Children at Risk is a non-profit group that ranks schools based on 10 things including TAKS commended rates, attendance rates, retention rates and other things. Below is the rankings for Dallas area schools. Children at Risk ranks Dallas and Ft. Worth area schools together, but below is just the Dallas area schools, so there will be some numbers missing. Those missing schools are more Ft. Worth area schools.
Dallas rank - School (District) - State Rank
1 - Travis Vanguard (Dallas ISD) - 1
2 - Rice (Plano ISD) - 5
3 - Dealey (Dallas ISD) - 6
4 - Environmental Science (Dallas ISD) - 7
5 - Fowler (Frisco ISD) - 9
6 - Dawson (Carroll ISD) - 11
7 - Highland Park Middle (Highland Park ISD) - 14
8 - Rangel Women's (Dallas ISD) - 15
9 - Griffin (Frisco ISD) - 16
10 - Austin Academy (Garland ISD) - 20
11 - Coppell West (Coppell ISD) - 21
12 - McKamy (Lewisville ISD) - 23
13 - Clark (Frisco ISD) - 24
14 - Coppell East (Coppell ISD) - 25
15 - Schimelpfenig (Plano ISD) - 32
16 - Parkhill (Richardson ISD) - 36
17 - Robinson (Plano ISD) - 37
18 - Carroll (Carroll ISD) - 38
19 - Downing (Lewisville ISD) - 39
20 - Renner (Plano ISD) - 42
21 - Coppell North (Coppell ISD) - 44
22 - Sloan Creek (Lovejoy ISD) - 45
23 - Ereckson (Allen ISD) - 48
24 - Killian (Lewisville ISD) - 50
25 - Shadow Ridge (Lewisville ISD) - 55
27 - Hendrick (Plano ISD) - 64
28 - Lamar (Lewisville ISD) - 65
29 - Pioneer Heritage (Frisco ISD) - 67
30 - Ford (Allen ISD) - 69
31 - Dowell (McKinney ISD) - 72
32 - Briarhill (Lewisville ISD) - 81
33 - Arbor Creek (Lewisville ISD) - 84
34 - Longfellow (Dallas ISD) - 85
35 - Brandenburg (Garland ISD) - 86
36 - Sunnyvale (Sunnyvale ISD) - 89
37 - Murphy (Plano ISD) - 91
38 - Forestwood (Lewisville ISD) - 92
39 - Keller (Keller ISD) - 93
40 - Peak (charter) - 102
42 - Wester (Frisco ISD) - 104
43 - North Hills (charter) - 105
44 - Blalack (Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD) - 106
45 - Frankford (Plano ISD) - 109
46 - Indian Springs (Keller ISD) - 110
47 - Colleyville (Grapevine-Colleyville ISD) - 114
48 - Cross Timbers (Grapevine-Colleyville ISD) - 115
49 - Harwood (HEB ISD) - 120
51 - Roach (Frisco ISD) - 123
52 - Creek Valley (Lewisville ISD) - 125
53 - Rogers (Prosper ISD) - 126
54 - Haggard (Plano ISD) - 136
55 - Stone Montessori (Dallas ISD) - 139
56 - Terry (Mesquite ISD) - 141
57 - Staley (Frisco ISD) - 144
58 - Wilson (Plano ISD) - 150
59 - Apollo (Richardson ISD) - 152
60 - West (Richardson ISD) - 161
61 - Westwood (Richardson ISD) - 162
62 - Cain (Rockwall ISD) - 164
64 - Curtis (Allen ISD) - 169
66 - Evans (McKinney ISD) - 181
67 - Bedford (HEB ISD) - 182
69 - North (Richardson ISD) - 189
70 - Faubion (McKinney ISD) - 190
72 - Greiner Exploratory Arts (Dallas ISD) - 215
73 - Durham (Lewisville ISD) - 216
74 - Bailey (Arlington ISD) - 222
75 - Melissa (Melissa ISD) - 224
76 - Walker (Dallas ISD) - 231
78 - Central (HEB ISD) - 233
79 - Polk (Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD) - 244
80 - Seale (Midlothian ISD) - 247
81 - Williams (Rockwall ISD) - 253
82 - Argyle (Argyle ISD) - 260
84 - Webb (Garland ISD) - 264
85 - Walnut Grove (Midlothian ISD) - 265
86 - Boles (Arlington ISD) - 266
87 - Crandall (Crandall ISD) - 277
88 - Hillwood (Keller ISD) - 278
89 - Reagan (Grand Prairie ISD) - 283
90 - Universal Academy-Flower Mound (charter) - 289
91 - Bush (Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD) - 291
92 - Kimbrough (Mesquite ISD) - 304
93 - McMath (Denton ISD) - 308
94 - Krum (Krum ISD) - 331
95 - Ferguson (Arlington ISD) - 337
96 - Blue Ridge (Blue Ridge ISD) - 340
97 - Celina (Celina ISD) - 345
98 - Johnson (McKinney ISD) - 349
99 - Grapevine (Grapevine-Colleyville ISD) - 353
100 - Selz (Pilot Point ISD) - 354
101 - Celeste (Celeste ISD) - 363
103 - Bowman (Plano ISD) - 370
104 - Kipp (charter) - 374
105 - Young (Arlington ISD) - 380
106 - Crownover (Denton ISD) - 381
107 - Wester (Mansfield ISD) - 384
108 - Jackson (Garland ISD) - 385
111 - Travis (Irving ISD) - 401
112 - Howard (Mansfield ISD) - 409
113 - Lamar (Irving ISD) - 416
114 - Hudson (Garland ISD) - 417
115 - Lake Dallas (Lake Dallas ISD) - 420
116 - Hedrick (Lewisville ISD) - 426
117 - Lake Highlands (Richardson ISD) - 430
118 - Austin (Irving ISD) - 434
119 - Trinity Springs (Keller ISD) - 441
120 - Hurst (HEB ISD) - 442
121 - Perry (Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD) - 444
122 - Universal Academy (charter) - 448
124 - Fossil Hill (Keller ISD) - 455
125 - Cooper (Wylie ISD) - 457
126 - Delay (Lewisville ISD) - 460
127 - Aubrey (Aubrey ISD) - 466
128 - Huffines (Lewisville ISD) - 468
129 - Marsh (Dallas ISD) - 474
130 - Carpenter (Plano ISD) - 481
132 - Sellers (Garland ISD) - 502
133 - Anna (Anna ISD) - 515
135 - Byrd (Duncanville ISD) - 543
136 - McMillan (Wylie ISD)
137 - Lang (Dallas ISD)
138 - Westlake (charter) - 570
140 - Schrade (Garland ISD) - 585
141 - Berry (Mesquite ISD) - 587
143 - Lakeview (Lewisville ISD) - 604
144 - Forest Meadow (Richardson ISD) - 610
145 - Spence (Dallas ISD) - 629
148 - Long (Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD) - 651
151 - Field (Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD) - 696
153 - Ousley (Arlington ISD) - 698
154 - Liberty (Richardson ISD) - 701
157 - De Zavala (Irving ISD) - 734
158 - Shackelford (Arlington ISD) - 743
159 - Vanston (Mesquite ISD) - 749
160 - Strickland (Denton ISD) - 755
161 - Houston (Irving ISD) - 774
162 - Euless (HEB ISD) - 775
163 - Coyle (Garland ISD) - 780
168 - Armstrong (Plano ISD) - 789
169 - Calhoun (Denton ISD) - 790
171 - St. Anthony (charter) - 814
173 - Clark (Princeton ISD) - 825
174 - Agnew (Mesquite ISD) - 842
175 - Lakeside (Little Elm ISD) - 856
177 - Brown (Forney ISD) - 868
178 - Crockett (Irving ISD) - 870
179 - Gaston (Dallas ISD) - 883
180 - Griffin (Lewisville ISD) - 897
182 - Coble (Mansfield ISD) - 904
183 - Burnett (Wylie ISD) - 905
186 - Navo (Denton ISD) - 944
187 - School of Liberal Arts and Science (Charter) - 946
188 - Education Center-Lewisville (charter) - 954
189 - Nichols (Arlington ISD) - 957
190 - Adams (Grand Prairie ISD) - 959
191 - Jones (Mansfield ISD) - 964
192 - Atwell Law (Dallas ISD) - 965
194 - Barnett (Arlington ISD) - 987
195 - Wilkinson (Mesquite ISD) - 995
199 - Life School-Oak Cliff (charter) - 1017
200 - Inspired Vision (charter) - 1031
201 - Lyles (Garland ISD) - 1034
202 - Permenter (Cedar Hill ISD) - 1041
203 - Coleman (Cedar Hill ISD) - 1047
204 - Life School-Red Oak (charter) - 1051
205 - Worley (Mansfield ISD) - 1075
206 - Franklin (Dallas ISD) - 1095
208 - A+ Academy (charter) - 1103
211 - Gunn (Arlington ISD) - 1112
212 - McDonald (Arlington ISD) - 1116
213 - Reed (Duncanville ISD) - 1122
214 - Zumwalt (Dallas ISD) - 1124
216 - Truman (Grand Prairie ISD) - 1163
217 - New Middle (Mesquite ISD) - 1171
219 - Royse City (Royse City ISD) - 1182
221 - East (DeSoto ISD) - 1187
223 - O'Banion (Garland ISD) - 1198
224 - Greenville (Greenville ISD) - 1203
225 - Jackson (Grand Prairie ISD) - 1205
226 - Kennemer (Duncanville ISD) - 1208
230 - Red Oak (Red Oak ISD) - 1228
231 - Long (Dallas ISD) - 1239
232 - Bowie (Irving ISD) - 1243
233 - Sanger (Sanger ISD) - 1249
234 - Bussey (Garland ISD) - 1250
236 - Houston (Garland ISD) - 1274
242 - Rusk (Dallas ISD) - 1309
243 - Ennis (Ennis ISD) - 1310
244 - Tasby (Dallas ISD) - 1313
246 - Kennedy (Grand Prairie ISD) - 1322
247 - Hood (Dallas ISD) - 1324
249 - Arnold (Grand Prairie ISD) - 1333
251 - Furlough (Terrell ISD) - 1373
252 - Quintanilla (Dallas ISD) - 1375
253 - McCowan (DeSoto ISD) - 1384
254 - Anderson (Dallas ISD) - 1385
256 - Stockard (Dallas ISD) - 1399
257 - West (DeSoto ISD) - 1400
259 - Education Center-Little Elm (charter) - 1409
260 - Workman (Arlington ISD) - 1412
263 - Golden Rule (charter) - 1421
265 - Carter (Arlington ISD) - 1428
267 - Hutcheson (Arlington ISD) - 1440
268 - Gateway (charter) - 1448
269 - Browne (Dallas ISD) - 1449
270 - Garcia (Dallas ISD) - 1451
271 - Thompson (Quinlan ISD) - 1464
274 - Edison (Dallas ISD) - 1474
276 - Dade (Dallas ISD) - 1493
278 - Lee (Grand Prairie ISD) - 1496
279 - Seagoville (Dallas ISD) - 1498
282 - Hill (Dallas ISD) - 1517
284 - Lancaster (Lancaster ISD) - 1536
286 - Eagle Advantage (charter) - 1549
289 - Education Center-Denton (charter) - 1573
290 - Education Center International (charter) - 1580
291 - Hulcy (Dallas ISD) - 1585
292 - Academy of Dallas (charter) - 1593
295 - Phoenix (charter) - 1614
296 - Quest (charter) - 1623
297 - Florence (Dallas ISD) - 1626
298 - Holmes Humanity (Dallas ISD) - 1628
299 - Jackson (Dallas ISD) - 1634
300 - Pinnacle (charter) - 1635
302 - Treetops (charter) - 1644
304 - Comstock (Dallas ISD) - 1663
305 - Storey (Dallas ISD) - 1664
306 - Cary (Dallas ISD) - 1674
308 - Education Center-The Colony (charter) - 1718
The complete list can be seen here (pdf file):
http://www.childrenatrisk.org//cmsFiles/Files/Greater%20Dallas%20Middle%20School%20Rankings%202010.pdf
Here's the website for the Children at Risk:
http://www.childrenatrisk.org/childrenatrisk.cfm?a=cms,c,814,3
