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Irma Lerma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School, an all-girls magnet school in Dallas, grabbed the No. 1 ranking in Niche's annual list of the top 20 public middle schools in Dallas-Fort Worth.
The top 20 ranking is based on an analysis of key statistics and reviews from students and parents using data from the U.S. Department of Education. Ranking factors include state test scores, college readiness, graduation rates, teacher quality and high school ratings. According to Niche, SAT/ACT scores have been removed from this year's rankings to reflect a general de-emphasis on test scores in the college admissions process. Read more about the report here.
Irma Lerma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School boasts 592 students in grade six through grade 12.
See the remaining highest-ranked middle schools in the gallery at the top of this story. Here are a few other key takeaways:
• Lawler Middle School took the No. 2 spot in Niche’s rankings. The Frisco school currently serves 953 students in grade six through grade eight.
• Coppell Middle School – East ranked No. 3. The school serves 1,081 students in grade six through eight.
• No. 4 was Westlake Academy, a charter school that serves 877 students in kindergarten through grade 12. Westlake Academy also took the No. 1 spot in Niche's ranking of best charter elementary schools in DFW.
• Rounding out the top 5 was Bill Hays Middle School in Frisco, which has a student population of 1,680 in grades six through eight.
Here's the full top 20:
- Irma Lerma Rangel Young Women's Leadership School - Dallas ISD
- Lawler Middle School - Frisco ISD
- Coppell Middle School - Coppell ISD
- Westlake Academy - Westlake
- Bill Hays Middle School - Prosper ISD
- Imagine International Academy of North Texas - McKinney
- Ereckson Middle School - Allen ISD
- Universal Academy Coppell Campus - Coppell
- Pioneer Heritage Middle School - Frisco ISD
- Wester Middle School - Frisco ISD
- Pearson Middle School - Frisco ISD
- Eubanks Intermedia School - Carroll ISD
- Vandeventer Middle School - Frisco ISD
- Carroll Middle School - Carroll ISD
- Sloan Creek Intermediate School - Lovejoy ISD
- Fowler Middle School - Frisco ISD
- William Rushing Middle School - Prosper ISD
- George Dawson Middle School - Carroll ISD
- Willow Springs Middle School - Lovejoy ISD
- Don T. Durham International School - Carroll ISD
To see Niche's annual list of the top 20 public high schools in Dallas-Fort Worth, go here.
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