Educational Results Partnership recently released its 2025 Texas Honor Roll of top performing schools and school districts and it includes more than a dozen districts in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
The California-based nonprofit analyzed data from the 2023-25 Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) to see which public schools, school districts and charter schools “have outperformed their peers in closing achievement gaps, particularly among higher-poverty and historically disadvantaged student populations.”
The latest Texas honor roll includes more than 1,000 schools and over 80 school districts. That’s about 15% of schools and school districts across the state
“Many educators across Texas are already delivering rigorous instruction that equips students with the fundamentals they need to succeed in the workforce and in life,” James Lanich, the nonprofit’s board chair, said in a news release. “The Honor Roll recognizes that work — identifying schools in a diversity of ZIP codes where students of all backgrounds are mastering the core academic skills that will help them thrive in a rapidly changing world of work.”
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Educational Results Partnership said the program encourages business leaders to recognize high-performing schools and districts and promote practices that grow student outcomes.
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“Texas Business Leadership Council is proud to recognize higher performing schools in our state that are preparing students with the skills needed to be successful in a globally competitive workforce,” said Justin Yancy, president and CEO of the Texas Business Leadership Council, said in the release.
North Texas school districts on the Educational Results Partnership Honor Roll
Collin County
Imagine International Academy of North TexasMcKinney ISD Plano ISDWylie ISDLovejoy ISD
Dallas County
Ume Preparatory AcademyHighland Park ISD
Denton County
Ellis County
Tarrant County
Keller ISD Mansfield ISD Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD Carroll ISD
Although Dallas ISD did not make the district list, more than three dozen of its schools made the schools list, including many of its magnet schools as well as Lakewood Elementary, Jack Lowe Sr. Elementary and Winnetka Elementary. Richardson ISD had four schools on the list. In total, 80 schools in Dallas County made the list.
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Denton County had 11 schools make the list, including two in Denton ISD. Ellis County had four schools on the list, including Waxahachie Global High School. Seven schools in Kaufman County made the list. Four schools in Rockwall County made the list.
Among the dozens of schools in Tarrant County that made the list, were five from Fort Worth ISD, which is being taken over by the Texas Education Agency. They are Young Women’s Leadership Academy, Lily B. Clayton Elementary, De Zavala Elementary, Westpark Elementary and Overton Park Elementary.
Find the complete schools list here.
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