This is a list of Dallas Ft. Worth area schools ranked by the number of students who are 2016 National Merit Semifinalists.
The list on this page is from last year. The 2017 list is here:
http://dallas-area-schools.blogspot.com/2016/09/2017-dfw-area-national-merit-semi.html
Number - School (District/private/charter)
53 - Plano West (Plano ISD)
45 - TAMS @ North Texas (public residential)
36 - Coppell High (Coppell ISD)
33 - Flower Mound High (Lewisville ISD)
28 - St. Marks School of Texas (boys - private)
18 - Marcus High (Lewisville ISD)
16 - Carroll (Carroll ISD)
16 - Highland Park High (Highland Park ISD)
16 - Liberty High (Frisco ISD)
13 - Jesuit Catholic (boys - private)
13 - Plano Senior (Plano ISD)
12 - Allen (Allen ISD)
12 - Plano East (Plano ISD)
11 - Hockaday (girls -private)
10 - Colleyville Heritage (Grapevine Colleyville ISD)
10 - Grapevine (Grapevine-Colleyville ISD)
9 - Cistercian Prep Catholic (boys - private)
9 - Hebron (Lewisville ISD)
8 - Paschal High (Ft. Worth ISD)
8 - Talented/Gifted TAG magnet (Dallas ISD)
7 - Greenhill (private)
6 - Garland High (Garland ISD)
6 - North Hills (charter)
6 - The Colony (Lewisville ISD)
5 - Science /Engineering SEM magnet (Dallas ISD)
4 - LD Bell (HEB ISD)
4 - JJ Pearce (Richardson ISD)
3 - Byron Nelson High (Northwest ISD)
3 - Centennial High (Frisco ISD)
3 - Creekview (Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD)
3 - Episcopal School of Dallas (private)
3 - Frisco High (Frisco ISD)
3 - Independence High (Frisco ISD)
3 - Lewisville High (Lewisville ISD)
3 - Lovejoy (Lovejoy ISD)
3 - Nolan Catholic (private)
3 - Oakridge School (private)
3 - Richardson High (Richardson ISD)
3 - Rockwall High (Rockwall ISD)
3 - Trinity Valley (private)
3 - Wakeland (Frisco ISD)
2 - Birdville High (Birdville ISD)
2 - Boyd (McKinney ISD)
2 - Central (Keller ISD)
2 - Crowley (Crowley ISD)
2 - Ft Worth Country Day (private)
2 - Keller High (Keller ISD)
2 - Liberty Christian (private)
2 - Parish Episcopal (private)
2 - Pope John Paul Catholic (private)
2 - RL Turner (Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD)
2 - Trinity (HEB ISD)
2 - Ursuline Catholic (girls - private)
1 - Arlington Heights (Ft Worth ISD)
1 - Azle (Azle ISD)
1 - Bethesda Christian (private)
1 - Bishop Dunne Catholic (private)
1 - Bishop Lynch Catholic (private)
1 - Booker T. Performing/Visual Arts magnet (Dallas ISD)
1 - Boswell High (Eagle Mt Saginaw ISD)
1 - Cambridge School of Dallas (private)
1 - Covenant Classical (private)
1 - Denton High (Denton ISD)
1 - Faith Christian (private)
1 - Fort Worth Christian School (private)
1 - Fossil Ridge (Keller ISD)
1 - Harmony School of Innovation (charter)
1 - Heritage High (Frisco ISD)
1 - iSchool (charter)
1 - Kennedale (Kennedale ISD)
1 - Lake Highlands High (Richardson ISD)
1 - Lake Ridge (Mansfield ID)
1 - Lamar (Arlington ISD)
1 - Lone Star (Frisco ISD)
1 - Newman Smith (Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD)
1 - New Tech High (Coppell ISD)
1 - Northwest High (Northwest ISD)
1 - Prince of Peace Christian (private)
1 - Prosper High (Prosper ISD)
1 - Ranchview (Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD)
1 - Richland Collegiate (charter)
1 - Richland High (Birdville ISD)
1 - Sachse High (Garland ISD)
1 - The Highlands School Catholic (private)
1 - Westlake Academy (charter)
Source - Dallas Morning News