highland Park ISD
Highland Park High
Lewisville ISD
Flower Mound
Marcus
Hebron
Killough Lewisville High North (9th grade center)
Lovejoy ISD
Lovejoy High
Plano ISD
Jasper High
Richardson ISD
JJ Pearce High
Wylie ISD
Wylie East
2010 National Merit Semi-Finalists
The number of students who are National Merit Semi-Finalists from local high schools:
Plano - total no. 90
35 - Plano Sr.
32 - Plano West
23 - Plano East
Lewisville - total no. 49
27 - Flower Mound
11 - Marcus
7 - Hebron
2 - Lewisville
2 - The Colony
Frisco - total no. 7
3 - Liberty
2 - Wakeland
1 - Frisco
1 - Centennial
Richardson - total no. 16
8 - Pearce
5 - Lake Highlands
2 - Berkner
1 - Richardson
Arlington - total no. 20
8 - Martin
8 - Lamar
3 - Arlington
1 - Bowie
Carroll Sr. High - total no. 11
Grapevine-Colleyville - total no. 9
5 - Colleyville
4 - Grapevine
HEB - total no. 3
2 - Bell
1 - Trinity
Keller - total no. 7
6 - Keller
1 - Central
Mansfield - total no. 3
1 - Summit
1 - Legacy
1 - Mansfield
Allen High school - total no. 3
McKinney - total no. 10
5 - Boyd
4 - McKinney
1 - North
Garland - total no. 10
9 - Garland High
1 - Naaman Forest High
Coppell High School - total no. 20
Duncanville High School - total no. 1
Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD - total no. 10
6 - Newman Smith
2 - Creekview
2 - RL Turner
Dallas ISD - total no. 8
1 - Booker T. Washington Perferming/Visual Arts Magnet
3 - Talented & Gifted Magnet
4 - Science and Engineering Magnet
Irving ISD - total no - 2
1 - MacArthur
1 - Nimitz
Denton ISD - total no. - 8
1 - Denton Guyer
2 - Denton Ryan
5 - Denton High School
Rockwall ISD - total no. 3
3 - Rockwall High
Celina High School - total no. 1
Grand Prairie - total no. 1
1 - South Grand Prairie High
Northhills Prep (Charter) - total no. 2
Texas Academy of Math & Science (selective public residential at UNT) - total no. 37
Private Schools
25 - St. Marks School for Boys
16 - Hockaday girls school
9 - Greenhill
9 - Cisterician
8 - Episcopal School of Dallas
6 - Jesuit
5 - Ursuline
2 - Parish Episcopal
2 - Pope John Paul II
2 - Coram Deo Academy
2 - Bishop Lynch
1 - Trinity Christian Academy
1 - Prince of Peace Christian
1 - Cambridge School
1 - Covenant School
1 - Yavneh
1 - Prestonwood Baptist Academy
Plano - total no. 90
35 - Plano Sr.
32 - Plano West
23 - Plano East
Lewisville - total no. 49
27 - Flower Mound
11 - Marcus
7 - Hebron
2 - Lewisville
2 - The Colony
Frisco - total no. 7
3 - Liberty
2 - Wakeland
1 - Frisco
1 - Centennial
Richardson - total no. 16
8 - Pearce
5 - Lake Highlands
2 - Berkner
1 - Richardson
Arlington - total no. 20
8 - Martin
8 - Lamar
3 - Arlington
1 - Bowie
Carroll Sr. High - total no. 11
Grapevine-Colleyville - total no. 9
5 - Colleyville
4 - Grapevine
HEB - total no. 3
2 - Bell
1 - Trinity
Keller - total no. 7
6 - Keller
1 - Central
Mansfield - total no. 3
1 - Summit
1 - Legacy
1 - Mansfield
Allen High school - total no. 3
McKinney - total no. 10
5 - Boyd
4 - McKinney
1 - North
Garland - total no. 10
9 - Garland High
1 - Naaman Forest High
Coppell High School - total no. 20
Duncanville High School - total no. 1
Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD - total no. 10
6 - Newman Smith
2 - Creekview
2 - RL Turner
Dallas ISD - total no. 8
1 - Booker T. Washington Perferming/Visual Arts Magnet
3 - Talented & Gifted Magnet
4 - Science and Engineering Magnet
Irving ISD - total no - 2
1 - MacArthur
1 - Nimitz
Denton ISD - total no. - 8
1 - Denton Guyer
2 - Denton Ryan
5 - Denton High School
Rockwall ISD - total no. 3
3 - Rockwall High
Celina High School - total no. 1
Grand Prairie - total no. 1
1 - South Grand Prairie High
Northhills Prep (Charter) - total no. 2
Texas Academy of Math & Science (selective public residential at UNT) - total no. 37
Private Schools
25 - St. Marks School for Boys
16 - Hockaday girls school
9 - Greenhill
9 - Cisterician
8 - Episcopal School of Dallas
6 - Jesuit
5 - Ursuline
2 - Parish Episcopal
2 - Pope John Paul II
2 - Coram Deo Academy
2 - Bishop Lynch
1 - Trinity Christian Academy
1 - Prince of Peace Christian
1 - Cambridge School
1 - Covenant School
1 - Yavneh
1 - Prestonwood Baptist Academy
TBEC names its 2009 Honor Roll - 254 schools in Texas (based on TAKS commended scores)
The Texas Business & Education Coalition was formed by Texas business leaders in 1989 in a long-term effort to improve public education in Texas. It named 254 schools state-wide which is 4% of all the schools. There are 13 high schools, 35 middle and 206 elementary schools on the list. They only look at commended scores and the school had to have at least 20% of students score commended on all tests and they had to show improvement from 2008. Demographics are somehow part of the equation, too.
"Commended" is equivalent to receiving on "A" on the TAKS test.
Here are the local schools that are on the list:
Allen ISD
Green Elementary
Norton Elementary
Arlington ISD
Ashworth Elementary
Carroll ISD
Carroll Elementary
Durham Elementary
Durham Intermediate
Eubanks Intermediate
Johnson Elementary
Old Union Elementary
Rockenbaugh Elementary
Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD
Kent Elementary
McCoy Elementary
Coppell ISD
Coppell High School
Coppell Middel North
Coppell Middle West
Denton Creek Elementary
Lakeside Elementary
Wilson Elementary
Dallas ISD
Environmental Science Academy
Dealey Montessori International
Peabody Elementary
Rangel girls school
Bonham Elementary
Lakewood Elementary
School for Talented and Gifted
School of Science and Engineering
Stonewall Jackson Elementary
Travis magnet
Denton ISD
Wilson Elementary
Ennis ISD
Austin Elementary
Houston Elementary
Frisco ISD
Bledsoe Elementary
Borchardt Elementary
Christie Elementary
Fisher Elementary
Riddle Elementary
Garland ISD
Austin Academy of Excellence
Beaver Tech Center
Hillside Academy for Excellence
Kimberlin Academy for Excellence
Roach Elementary
Vial Elementary
Walnut Glen Academy for Excellence
Watson Technology Center
Grapevine-Colleyville ISD
Bransford Elementary
Glenhope Elementary
Timberline Elementary
Highland Park ISD
Armstrong Elementary
Bradfield Elementary
Highland Park Middle
Hyer Elementary
McCulloch Intermediate
University Park Elementary
HEB ISD
River Trails Elementary
Shady Oaks Elementary
Keller ISD
Bear Creek Intermediate
Bluebonnet Elementary
Lewisville ISD
Bridlewood Elementary
Forest Vista Elementary
Lovejoy ISD
Lovejoy Elementary
McKinney ISD
Eddins Elementary
Valley Creek Elementary
Plano ISD
Andrews Elementary
Beverly Elementary
Rice Middle
Haun Elementary
Mathews Elementary
Plano West Sr High
Saigling Elementary
Skaggs Elementary
Wyatt Elementary
Richardson ISD
Bowie Elementary
Brentfield Elementary
Dartmouth Elementary
Jess Harben Elementary
Math/Science/Tech Magnet Elementary
Merriman Park Elementary
Mohawk Elementary
Moss Haven Elementary
Parkhill Jr High
JJ Pearce High School
Prairie Creek Elementary
Prestonwood Elementary
Spring Creek Elementary
Stults Road Elementary
White Rock Elementary
Yale Elementary
Rockwall ISD
Parks-Heath Elementary
Source: Texas Business & Education Coalition
"Commended" is equivalent to receiving on "A" on the TAKS test.
Here are the local schools that are on the list:
Allen ISD
Green Elementary
Norton Elementary
Arlington ISD
Ashworth Elementary
Carroll ISD
Carroll Elementary
Durham Elementary
Durham Intermediate
Eubanks Intermediate
Johnson Elementary
Old Union Elementary
Rockenbaugh Elementary
Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD
Kent Elementary
McCoy Elementary
Coppell ISD
Coppell High School
Coppell Middel North
Coppell Middle West
Denton Creek Elementary
Lakeside Elementary
Wilson Elementary
Dallas ISD
Environmental Science Academy
Dealey Montessori International
Peabody Elementary
Rangel girls school
Bonham Elementary
Lakewood Elementary
School for Talented and Gifted
School of Science and Engineering
Stonewall Jackson Elementary
Travis magnet
Denton ISD
Wilson Elementary
Ennis ISD
Austin Elementary
Houston Elementary
Frisco ISD
Bledsoe Elementary
Borchardt Elementary
Christie Elementary
Fisher Elementary
Riddle Elementary
Garland ISD
Austin Academy of Excellence
Beaver Tech Center
Hillside Academy for Excellence
Kimberlin Academy for Excellence
Roach Elementary
Vial Elementary
Walnut Glen Academy for Excellence
Watson Technology Center
Grapevine-Colleyville ISD
Bransford Elementary
Glenhope Elementary
Timberline Elementary
Highland Park ISD
Armstrong Elementary
Bradfield Elementary
Highland Park Middle
Hyer Elementary
McCulloch Intermediate
University Park Elementary
HEB ISD
River Trails Elementary
Shady Oaks Elementary
Keller ISD
Bear Creek Intermediate
Bluebonnet Elementary
Lewisville ISD
Bridlewood Elementary
Forest Vista Elementary
Lovejoy ISD
Lovejoy Elementary
McKinney ISD
Eddins Elementary
Valley Creek Elementary
Plano ISD
Andrews Elementary
Beverly Elementary
Rice Middle
Haun Elementary
Mathews Elementary
Plano West Sr High
Saigling Elementary
Skaggs Elementary
Wyatt Elementary
Richardson ISD
Bowie Elementary
Brentfield Elementary
Dartmouth Elementary
Jess Harben Elementary
Math/Science/Tech Magnet Elementary
Merriman Park Elementary
Mohawk Elementary
Moss Haven Elementary
Parkhill Jr High
JJ Pearce High School
Prairie Creek Elementary
Prestonwood Elementary
Spring Creek Elementary
Stults Road Elementary
White Rock Elementary
Yale Elementary
Rockwall ISD
Parks-Heath Elementary
Source: Texas Business & Education Coalition
2009 TAKS Commended Scores Ranked by Percent Economically Disadvantaged Population
% of students low income - % commended rate - district
86 22.66 Dallas
76 13.92 Lancaster
74 25.59 Irving
72 20.96 Fort Worth
68 25.25 Duncanville
66 25.44 Grand Prairie
58 20.18 DeSoto
57 35.37 Carrollton-Farmers Branch
57 28.55 Mesquite
55 30.03 Arlington
52 45.40 Richardson
51 35.00 Garland
51 25.40 Cedar Hill
46 40.66 Hurst-Euless-Bedford
41 29.66 Little Elm
39 35.22 Denton
33 33.81 Mansfield
29 39.88 Celina
25 37.44 Wylie
24 47.70 McKinney
24 46.62 Lewisville-Flower Mound
21 53.14 Plano
20 45.66 Rockwall
17 45.25 Keller
16 52.37 Grapevine-Colleyville
14 52.55 Allen
11 55.00 Sunnyvale
11 54.11 Frisco
9 62.59 Coppell
2 64.70 Carroll
2 59.88 Lovejoy
0 70.92 Highland Park
86 22.66 Dallas
76 13.92 Lancaster
74 25.59 Irving
72 20.96 Fort Worth
68 25.25 Duncanville
66 25.44 Grand Prairie
58 20.18 DeSoto
57 35.37 Carrollton-Farmers Branch
57 28.55 Mesquite
55 30.03 Arlington
52 45.40 Richardson
51 35.00 Garland
51 25.40 Cedar Hill
46 40.66 Hurst-Euless-Bedford
41 29.66 Little Elm
39 35.22 Denton
33 33.81 Mansfield
29 39.88 Celina
25 37.44 Wylie
24 47.70 McKinney
24 46.62 Lewisville-Flower Mound
21 53.14 Plano
20 45.66 Rockwall
17 45.25 Keller
16 52.37 Grapevine-Colleyville
14 52.55 Allen
11 55.00 Sunnyvale
11 54.11 Frisco
9 62.59 Coppell
2 64.70 Carroll
2 59.88 Lovejoy
0 70.92 Highland Park
2009 TAKS tests scores - Passing Rates
Percent of kids who passed TAKS
Passing rate/district
99.51 Highland Park
97.85 Carroll
97.55 Lovejoy
97.11 Coppell
96.00 Allen
95.96 Frisco
95.86 Sunnyvale (through 11th grade)
94.80 Grapevine-Colleyville
94.00 Plano
93.33 Lewisville-Flower Mound
93.25 Rockwall
92.92 Keller
92.25 Richardson
91.96 Hurst-Euless-Bedford
91.62 McKinney
91.22 Celina
91.18 Wylie
87.81 Denton
87.59 Garland
87.51 Carrollton-Farmers Branch
87.14 Little Elm
86.74 Mansfield
83.55 Mesquite
82.77 Arlington
81.55 Irving
81.40 Duncanville
81.14 Grand Prairie
79.66 Cedar Hill
78.40 Dallas
77.45 DeSoto
74.85 Fort Worth
71.40 Lancaster
Passing rate/district
99.51 Highland Park
97.85 Carroll
97.55 Lovejoy
97.11 Coppell
96.00 Allen
95.96 Frisco
95.86 Sunnyvale (through 11th grade)
94.80 Grapevine-Colleyville
94.00 Plano
93.33 Lewisville-Flower Mound
93.25 Rockwall
92.92 Keller
92.25 Richardson
91.96 Hurst-Euless-Bedford
91.62 McKinney
91.22 Celina
91.18 Wylie
87.81 Denton
87.59 Garland
87.51 Carrollton-Farmers Branch
87.14 Little Elm
86.74 Mansfield
83.55 Mesquite
82.77 Arlington
81.55 Irving
81.40 Duncanville
81.14 Grand Prairie
79.66 Cedar Hill
78.40 Dallas
77.45 DeSoto
74.85 Fort Worth
71.40 Lancaster
2009 TAKS tests scores - Percent of Scores that are Commended
Commended scores are the equivalent of passing TAKS tests with an "A"
Commended rate/district (% of students who passed TAKS with commended scores)
70.92 Highland Park
64.70 Carroll
62.59 Coppell
59.88 Lovejoy
55.00 Sunnyvale (through 11th grade)
54.11 Frisco
53.14 Plano
52.55 Allen
52.37 Grapevine-Colleyville
47.70 McKinney
46.62 Lewisville-Flower Mound
45.66 Rockwall
45.40 Richardson
45.25 Keller
40.66 Hurst-Euless-Bedford
39.88 Celina
37.44 Wylie
35.37 Carrollton-Farmers Branch
35.22 Denton
35.00 Garland
33.81 Mansfield
30.03 Arlington
29.66 Little Elm
28.55 Mesquite
25.59 Irving
25.44 Grand Prairie
25.40 Cedar Hill
25.25 Duncanville
22.66 Dallas
20.96 Ft. Worth
20.18 DeSoto
13.92 Lancaster
Commended rate/district (% of students who passed TAKS with commended scores)
70.92 Highland Park
64.70 Carroll
62.59 Coppell
59.88 Lovejoy
55.00 Sunnyvale (through 11th grade)
54.11 Frisco
53.14 Plano
52.55 Allen
52.37 Grapevine-Colleyville
47.70 McKinney
46.62 Lewisville-Flower Mound
45.66 Rockwall
45.40 Richardson
45.25 Keller
40.66 Hurst-Euless-Bedford
39.88 Celina
37.44 Wylie
35.37 Carrollton-Farmers Branch
35.22 Denton
35.00 Garland
33.81 Mansfield
30.03 Arlington
29.66 Little Elm
28.55 Mesquite
25.59 Irving
25.44 Grand Prairie
25.40 Cedar Hill
25.25 Duncanville
22.66 Dallas
20.96 Ft. Worth
20.18 DeSoto
13.92 Lancaster
2009 Public School District Rankings
Exemplary Districts (Highest Level)
Carroll
Gunter
Highland Park
LoveJoy
Recognized Districts (2nd Highest Level)
Allen
Celina
Coppell
Forney
Frisco
Garland
Grapevine-Colleyville
Hurst-Euless-Bedford
Lewisville
Melissa
Northwest
Prosper
Richardson
Rockwall
Wylie
Academically Acceptable Districts (3rd Highest Level)
Anna
Arlington
Birdville
Carrollton-Farmers Branch
Cedar Hill
Dallas
Denton
DeSoto
Duncanville
Fort Worth
Grand Prairie
Irving
Keller
Mansfield
McKinney
Mesquite
Plano
Red Oak
Terrell
Waxahachie
Academically Unacceptable Districts (Lowest Level)
Lancaster
Midlothian
Carroll
Gunter
Highland Park
LoveJoy
Recognized Districts (2nd Highest Level)
Allen
Celina
Coppell
Forney
Frisco
Garland
Grapevine-Colleyville
Hurst-Euless-Bedford
Lewisville
Melissa
Northwest
Prosper
Richardson
Rockwall
Wylie
Academically Acceptable Districts (3rd Highest Level)
Anna
Arlington
Birdville
Carrollton-Farmers Branch
Cedar Hill
Dallas
Denton
DeSoto
Duncanville
Fort Worth
Grand Prairie
Irving
Keller
Mansfield
McKinney
Mesquite
Plano
Red Oak
Terrell
Waxahachie
Academically Unacceptable Districts (Lowest Level)
Lancaster
Midlothian
2009 School Rankings - Number of Schools in Each State Ranking by District
District
No. of campuses - state ranking
Dallas ISD
46 Exemplary
82 Recognized
73 Academically Acceptable
22 Academically Unacceptable
Plano ISD
32 Exemplary
24 Recognized
6 Academically Acceptable
1 Academically Unacceptable
Garland ISD
33 Exemplary
20 Recognized
13 Academically Acceptable
Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD
19 Exemplary
15 Recognized
4 Academically Acceptable
Richardson ISD
36 Exemplary
17 Recognized
Fort Worth ISD
12 Exemplary
43 Recognized
49 Academically Acceptable
12 Academically Unacceptable
Irving ISD
3 Exemplary
14 Recognized
14 Academically Acceptable
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD
11 Exemplary
14 Recognized
1 Academically Acceptable
Arlington ISD
6 Exemplary
32 Recognized
28 Academically Acceptable
2 Academically Unacceptable
Grand Prairie ISD
6 Exemplary
18 Recognized
10 Academically Acceptable
2 Academically Unacceptable
Lewisville ISD
32 Exemplary
20 Recognized
8 Academically Acceptable
Mesquite ISD
9 Exemplary
21 Recognized
14 Academically Acceptable
Denton ISD
10 Exemplary
10 Recognized
9 Academically Acceptable
McKinney ISD
12 Exemplary
9 Recognized
5 Academically Acceptable
1 Accademically Unacceptable
Frisco ISD
32 Exemplary
7 Recognized
1 Academically Acceptable
Allen ISD
15 Exemplary
4 Recognized
DeSoto ISD
1 Exemplary
4 Recognized
7 Academically Acceptable
Duncanville ISD
9 Exemplary
4 Recognized
3 Academically Acceptable
Forney ISD
9 Exemplary
3 Academically Acceptable
Keller ISD
17 Exemplary
15 Recognized
2 Academically Acceptable
Lancaster ISD
6 Recognized
2 Academically Acceptable
1 Academically Unacceptable
Grapevine-Colleyville ISD
10 Exemplary
5 Recognized
2 Academically Acceptable
Midlothian ISD
6 Exemplary
1 Recognized
1 Academically Acceptable
1 Academically Unacceptable
Mansfield ISD
13 Exemplary
12 Recognized
9 Academically Acceptable
Rockwall ISD
11 Exemplary
5 Recognized
Coppell ISD
11 Exemplary
3 Recognized
Wylie ISD
10 Exemplary
4 Recognized
3 Academically Acceptable
Cedar Hill ISD
5 Exemplary
4 Recognized
5 Academically Acceptable
Little Elm ISD
5 Exemplary
2 Recognized
2 Academically Acceptable
Carroll ISD
11 Exemplary
Highland Park ISD
7 Exemplary
Gunter ISD
3 Exemplary
North Hills Prep (Charter)
3 Exemplary
Lovejoy ISD
5 Exemplary
Waxahachie ISD
2 Exemplary
8 Recognized
1 Academically Acceptable
Sunnyvale ISD
2 Exemplary
1 Recognized
Pilot Point ISD
4 Recognized
Ponder ISD
3 Recognized
Terrell ISD
2 Academically Acceptable
3 Academically Unacceptable
Royse City ISD
1 Exemplary
5 Recognized
1 Academically Acceptable
Red Oak ISD
2 Exemplary
3 Recognized
2 Academically Acceptable
Birdville ISD
11 Exemplary
11 Recognized
9 Academically Acceptable
Prosper ISD
4 Exemplary
1 Recognized
Princeton ISD
3 Exemplary
2 Recognized
1 Academically Acceptable
Anna ISD
2 Exemplary
1 Recognized
1 Academically Acceptable
Melissa ISD
2 Exemplary
2 Recognized
Ennis ISD
4 Exemplary
3 Recognized
1 Academically Unacceptable
Lake Dallas ISD
2 Exemplary
2 Recognized
1 Academically Acceptable
Argyle ISD
3 Exemplary
1 Recognized
Aubrey ISD
3 Exemplary
1 Recognized
Blue Ridge ISD
1 Exemplary
2 Recognized
1 Academically Acceptable
Kaufman ISD
2 Exemplary
3 Recognized
Westlake (charter)
Exemplary
No. of campuses - state ranking
Dallas ISD
46 Exemplary
82 Recognized
73 Academically Acceptable
22 Academically Unacceptable
Plano ISD
32 Exemplary
24 Recognized
6 Academically Acceptable
1 Academically Unacceptable
Garland ISD
33 Exemplary
20 Recognized
13 Academically Acceptable
Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD
19 Exemplary
15 Recognized
4 Academically Acceptable
Richardson ISD
36 Exemplary
17 Recognized
Fort Worth ISD
12 Exemplary
43 Recognized
49 Academically Acceptable
12 Academically Unacceptable
Irving ISD
3 Exemplary
14 Recognized
14 Academically Acceptable
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD
11 Exemplary
14 Recognized
1 Academically Acceptable
Arlington ISD
6 Exemplary
32 Recognized
28 Academically Acceptable
2 Academically Unacceptable
Grand Prairie ISD
6 Exemplary
18 Recognized
10 Academically Acceptable
2 Academically Unacceptable
Lewisville ISD
32 Exemplary
20 Recognized
8 Academically Acceptable
Mesquite ISD
9 Exemplary
21 Recognized
14 Academically Acceptable
Denton ISD
10 Exemplary
10 Recognized
9 Academically Acceptable
McKinney ISD
12 Exemplary
9 Recognized
5 Academically Acceptable
1 Accademically Unacceptable
Frisco ISD
32 Exemplary
7 Recognized
1 Academically Acceptable
Allen ISD
15 Exemplary
4 Recognized
DeSoto ISD
1 Exemplary
4 Recognized
7 Academically Acceptable
Duncanville ISD
9 Exemplary
4 Recognized
3 Academically Acceptable
Forney ISD
9 Exemplary
3 Academically Acceptable
Keller ISD
17 Exemplary
15 Recognized
2 Academically Acceptable
Lancaster ISD
6 Recognized
2 Academically Acceptable
1 Academically Unacceptable
Grapevine-Colleyville ISD
10 Exemplary
5 Recognized
2 Academically Acceptable
Midlothian ISD
6 Exemplary
1 Recognized
1 Academically Acceptable
1 Academically Unacceptable
Mansfield ISD
13 Exemplary
12 Recognized
9 Academically Acceptable
Rockwall ISD
11 Exemplary
5 Recognized
Coppell ISD
11 Exemplary
3 Recognized
Wylie ISD
10 Exemplary
4 Recognized
3 Academically Acceptable
Cedar Hill ISD
5 Exemplary
4 Recognized
5 Academically Acceptable
Little Elm ISD
5 Exemplary
2 Recognized
2 Academically Acceptable
Carroll ISD
11 Exemplary
Highland Park ISD
7 Exemplary
Gunter ISD
3 Exemplary
North Hills Prep (Charter)
3 Exemplary
Lovejoy ISD
5 Exemplary
Waxahachie ISD
2 Exemplary
8 Recognized
1 Academically Acceptable
Sunnyvale ISD
2 Exemplary
1 Recognized
Pilot Point ISD
4 Recognized
Ponder ISD
3 Recognized
Terrell ISD
2 Academically Acceptable
3 Academically Unacceptable
Royse City ISD
1 Exemplary
5 Recognized
1 Academically Acceptable
Red Oak ISD
2 Exemplary
3 Recognized
2 Academically Acceptable
Birdville ISD
11 Exemplary
11 Recognized
9 Academically Acceptable
Prosper ISD
4 Exemplary
1 Recognized
Princeton ISD
3 Exemplary
2 Recognized
1 Academically Acceptable
Anna ISD
2 Exemplary
1 Recognized
1 Academically Acceptable
Melissa ISD
2 Exemplary
2 Recognized
Ennis ISD
4 Exemplary
3 Recognized
1 Academically Unacceptable
Lake Dallas ISD
2 Exemplary
2 Recognized
1 Academically Acceptable
Argyle ISD
3 Exemplary
1 Recognized
Aubrey ISD
3 Exemplary
1 Recognized
Blue Ridge ISD
1 Exemplary
2 Recognized
1 Academically Acceptable
Kaufman ISD
2 Exemplary
3 Recognized
Westlake (charter)
Exemplary
2008-2009 Colleges Chosen by Local Top 2 High School Graduates
District
High School (1) Valedictorian's college choice (2) Salutatorians's college choice
Dallas County
Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD
Creekview (1) UT-Austin (2) Rice
Newman Smith (1) Creighton (2) Austin College
RL Turner (1) none given (2) Duke
Ranchview (1) Rice (2) Rice
Cedar Hill ISD (1) Dallas Baptist (2) Austin College
Coppell ISD - (1) Stanford (2) Univ. of Pennsylvania
Dallas ISD
Bryan Adams (1) New York University (2) SMU
Adamson (1) Texas A&M (2) UT-San Antonio
Carter (1) Baylor (2) UT-Austin
Conrad (1) Texas Women's Univ (2) Univ of North Texas
Hillcrest (1) Harvard (super's son) (2) UT-Austin
Thomas Jefferson (1) Baylor (2) Univ of North Texas
Kimball (1) Texas Woman's Univ (2) Texas A&M
Lincoln (1) TCU (2) UT-Austin
Madison (1) UT-Austin (2) Univ of North Texas
Govt Law Magnet (1) St. Mary's (2) Texas A&M
Middle College (1) undecided (2) Univ of North Texas
Molina (1) Austin College (2) College of the Holy Cross
North Dallas (1) George Washington Univ (2) Texas Tech
Pinkston (1) Austin College (2) Texas A&M
Rangel Women's (1) SMU (2) Notre Dame
Roosevelt (1) Univ of Central Florida (2) Univ of North Texas
Samuell (1) Univ of Chicago (2) Babson College
Business Magnet (1) UT-Austin (2) UT-Arlington
Education Magnet (1) UT-Austin (2) UT-Dallas
Health Magnet (1) Scripps College (2) Texas A&M
Science/Eng Magnet (1) UT-Austin (2) California Inst of Technology
Talented & Gifted (1) MIT (2) MIT
Seagoville (1) Austin College (2) SMU
Skyline (1) SMU (2) Soka Univ of America in California
Maceo Smith (1) Florida A&M (2) UT-Dallas
South Oak Cliff (1) UT-Dallas (2) UT-Austin
Spruce (1) Columbia (2) Bowdoin College
Sunset (1) UT-Austin (2) UT-Austin
Booker T Performing Arts Magnet (1) Northwestern Univ (2) Univ of Southern California
WT White (1) UT-Dallas (2) UT-Austin
Woodrow (1) Rhodes College (2) Brigham Young
Desoto ISD - (1) Sam Houston State (2) Southwest Adventist
Duncanville ISD - (1) Trinity Univ (2) Dartmouth
Garland ISD
Garland (1) Texas A&M (2) Purdue
Lakeview Cent (1) Univ of North Texas (2) UT-Dallas
Naaman Forest (1) Texas A&M (2) Univ of Alabama
North Garland (1) MIT (2) UT-Austin
Rowlett (1) Wheaton College (2) UT-Austin
Sachse (1) SMU (2) Baylor
South Garland (1) UT-Arlington (2) Texas Woman's Univ
Grand Prairie ISD
Grand Prairie (1) MIT (2) Northwood Univ in Cedar Hill
South Grand Prairie (1) UT-Austin (2) UT-Austin
Highland Park ISD - (1) Princeton (2) Northwestern
Irving ISD
Irving (1) UT-Dallas (2) UT-Arlington
MacArthur (1) UT-Arlington (2) UT-Arlington
Nimitz (1) Trinity Univ (2) UT-Austin
Academy (1) Yale (2) Midwestern State
Lancaster ISD - (1) Texas Tech (2) UT-Arlington
Mesquite ISD
Horn (1) Yale (2) UT-Dallas
Mesquite (1) Univ of the Sciences (2) Washington Univ.
North Mesquite (1) Amherst (2) Brigham Young
Poteet (1) UT-Austin (2) Austin College
West Mesquite (1) UT-Austin (2) Austin College
Richardson ISD
Berkner (1) Rutgers (2) Texas A&M
Pearce (1) Texas A&M (2) UT-Dallas
Lake Highlands (1) UT-Austin (2) Univ of Virginia
Richardson (1) SMU (2) UT-Dallas
Private schools in Dallas County
A+ Academy - both undecided
Alexander School - (1) UT-Austin (2) St. Boneventure Univ.
Bishop Dunne - (1) Texas A&M (2) SMU
Bishop Lynch - (1) Texas A&M (1) UT-Austin (2) Texas A&M
Cambridge School - (1) Stanford (2) UT-Austin
Canyon Creek Christian - (1) UT-Austin (2) UT-Austin
Carrollton Christian - (1) SMU (2) Summit Ministries
Cistercian - (1) Duke (2) Univ of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Dallas Christian - (1) Manipal Univ in India (2) Abilene Christian
Dallas Lutheran - (1) Texas A&M (2) Texas A&M
Episcopal School of Dallas - (1) Stanford (2) Cornell
First Baptist Academy - (1) Oklahoma State (2) Baylor
Garland Christian - (1) UT-Dallas (2) Howard Payne
Greenhill - (1) Brown (2) Dartmouth
Heritage Christian - (1) Baylor (2) Lousiana Tech
Highlands Boys - (1) New York Univ (2) Univ of Dallas
Highlands Girls - (1) Univ of Oklahoma (2) UT-Dallas
Jesuit - (1) Columbia (2) Notre Dame
Lakehill Prep - (1) UT-Austin (2) Vanderbilt (2) Oklahoma State
Lobias Murray Christian - (1) UT-Arlington (2) UT-Arlington
North Hills Prep - (1) Baylor (2) UT-Austin
Parish Episcopal - (1) Columbia (2) Univ of Washington
Prince of Peace Christian - (1) Texas A&M (2) Asbury College
St. Marks - (1) Yale (2) Stanford (2) Princeton
Trinity Christian - (1) Univ of Alabama (2) Univ of Oklahoma
Tyler Street Christian - (1) Univ of North Texas (2) Univ of North Texas
Ursuline - (1) Stanford (2) Providence College (2) Washington Univ
Yavneh - (1) Yeschivat Eretz Hatzvi, Isreal (2) Stanford
Private schools for students with dyslexia/ADHD
Dallas Academy - (1) Texas A&M (2) UT-Arlington
Fairhill - (1) Austin College (2) Oklahoma State
Shelton - (1) Vanderbilt (2) Savannah College of Art & Design
Winston - (1) Baylor (2) UT-Austin
Collin County
Allen ISD - (1) UT-Dallas (2) UT-Austin
Anna ISD - (1) Oklahoma State (2) Texas A&M
Celina ISD - (1) Texas A&M Commerce (2) SMU
Community ISD - (1) Soutwest Assemblies of God (2) Pepperdine
Frisco ISD
Centennial - (1) Univ of Southern California (2) Texas A&M
Frisco - (1) John Hopkins (2) Cornell
Liberty - (1) Princeton (2) UT-Austin
Wakeland - (1) UT-Austin (2) SMU
McKinney ISD
McKinney - (1) Brigham Young (2) Austin College
Boyd - (1) Texas A&M (2) Texas A&M
North - (1) UT-Austin (2) Baylor
Plano ISD
Senior (1) Harvard (2) Univ of Pennsylvania
East (1) UT-Austin (2) Univ of Pennsyvania
West (1) - Harvard (2) no info given
Prosper ISD - (1) UT-Austin (2) Texas A&M
Wylie ISD - (1) Texas A&M (2) TCU
Private
Pope John Paul - (1) Texas A&M (2) Lousiana State
Prestonwood Christian - (1) Princeton (2) Princeton
Denton County
Argyle ISD - (1) Univ of Oklahoma (2) Trinity Univ.
Denton ISD
Denton (1) Texas A&M (1) Indiana Univ (1) Texas A&M (2) acting career, no college
Guyer (1's) Baylor, OU, Texas A&M, Univ of Nebraska, UT-Austin, Brown, SMU, Stephen F. Austin, UT-Austin, Yale, Trinity Univ, UT-Austin, Texas State Univ (2's) Texas Tech, TCU, Texas A&M
Ryan - (1's) Concordia, Trinity Univ, Trinity Univ, Baylor (2's) TCU, Hendrix
Krum ISD - (1) Univ of North Texas (2) Univ of North Texas
Lake Dallas ISD - (1) College of Charleston (2) Univ of North Texas
Lewisville ISD
Hebron (1) Texas A&M (2) UT-Austin
Flower Mound (1) UT-Austin (2) John Brown
Lewisville (1) Brigham Young (2) Univ of Florida
Marcus (1) Univ of Arkansas (2) Univ of Virginia
The Colony (1) Northwestern (2) New York Univ
Little Elm ISD - (1) UT-Austin (2) Texas A&M
Ponder ISD - (1) Midwestern State (2) Texas A&M
Sanger ISD - (1) UT-Austin (2) Texas Woman's Univ
Coram Deo (private) - (1) Univ of Arkansas (2) UT-Dallas
Rockwall County
Rockwall ISD
Rockwall (1) Baylor (2) Rice
Heath (1) Texas Tech (2) UT-Austin
Royse City ISD - (1) Rice (2) Texas Tech
High School (1) Valedictorian's college choice (2) Salutatorians's college choice
Dallas County
Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD
Creekview (1) UT-Austin (2) Rice
Newman Smith (1) Creighton (2) Austin College
RL Turner (1) none given (2) Duke
Ranchview (1) Rice (2) Rice
Cedar Hill ISD (1) Dallas Baptist (2) Austin College
Coppell ISD - (1) Stanford (2) Univ. of Pennsylvania
Dallas ISD
Bryan Adams (1) New York University (2) SMU
Adamson (1) Texas A&M (2) UT-San Antonio
Carter (1) Baylor (2) UT-Austin
Conrad (1) Texas Women's Univ (2) Univ of North Texas
Hillcrest (1) Harvard (super's son) (2) UT-Austin
Thomas Jefferson (1) Baylor (2) Univ of North Texas
Kimball (1) Texas Woman's Univ (2) Texas A&M
Lincoln (1) TCU (2) UT-Austin
Madison (1) UT-Austin (2) Univ of North Texas
Govt Law Magnet (1) St. Mary's (2) Texas A&M
Middle College (1) undecided (2) Univ of North Texas
Molina (1) Austin College (2) College of the Holy Cross
North Dallas (1) George Washington Univ (2) Texas Tech
Pinkston (1) Austin College (2) Texas A&M
Rangel Women's (1) SMU (2) Notre Dame
Roosevelt (1) Univ of Central Florida (2) Univ of North Texas
Samuell (1) Univ of Chicago (2) Babson College
Business Magnet (1) UT-Austin (2) UT-Arlington
Education Magnet (1) UT-Austin (2) UT-Dallas
Health Magnet (1) Scripps College (2) Texas A&M
Science/Eng Magnet (1) UT-Austin (2) California Inst of Technology
Talented & Gifted (1) MIT (2) MIT
Seagoville (1) Austin College (2) SMU
Skyline (1) SMU (2) Soka Univ of America in California
Maceo Smith (1) Florida A&M (2) UT-Dallas
South Oak Cliff (1) UT-Dallas (2) UT-Austin
Spruce (1) Columbia (2) Bowdoin College
Sunset (1) UT-Austin (2) UT-Austin
Booker T Performing Arts Magnet (1) Northwestern Univ (2) Univ of Southern California
WT White (1) UT-Dallas (2) UT-Austin
Woodrow (1) Rhodes College (2) Brigham Young
Desoto ISD - (1) Sam Houston State (2) Southwest Adventist
Duncanville ISD - (1) Trinity Univ (2) Dartmouth
Garland ISD
Garland (1) Texas A&M (2) Purdue
Lakeview Cent (1) Univ of North Texas (2) UT-Dallas
Naaman Forest (1) Texas A&M (2) Univ of Alabama
North Garland (1) MIT (2) UT-Austin
Rowlett (1) Wheaton College (2) UT-Austin
Sachse (1) SMU (2) Baylor
South Garland (1) UT-Arlington (2) Texas Woman's Univ
Grand Prairie ISD
Grand Prairie (1) MIT (2) Northwood Univ in Cedar Hill
South Grand Prairie (1) UT-Austin (2) UT-Austin
Highland Park ISD - (1) Princeton (2) Northwestern
Irving ISD
Irving (1) UT-Dallas (2) UT-Arlington
MacArthur (1) UT-Arlington (2) UT-Arlington
Nimitz (1) Trinity Univ (2) UT-Austin
Academy (1) Yale (2) Midwestern State
Lancaster ISD - (1) Texas Tech (2) UT-Arlington
Mesquite ISD
Horn (1) Yale (2) UT-Dallas
Mesquite (1) Univ of the Sciences (2) Washington Univ.
North Mesquite (1) Amherst (2) Brigham Young
Poteet (1) UT-Austin (2) Austin College
West Mesquite (1) UT-Austin (2) Austin College
Richardson ISD
Berkner (1) Rutgers (2) Texas A&M
Pearce (1) Texas A&M (2) UT-Dallas
Lake Highlands (1) UT-Austin (2) Univ of Virginia
Richardson (1) SMU (2) UT-Dallas
Private schools in Dallas County
A+ Academy - both undecided
Alexander School - (1) UT-Austin (2) St. Boneventure Univ.
Bishop Dunne - (1) Texas A&M (2) SMU
Bishop Lynch - (1) Texas A&M (1) UT-Austin (2) Texas A&M
Cambridge School - (1) Stanford (2) UT-Austin
Canyon Creek Christian - (1) UT-Austin (2) UT-Austin
Carrollton Christian - (1) SMU (2) Summit Ministries
Cistercian - (1) Duke (2) Univ of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Dallas Christian - (1) Manipal Univ in India (2) Abilene Christian
Dallas Lutheran - (1) Texas A&M (2) Texas A&M
Episcopal School of Dallas - (1) Stanford (2) Cornell
First Baptist Academy - (1) Oklahoma State (2) Baylor
Garland Christian - (1) UT-Dallas (2) Howard Payne
Greenhill - (1) Brown (2) Dartmouth
Heritage Christian - (1) Baylor (2) Lousiana Tech
Highlands Boys - (1) New York Univ (2) Univ of Dallas
Highlands Girls - (1) Univ of Oklahoma (2) UT-Dallas
Jesuit - (1) Columbia (2) Notre Dame
Lakehill Prep - (1) UT-Austin (2) Vanderbilt (2) Oklahoma State
Lobias Murray Christian - (1) UT-Arlington (2) UT-Arlington
North Hills Prep - (1) Baylor (2) UT-Austin
Parish Episcopal - (1) Columbia (2) Univ of Washington
Prince of Peace Christian - (1) Texas A&M (2) Asbury College
St. Marks - (1) Yale (2) Stanford (2) Princeton
Trinity Christian - (1) Univ of Alabama (2) Univ of Oklahoma
Tyler Street Christian - (1) Univ of North Texas (2) Univ of North Texas
Ursuline - (1) Stanford (2) Providence College (2) Washington Univ
Yavneh - (1) Yeschivat Eretz Hatzvi, Isreal (2) Stanford
Private schools for students with dyslexia/ADHD
Dallas Academy - (1) Texas A&M (2) UT-Arlington
Fairhill - (1) Austin College (2) Oklahoma State
Shelton - (1) Vanderbilt (2) Savannah College of Art & Design
Winston - (1) Baylor (2) UT-Austin
Collin County
Allen ISD - (1) UT-Dallas (2) UT-Austin
Anna ISD - (1) Oklahoma State (2) Texas A&M
Celina ISD - (1) Texas A&M Commerce (2) SMU
Community ISD - (1) Soutwest Assemblies of God (2) Pepperdine
Frisco ISD
Centennial - (1) Univ of Southern California (2) Texas A&M
Frisco - (1) John Hopkins (2) Cornell
Liberty - (1) Princeton (2) UT-Austin
Wakeland - (1) UT-Austin (2) SMU
McKinney ISD
McKinney - (1) Brigham Young (2) Austin College
Boyd - (1) Texas A&M (2) Texas A&M
North - (1) UT-Austin (2) Baylor
Plano ISD
Senior (1) Harvard (2) Univ of Pennsylvania
East (1) UT-Austin (2) Univ of Pennsyvania
West (1) - Harvard (2) no info given
Prosper ISD - (1) UT-Austin (2) Texas A&M
Wylie ISD - (1) Texas A&M (2) TCU
Private
Pope John Paul - (1) Texas A&M (2) Lousiana State
Prestonwood Christian - (1) Princeton (2) Princeton
Denton County
Argyle ISD - (1) Univ of Oklahoma (2) Trinity Univ.
Denton ISD
Denton (1) Texas A&M (1) Indiana Univ (1) Texas A&M (2) acting career, no college
Guyer (1's) Baylor, OU, Texas A&M, Univ of Nebraska, UT-Austin, Brown, SMU, Stephen F. Austin, UT-Austin, Yale, Trinity Univ, UT-Austin, Texas State Univ (2's) Texas Tech, TCU, Texas A&M
Ryan - (1's) Concordia, Trinity Univ, Trinity Univ, Baylor (2's) TCU, Hendrix
Krum ISD - (1) Univ of North Texas (2) Univ of North Texas
Lake Dallas ISD - (1) College of Charleston (2) Univ of North Texas
Lewisville ISD
Hebron (1) Texas A&M (2) UT-Austin
Flower Mound (1) UT-Austin (2) John Brown
Lewisville (1) Brigham Young (2) Univ of Florida
Marcus (1) Univ of Arkansas (2) Univ of Virginia
The Colony (1) Northwestern (2) New York Univ
Little Elm ISD - (1) UT-Austin (2) Texas A&M
Ponder ISD - (1) Midwestern State (2) Texas A&M
Sanger ISD - (1) UT-Austin (2) Texas Woman's Univ
Coram Deo (private) - (1) Univ of Arkansas (2) UT-Dallas
Rockwall County
Rockwall ISD
Rockwall (1) Baylor (2) Rice
Heath (1) Texas Tech (2) UT-Austin
Royse City ISD - (1) Rice (2) Texas Tech
Monday, November 2, 2009
2009 High Schools Advancing in Academic Decathlon Competition
Large school division
Nimitz High, Irving, won Region 9
Plano Senior, Plano ISD
Plano East, Plano ISD
Plano West, Plano ISD
Marcus, Lewisville ISD in Flower Mound
Flower Mound High, Lewisville ISD in Flower Mound
Hebron High, Lewisville ISD
Keller High, Keller ISD
Fossil Ridge, Keller ISD
Creekview, Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD
Garland High, Garland ISD
Rowlett High, Garland ISD
Coppell High, Coppell ISD
Berkner High, Richardson ISD
South Grand Prairie High, Grand Prairie ISD
Medium School division
Liberty High, Frisco ISD, placed 1st in state
Wakeland High, Frisco ISD
Centennial High, Frisco ISD
Frisco High, Frisco ISD
Highland Park High, Highland Park ISD
Newman Smith, Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD
JJ Pearce, Richardson ISD
Rockwall High, Rockwall ISD
Hillcrest High, Dallas ISD
The Colony, Lewisville ISD
Lancaster High, Lancaster ISD
Small school division
John Paul II High, private Catholic, 1st in division
Prosper High, Prosper ISD
Nimitz High, Irving, won Region 9
Plano Senior, Plano ISD
Plano East, Plano ISD
Plano West, Plano ISD
Marcus, Lewisville ISD in Flower Mound
Flower Mound High, Lewisville ISD in Flower Mound
Hebron High, Lewisville ISD
Keller High, Keller ISD
Fossil Ridge, Keller ISD
Creekview, Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD
Garland High, Garland ISD
Rowlett High, Garland ISD
Coppell High, Coppell ISD
Berkner High, Richardson ISD
South Grand Prairie High, Grand Prairie ISD
Medium School division
Liberty High, Frisco ISD, placed 1st in state
Wakeland High, Frisco ISD
Centennial High, Frisco ISD
Frisco High, Frisco ISD
Highland Park High, Highland Park ISD
Newman Smith, Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD
JJ Pearce, Richardson ISD
Rockwall High, Rockwall ISD
Hillcrest High, Dallas ISD
The Colony, Lewisville ISD
Lancaster High, Lancaster ISD
Small school division
John Paul II High, private Catholic, 1st in division
Prosper High, Prosper ISD
Dallas Area Blue Ribbon Schools
Private Schools
Akiba Academy, Dallas
All Saints Catholic, Dallas
Bishop Lynch, Dallas
Christ the King Catholic, Park Cities
Dallas Christian School, Mesquite
Good Shepard Episcopal, Dallas
Greenhill School, Addison
Holy Family of Nazareth School, Irving
Holy Trinity Catholic, Grapevine
Immaculate Conception, Grand Prairie
Jesuit, Dallas
Lamplighter, Dallas
Mary Immaculate Catholic, Farmers Branch
The Montessori Academy, Arlington
Parish Day School, Dallas
Prince of Peace Catholic, Plano
Prince of Peace Christian, Carrollton
St. Elizabeth Catholic, Dallas
St. Mark's Catholic, Plano
St. Mark's School for Boys, Dallas
St. Monica Catholic, Dallas
St. Patrick Catholic, Dallas
St. Paul Catholic, Richardson
St. Rita Catholic, Dallas
St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic, Dallas
Ursuline, Dallas
Dallas ISD
Booker T. Washington School for Performing and Visual Arts
Dealey Montessori
Lanier Vanguard Expressive Arts School
Stonewall Jackson Elementary
Walnut Hill Elementary
Ben Milam Elementary
Lakewood Elementary
Earhart Elementary
Peabody Elementary
Hexter Elementary
George Washington Carver Learning Center
Atwell Middle
Longfellow Middle
Dealey Montessori Middle
School for Talented and Gifted
School for Science and Engineering
School for Business and Management
School for Heatlh Professionals
Richardson ISD
Big Springs Elementary
Brentfield Elementary
Dartmouth Elementary
Bowie Elementary
Prestonwood Elementary
Merriman Park Elementary
Moss Haven Elementary
Canyon Creek Elementary
Mohawk Elementary
Prairie Creek Elementary
Yale Elementary
Parkhill Junior High
Forest Meadow Junior High
Richardson Jr. High
Hamilton Park Pacesetter Magnet
JJ Pearce High School
Berkner High School
Lake Highlands High School
Richardson High School
Plano ISD
Meadows Elementary
Davis Elementary
Dooley Elementary
Foreman Elementary
Carlisle Elementary
Christie Elementary
Hedgcoxe Elementary
Huffman Elementary
Mathews Elementary
Brinker Elementary
Saigling Elementary
Shepard Elementary
Wells Elementary
Skaggs Elementary
Beverly Elementary
Wilson Middle
Schimelpfenig Middle
Armstrong Middle
Haggard Middle
Carpenter Middle
Renner Middle
Clark High
Plano East Sr. High
Plano Sr. High
Allen ISD
Allen High
Norton Elementary
Highland Park ISD
Armstrong Elementary
Bradfield Elementary
Hyer Elementary
University Park Elementary
Bradfield Elementary
Highland Park Middle
McCulloch Middle
Highland Park High
Garland ISD
Austin Academy for Excellence
Kimberlin Academy for Excellence
Lyles Middle
Brandenburg Middle
Walnut Glen Academy
Roach Elementary
Centerville Elementary
Mesquite ISD
Pirrung School
Poteet High
Grapevine-Colleyville ISD
Bear Creek Elementary
Brandsford Elementary
Colleyville Elementary
Glenhope Elementary
Heritage Elementary
Taylor Elementary
Timberline Elementary
Heritage Middle
Grapevine Middle
Grapevine High
Lewisville ISD
McAuliffe Elementary
Heritage Elementary
Highland Village Elementary
Flower Mound Elementary
Milliken Middle
Marcus High
Anna ISD
Anna Middle
Carroll ISD
Rockenbaugh Elementary
Johnson Elementary
Carroll Elementary
Carroll Intermediate
Carroll Middle
Carroll High
Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD
Kent Elementary
Montgomery Elementary
McCoy Elementary
Las Colinas Elementary
Blalack Middle
Field Jr High
Newman Smith High
RL Turner High
Irving ISD
Good Elementary
Lamar Middle
McArthur High
Coppell ISD
Wilson Elementary
Coppell Middle East
Coppell Middle West
Coppell High
Frisco ISD
Curtsinger Elementary
Smith Elementary
HEB ISD
Harwood Jr High
LD Bell High
McKinney ISD
Valley Creek Elementary
Eddins Elemetary
Glen Oaks Elementary
Valley Creek Elementary
Wolford Elementary
Rockwall ISD
Cullins-Lake Pointe Elementary
Keller ISD
Florence Elementary
Keller High
Wylie ISD
Birmingham Elementary
Akiba Academy, Dallas
All Saints Catholic, Dallas
Bishop Lynch, Dallas
Christ the King Catholic, Park Cities
Dallas Christian School, Mesquite
Good Shepard Episcopal, Dallas
Greenhill School, Addison
Holy Family of Nazareth School, Irving
Holy Trinity Catholic, Grapevine
Immaculate Conception, Grand Prairie
Jesuit, Dallas
Lamplighter, Dallas
Mary Immaculate Catholic, Farmers Branch
The Montessori Academy, Arlington
Parish Day School, Dallas
Prince of Peace Catholic, Plano
Prince of Peace Christian, Carrollton
St. Elizabeth Catholic, Dallas
St. Mark's Catholic, Plano
St. Mark's School for Boys, Dallas
St. Monica Catholic, Dallas
St. Patrick Catholic, Dallas
St. Paul Catholic, Richardson
St. Rita Catholic, Dallas
St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic, Dallas
Ursuline, Dallas
Dallas ISD
Booker T. Washington School for Performing and Visual Arts
Dealey Montessori
Lanier Vanguard Expressive Arts School
Stonewall Jackson Elementary
Walnut Hill Elementary
Ben Milam Elementary
Lakewood Elementary
Earhart Elementary
Peabody Elementary
Hexter Elementary
George Washington Carver Learning Center
Atwell Middle
Longfellow Middle
Dealey Montessori Middle
School for Talented and Gifted
School for Science and Engineering
School for Business and Management
School for Heatlh Professionals
Richardson ISD
Big Springs Elementary
Brentfield Elementary
Dartmouth Elementary
Bowie Elementary
Prestonwood Elementary
Merriman Park Elementary
Moss Haven Elementary
Canyon Creek Elementary
Mohawk Elementary
Prairie Creek Elementary
Yale Elementary
Parkhill Junior High
Forest Meadow Junior High
Richardson Jr. High
Hamilton Park Pacesetter Magnet
JJ Pearce High School
Berkner High School
Lake Highlands High School
Richardson High School
Plano ISD
Meadows Elementary
Davis Elementary
Dooley Elementary
Foreman Elementary
Carlisle Elementary
Christie Elementary
Hedgcoxe Elementary
Huffman Elementary
Mathews Elementary
Brinker Elementary
Saigling Elementary
Shepard Elementary
Wells Elementary
Skaggs Elementary
Beverly Elementary
Wilson Middle
Schimelpfenig Middle
Armstrong Middle
Haggard Middle
Carpenter Middle
Renner Middle
Clark High
Plano East Sr. High
Plano Sr. High
Allen ISD
Allen High
Norton Elementary
Highland Park ISD
Armstrong Elementary
Bradfield Elementary
Hyer Elementary
University Park Elementary
Bradfield Elementary
Highland Park Middle
McCulloch Middle
Highland Park High
Garland ISD
Austin Academy for Excellence
Kimberlin Academy for Excellence
Lyles Middle
Brandenburg Middle
Walnut Glen Academy
Roach Elementary
Centerville Elementary
Mesquite ISD
Pirrung School
Poteet High
Grapevine-Colleyville ISD
Bear Creek Elementary
Brandsford Elementary
Colleyville Elementary
Glenhope Elementary
Heritage Elementary
Taylor Elementary
Timberline Elementary
Heritage Middle
Grapevine Middle
Grapevine High
Lewisville ISD
McAuliffe Elementary
Heritage Elementary
Highland Village Elementary
Flower Mound Elementary
Milliken Middle
Marcus High
Anna ISD
Anna Middle
Carroll ISD
Rockenbaugh Elementary
Johnson Elementary
Carroll Elementary
Carroll Intermediate
Carroll Middle
Carroll High
Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD
Kent Elementary
Montgomery Elementary
McCoy Elementary
Las Colinas Elementary
Blalack Middle
Field Jr High
Newman Smith High
RL Turner High
Irving ISD
Good Elementary
Lamar Middle
McArthur High
Coppell ISD
Wilson Elementary
Coppell Middle East
Coppell Middle West
Coppell High
Frisco ISD
Curtsinger Elementary
Smith Elementary
HEB ISD
Harwood Jr High
LD Bell High
McKinney ISD
Valley Creek Elementary
Eddins Elemetary
Glen Oaks Elementary
Valley Creek Elementary
Wolford Elementary
Rockwall ISD
Cullins-Lake Pointe Elementary
Keller ISD
Florence Elementary
Keller High
Wylie ISD
Birmingham Elementary
2009 Dallas Area National Merit Semi-finalists, Ranked by Number of Kids, if Any
Number of Semi-finalists - High School (District)
60 Plano (Plano ISD)
46 Plano West (Plano ISD)
40 Texas Academy of Math & Science (selective public residential school at Univ Of North Texas)
30 St. Marks (private)
21 Plano East (Plano ISD)
14 Hockaday (private)
14 Coppell (Coppell ISD)
13 Cisterician Prep (private)
13 Flower Mound (Lewisville ISD)
11 Homeschoolers
11 Allen High (Allen ISD)
10 Highland Park (Highland Park ISD)
10 Carroll (Carroll ISD)
8 Marcus (Lewisville ISD)
8 Martin (Arlington ISD)
8 Garland (Garland ISD)
7 Pearce (Richardson ISD)
7 Boyd (McKinney ISD)
6 Talented & Gifted Magnet (Dallas ISD)
6 Jesuit (private)
6 Lamar (Arlington ISD)
6 Newman Smith (Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD)
6 Heritage (Grapevine-Colleyville ISD)
6 Episcopal School of Dallas (private)
6 Keller (Keller ISD)5 Greenhill (private)
5 Trinity (HEB ISD)
5 Grapevine (Grapevine-Colleyville ISD)
4 Bishop Lynch (private)
4 Creekview (Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD)
4 Hebron (Lewisville ISD)
4 Central (Keller ISD)
4 Cambridge School (private)
4 Ursuline (private)
3 McKinney (McKinney ISD)
3 Pope John Paul (private)
3 Lewisville (Lewisville ISD)
3 Oakridge School (private)
3 RL Turner (Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD)
3 Trinity Christian Academy (private)
3 Science & Engineering Magnet (Dallas ISD)
3 North Garland (Garland ISD)
2 Fossil Ridge (Keller ISD)
2 Rockwall (Rockwall ISD)
2 Coram Deo Academy (private)
2 Lake Highlands (Richardson ISD)
2 Summit (Mansfield ISD)
2 Dallas Christian School (private)
2 Guyer (Denton ISD)
2 Frisco (Frisco ISD)
2 Wakeland (Frisco ISD)
2 Prestonwood Christian Academy (private)
2 Canyon Creek Christian Academy (private)
1 Aledo (Aledo ISD)
1 Argyle (Argyle ISD)
1 Bell (HEB ISD)
1 Booker T Performing Arts Magnet (Dallas ISD)
1 Burleson (Burleson ISD)
1 Canteberry Episcopal (private)
1 Carrollton Christian Academy (private)
1 Centennial (Frisco ISD)
1 The Colony (Lewisville ISD)
1 Covenant Christian Academy (private)
1 The Covenant School (private)
1 Crowley (Crowley ISD)
1 Decatur (Decatur ISD)
1 Duncanville (Duncanville ISD)
1 Ennis (Ennis ISD)
1 Grace Prepatory Academy (private)
1 The Highlands School (private)
1 Hillcrest (Dallas ISD)
1 Lakewood Presbyterian School (private)
1 Legacy Christian Academy (private)
1 Liberty (Frisco ISD)
1 MacArthur (Irving ISD)
1 Mansfield (Mansfield ISD)
1 McKinney North (McKinney ISD)
1 Naaman Forest (Garland ISD)
1 Nimitz (Irving ISD)
1 North Hills School (charter)
1 Pantego Christian Academy (private)
1 Parish Episcopal School (private)
1 Poteet (Mesquite ISD)
1 Prosper (Prosper ISD)
1 Richland Collegiate (charter)
1 Sachse (Garland ISD)
1 Spring Creek Academy (private)
60 Plano (Plano ISD)
46 Plano West (Plano ISD)
40 Texas Academy of Math & Science (selective public residential school at Univ Of North Texas)
30 St. Marks (private)
21 Plano East (Plano ISD)
14 Hockaday (private)
14 Coppell (Coppell ISD)
13 Cisterician Prep (private)
13 Flower Mound (Lewisville ISD)
11 Homeschoolers
11 Allen High (Allen ISD)
10 Highland Park (Highland Park ISD)
10 Carroll (Carroll ISD)
8 Marcus (Lewisville ISD)
8 Martin (Arlington ISD)
8 Garland (Garland ISD)
7 Pearce (Richardson ISD)
7 Boyd (McKinney ISD)
6 Talented & Gifted Magnet (Dallas ISD)
6 Jesuit (private)
6 Lamar (Arlington ISD)
6 Newman Smith (Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD)
6 Heritage (Grapevine-Colleyville ISD)
6 Episcopal School of Dallas (private)
6 Keller (Keller ISD)5 Greenhill (private)
5 Trinity (HEB ISD)
5 Grapevine (Grapevine-Colleyville ISD)
4 Bishop Lynch (private)
4 Creekview (Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD)
4 Hebron (Lewisville ISD)
4 Central (Keller ISD)
4 Cambridge School (private)
4 Ursuline (private)
3 McKinney (McKinney ISD)
3 Pope John Paul (private)
3 Lewisville (Lewisville ISD)
3 Oakridge School (private)
3 RL Turner (Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD)
3 Trinity Christian Academy (private)
3 Science & Engineering Magnet (Dallas ISD)
3 North Garland (Garland ISD)
2 Fossil Ridge (Keller ISD)
2 Rockwall (Rockwall ISD)
2 Coram Deo Academy (private)
2 Lake Highlands (Richardson ISD)
2 Summit (Mansfield ISD)
2 Dallas Christian School (private)
2 Guyer (Denton ISD)
2 Frisco (Frisco ISD)
2 Wakeland (Frisco ISD)
2 Prestonwood Christian Academy (private)
2 Canyon Creek Christian Academy (private)
1 Aledo (Aledo ISD)
1 Argyle (Argyle ISD)
1 Bell (HEB ISD)
1 Booker T Performing Arts Magnet (Dallas ISD)
1 Burleson (Burleson ISD)
1 Canteberry Episcopal (private)
1 Carrollton Christian Academy (private)
1 Centennial (Frisco ISD)
1 The Colony (Lewisville ISD)
1 Covenant Christian Academy (private)
1 The Covenant School (private)
1 Crowley (Crowley ISD)
1 Decatur (Decatur ISD)
1 Duncanville (Duncanville ISD)
1 Ennis (Ennis ISD)
1 Grace Prepatory Academy (private)
1 The Highlands School (private)
1 Hillcrest (Dallas ISD)
1 Lakewood Presbyterian School (private)
1 Legacy Christian Academy (private)
1 Liberty (Frisco ISD)
1 MacArthur (Irving ISD)
1 Mansfield (Mansfield ISD)
1 McKinney North (McKinney ISD)
1 Naaman Forest (Garland ISD)
1 Nimitz (Irving ISD)
1 North Hills School (charter)
1 Pantego Christian Academy (private)
1 Parish Episcopal School (private)
1 Poteet (Mesquite ISD)
1 Prosper (Prosper ISD)
1 Richland Collegiate (charter)
1 Sachse (Garland ISD)
1 Spring Creek Academy (private)
2008 Exemplary and Recognized High Schools in the Dallas Area
Exemplary
Argyle ISD - Argyle High
Carroll ISD - Carroll Sr. High
Carroll ISD - Carroll High
Dallas ISD - School of Science and Engineering
Dallas ISD - School of Business and Management
Dallas ISD - Rangel (the all girls school)
Dallas ISD - School of Health Professions
Dallas ISD - SChool of Education and Social Sciences
Dallas ISD - SChool of Govt and Law
Dallas ISD - School for Talented and Gifted
Gunter ISD - Gunter High
Highland Park ISD - Highland Park High
Recognized
Allen ISD - Allen High
Allen ISD - Lowery 9th grade center
Aubrey ISD - Aubrey High
Blue Ridge ISD - Blue Ridge High
Crandall ISD - Crandall High
Coppell ISD - Coppell High
Dallas ISD - Booker T. Washington School for Performing and Visual Arts
Frisco ISD - Liberty High
Garland ISD - Rowlett High
HEB ISD - Bell High
HEB ISD - Trinity High
Keller ISD - Keller High
Lewisville ISD - Marcus High
Lewisville ISD - Killough 9th grade center
Lewisville ISD - Flower Mound High
Lovejoy ISD - Lovejoy High
Mabank ISD - Mabank High
Maypearl ISD - Maypearl High
Melissa ISD - Melissa High
Mildred ISD - Mildred High
Plano ISD - Plano Sr. High
Plano ISD - Plano East Sr. High
Plano ISD - Plano West Sr. High
Plano ISD - Jasper High
Ponder ISD - Ponder High
Princeton ISD - Princeton High
Prosper ISD - Prosper High
Van Alstyne - Van Alstyne High
Argyle ISD - Argyle High
Carroll ISD - Carroll Sr. High
Carroll ISD - Carroll High
Dallas ISD - School of Science and Engineering
Dallas ISD - School of Business and Management
Dallas ISD - Rangel (the all girls school)
Dallas ISD - School of Health Professions
Dallas ISD - SChool of Education and Social Sciences
Dallas ISD - SChool of Govt and Law
Dallas ISD - School for Talented and Gifted
Gunter ISD - Gunter High
Highland Park ISD - Highland Park High
Recognized
Allen ISD - Allen High
Allen ISD - Lowery 9th grade center
Aubrey ISD - Aubrey High
Blue Ridge ISD - Blue Ridge High
Crandall ISD - Crandall High
Coppell ISD - Coppell High
Dallas ISD - Booker T. Washington School for Performing and Visual Arts
Frisco ISD - Liberty High
Garland ISD - Rowlett High
HEB ISD - Bell High
HEB ISD - Trinity High
Keller ISD - Keller High
Lewisville ISD - Marcus High
Lewisville ISD - Killough 9th grade center
Lewisville ISD - Flower Mound High
Lovejoy ISD - Lovejoy High
Mabank ISD - Mabank High
Maypearl ISD - Maypearl High
Melissa ISD - Melissa High
Mildred ISD - Mildred High
Plano ISD - Plano Sr. High
Plano ISD - Plano East Sr. High
Plano ISD - Plano West Sr. High
Plano ISD - Jasper High
Ponder ISD - Ponder High
Princeton ISD - Princeton High
Prosper ISD - Prosper High
Van Alstyne - Van Alstyne High
2008 TAKS Scores, 30 districts, Ranked by Score and Ranked by Low Income Percentage
Ranked by TAKS Score Average - Perfect score on TAKS test is 100.
TAKS average - District - % low income
99.03 Highland Park 0%
97.18 Carroll 1%
96.37 Coppell 8%
95.69 Lovejoy 2%
94.77 Allen 14%
93.74 Frisco 11%
93.22 Grapevine/Colleyville 16%
92.29 Plano 16%
92.29 Celina 26%
91.44 Keller 15%
90.88 Lewisville 22%
90.74 Hurst/Euless/Bedford 41%
90.44 McKinney 24%
90.55 Rockwall 20%
89.37 Richardson 49%
87.55 Wylie 25%
85.00 Denton 38%
84.85 Garland 46%
84.59 Mansfield 30%
84.22 Carrollton/Farmers Branch 54%
81.03 Mesquite 53%
79.22 Arlington 54%
78.25 Irving 73%
78.11 Duncanville 64%
77.96 Cedar Hill 49%
77.66 Grand Praire 65%
74.40 Dallas 85%
70.29 Fort Worth 69%
70.14 DeSoto 53%
64.29 Lancaster 76%
Ranked by Low Income Percentage
% Low Income - District - TAKS Average
0 Highland Park 99.03
1 Carroll 97.18
2 Lovejoy 95.69
8 Coppell 96.37
11 Frisco 93.74
14 Allen 94.77
15 Keller 91.44
16 Plano 92.29
16 Grapevine/Colleyville 93.22
20 Rockwall 90.55
22 Lewisville 90.88
24 McKinney 90.44
25 Wylie 87.55
26 Celina 92.29
30 Mansfield 84.59
38 Denton 85.00
41 Hurst/Euless/Bedford 90.74
46 Garland 84.85
49 Cedar Hill 77.96
49 Richardson 89.37
53 Mesquite 81.03
53 DeSoto 70.14
54 Carrollton/Farmers Branch 84.22
54 Arlington 79.22
64 Duncanville 78.11
65 Grand Priaire 77.66
69 Fort Worth 70.29
73 Irving 78.25
76 Lancaster 64.29
85 Dallas 74.40
TAKS average - District - % low income
99.03 Highland Park 0%
97.18 Carroll 1%
96.37 Coppell 8%
95.69 Lovejoy 2%
94.77 Allen 14%
93.74 Frisco 11%
93.22 Grapevine/Colleyville 16%
92.29 Plano 16%
92.29 Celina 26%
91.44 Keller 15%
90.88 Lewisville 22%
90.74 Hurst/Euless/Bedford 41%
90.44 McKinney 24%
90.55 Rockwall 20%
89.37 Richardson 49%
87.55 Wylie 25%
85.00 Denton 38%
84.85 Garland 46%
84.59 Mansfield 30%
84.22 Carrollton/Farmers Branch 54%
81.03 Mesquite 53%
79.22 Arlington 54%
78.25 Irving 73%
78.11 Duncanville 64%
77.96 Cedar Hill 49%
77.66 Grand Praire 65%
74.40 Dallas 85%
70.29 Fort Worth 69%
70.14 DeSoto 53%
64.29 Lancaster 76%
Ranked by Low Income Percentage
% Low Income - District - TAKS Average
0 Highland Park 99.03
1 Carroll 97.18
2 Lovejoy 95.69
8 Coppell 96.37
11 Frisco 93.74
14 Allen 94.77
15 Keller 91.44
16 Plano 92.29
16 Grapevine/Colleyville 93.22
20 Rockwall 90.55
22 Lewisville 90.88
24 McKinney 90.44
25 Wylie 87.55
26 Celina 92.29
30 Mansfield 84.59
38 Denton 85.00
41 Hurst/Euless/Bedford 90.74
46 Garland 84.85
49 Cedar Hill 77.96
49 Richardson 89.37
53 Mesquite 81.03
53 DeSoto 70.14
54 Carrollton/Farmers Branch 84.22
54 Arlington 79.22
64 Duncanville 78.11
65 Grand Priaire 77.66
69 Fort Worth 70.29
73 Irving 78.25
76 Lancaster 64.29
85 Dallas 74.40
Schools chosen by Valedictorians and Salutatorians Listed by High School - 2008
Dallas County
Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD
Creekview - Washington University, Washington University (twins)
Newman Smith - Vanderbilt, Univ of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
RL Turner - Univ of New Mexico, UNT
Ranchview - UT-Austin, Univ of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Cedar Hill ISD - UT-Austin, Texas A&M
Coppell ISD -SMU, undecided
Dallas ISD
Bryan Adams - UTD, UT-Austin
Adamson - Texas A&M Commerce, Texas Woman's Univ
Carter - SMU, Dartmouth
Hillcrest - Harvard, Harvey Mudd College
Thomas Jefferson - TCU, Univ of Penn
Kimball - Mountain View College, UT-Austin
Lincoln - Texas A&M, UT-Austin
Madison - TCU, UT-Arlington
Govt/Law Magnet - Kenyon College, Hendrix College
Middle College - Baylor, UT-Austin
Molina - Texas A&M, Texas A&M
North Dallas - Mills College, UT-Austin
Pinkston - Loyola, UT-Arlington
Roosevelt - Texas Southern, UT-Arlington
Samuell - Texas A&M, UNT
Business Magnet - New Mexico State, Mary Baldwin College
Education Magnet - SMU, Texas Woman's
Health Magnet - Texas A&M, UTD
Science/Engineering Magnet - Columbia, Rice
Talented/Gifted - UT-Austin, Washington University
Seagoville - UT-Arlington, West Texas A&M
Skyline - UT-Arlington, Texas A&M
Maceo - Texas A&M, UT-Austin
South Oak Cliff - UT-Austin, Northwestern
Spruce - UT-Arlington, UT-Arlington
Sunset - UT-Austin, Syracuse
Performing Arts Magnet - UNT, Univ of Oklahoma
White - UTD, UC-Boulder
Woodrow - SMU, Southwestern
DeSoto ISD - UTD, Baylor
Duncanville ISD - Harvard, Univ of Chicago
Garland ISD
Garland - Stanford, Univ of Penn
Lakeview - UTD, Texas A&M-Commerce
Naaman Forest - UTD, Texas A&M
North Garland - Texas Woman's, Texas A&M-Commerce
Rowlett - American Univ, UTD
Sachse - UT-Austin, Minn College of Art and Design
South Garland - SMU, Baylor
Grand Prairie ISD
Grand Prairie - TCU, UTD
South Grand Prairie - Texas Tech, Schreiner
Highland Park ISD - Clemson, Yale, Georgia Tech
Irving ISD
Irving - UT-Austin, UT-Austin
McCarthur - UT-Austin, Texas A&M
Nimitz - Stanford, Baylor
Academy - Baylor, UT-Austin
Lancaster ISD - Texas A&M, Houston Baptist
Mesquite ISD
Horn - Yale, UT-Austin
Mesquite - UTD, Texas Tech
North Mesquite - Texas Tech, UTD
Poteet - UT-Austin, UTD
West Mesquite - Southwestern Assemblies of God, UT-Austin
Richardson ISD
Berkner - Pomona College, Rice
JJPearce - Princeton, UT-Austin
Lake Highlands - Brown, [no school listed]
Richardson - New York Univ, MIT
Dallas Private Schools and Charter Schools
A+ Academy - SMU, Texas A&M
Alexander School - Bradley Univ, Tufts
Bending Oaks - Richland Jr College, Cottey College
Berne Academy - UT-Austin, Abilene Christian
Bishop Dunne - Texas A&M, Notre Dame
Bishop Lynch - Notre Dame, St. Louis Univ
Cambridge - Colgate, Univ of Minnesota
Canyon Creek - UT-Austin, Baylor
Carrollton Christian - Wheaton, Southern Nazarene
Cistercian - Olin College, Harvard
Covenant - UT-Austin, Georgetown
Dallas Academy - Harding Christian, Sam Houston State
Dallas Christian - Pepperdine, Pepperdine
Dallas Lutheran - Texas A&M, Univ of Pittsburg
Episcopal School - Univ of Virginia, MIT
Fairhill - Oklahoma City Univ, SMU
First Baptist - SMU, UC-Boulder
Garland Christian - UTD, UTD
Greenhill - Yale, Yale
Highlands Boys - Univ of Mary, Baylor
Highlands Girls - Texas A&M, Bryn Mawr
Jesuit - Dartmouth, TCU
Lobias Murray Christian - Prairie View A&M, UT-Austin
North Hills - UTD, UT-Austin
Parish Episopal - Univ of Dallas, UT-Austin
Prince of Peace Christian - Univ of Dallas, Westmont
Shelton - SMU, Hendrix College
St. Marks - Stanford, Stanford
Trinity Christian Academy - Baylor, UT-Austin
Trinity Chrisitan School - Dallas Baptist, UT-Austin
Tyler Street Christina - Univ of Oklahoma, Texas A&M
Ursuline - Vanderbilt, Dension Univ, SMU
Winston - Richland College, St. Edwards
Yavheh - Bradeis, Columbia
Collin County
Allen - UTD, Univ of Miami Coral Gables
Anna - UT-Austin, TCU
Celina - Yale, Univ of Arkansas
Community - Texas A&M, UT-Austin
Farmersville - UT-Austin, Virginia Tech
Frisco ISD
Centennial - Georgetown, Texas A&M
Frisco - Stanford, Yale
Wakefield - Texas A&M, UCLA
McKinney ISD
McKinney - UTD, UT-Austin
Boyd - Texas A&M, Dartmouth
North - UT-Austin, Texas A&M
Plano ISD
Plano - Brown, UT-Austin
East - Rice, George Washington
West - Cornell, Univ of Penn
Princeton ISD - UT-Austin. Univ of Nebraska
Prosper ISD - Notre Dame, UNT
Wylie ISD - Texas A&M, UTD
Private schools
John Paul - Clemson, Princeton
Legacy Christian - Univ of Oklahoma
Prestonwood Baptist - USC, UT-Austin
Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD
Creekview - Washington University, Washington University (twins)
Newman Smith - Vanderbilt, Univ of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
RL Turner - Univ of New Mexico, UNT
Ranchview - UT-Austin, Univ of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Cedar Hill ISD - UT-Austin, Texas A&M
Coppell ISD -SMU, undecided
Dallas ISD
Bryan Adams - UTD, UT-Austin
Adamson - Texas A&M Commerce, Texas Woman's Univ
Carter - SMU, Dartmouth
Hillcrest - Harvard, Harvey Mudd College
Thomas Jefferson - TCU, Univ of Penn
Kimball - Mountain View College, UT-Austin
Lincoln - Texas A&M, UT-Austin
Madison - TCU, UT-Arlington
Govt/Law Magnet - Kenyon College, Hendrix College
Middle College - Baylor, UT-Austin
Molina - Texas A&M, Texas A&M
North Dallas - Mills College, UT-Austin
Pinkston - Loyola, UT-Arlington
Roosevelt - Texas Southern, UT-Arlington
Samuell - Texas A&M, UNT
Business Magnet - New Mexico State, Mary Baldwin College
Education Magnet - SMU, Texas Woman's
Health Magnet - Texas A&M, UTD
Science/Engineering Magnet - Columbia, Rice
Talented/Gifted - UT-Austin, Washington University
Seagoville - UT-Arlington, West Texas A&M
Skyline - UT-Arlington, Texas A&M
Maceo - Texas A&M, UT-Austin
South Oak Cliff - UT-Austin, Northwestern
Spruce - UT-Arlington, UT-Arlington
Sunset - UT-Austin, Syracuse
Performing Arts Magnet - UNT, Univ of Oklahoma
White - UTD, UC-Boulder
Woodrow - SMU, Southwestern
DeSoto ISD - UTD, Baylor
Duncanville ISD - Harvard, Univ of Chicago
Garland ISD
Garland - Stanford, Univ of Penn
Lakeview - UTD, Texas A&M-Commerce
Naaman Forest - UTD, Texas A&M
North Garland - Texas Woman's, Texas A&M-Commerce
Rowlett - American Univ, UTD
Sachse - UT-Austin, Minn College of Art and Design
South Garland - SMU, Baylor
Grand Prairie ISD
Grand Prairie - TCU, UTD
South Grand Prairie - Texas Tech, Schreiner
Highland Park ISD - Clemson, Yale, Georgia Tech
Irving ISD
Irving - UT-Austin, UT-Austin
McCarthur - UT-Austin, Texas A&M
Nimitz - Stanford, Baylor
Academy - Baylor, UT-Austin
Lancaster ISD - Texas A&M, Houston Baptist
Mesquite ISD
Horn - Yale, UT-Austin
Mesquite - UTD, Texas Tech
North Mesquite - Texas Tech, UTD
Poteet - UT-Austin, UTD
West Mesquite - Southwestern Assemblies of God, UT-Austin
Richardson ISD
Berkner - Pomona College, Rice
JJPearce - Princeton, UT-Austin
Lake Highlands - Brown, [no school listed]
Richardson - New York Univ, MIT
Dallas Private Schools and Charter Schools
A+ Academy - SMU, Texas A&M
Alexander School - Bradley Univ, Tufts
Bending Oaks - Richland Jr College, Cottey College
Berne Academy - UT-Austin, Abilene Christian
Bishop Dunne - Texas A&M, Notre Dame
Bishop Lynch - Notre Dame, St. Louis Univ
Cambridge - Colgate, Univ of Minnesota
Canyon Creek - UT-Austin, Baylor
Carrollton Christian - Wheaton, Southern Nazarene
Cistercian - Olin College, Harvard
Covenant - UT-Austin, Georgetown
Dallas Academy - Harding Christian, Sam Houston State
Dallas Christian - Pepperdine, Pepperdine
Dallas Lutheran - Texas A&M, Univ of Pittsburg
Episcopal School - Univ of Virginia, MIT
Fairhill - Oklahoma City Univ, SMU
First Baptist - SMU, UC-Boulder
Garland Christian - UTD, UTD
Greenhill - Yale, Yale
Highlands Boys - Univ of Mary, Baylor
Highlands Girls - Texas A&M, Bryn Mawr
Jesuit - Dartmouth, TCU
Lobias Murray Christian - Prairie View A&M, UT-Austin
North Hills - UTD, UT-Austin
Parish Episopal - Univ of Dallas, UT-Austin
Prince of Peace Christian - Univ of Dallas, Westmont
Shelton - SMU, Hendrix College
St. Marks - Stanford, Stanford
Trinity Christian Academy - Baylor, UT-Austin
Trinity Chrisitan School - Dallas Baptist, UT-Austin
Tyler Street Christina - Univ of Oklahoma, Texas A&M
Ursuline - Vanderbilt, Dension Univ, SMU
Winston - Richland College, St. Edwards
Yavheh - Bradeis, Columbia
Collin County
Allen - UTD, Univ of Miami Coral Gables
Anna - UT-Austin, TCU
Celina - Yale, Univ of Arkansas
Community - Texas A&M, UT-Austin
Farmersville - UT-Austin, Virginia Tech
Frisco ISD
Centennial - Georgetown, Texas A&M
Frisco - Stanford, Yale
Wakefield - Texas A&M, UCLA
McKinney ISD
McKinney - UTD, UT-Austin
Boyd - Texas A&M, Dartmouth
North - UT-Austin, Texas A&M
Plano ISD
Plano - Brown, UT-Austin
East - Rice, George Washington
West - Cornell, Univ of Penn
Princeton ISD - UT-Austin. Univ of Nebraska
Prosper ISD - Notre Dame, UNT
Wylie ISD - Texas A&M, UTD
Private schools
John Paul - Clemson, Princeton
Legacy Christian - Univ of Oklahoma
Prestonwood Baptist - USC, UT-Austin
2008 National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists - How Many from Each School, If Any
Number of semi-finalists - school - district
49 Texas Academy of Math and Science (residential public school that costs $$)
38 Plano West (Plano ISD)
36 Plano Senior (Plano ISD)
24 St. Marks of Texas (private)
24 Paschal High (Fort Worth ISD)
24 Plano East (Plano ISD)
23 Hockaday (private)
19 Flower Mound High School (Lewisville ISD)
18 Highland Park (Highland Park ISD)
13 Cistercian (private)
10 Greenhill (private)
9 Pearce (Richardson ISD)
9 Carroll (Southlake ISD)
9 Newman Smith (Carrollton-Farmers Branch)
9 Garland (Garland ISD)
8 Marcus (Lewisville ISD in Flower Mound)
8 Hebron (Carrollton-Farmers Branch)
8 Grapevine (Grapevine-Colleyville ISD)
8 Homeschoolers
7 Lamar (Arlington ISD)
6 Trinity (HEB ISD)
5 Trinity Christian Academy (private)
5 R.L. Turner (Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD)
5 Trinity Valley (private, FW)
5 The Colony (Lewisville ISD)
5 Episcopal School of Dallas (private)
5 Jesuit (private)
5 Keller (Keller ISD)
5 Fort Worth Country Day (private)
5 Lake Highlands High School (Richardson ISD)
4 Allen High School (Allen ISD)
4 Grace Prepatory (private)
4 Ursuline (private)
4 Nolan Catholic (private, FW)
3 Heritage (Grapevine-Colleyville ISD)
3 Hillcrest (Dallas ISD)
3 Nimitz (Irving ISD)
3 Central (Keller ISD)
3 Rockwall (Rockwall ISD)
3 Berkner (Richardson ISD)
2 Lewisville (Lewisville ISD)
2 Patego Christian Academy (private)
2 Azle (Azle ISD)
2 Haltom (Birdville ISD)
2 Creekview (Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD)
2 Covenant School (private)2 Centennial (Frisco ISD)
2 Richland Collegiate (charter)2 Bell (HEB ISD)
2 Prestonwood Christian (private)
2 Academy of Irving (Irving ISD)
2 MacArthur (Irving ISD)
2 Boyd (McKinney ISD)
2 Science and Engineering magnet (Dallas ISD)
2 Horn (Mesquite ISD)
2 Birdville (Birdville ISD)
2 Richland (Birdville ISD)
2 Midlothian (Midlothian ISD)
2 Saginaw (Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD)
1 Canyon Creek Christian (private)
1 Sanger (Sanger ISD)
1 Mesquite (Mesquite ISD)
1 North Mesquite (Mesquite ISD)
1 Frisco (Frisco ISD)
1 McKinney (McKinney ISD)
1 McKinney North (McKinney ISD)
1 Gateway Prep (private)
1 Rowlett (Garland ISD)
1 Sachse (Garland ISD)
1 Burleson (Burleson ISD)
1 Woodrow Wilson (Dallas ISD)
1 Denton High School (Denton ISD)
1 Talented and Gifted magnet (Dallas ISD)
1 Lakeview (Garland ISD)
1 Wylie (Wylie ISD)
1 South Garland (Garland ISD)
1 Lake Country Christian (private,FW)
1 All Saints Episcopal (private, FW)
1 Christian Life Prep (private, FW)
1 Arlington High School (Arlington)
1 Martin (Arlington ISD)
1 North Hills (charter)
1 Duncanville High School (Duncanville ISD)
1 Ennis High School (Ennis ISD)
1 Oakridge (private)
1 Prince of Peace Christian (private)
1 Cambridge School of Dallas (private)
1 Bishop Lynch (private)
1 First Baptist Academy (private)
1 Irving (Irving ISD)
49 Texas Academy of Math and Science (residential public school that costs $$)
38 Plano West (Plano ISD)
36 Plano Senior (Plano ISD)
24 St. Marks of Texas (private)
24 Paschal High (Fort Worth ISD)
24 Plano East (Plano ISD)
23 Hockaday (private)
19 Flower Mound High School (Lewisville ISD)
18 Highland Park (Highland Park ISD)
13 Cistercian (private)
10 Greenhill (private)
9 Pearce (Richardson ISD)
9 Carroll (Southlake ISD)
9 Newman Smith (Carrollton-Farmers Branch)
9 Garland (Garland ISD)
8 Marcus (Lewisville ISD in Flower Mound)
8 Hebron (Carrollton-Farmers Branch)
8 Grapevine (Grapevine-Colleyville ISD)
8 Homeschoolers
7 Lamar (Arlington ISD)
6 Trinity (HEB ISD)
5 Trinity Christian Academy (private)
5 R.L. Turner (Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD)
5 Trinity Valley (private, FW)
5 The Colony (Lewisville ISD)
5 Episcopal School of Dallas (private)
5 Jesuit (private)
5 Keller (Keller ISD)
5 Fort Worth Country Day (private)
5 Lake Highlands High School (Richardson ISD)
4 Allen High School (Allen ISD)
4 Grace Prepatory (private)
4 Ursuline (private)
4 Nolan Catholic (private, FW)
3 Heritage (Grapevine-Colleyville ISD)
3 Hillcrest (Dallas ISD)
3 Nimitz (Irving ISD)
3 Central (Keller ISD)
3 Rockwall (Rockwall ISD)
3 Berkner (Richardson ISD)
2 Lewisville (Lewisville ISD)
2 Patego Christian Academy (private)
2 Azle (Azle ISD)
2 Haltom (Birdville ISD)
2 Creekview (Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD)
2 Covenant School (private)2 Centennial (Frisco ISD)
2 Richland Collegiate (charter)2 Bell (HEB ISD)
2 Prestonwood Christian (private)
2 Academy of Irving (Irving ISD)
2 MacArthur (Irving ISD)
2 Boyd (McKinney ISD)
2 Science and Engineering magnet (Dallas ISD)
2 Horn (Mesquite ISD)
2 Birdville (Birdville ISD)
2 Richland (Birdville ISD)
2 Midlothian (Midlothian ISD)
2 Saginaw (Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD)
1 Canyon Creek Christian (private)
1 Sanger (Sanger ISD)
1 Mesquite (Mesquite ISD)
1 North Mesquite (Mesquite ISD)
1 Frisco (Frisco ISD)
1 McKinney (McKinney ISD)
1 McKinney North (McKinney ISD)
1 Gateway Prep (private)
1 Rowlett (Garland ISD)
1 Sachse (Garland ISD)
1 Burleson (Burleson ISD)
1 Woodrow Wilson (Dallas ISD)
1 Denton High School (Denton ISD)
1 Talented and Gifted magnet (Dallas ISD)
1 Lakeview (Garland ISD)
1 Wylie (Wylie ISD)
1 South Garland (Garland ISD)
1 Lake Country Christian (private,FW)
1 All Saints Episcopal (private, FW)
1 Christian Life Prep (private, FW)
1 Arlington High School (Arlington)
1 Martin (Arlington ISD)
1 North Hills (charter)
1 Duncanville High School (Duncanville ISD)
1 Ennis High School (Ennis ISD)
1 Oakridge (private)
1 Prince of Peace Christian (private)
1 Cambridge School of Dallas (private)
1 Bishop Lynch (private)
1 First Baptist Academy (private)
1 Irving (Irving ISD)
Percent of Schools in Local School Districts that are Ranked Exemplary for 2007
Percent - District - No. of exemplary schools - No. of total schools
100% Highland Park 7/7
100% Carroll 11/11
100% Lovejoy 4/4
73% Coppell 11/15
50% Celina 2/4
44% Ennis 4/9
42% Allen 8/19
42% Grapevine 8/19
40% Ferris 2/5
39% Frisco 13/33
39% Plano 24/67
32% McKinney 9/28
28% Lewisville 17/61
25% Rockwall 4/16
25% Van Alstyne 1/4
22% Duncanville 4/18
21% Richardson 12/56
15% Carrollton-Farmers Branch 6/41
14% Cedar Hill 2/14
14% Red Oak 1/7
12% Mansfield 4/33
7% HEB 2/30
6% Dallas 15/228
6% Mesquite 3/46
3% Garland 2/71
3% Denton 1/29 (Providence Elementary, serves Providence and Savannah)
0% Irving 0/38
0% Grand Prairie 0/35
0% Wylie 0/15
0% Desoto 0/12
0% Waxahachie 0/10
0% Little Elm 0/10
0% Forney 0/9
0% Lancaster 0/9
0% Midlothian 0/8
0% Terrell 0/7
0% Royse City 0/7
0% Prosper 0/4
0% Anna 0/4
0% Melissa 0/3
100% Highland Park 7/7
100% Carroll 11/11
100% Lovejoy 4/4
73% Coppell 11/15
50% Celina 2/4
44% Ennis 4/9
42% Allen 8/19
42% Grapevine 8/19
40% Ferris 2/5
39% Frisco 13/33
39% Plano 24/67
32% McKinney 9/28
28% Lewisville 17/61
25% Rockwall 4/16
25% Van Alstyne 1/4
22% Duncanville 4/18
21% Richardson 12/56
15% Carrollton-Farmers Branch 6/41
14% Cedar Hill 2/14
14% Red Oak 1/7
12% Mansfield 4/33
7% HEB 2/30
6% Dallas 15/228
6% Mesquite 3/46
3% Garland 2/71
3% Denton 1/29 (Providence Elementary, serves Providence and Savannah)
0% Irving 0/38
0% Grand Prairie 0/35
0% Wylie 0/15
0% Desoto 0/12
0% Waxahachie 0/10
0% Little Elm 0/10
0% Forney 0/9
0% Lancaster 0/9
0% Midlothian 0/8
0% Terrell 0/7
0% Royse City 0/7
0% Prosper 0/4
0% Anna 0/4
0% Melissa 0/3
Demographics of 25 Biggest School Districts - June 2007
Dallas (158,059 students)
5% White
31% African-American
62% Hispanic
1% Asian
1% Other
Fort Worth (80,336 students)
16% White
27% African-American
55% Hispanic
1% Asian
1% Other
Arlington (62,454 students)
38% White
23% African-American
32% Hispanic
6% Asian
1% Other
Garland (57,088 students)
32% White
19% African-American
41% Hispanic
7% Asian
1% Other
Plano (52,679 students)
56% White
10% African-American
15% Hispanic
18% Asian
1% Other
Lewisville (45,000 students)
68% White
8% African-American
16% Hispanic
7% Asian
1% Other
Mesquite (35,451 students)
35% White
24% African-American
37% Hispanic
3% Asian
1% Other
Richardson (35,000 students)
38% White
25% African-American
28% Hispanic
8% Asian
1% Other
Irving (32,836 students)
20% White
13% African-American
62% Hispanic
4% Asian
1% Other
Carrollton - Farmers Branch(26,231 students)
28% White
14% African-American
46% Hispanic
11% Asian
1% Other
Mansfield (25,654 students)
53% White
24% African-American
17% Hispanic
5% Asian
1% Other
Grand Prairie (23,956 students)
21% White
16% African-American
58% Hispanic
4% Asian
1% Other
Keller (23,747 students)
73% White
6% African-American
13% Hispanic
6% Asian
2% Other
Birdville (22,470 students)
63% White
6% African-American
25% Hispanic
5% Asian
1% Other
Frisco (20,215 students)
67% White
10% African-American
13% Hispanic
9% Asian
1% Other
Hurst/Euless/Bedford (19,978 students)
55% White
20% African-American
14% Hispanic
10 Asian
1% Other
Denton (19,722 students)
55% White
12% African-American
29% Hispanic
2% Asian
2% Other
McKinney (19,536 students)
64% White
11% African-American
21% Hispanic
3% Asian
1% Other
Allen (14,766 students)
74% White
9% African-American
10% Hispanic
?% Asian
7% Other
Grapevine-Colleyville (13,911 students)
76% White
4% African-American
12% Hispanic
7% Asian
1% Other
Duncanville (11,736 students)
14% White
46% African-American
36% Hispanic
3% Asian
1% Other
Rockwall (10,573 students)
75% White
6% African-American
16% Hispanic
2% Asian
1% Other
Coppell (10,072 students)
67% White
5% African-American
9% Hispanic
18% Asian
1% Other
Eagle Moutain - Saginaw (9,405 students)
65% White
5% African-American
24% Hispanic
5% Asian
1% Other
Wylie (8,973 students)
62% White
13% African-American
18% Hispanic
5% Asian
2% Other
5% White
31% African-American
62% Hispanic
1% Asian
1% Other
Fort Worth (80,336 students)
16% White
27% African-American
55% Hispanic
1% Asian
1% Other
Arlington (62,454 students)
38% White
23% African-American
32% Hispanic
6% Asian
1% Other
Garland (57,088 students)
32% White
19% African-American
41% Hispanic
7% Asian
1% Other
Plano (52,679 students)
56% White
10% African-American
15% Hispanic
18% Asian
1% Other
Lewisville (45,000 students)
68% White
8% African-American
16% Hispanic
7% Asian
1% Other
Mesquite (35,451 students)
35% White
24% African-American
37% Hispanic
3% Asian
1% Other
Richardson (35,000 students)
38% White
25% African-American
28% Hispanic
8% Asian
1% Other
Irving (32,836 students)
20% White
13% African-American
62% Hispanic
4% Asian
1% Other
Carrollton - Farmers Branch(26,231 students)
28% White
14% African-American
46% Hispanic
11% Asian
1% Other
Mansfield (25,654 students)
53% White
24% African-American
17% Hispanic
5% Asian
1% Other
Grand Prairie (23,956 students)
21% White
16% African-American
58% Hispanic
4% Asian
1% Other
Keller (23,747 students)
73% White
6% African-American
13% Hispanic
6% Asian
2% Other
Birdville (22,470 students)
63% White
6% African-American
25% Hispanic
5% Asian
1% Other
Frisco (20,215 students)
67% White
10% African-American
13% Hispanic
9% Asian
1% Other
Hurst/Euless/Bedford (19,978 students)
55% White
20% African-American
14% Hispanic
10 Asian
1% Other
Denton (19,722 students)
55% White
12% African-American
29% Hispanic
2% Asian
2% Other
McKinney (19,536 students)
64% White
11% African-American
21% Hispanic
3% Asian
1% Other
Allen (14,766 students)
74% White
9% African-American
10% Hispanic
?% Asian
7% Other
Grapevine-Colleyville (13,911 students)
76% White
4% African-American
12% Hispanic
7% Asian
1% Other
Duncanville (11,736 students)
14% White
46% African-American
36% Hispanic
3% Asian
1% Other
Rockwall (10,573 students)
75% White
6% African-American
16% Hispanic
2% Asian
1% Other
Coppell (10,072 students)
67% White
5% African-American
9% Hispanic
18% Asian
1% Other
Eagle Moutain - Saginaw (9,405 students)
65% White
5% African-American
24% Hispanic
5% Asian
1% Other
Wylie (8,973 students)
62% White
13% African-American
18% Hispanic
5% Asian
2% Other
School Districts Ranks by Low Income Percentage Followed by the Overall Average of All TAKS Scores - June 2007
% low income - district - TAKS average
0 Highland Park 98.259
1 Carroll 97.481
2 Lovejoy 97.105 (goes through 9th grade)
7 Coppell 96.481
11 Frisco 92.925
11 Sunnyvale 95.647 (goes through 8th grade)
13 Grapevine-Colleyville 93.481
14 Allen 93.777
14 Keller 88.703
16 Midlothian 91.296
19 Forney 85.925
19 Plano 93.111
19 Rockwall 91.592
20 Northwest 88.333
21 Lake Dallas 85.703
21 Lewisville 91.444
24 McKinney 91.333
24 Wylie 86.925
25 Crandall 88.555
28 Celina 91.851
29 Mansfield 84.148
32 Red Oak 85.666
33 Royce City 82.148
38 Denton 83.259
39 Little Elm 81.555
42 HEB 89.407
43 Cedar Hill 76.259
45 Birdville 83.000
45 Waxahachie 84.481
48 DeSoto 70.333
48 Garland 82.962
49 Mesquite 81.481
49 Richardson 88.259
51 Carrollton-Farmers Branch 85.333
51 Kaufman 85.666
54 Arlington 79.740
59 Duncanville 78.925
60 Ennis 82.407
62 Grand Praire 75.148
65 Lancaster 64.037
66 Terrell 74.407
67 Ferris 81.259
71 Fort Worth 70.444
72 Irving 76.814
84 Dallas 71.259
0 Highland Park 98.259
1 Carroll 97.481
2 Lovejoy 97.105 (goes through 9th grade)
7 Coppell 96.481
11 Frisco 92.925
11 Sunnyvale 95.647 (goes through 8th grade)
13 Grapevine-Colleyville 93.481
14 Allen 93.777
14 Keller 88.703
16 Midlothian 91.296
19 Forney 85.925
19 Plano 93.111
19 Rockwall 91.592
20 Northwest 88.333
21 Lake Dallas 85.703
21 Lewisville 91.444
24 McKinney 91.333
24 Wylie 86.925
25 Crandall 88.555
28 Celina 91.851
29 Mansfield 84.148
32 Red Oak 85.666
33 Royce City 82.148
38 Denton 83.259
39 Little Elm 81.555
42 HEB 89.407
43 Cedar Hill 76.259
45 Birdville 83.000
45 Waxahachie 84.481
48 DeSoto 70.333
48 Garland 82.962
49 Mesquite 81.481
49 Richardson 88.259
51 Carrollton-Farmers Branch 85.333
51 Kaufman 85.666
54 Arlington 79.740
59 Duncanville 78.925
60 Ennis 82.407
62 Grand Praire 75.148
65 Lancaster 64.037
66 Terrell 74.407
67 Ferris 81.259
71 Fort Worth 70.444
72 Irving 76.814
84 Dallas 71.259
Area School Districts and the Percent of Kids on Free/Reduced Lunch - June 2007
District - Percent Low Income
Allen 14%
Arlington 54%
Birdville 45%
Carroll 1%
Carrollton-Farmers Branch 51%
Cedar Hill 43%
Celina 28%
Coppell 7%
Crandall 25%
Dallas 84%
Denton 38%
DeSoto 48%
Duncanville 59%
Ennis 60%
Ferris 67%
Forney 19%
Fort Worth 71%
Frisco 11%
Garland 48%
Grand Prairie 62%
Grapevine-Colleyville 13%
Highland Park 0%
HEB 42%
Irving 72%
Kaufman 51%
Keller 14%
Lake Dallas 21%
Lancaster 65%
Lewisville 21%
Little Elm 39%
Lovejoy 2%
Mansfield 29%
McKinney 29%
Mesquite 49%
Midlothian 16%
Northwest 20%
Plano 19%
Red Oak 32%
Richardson 49%
Rockwall 19%
Royse City 33%
Sunnyvale 11%
Terrell 66%
Waxahachie 45%
Wylie 24%
Statewide 55%
Allen 14%
Arlington 54%
Birdville 45%
Carroll 1%
Carrollton-Farmers Branch 51%
Cedar Hill 43%
Celina 28%
Coppell 7%
Crandall 25%
Dallas 84%
Denton 38%
DeSoto 48%
Duncanville 59%
Ennis 60%
Ferris 67%
Forney 19%
Fort Worth 71%
Frisco 11%
Garland 48%
Grand Prairie 62%
Grapevine-Colleyville 13%
Highland Park 0%
HEB 42%
Irving 72%
Kaufman 51%
Keller 14%
Lake Dallas 21%
Lancaster 65%
Lewisville 21%
Little Elm 39%
Lovejoy 2%
Mansfield 29%
McKinney 29%
Mesquite 49%
Midlothian 16%
Northwest 20%
Plano 19%
Red Oak 32%
Richardson 49%
Rockwall 19%
Royse City 33%
Sunnyvale 11%
Terrell 66%
Waxahachie 45%
Wylie 24%
Statewide 55%