Best High Schools in Texas

All 1,591 ranked high schools in Texas, ordered by state rank, with each school's rank history.

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Top 50 high schools in Texas, 2026-27

1,591 Texas high schools are ranked in this edition, ordered here by state rank.

  1. The School for the Talented and Gifted (TAG) — Dallas · #1 in TX · #8 nationally
  2. Carnegie Vanguard High School — Houston · #2 in TX · #25 nationally
  3. Mansfield Frontier High School — Mansfield · #3 in TX · #33 nationally
  4. School Of Science And Engineering — Dallas · #4 in TX · #36 nationally
  5. Liberal Arts and Science Academy (LASA) — Austin · #5 in TX · #43 nationally
  6. Irma Lerma Rangel Young Women's Leadership School — Dallas · #6 in TX · #45 nationally
  7. Judge Barefoot Sanders Law Magnet — Dallas · #7 in TX · #49 nationally
  8. BASIS San Antonio- Shavano Campus — San Antonio · #8 in TX · #57 nationally
  9. DeBakey High School for Health Professions — Houston · #9 in TX · #91 nationally
  10. Richards School for Young Women Leaders — Austin · #10 in TX · #97 nationally
  11. Young Women's Leadership Academy — San Antonio · #11 in TX · #100 nationally
  12. Brownsville Early College High School — Brownsville · #12 in TX · #102 nationally
  13. Trinidad Garza Early College at Mt View — Dallas · #13 in TX · #108 nationally
  14. Grand Prairie Collegiate Institute — Grand Prairie · #14 in TX · #115 nationally
  15. Hill Country College Prep H S — Bulverde · #15 in TX · #116 nationally
  16. Westlake Academy — Westlake · #16 in TX · #121 nationally
  17. Kerr High School — Houston · #17 in TX · #132 nationally
  18. Talkington School for Young Women Leaders — Lubbock · #18 in TX · #142 nationally
  19. Health Careers High School — San Antonio · #19 in TX · #147 nationally
  20. School of Health Professions — Dallas · #20 in TX · #151 nationally
  21. Young Women's Leadership Academy — El Paso · #21 in TX · #152 nationally
  22. Hector J Garcia Early College H S — Laredo · #22 in TX · #155 nationally
  23. Uplift Education-North Hills Prep High School — Irving · #23 in TX · #157 nationally
  24. Young Women's College Prep Academy — Houston · #24 in TX · #158 nationally
  25. Kinder High School for Performing and Visual Arts — Houston · #25 in TX · #160 nationally
  26. World Languages Institute — Fort Worth · #26 in TX · #168 nationally
  27. Imagine International Academy of North Texas — Mckinney · #27 in TX · #175 nationally
  28. Young Women's Leadership Academy — Fort Worth · #28 in TX · #181 nationally
  29. Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy — Dallas · #29 in TX · #199 nationally
  30. Booker T. Washington SPVA — Dallas · #30 in TX · #203 nationally
  31. Challenge Early College High School — Houston · #31 in TX · #210 nationally
  32. Idea Rundberg College Preparatory — Austin · #32 in TX · #218 nationally
  33. IDEA Frontier College Preparatory — Brownsville · #33 in TX · #234 nationally
  34. IDEA Carver College Preparatory — San Antonio · #34 in TX · #247 nationally
  35. Marvin E Robinson School Of Business And Mgmt — Dallas · #35 in TX · #258 nationally
  36. Grand Prairie Fine Arts Academy — Grand Prairie · #36 in TX · #266 nationally
  37. Idea Riverview College Preparatory — Brownsville · #37 in TX · #268 nationally
  38. Valle Verde Early College High School — El Paso · #38 in TX · #271 nationally
  39. Westchester Academy for International Studies — Houston · #39 in TX · #286 nationally
  40. Meridian School — Round Rock · #40 in TX · #287 nationally
  41. IDEA Quest College Preparatory — Edinburg · #41 in TX · #306 nationally
  42. Highland Park High School — Dallas · #42 in TX · #330 nationally
  43. IDEA McAllen College Preparatory — Mcallen · #43 in TX · #332 nationally
  44. Tomball Star Academy — Tomball · #44 in TX · #333 nationally
  45. Harmony School of Innovation - Katy — Katy · #45 in TX · #335 nationally
  46. North Houston Early College High School — Houston · #46 in TX · #337 nationally
  47. Rosie Sorrells Education and Social Services High School — Dallas · #47 in TX · #340 nationally
  48. Achieve Early College High School — Mcallen · #48 in TX · #350 nationally
  49. Independence High School — Frisco · #49 in TX · #359 nationally
  50. Northwest Early College High School (NWECHS) — El Paso · #50 in TX · #362 nationally

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Ranks are from the 2026-27 U.S. News & World Report Best High Schools edition. How HighSchoolTrends uses this data.