Notable School Districts in Texas

This directory-style guide highlights 50 school districts in Texas. Each institution is identified by its full profile name and location so similarly named organizations are easier to distinguish. “Notable” is a directory label, not an evaluation of quality or an endorsement.

Entries were selected and ordered using enrollment values available in COSMIQ profiles. Enrollment figures are intentionally omitted. The order is an estimate of institution size, not a ranking of academic quality, outcomes, or fit.

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Institutions in this guide

HOUSTON ISD — HOUSTON, Texas. Public school district.
DALLAS ISD — DALLAS, Texas. Public school district.
CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD — HOUSTON, Texas. Public school district.
NORTHSIDE ISD — SAN ANTONIO, Texas. Public school district.
KATY ISD — KATY, Texas. Public school district.
FORT BEND ISD — SUGAR LAND, Texas. Public school district.
IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS — WESLACO, Texas. Public school district.
AUSTIN ISD — AUSTIN, Texas. Public school district.
FORT WORTH ISD — FORT WORTH, Texas. Public school district.
CONROE ISD — CONROE, Texas. Public school district.
FRISCO ISD — FRISCO, Texas. Public school district.
ALDINE ISD — HOUSTON, Texas. Public school district.
NORTH EAST ISD — SAN ANTONIO, Texas. Public school district.
ARLINGTON ISD — ARLINGTON, Texas. Public school district.
KLEIN ISD — KLEIN, Texas. Public school district.
GARLAND ISD — GARLAND, Texas. Public school district.
EL PASO ISD — EL PASO, Texas. Public school district.
LEWISVILLE ISD — LEWISVILLE, Texas. Public school district.
PLANO ISD — PLANO, Texas. Public school district.
HUMBLE ISD — HUMBLE, Texas. Public school district.
PASADENA ISD — PASADENA, Texas. Public school district.
SOCORRO ISD — EL PASO, Texas. Public school district.
ROUND ROCK ISD — ROUND ROCK, Texas. Public school district.
SAN ANTONIO ISD — SAN ANTONIO, Texas. Public school district.
KILLEEN ISD — KILLEEN, Texas. Public school district.
LAMAR CISD — ROSENBERG, Texas. Public school district.
LEANDER ISD — LEANDER, Texas. Public school district.
UNITED ISD — LAREDO, Texas. Public school district.
CLEAR CREEK ISD — LEAGUE CITY, Texas. Public school district.
ALIEF ISD — ALIEF, Texas. Public school district.
MESQUITE ISD — MESQUITE, Texas. Public school district.
BROWNSVILLE ISD — BROWNSVILLE, Texas. Public school district.
RICHARDSON ISD — RICHARDSON, Texas. Public school district.
YSLETA ISD — EL PASO, Texas. Public school district.
MANSFIELD ISD — MANSFIELD, Texas. Public school district.
SPRING ISD — HOUSTON, Texas. Public school district.
KELLER ISD — KELLER, Texas. Public school district.
EDINBURG CISD — EDINBURG, Texas. Public school district.
SPRING BRANCH ISD — HOUSTON, Texas. Public school district.
CORPUS CHRISTI ISD — CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas. Public school district.
ECTOR COUNTY ISD — ODESSA, Texas. Public school district.
KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS — HOUSTON, Texas. Public school district.
DENTON ISD — DENTON, Texas. Public school district.
IRVING ISD — IRVING, Texas. Public school district.
AMARILLO ISD — AMARILLO, Texas. Public school district.
PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD — PHARR, Texas. Public school district.
NORTHWEST ISD — FORT WORTH, Texas. Public school district.
ALVIN ISD — ALVIN, Texas. Public school district.
COMAL ISD — NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas. Public school district.
MIDLAND ISD — MIDLAND, Texas. Public school district.

Selection and source notes

Where enough eligible profiles were available, this guide includes the top 50, 25, or 10 by available enrollment; smaller groups include all eligible profiles. Profile source year: 2024. Check each institution directly for current information.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data. Inclusion does not imply endorsement by COSMIQ, and it does not mean that any listed institution endorses COSMIQ.