Dallas ISD high schools earned four of the top ten spots in Texas, according to the latest U.S. News & World Report’s 2026 Best High Schools rankings.
Additionally, six schools ranked in the top 50 in Texas.
Among nearly 18,000 nationally ranked schools, the School for the Talented and Gifted at Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center was ranked No. 1 in Texas and eighth nationally.
According to the U.S. News & World Report study, students who attend the highest-ranked public schools demonstrated outstanding outcomes above expectations in math, reading, and science state assessments, earned qualifying scores on an array of college-level exams, and graduated in high proportions.
Dallas ISD schools ranked in the top 50 in Texas are:
No. 1: School for the Talented and Gifted at Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center
No. 4: School of Science and Engineering at Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center
No. 6: Irma Lerma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School
No. 7: Judge Barefoot Sanders Law Magnet at Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center
No. 13: Trinidad “Trini” Garza Early College High School at Mountain View
No. 20: School of Health Professions at Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center
No. 29: Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy
No. 30: Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
No. 35: Marvin E. Robinson School of Business and Management at Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center
No. 47: Rosie Sorrells Education and Social Services at Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center
