Cities with top public schools ranked by test scores in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. Criteria for this list:
- Based on 2020-2021 test scores
- Must have an elementary, middle, and high school in the district
- K-12 grades available
- Many cities have great private, charter, and alternative school options, but this list is only referencing Independent School Districts (public schools) in Texas
- Southlake (Carroll ISD)
- Highland Park & University Park (Highland Park ISD)
- Fairview (Lovejoy ISD)
- Lucas (Lovejoy ISD)
- Aledo
- Willow Park (Aledo ISD)
- Melissa
- Argyle
- Trophy Club (Northwest ISD)
- Highland Village (Lewisville ISD)
- Flower Mound (Lewisville ISD)
- Murphy (Plano ISD)
- Colleyville (Grapevine-Colleyville ISD)
- Frisco
- Coppell
- Wylie
- Allen
- Prosper
- Roanoke (Northwest ISD)
- Heath (Rockwall ISD)
- Celina
- Fate (Rockwall ISD)
- Rockwall
- Keller
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Data sources: Schooldigger.com, National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, and the Texas Education Agency.