This is a list of Dallas Fort Worth area public, private and charter schools ranked by the number of students who were named 2018 National Merit Semifinalists. The homeschoolers are listed at the bottom.
Source: Press Release from National Merit Scholarship Corporation released 9-13-2017
Number - School (District ISD or private or charter)
77 - Plano West (Plano ISD)
45 - TAMS (residential public at UNT)
32 - Flower Mound (Lewisville ISD)
24 - Plano East (Plano ISD)
22 - Carroll (Carroll ISD)
22 - Coppell (Coppell ISD)
22 - Plano (Plano ISD)
21 - Allen (Allen ISD)
19 - Colleyville Heritage (Grapevine-Colleyville ISD)
17 - Liberty (Frisco ISD)
17 - Marcus (Lewisville ISD)
16 - Hockaday School (private - Dallas)
15 - Highland Park (Highland Park ISD)
13 - St. Mark's School of Texas (private - Dallas)
12 - Grapevine (Grapevine-Colleyville ISD)
10 - Hebron (Lewisville ISD)
9 - Greenhill School (private - Addison)
9 - JJ Pearce (Richardson ISD)
8 - Garland (Garland ISD)
8 - Paschal (FW ISD)
6 - Independence (Frisco ISD)
6 - Science & Engineering magnet (Dallas ISD)
6 - Wakeland (Frisco ISD)
5 - Boyd (McKinney ISD)
5 - Cistercian Preparatory School (private - Irving)
5 - Heritage (Frisco ISD)
5 - Lovejoy (Lovejoy ISD)
5 - Martin (Arlington ISD)
5 - Talented & Gifted TAG magnet (Dallas ISD)
4 - FW Country Day School (private - Ft. Worth)
4 - McKinney North (McKinney ISD)
4 - Rockwell Heath (Rockwall ISD)
4 - Trinity Valley School (private - Fort Worth)
3 - Cambridge School (private - Dallas)
3 - Centennial (Frisco ISD)
3 - Creekview (Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD)
3 - Jesuit (private - Dallas)
3 - John Paul II (private - Plano)
3 - Keller (Keller ISD)
3 - McKinney (McKinney ISD)
3 - Prosper (Prosper ISD)
3 - Reedy (Frisco ISD)
3 - Timber Creek (Keller ISD)
2 - Argyle (Argyle ISD)
2 - Byron Nelson (Northwest ISD)
2 - Central (Keller ISD)
2 - Decatur (Decatur ISD)
2 - Episcopal School (private - Dallas)
2 - Frisco (Frisco ISD)
2 - Harmony School of Innovation (charter - Ft. Worth)
2 - Lake Highlands (Richardson ISD)
2 - Lamar (Arlington ISD)
2 - Lone Star (Frisco ISD)
2 - Mansfield (Mansfield ISD)
2 - Mansfield Legacy (Mansfield ISD)
2 - Midlothian (Midlothian ISD)
2 - Newman Smith (Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD)
2 - North Hills Preparatory (charter - Irving)
2 - North Mesquite (Mesquite ISD)
2 - Oakridge School (private - Arlington)
2 - Rockwall (Rockwall ISD)
2 - Trinity (HEB ISD)
2 - Ursuline Academy (private - Dallas)
2 - Wylie (Wylie ISD)
1 - Arlington (Arlington ISD)
1 - Berkner (Richardson ISD)
1 - Bethesda Christian School (private - Ft. Worth)
1 - Bishop Lynch (private - Dallas)
1 - Boswell (Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD)
1 - Corsicana (Corsicana ISD)
1 - Covenant Classical School (private - Ft. Worth)
1 - Covenant Christian Academy (private - Colleyville)
1 - Dubiski Career (Grand Prairie ISD)
1 - Granbury (Granbury ISD)
1 - Grand Prairie Fine Arts Academy (Grand Prairie ISD)
1 - Guyer (Denton ISD)
1 - Heritage (Midlothian ISD)
1 - Highlands School (private - Irving)
1 - JBS Law, Public Service, Govt magnet (Dallas ISD)
1 - Lake Ridge (Mansfield ISD)
1 - Lakeview Centennial (Garland ISD)
1 - LD Bell (HEB ISD)
1 - Lewisville (Lewisville ISD)
1 - Mansfield Summit (Mansfield)
1 - Mesquite (Mesquite ISD)
1 - Plano ISD Academy (Plano ISD)
1 - Poteet (Mesquite ISD)
1 - Premier (private - Granbury)
1 - Prestonwood Christian Academy (private - Plano)
1 - Red Oak (Red Oak ISD)
1 - Richardson (Richardson ISD)
1 - Richland Collegiate (charter - Dallas)
1 - RL Turner (Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD)
1 - Rowlett (Garland ISD)
1 - South Garland (Garland ISD)
1 - South Grand Prairie (Grand Prairie ISD)
1 - The Colony (Lewisville ISD)
1 - Trinity Christian Academy (private - Addison)
1 - Van Alstyne (Van Alstyne ISD)
1 - Vanguard Preparatory (private - Dallas)
1 - Waxahachie Global (Waxahachie ISD)
1 - Yavneh Academy (private - Dallas)
Homeschoolers - Statewide total - 26
6 from Austin
2 each from Fort Worth and Richardson
1 each from Burleson, Cypress, Dripping Springs, Gilmer, Irving, Katy, Kingwood, Lubbock, McKinney, Palestine, Roundrock, San Antonio, Sugar Land, Troy, Waller and Wichita Falls