Feel Good Story: Tomball ISD High Schools Rank in the Top 11% Nationally by U.S. News Rankings

September 15, 2023
Tomball ISD High Schools Rank in Top 11% Nationally by U.S. News Rankings

All three Tomball ISD high schools not only earned the coveted “Best High Schools in the US” ranking by U.S. News & World Report for the 2022-2023 academic year but were among the Top 11% in the United States. The U.S. News rankings include data on nearly 25,000 public high schools in 50 states and the District of Columbia.  

TOMBALL STAR ACADEMY
Texas Ranking: 69
Houston Area: 18
National Ranking: 508 (Top 2%)

TOMBALL MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL
Texas Ranking: 169
National Ranking: 1,515 (Top 6%)

TOMBALL HIGH SCHOOL< br> Texas Ranking: 263
National Ranking: 2,768 (Top 11%)

“Being able to show you are in the Top 11% in the nation is no easy feat, and our high schools have continued to set the bar year in and year out,” said Dr. Martha Salazar-Zamora, Superintendent of Schools. “I want to applaud our dedicated teachers and staff who are focused on a relentless pursuit of constant growth and fostering a high-quality learning environment for all students. It is that coupled with the shared vision and support of our entire school community that has allowed us to cultivate a premier educational experience that yields high results and celebrates the hard work and commitment by our students.”

The highest ranked U.S. public schools in the U.S. News & World Report's 2023-2024 Best High Schools rankings are those whose students demonstrated outstanding outcomes, surpassing expectations in math, reading and science state assessments, earned qualifying scores in an array of college-level exams, and graduated in high proportions. The data assessed by U.S. News Report is based on high schools that had a 12th grade enrollment of 15 students or greater during the 2020-2021 school year.

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