Best High Schools in Dallas, TX (2025-26)

A: 17B: 5C: 14D: 21

39% of the 57 ranked high schools in Dallas, TX earn an A or B (17 A grades, 5 B, 14 C, 21 D, 0 F), against 50% of high schools nationwide. 51 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (89% here, 74% nationally), and 43 exceed it. On average 51% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 36% (national averages: 44% actual, 41% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Dr Wright L Lassiter JR Early College (88% against 57%, A+), Irma Rangel Young Womens Leadership School (83% against 52%, A+), South Oak Cliff (50% against 20%, B-), School Of Science And Engineering (99% against 72%, A+), Marvin E Robinson School Of Business And Mgmt (86% against 60%, A+).

Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 15): Dallas Isd (12).

The largest ranked high schools: Skyline (4,166 students, C-, #34), Lake Highlands (2,896 students, C, #25), Bryan Adams H S Leadership Academy (2,271 students, D+, #43).

Of the top 25, 9 are magnet schools and 5 are charters. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.

What is the best high school in Dallas, TX?

School For The Talented And Gifted in Dallas ranks first among the 57 ranked high schools in Dallas, TX with a SchoolGrade of A+, 100% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 81%.

How are high schools in Dallas, TX ranked?

By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.

How many high schools does Dallas, TX have?

SchoolGrade grades 72 public high schools in Dallas, TX; 57 are ranked here and 15 are listed as not ranked.