Best public high schools in Texas

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A class of high schoolers as viewed from the rear.
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- Location: Waxahachie Independent School District, TX
- Enrollment: 391 (13:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#30. Waxahachie Global High School
A student filling out a scantron form for a multiple choice test.
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- Location: Spring Branch Independent School District, TX
- Enrollment: 2,531 (17:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#29. Memorial High School
A student talking to a teacher in the hallway.
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- Location: Dallas Independent School District, TX
- Enrollment: 468 (18:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#28. Judge Barefoot Sanders Law Magnet School
A student standing next to their backpack as seen from the knee down.
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- Location: Lewisville Independent School District, TX
- Enrollment: 3,602 (17:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#27. Flower Mound High School
Students walking down a hallway with their backs facing the camera.
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- Location: Alief Independent School District, TX
- Enrollment: 412 (20:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#26. Alief Early College High School
A high school student doing a chemical experiment.
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- Location: Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District, TX
- Enrollment: 3,185 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#25. Cypress Woods High School
A high school student sitting at a desk writing on a piece of paper.
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- Location: Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District, TX
- Enrollment: 3,549 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#24. Cypress Ranch High School
A student raising their hand in class.
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- Location: Highland Park Independent School District, TX
- Enrollment: 2,260 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#23. Highland Park High School
An empty school hallway lined with red lockers.
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- Location: Katy Independent School District, TX
- Enrollment: 3,475 (18:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#22. Cinco Ranch High School
A student solving a math equation on a whiteboard.
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- Location: Uplift Education, TX
- Enrollment: 494 (13:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#21. Uplift North Hills Preparatory - High School
A row of empty desks with notebooks and pencils on them.
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- Location: Alief Independent School District, TX
- Enrollment: 790 (20:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#20. Kerr High School
A hallway lined with green lockers.
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- Location: Clear Creek Independent School District, TX
- Enrollment: 416 (30:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#19. Clear Horizons Early College High School
A side view of a person using a laptop in the school library.
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- Location: Round Rock, TX
- Enrollment: 1,679 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#18. Meridian World School
An empty classroom as viewed from the back.
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- Location: Fort Bend Independent School District, TX
- Enrollment: 2,488 (18:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#17. Clements High School
A pencil case full of pens, pencils, and highlighters spilling on a table.
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- Location: Houston Independent School District, TX
- Enrollment: 781 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#16. Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
A group of students walking down the hall with their backs facing the camera.
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- Location: Frisco Independent School District, TX
- Enrollment: 1,936 (15:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#15. Liberty High School
An overhead view of high school pupils in group study sitting around circular tables.
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- Location: BASIS Texas Charter Schools, TX
- Enrollment: 976 (15:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#14. BASIS San Antonio - Shavano Campus
Students using microscopes in science class.
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- Location: Coppell Independent School District, TX
- Enrollment: 3,839 (15:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#13. Coppell High School
High school students studying and reading together in their school library.
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- Location: Katy Independent School District, TX
- Enrollment: 3,254 (17:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#12. Obra D. Tompkins High School
Students raising their hands for class participation.
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- Location: Leander Independent School District, TX
- Enrollment: 2,723 (17:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#11. Vandegrift High School
A stack of textbooks with pens on top of them next to an open notebook.
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- Location: Katy Independent School District, TX
- Enrollment: 3,582 (18:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#10. Seven Lakes High School
Two students sharing a book.
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- Location: Houston Independent School District, TX
- Enrollment: 891 (17:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#9. Debakey H.S. for Health Prof
A high school student doing classwork on their laptop.
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- Location: Round Rock Independent School District, TX
- Enrollment: 2,781 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#8. Westwood High IB World School
A teacher writing an equation on a blackboard using chalk.
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- Location: Carroll Independent School District, TX
- Enrollment: 1,394 (14:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#7. Carroll Senior High School
Students' backpacks sitting on a hallway floor.
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- Location: Eanes Independent School District, TX
- Enrollment: 2,823 (14:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#6. Westlake High School
Bookshelves at a high school's library.
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- Location: South Texas Independent School District, TX
- Enrollment: 764 (13:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#5. South Texas ISD Science Academy
A stack of spiral noteboooks in front of a wooden background.
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- Location: Houston Independent School District, TX
- Enrollment: 823 (22:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#4. Carnegie Vanguard High School
Two rows of red lockers.
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- Location: Austin Independent School District, TX
- Enrollment: 1,309 (17:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#3. Liberal Arts & Science Academy
Empty desks in a high school classroom.
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- Location: Dallas Independent School District, TX
- Enrollment: 501 (18:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#2. School of Science & Engineering
A closeup of a student taking notes in class.
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- Location: Dallas Independent School District, TX
- Enrollment: 502 (19:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+

This story features data reporting and writing by Emma Rubin and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 50 states.

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