📊 Data: NCES CCD 2024–2025·🔄 Updated: September 2026·Editorial standards
🏆 Rankings · Metro Area · STAAR 2023

Best School Districts
in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro

The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area has 109 rated public school districts. Ratings are percentile-ranked within each district's own state.

📊 What this ranking measures
Rankings are based on academic achievement — the share of students scoring proficient or above on state reading and math assessments (STAAR 2023), ranked against other districts in the same state — not on spending, district size, or staffing. See full methodology →
109 Rated Districts in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area STAAR 2023 · percentile among Texas districts
Metro RankDistrictDistrict OfficeRatingState Percentile
#1Carroll Independent School DistrictSouthlake10/10  Excellent99th
#2Coppell Independent School DistrictCoppell10/10  Excellent99th
#3Highland Park Independent School DistrictDallas10/10  Excellent99th
#4Lovejoy Independent School DistrictAllen10/10  Excellent99th
#5Argyle Independent School DistrictFlower Mound10/10  Excellent97th
#6Frisco Independent School DistrictFrisco10/10  Excellent97th
#7Allen Independent School DistrictAllen10/10  Excellent96th
#8Brock Independent School DistrictBrock10/10  Excellent96th
#9Aledo Independent School DistrictAledo10/10  Excellent95th
#10Melissa Independent School DistrictMelissa10/10  Excellent95th
#11Wylie Independent School DistrictWylie10/10  Excellent95th
#12Prosper Independent School DistrictProsper10/10  Excellent94th
#13Sunnyvale Independent School DistrictSunnyvale10/10  Excellent94th
#14Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School DistrictGrapevine10/10  Excellent93rd
#15Rockwall Independent School DistrictRockwall10/10  Excellent91st
#16Grandview Independent School DistrictGrandview9/10  Excellent88th
#17Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School DistrictBedford9/10  Excellent88th
#18Plano Independent School DistrictPlano9/10  Excellent88th
#19Celina Independent School DistrictCelina9/10  Excellent86th
#20Caddo Mills Independent School DistrictCaddo Mills9/10  Excellent85th
#21McKinney Independent School DistrictMcKinney9/10  Excellent85th
#22Keller Independent School DistrictKeller9/10  Excellent84th
#23Bland Independent School DistrictMerit9/10  Excellent83rd
#24Palmer Independent School DistrictPalmer9/10  Excellent83rd
#25Scurry-Rosser Independent School DistrictScurry9/10  Excellent83rd
#26Alvord Independent School DistrictAlvord9/10  Excellent80th
#27Lewisville Independent School DistrictLewisville8/10  Good79th
#28Midlothian Independent School DistrictMidlothian8/10  Good79th
#29Joshua Independent School DistrictJoshua8/10  Good77th
#30Northwest Independent School DistrictFort Worth8/10  Good77th
#31Mansfield Independent School DistrictMansfield8/10  Good75th
#32Millsap Independent School DistrictMillsap8/10  Good74th
#33Burleson Independent School DistrictBurleson8/10  Good71st
#34Lone Oak Independent School DistrictLone Oak8/10  Good71st
#35Sanger Independent School DistrictSanger8/10  Good70th
#36Wolfe City Independent School DistrictWolfe City8/10  Good70th
#37Celeste Independent School DistrictCeleste7/10  Good68th
#38Aubrey Independent School DistrictAubrey7/10  Good67th
#39Richardson Independent School DistrictRichardson7/10  Good67th
#40Keene Independent School DistrictKeene7/10  Good66th
#41Paradise Independent School DistrictParadise7/10  Good65th
#42Azle Independent School DistrictAzle7/10  Good64th
#43Princeton Independent School DistrictPrinceton7/10  Good64th
#44Birdville Independent School DistrictHaltom City7/10  Good62nd
#45Farmersville Independent School DistrictFarmersville7/10  Good62nd
#46Krum Independent School DistrictKrum7/10  Good62nd
#47Royse City Independent School DistrictRoyse City7/10  Good62nd
#48Kaufman Independent School DistrictKaufman7/10  Good61st
#49Maypearl Independent School DistrictMaypearl7/10  Good60th
#50Forney Independent School DistrictForney6/10  Average59th
#51Ennis Independent School DistrictEnnis6/10  Average58th
#52Mabank Independent School DistrictMabank6/10  Average57th
#53Ponder Independent School DistrictPonder6/10  Average57th
#54Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School DistrictCarrollton6/10  Average56th
#55Peaster Independent School DistrictPeaster6/10  Average56th
#56Weatherford Independent School DistrictWeatherford6/10  Average55th
#57Denton Independent School DistrictDenton6/10  Average53rd
#58Waxahachie Independent School DistrictWaxahachie6/10  Average53rd
#59Eagle Mountain-Saginaw Independent School DistrictFort Worth6/10  Average52nd
#60Decatur Independent School DistrictDecatur6/10  Average51st
#61Anna Independent School DistrictAnna6/10  Average50th
#62Garland Independent School DistrictGarland5/10  Average49th
#63Italy Independent School DistrictItaly5/10  Average49th
#64White Settlement Independent School DistrictWhite Settlement5/10  Average49th
#65Dallas Independent School DistrictDallas5/10  Average48th
#66Godley Independent School DistrictGodley5/10  Average48th
#67Poolville Independent School DistrictPoolville5/10  Average48th
#68Lake Dallas Independent School DistrictLake Dallas5/10  Average46th
#69Blue Ridge Independent School DistrictBlue Ridge5/10  Average45th
#70Little Elm Independent School DistrictLittle Elm5/10  Average43rd
#71Boles Independent School DistrictQuinlan5/10  Average42nd
#72Rio Vista Independent School DistrictRio Vista5/10  Average42nd
#73Chico Independent School DistrictChico5/10  Average41st
#74Springtown Independent School DistrictSpringtown5/10  Average40th
#75Bridgeport Independent School DistrictBridgeport4/10  Below Average39th
#76Community Independent School DistrictNevada4/10  Below Average39th
#77Grand Prairie Independent School DistrictGrand Prairie4/10  Below Average39th
#78Kennedale Independent School DistrictKennedale4/10  Below Average39th
#79Red Oak Independent School DistrictRed Oak4/10  Below Average36th
#80Garner Independent School DistrictWeatherford4/10  Below Average34th
#81Crandall Independent School DistrictCrandall4/10  Below Average33rd
#82Mesquite Independent School DistrictMesquite4/10  Below Average33rd
#83Boyd Independent School DistrictBoyd4/10  Below Average32nd
#84Pilot Point Independent School DistrictPilot Point4/10  Below Average32nd
#85DeSoto Independent School DistrictDesoto3/10  Below Average29th
#86Arlington Independent School DistrictArlington3/10  Below Average28th
#87Cedar Hill Independent School DistrictCedar Hill3/10  Below Average26th
#88Cleburne Independent School DistrictCleburne3/10  Below Average26th
#89Castleberry Independent School DistrictFort Worth3/10  Below Average25th
#90Corsicana Independent School DistrictCorsicana3/10  Below Average25th
#91Alvarado Independent School DistrictAlvarado3/10  Below Average24th
#92Crowley Independent School DistrictFort Worth3/10  Below Average24th
#93Ferris Independent School DistrictFerris3/10  Below Average23rd
#94Kemp Independent School DistrictKemp3/10  Below Average23rd
#95Quinlan Independent School DistrictQuinlan3/10  Below Average20th
#96Lancaster Independent School DistrictLancaster2/10  Poor18th
#97Duncanville Independent School DistrictDuncanville2/10  Poor17th
#98Commerce Independent School DistrictCommerce2/10  Poor15th
#99Irving Independent School DistrictIrving2/10  Poor15th
#100Terrell Independent School DistrictTerrell2/10  Poor14th
#101Everman Independent School DistrictFort Worth2/10  Poor12th
#102Fort Worth Independent School DistrictFort Worth2/10  Poor11th
#103Venus Independent School DistrictVenus2/10  Poor11th
#104Greenville Independent School DistrictGreenville1/10  Poor9th
#105Slidell Independent School DistrictSlidell1/10  Poor9th
#106Avalon Independent School DistrictAvalon1/10  Poor8th
#107Campbell Independent School DistrictCampbell1/10  Poor8th
#108Lake Worth Independent School DistrictLake Worth1/10  Poor3rd
#109Milford Independent School DistrictMilford1/10  Poor3rd

Best School Districts in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area (2026)

Counties are assigned to metropolitan areas using the U.S. Census Bureau's 2023 delineation, and each district is placed in the county of its NCES directory listing. Ratings come from STAAR 2023 (Texas) and are percentile-ranked within the district's own state. Always confirm your assignment by address.

Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best-rated school district in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area? ▼
Among the 109 rated districts in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area, 4 share the top position at 10/10 (Excellent), 99th percentile of Texas districts on STAAR 2023 reading and math proficiency: Carroll Independent School District (Southlake); Coppell Independent School District (Coppell); Highland Park Independent School District (Dallas); Lovejoy Independent School District (Allen).
How are these rankings calculated? ▼
Each district's rating comes from the share of its students scoring proficient or above on state reading and math assessments, percentile-ranked against all rated districts in its state and converted to a 1–10 scale. Full methodology here.
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