The organization National Center for Education Achievement a/k/a Just 4 Kids determined the following middle schools and high schools were high performing. Their methodology is described here for middle school http://www.just4kids.org/en/texas/higher_performing/middle_identification_criteria.cfm and here for high school http://www.just4kids.org/en/texas/higher_performing/high_identification_criteria.cfm. It's a fairly complicated methodology. They consider TAKS scores over 3 years, demographics, academic growth, and adequate information (which would impact newer schools) among other things. It compares schools to other schools with similar demographics.
The middle school academic areas are reading, math, writing, social studies and science. The high school academic areas are the same, minus writing.
Middle Schools
The following middle schools were high performing in all areas:
Dawson - Carroll ISD
West - Coppell ISD
Travis Talented & Gifted magnet - Dallas ISD
Highland Park - Highland Park ISD
McKamy - Lewisville ISD
Sloan Creek - Lovejoy ISD
Rice - Plano ISD
Robinson - Plano ISD
Parkhill - Richardson ISD
Here is the full list of middle schools who were deemed high performing in at least one academic area:
District
School - academic areas that are high performing
Allen ISD
Ereckson - math, writing, social studies, science
Ford - math, writing, social studies
Curtis - social studies
Anna ISD
Anna - reading, math, writing
Argyle ISD
Argyle - reading
Arlington ISD
Bailey - math
Carroll ISD
Carroll -reading, math, writing, science
Dawson - all areas
Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD
Blalack - reading, social studies, science
Bush - reading, social studies, science
Field - social studies
Long - social studies, science
Perry - science
Polk - science
Coppell ISD
East - reading, math, writing, science
North - reading, math, writing, science
West - all areas
Dallas ISD
Environmental Science - math, science
Walker - math
Dealey - reading, math, writing, science
Rangel girls school - reading, math, writing, social studies
Greiner - math
Travis Talented & Gifted magnet - all areas
Denton ISD
Navo - reading
Frisco ISD
Clark - math, social studies, science
Griffen - reading, writing, social studies, science
Pioneer Heritage - writing, social studies, science
Roach - social studies, science
Staley - writing
Wester - math, writing, science
Garland ISD
Austin Academy of Excellence - reading, social studies, science
Brandenburg - social studies, science
Coyle - science
Lyles - reading
Sellers - reading, math
Schrade - social studies
Webb - reading, social studies
Grapevine-Colleyville ISD
Colleyville - reading, social studies, science
Heritage - writing
Gunter ISD
Gunter - math, writing, science
Highland Park ISD
Highland Park - all areas
Hurt Euless Bedford ISD
Hurst - math, social studies, science
Irving ISD
Austin - reading
Lamar - reading, math, writing
Keller ISD
Fossil Hill - reading
Lewisville ISD
Briarhill - reading, math, science
Downing - reading, math, writing, science
Creek Valley - reading
Delay - math
Forestwood - reading, math, writing, social studies
Huffines - math
Lamar - reading, math, writing
Durham - math, social studies, science
McKamy - all areas
Shadow Ridge - reading, writing, science
Lovejoy ISD
Lovejoy - all areas
McKinney ISD
Dowell - social studies
Melissa ISD
Melissa - social studies
Mesquite ISD
Terry - reading, writing
North Hills Prep charter school
North Hills - reading, math, writing
Plano ISD
Bowman - math
Rice - all areas
Frankford - reading, social studies
Haggard - reading
Hendrick - reading, math, social studies
Murphy - reading, writing, social studies
Renner - reading, math, writing, social studies
Robinson - all areas
Schimelpfenig - reading, math, social studies, science
Prosper ISD
Rogers - math
Richardson ISD
Parkhill - all areas
West - science
Westlake Academy charter school
Westlake - reading, writing
High Schools
The following high schools were high performing in all areas:
Carroll Senior High - Carroll ISD
Coppell - Coppell ISD
Early College - Dallas ISD
Science & Engineering magnet - Dallas ISD
Highland Park - Highland Park ISD
Killough 9th grade center for Lewisville High - Lewisville ISD
Lovejoy - Lovejoy ISD
Jasper - Plano ISD
Plano West - Plano ISD
Shepton - Plano ISD
9th grade center for Lake Highlands High - Richardson ISD
JJ Pearce - Richardson ISD
Plus, in the Hurst Euless Bedford ISD the 9th graders are in the junior highs and the following 9th grades were high performing in all areas:
Bedford Jr. High
Central Jr. High
Euless Jr. High
Hurst Jr. High
Here is the list of high schools who were determined to be high performing in at least one academic area:
Allen ISD
Allen - social studies
9th grade center - reading
Anna ISD
Anna - science
Argyle ISD
Argyle - reading, math, science
Carroll ISD
Carroll High School - math, social studies, science
Carroll Sr. High - all areas
Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD
Smith - science
Cedar Hill ISD
9th grade center - reading
Coppell ISD
Coppell - all areas
Dallas ISD
Booker T. Washington Performing/Visual Arts magnet - social studies, science
Early College - all areas
Public Service magnet - reading
Talented & Gifted magnet - reading, math, science
Business magnet - reading
Education/ Social Services magnet - reading
Health Professions magnet - reading
Science & Engineering magnet - all areas
Adamson - social studies
White - math
DeSoto ISD
9th grade center - math
Frisco ISD
Centennial - social studies
Frisco - social studies
Liberty - social studies, science
Wakeland - social studies
Garland ISD
Naaman Forest - social studies
Grand Prairie ISD
South Grand Prairie - social studies
Grapevine-Colleyville ISD
Colleyville Heritage - reading, social studies
Grapevine - reading
Gunter ISD
Gunter - reading
Highland Park ISD
Highland Park - all areas
Hurst Euless Bedford ISD
Bedford Jr. High 9th graders - all areas
Central Jr. High 9th graders - all areas
Euless Jr. High 9th graders - all areas
Harwood Jr. High 9th graders - math
Hurst Jr. High 9th graders - all areas
Irving ISD
Singley Academy - reading
Lewisville ISD
9th grade center for Lewisville High - all areas
Flower Mound - reading
Hebron - reading
Lovejoy ISD
Lovejoy - all areas
Mansfield ISD
Timberview - reading
McKinney ISD
Boyd - social studies
Plano ISD
Clark - math, science
Jasper - all areas
Plano East - social studies
Plano Sr. - reading, social studies, science
Plano West - all areas
Shepton - all areas
Williams - math
Richardson ISD
Berkner - math
9th grade center for Lake Highlands High - all areas
JJ Pearce - all areas
Waxahachie ISD
9th grade center - math
