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

Best School Districts
in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metro

The Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area has 63 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 →
63 Rated Districts in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metro Area STAAR 2023 · percentile among Texas districts
Metro RankDistrictDistrict OfficeRatingState Percentile
#1Devers Independent School DistrictDevers10/10  Excellent99th
#2Friendswood Independent School DistrictFriendswood10/10  Excellent97th
#3Barbers Hill Independent School DistrictMont Belvieu10/10  Excellent96th
#4Tomball Independent School DistrictTomball10/10  Excellent95th
#5Pearland Independent School DistrictPearland10/10  Excellent93rd
#6Katy Independent School DistrictKaty10/10  Excellent92nd
#7Needville Independent School DistrictNeedville10/10  Excellent92nd
#8Montgomery Independent School DistrictMontgomery10/10  Excellent91st
#9Conroe Independent School DistrictConroe9/10  Excellent87th
#10Clear Creek Independent School DistrictLeague City9/10  Excellent82nd
#11Lamar Consolidated Independent School DistrictRosenberg9/10  Excellent81st
#12Danbury Independent School DistrictDanbury8/10  Good79th
#13Deer Park Independent School DistrictDeer Park8/10  Good78th
#14Fort Bend Independent School DistrictSugar Land8/10  Good78th
#15Spring Branch Independent School DistrictHouston8/10  Good78th
#16Magnolia Independent School DistrictMagnolia8/10  Good75th
#17Klein Independent School DistrictKlein8/10  Good74th
#18Alvin Independent School DistrictAlvin8/10  Good73rd
#19Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School DistrictHouston8/10  Good71st
#20Angleton Independent School DistrictAngleton7/10  Good67th
#21Brazos Independent School DistrictWallis7/10  Good64th
#22La Porte Independent School DistrictLa Porte7/10  Good64th
#23Santa Fe Independent School DistrictSanta Fe7/10  Good62nd
#24Bellville Independent School DistrictBellville6/10  Average59th
#25East Chambers Independent School DistrictWinnie6/10  Average58th
#26Tarkington Independent School DistrictCleveland6/10  Average56th
#27Brazosport Independent School DistrictFreeport6/10  Average53rd
#28Columbia-Brazoria Independent School DistrictWest Columbia6/10  Average52nd
#29Galena Park Independent School DistrictGalena Park6/10  Average51st
#30Humble Independent School DistrictHumble5/10  Average48th
#31Crosby Independent School DistrictCrosby5/10  Average47th
#32Sealy Independent School DistrictSealy5/10  Average46th
#33Dickinson Independent School DistrictDickinson5/10  Average43rd
#34High Island Independent School DistrictHigh Island5/10  Average40th
#35Houston Independent School DistrictHouston4/10  Below Average39th
#36Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School DistrictBaytown4/10  Below Average37th
#37Hardin Independent School DistrictHardin4/10  Below Average36th
#38Waller Independent School DistrictWaller4/10  Below Average36th
#39Damon Independent School DistrictDamon4/10  Below Average34th
#40Pasadena Independent School DistrictPasadena4/10  Below Average34th
#41Sweeny Independent School DistrictSweeny4/10  Below Average34th
#42New Caney Independent School DistrictNew Caney4/10  Below Average33rd
#43Stafford Municipal School DistrictStafford4/10  Below Average32nd
#44Willis Independent School DistrictWillis4/10  Below Average31st
#45Channelview Independent School DistrictChannelview4/10  Below Average30th
#46Liberty Independent School DistrictLiberty4/10  Below Average30th
#47Huffman Independent School DistrictHuffman3/10  Below Average29th
#48Anahuac Independent School DistrictAnahuac3/10  Below Average28th
#49Galveston Independent School DistrictGalveston3/10  Below Average28th
#50Alief Independent School DistrictAlief3/10  Below Average26th
#51Dayton Independent School DistrictDayton3/10  Below Average22nd
#52Spring Independent School DistrictHouston3/10  Below Average21st
#53Texas City Independent School DistrictTexas City2/10  Poor19th
#54Royal Independent School DistrictPattison2/10  Poor16th
#55Sheldon Independent School DistrictHouston2/10  Poor15th
#56Splendora Independent School DistrictSplendora2/10  Poor15th
#57Hitchcock Independent School DistrictHitchcock2/10  Poor12th
#58Aldine Independent School DistrictHouston2/10  Poor10th
#59Shepherd Independent School DistrictShepherd2/10  Poor10th
#60Coldspring-Oakhurst Consolidated Independent School DistrictColdspring1/10  Poor7th
#61Hull-Daisetta Independent School DistrictDaisetta1/10  Poor5th
#62Cleveland Independent School DistrictCleveland1/10  Poor4th
#63Hempstead Independent School DistrictHempstead1/10  Poor3rd

Best School Districts in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, 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 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area? ▼
Among the 63 rated districts in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area, the highest-rated is Devers Independent School District (Devers), rated 10/10 (Excellent) and in the 99th percentile of Texas districts on STAAR 2023 reading and math proficiency.
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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