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The list was composed according to state test scores, graduation rates, SAT/ACT scores and college readiness, along with insight from student and parent reviews.
Carnegie Vanguard High School tops the high school list at No. 1. Carnegie Vanguard High School has 608 students in grades 9-12, with a 99 percent proficiency in math and reading. The school focuses primarily on administration & policies regarding both staff and students, with low ratings of misbehavior conduct and unfair treatment.
TOP 10 HIGH SCHOOLS:
Carnegie Vanguard High School
Michael E. DeBakey High School for Health Professions
Alief Early College High School
Performance & Visual Arts High School
Seven Lakes High School
Clear Lake High School
The Woodlands High School
YES Prep- North Central
Cinco Ranch High School
Cypress Woods High School
Click here to see the full list of Houston metro high schools.
TOP 10 MIDDLE SCHOOLS:
Garland McMeans Junior High School
Rodger & Ellen Beck Junior High School
Beckendorff Junior High School
Westbrook Intermediate School
Woodcreek Junior High School
Cinco Ranch Junior High School
Memorial Parkway Junior High School
Cardiff Junior High School
Clear Lake Intermediate School
Katy Junior High School
Click here to see the full list of Houston metro middle schools.
TOP 10 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS:
Katy Elementary School
Bonnie Holland Elementary School
Jenna & Betty Schmalz Elementary School
Joella Exley Elementary School
Sue Creech Elementary School
Diane Winborn Elementary School
Roosevelt Alexander Elementary School
Hazel S. Pattison Elementary School
Jeanette Hayes Elementary School
Stanley C. Stanley Elementary School
Click here to see the full list of Houston metro elementary schools.
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