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Best ZIP codes for schools in Texas
Ranked by the School Quality Index: district math and reading proficiency and graduation rates, weighted by how much of each district falls in the ZIP.
How we rank school quality
The School Quality Index summarizes district math and reading proficiency and four-year graduation outcomes. Results based on very small student samples are excluded, and missing measures do not count as zero.
A ZIP's score reflects the districts serving the area, with greater influence from districts covering more of the ZIP. It measures outcomes, not school ratings, spending, or individual schools.
Each state sets its own tests and proficiency cut scores, so the index compares ZIPs well within a state but not across states. That is why we rank ZIPs only within each state.
Only ZIPs with at least 1,000 residents are ranked, so a handful of households cannot top the list. 1,470 Texas ZIPs qualify.
Texas ZIP codes ranked by school quality
1ZIP 76092Southlake
Texas
- School quality index
- 78.3
- ZIP population
- ~32k
- Avg. temperature
- 67°F
- Avg. commute
- 26 min
2ZIP 75205Dallas
Texas
- School quality index
- 74.6
- ZIP population
- ~27k
- Avg. temperature
- 69°F
- Avg. commute
- 18 min
3ZIP 78733Lakeway
Texas
- School quality index
- 71.9
- ZIP population
- ~9k
- Avg. temperature
- 70°F
- Avg. commute
- 26 min
4ZIP 75033Frisco
Texas
- School quality index
- 71.6
- ZIP population
- ~53k
- Avg. temperature
- 67°F
- Avg. commute
- 31 min
5ZIP 75035Frisco
Texas
- School quality index
- 71.5
- ZIP population
- ~90k
- Avg. temperature
- 67°F
- Avg. commute
- 29 min
6ZIP 78746Austin
Texas
- School quality index
- 70.9
- ZIP population
- ~28k
- Avg. temperature
- 71°F
- Avg. commute
- 20 min
| Rank | ZIP | City | County | School quality index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #7 | 75034 | Frisco | Collin County | 70.3 |
| #8 | 75002 | Allen | Collin County | 69.7 |
| #9 | 75013 | Allen | Collin County | 69.2 |
| #10 | 76008 | Aledo | Parker County | 69.0 |
| #11 | 75070 | Mckinney | Collin County | 68.8 |
| #12 | 77094 | Houston | Harris County | 68.4 |
| #13 | 77494 | Katy | Fort Bend County | 67.7 |
| #14 | 77450 | Katy | Harris County | 67.6 |
| #15 | 75019 | Coppell | Dallas County | 67.5 |
| #16 | 77377 | Tomball | Harris County | 67.5 |
| #17 | 78147 | Poth | Wilson County | 67.5 |
| #18 | 75098 | Wylie | Collin County | 67.3 |
| #19 | 75771 | Lindale | Smith County | 67.2 |
| #20 | 75791 | Whitehouse | Smith County | 66.9 |
| #21 | 77356 | Montgomery | Montgomery County | 66.9 |
| #22 | 75069 | Mckinney | Collin County | 66.5 |
| #23 | 79068 | Panhandle | Carson County | 66.4 |
| #24 | 75078 | Prosper | Collin County | 66.2 |
| #25 | 77523 | Baytown | Chambers County | 66.2 |
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