Best High Schools in Texas for African American Students

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Every year, the Texas Education Agency shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, African American students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the STAAR EOC test scores by the Texas Education Agency. The most recent update was on Wednesday, September 11, 2024.

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)	Ranking (African American vs All Students - 2023)
481623006532	1	Dr Wright L Lassiter Junior Early College High School	Public	9-12	701 Elm St 1st Floor	Dallas	75202	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 860-2356	265	14	18.9	80.0%	4 (1.5%)	25 (9.4%)	234 (88.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$11,192	$972	$10,220	99.9%	99.7%	0.16%
481623013924	2	North Lake Early College High School	Public	9-12	5001 N MacArthur Blvd	Irving	75038	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 891-1312	249	15	16.6	88.4%	8 (3.2%)	28 (11.2%)	207 (83.1%)	5 (2.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,474	$918	$11,556	99.8%	97.1%	2.67%
480894011354	3	Richards School For Young Women Leaders	Public	6-12	2309 Panther Trail	Austin	78704	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-3236	895	45	19.7	42.6%	313 (35.0%)	36 (4.0%)	470 (52.5%)	37 (4.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.1%)	$10,215	$368	$9,846	99.7%	97.5%	2.27%
483873011806	4	Young Women's Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	2123 W Huisache Ave	San Antonio	78201	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 438-6525	528	37	14.2	44.7%	25 (4.7%)	20 (3.8%)	462 (87.5%)	12 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	$11,171	$1,872	$9,298	99.6%	96.6%	3.04%
481623003641	5	School Of Science And Engineering	Public, Magnet	9-12	1201 E Eighth St	Dallas	75203	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-5960	490	28	17.5	56.5%	61 (12.4%)	38 (7.8%)	335 (68.4%)	47 (9.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.0%)	$9,146	$768	$8,378	99.5%	99.8%	0.31%
484473011211	6	Waxahachie Global High School	Public	9-12	275 Indian Dr	Waxahachie	75165	Ellis County	Waxahachie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 923-4761	412	30	13.7	37.6%	188 (45.6%)	40 (9.7%)	158 (38.3%)	11 (2.7%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.4%)	$9,792	$324	$9,469	99.4%	95.7%	3.72%
480016312903	7	Ischool High At University Park	Public, Charter	6-12	20515 Tx Hwy 249	Houston	77070	Harris County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 316-3663	374	16	23.8	35.6%	116 (31.0%)	45 (12.0%)	146 (39.0%)	54 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	$7,962	$224	$7,737	99.3%	98.0%	1.33%
481623005865	8	School For The Talented And Gifted	Public, Magnet	9-12	1201 E Eighth St	Dallas	75203	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-5970	534	30	17.8	37.1%	184 (34.5%)	32 (6.0%)	231 (43.3%)	69 (12.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	15 (2.8%)	$9,307	$708	$8,599	99.3%	99.9%	0.65%
481623001273	9	School Of Health Professions	Public, Magnet	9-12	1201 E Eighth St	Dallas	75203	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-5930	465	28	16.6	74.2%	11 (2.4%)	71 (15.3%)	366 (78.7%)	13 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$9,775	$757	$9,018	99.2%	99.5%	0.33%
482142013031	10	Grand Prairie Collegiate Institute	Public, Charter	6-12	1502 College St	Grand Prairie	75051	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 343-3120	395	28	14.3	63.5%	35 (8.9%)	93 (23.5%)	242 (61.3%)	17 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	$9,378	$1,072	$8,306	99.1%	99.3%	0.27%

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on STAAR EOC Algebra I, STAAR EOC Biology, STAAR EOC English I Reading, STAAR EOC English II Reading, STAAR EOC U.S. History test scores released by the Texas Education Agency.
These rankings were last updated on September 11, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Texas Education Agency, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Texas Education Agency.
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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)							Ranking (African American vs All Students - 2023)
ID	Rank (of 1069)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Statewide Rank Percentile (African American)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (African American)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
481623006532	1	Dr Wright L Lassiter Junior Early College High School	Public	9-12	701 Elm St 1st Floor	Dallas	75202	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 860-2356	265	14	18.9	80.0%	4 (1.5%)	25 (9.4%)	234 (88.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$11,192			$972			$10,220	99.9%	99.7%	0.16%
481623013924	2	North Lake Early College High School	Public	9-12	5001 N MacArthur Blvd	Irving	75038	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 891-1312	249	15	16.6	88.4%	8 (3.2%)	28 (11.2%)	207 (83.1%)	5 (2.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,474			$918			$11,556	99.8%	97.1%	2.67%
480894011354	3	Richards School For Young Women Leaders	Public	6-12	2309 Panther Trail	Austin	78704	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-3236	895	45	19.7	42.6%	313 (35.0%)	36 (4.0%)	470 (52.5%)	37 (4.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.1%)	$10,215			$368			$9,846	99.7%	97.5%	2.27%
483873011806	4	Young Women's Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	2123 W Huisache Ave	San Antonio	78201	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 438-6525	528	37	14.2	44.7%	25 (4.7%)	20 (3.8%)	462 (87.5%)	12 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	$11,171			$1,872			$9,298	99.6%	96.6%	3.04%
481623003641	5	School Of Science And Engineering	Public, Magnet	9-12	1201 E Eighth St	Dallas	75203	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-5960	490	28	17.5	56.5%	61 (12.4%)	38 (7.8%)	335 (68.4%)	47 (9.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.0%)	$9,146			$768			$8,378	99.5%	99.8%	0.31%
484473011211	6	Waxahachie Global High School	Public	9-12	275 Indian Dr	Waxahachie	75165	Ellis County	Waxahachie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 923-4761	412	30	13.7	37.6%	188 (45.6%)	40 (9.7%)	158 (38.3%)	11 (2.7%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.4%)	$9,792			$324			$9,469	99.4%	95.7%	3.72%
480016312903	7	Ischool High At University Park	Public, Charter	6-12	20515 Tx Hwy 249	Houston	77070	Harris County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 316-3663	374	16	23.8	35.6%	116 (31.0%)	45 (12.0%)	146 (39.0%)	54 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	$7,962			$224			$7,737	99.3%	98.0%	1.33%
481623005865	8	School For The Talented And Gifted	Public, Magnet	9-12	1201 E Eighth St	Dallas	75203	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-5970	534	30	17.8	37.1%	184 (34.5%)	32 (6.0%)	231 (43.3%)	69 (12.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	15 (2.8%)	$9,307			$708			$8,599	99.3%	99.9%	0.65%
481623001273	9	School Of Health Professions	Public, Magnet	9-12	1201 E Eighth St	Dallas	75203	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-5930	465	28	16.6	74.2%	11 (2.4%)	71 (15.3%)	366 (78.7%)	13 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$9,775			$757			$9,018	99.2%	99.5%	0.33%
482142013031	10	Grand Prairie Collegiate Institute	Public, Charter	6-12	1502 College St	Grand Prairie	75051	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 343-3120	395	28	14.3	63.5%	35 (8.9%)	93 (23.5%)	242 (61.3%)	17 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	$9,378			$1,072			$8,306	99.1%	99.3%	0.27%