NCES + NAEP · 2022-23 · Published 2025-08-12

50 Best US School Districts

Ranked by CodeOpx School Score (academics, growth, equity, graduation, resources).

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1
Irvine Unified
Irvine, California · 36,000 students · Math 78% · Reading 81% · Grad 96%
A85
2
Frisco Independent School District
Frisco, Texas · 64,000 students · Math 70% · Reading 71% · Grad 96%
A85
3
Bellevue School District
Bellevue, Washington · 20,000 students · Math 72% · Reading 74% · Grad 94%
A85
4
Fairfax County Public Schools
Fairfax, Virginia · 178,218 students · Math 71% · Reading 78% · Grad 93%
A84
5
Lake Washington School District
Redmond, Washington · 31,000 students · Math 68% · Reading 73% · Grad 94%
A84
6
Edina Public Schools
Edina, Minnesota · 9,000 students · Math 64% · Reading 68% · Grad 96%
A83
7
Lewis Palmer School District 38
Monument, Colorado · 6,500 students · Math 60% · Reading 68% · Grad 96%
A83
8
Northshore School District
Bothell, Washington · 23,000 students · Math 65% · Reading 71% · Grad 93%
A82
9
Loudoun County Public Schools
Ashburn, Virginia · 82,000 students · Math 61% · Reading 66% · Grad 95%
A82
10
Cheyenne Mountain School District 12
Colorado Springs, Colorado · 5,000 students · Math 60% · Reading 70% · Grad 96%
A82
11
Forsyth County Schools
Cumming, Georgia · 53,000 students · Math 60% · Reading 60% · Grad 92%
A80
12
Wake Forest-Rolesville
Wake Forest, North Carolina · 10,000 students · Math 60% · Reading 62% · Grad 92%
B+79
13
Plano Independent School District
Plano, Texas · 50,421 students · Math 60% · Reading 62% · Grad 95%
B+78
14
Katy Independent School District
Katy, Texas · 92,000 students · Math 58% · Reading 60% · Grad 95%
B+78
15
Boulder Valley School District
Boulder, Colorado · 30,000 students · Math 56% · Reading 64% · Grad 92%
B+77
16
Capistrano Unified
San Juan Capistrano, California · 44,070 students · Math 53% · Reading 65% · Grad 94%
B+75
17
Douglas County School District (CO)
Castle Rock, Colorado · 63,000 students · Math 51% · Reading 60% · Grad 91%
B+75
18
Eden Prairie Schools
Eden Prairie, Minnesota · 9,000 students · Math 55% · Reading 60% · Grad 94%
B+75
19
Seminole County Public Schools
Sanford, Florida · 65,000 students · Math 56% · Reading 58% · Grad 91%
B+73
20
Round Rock Independent School District
Round Rock, Texas · 50,000 students · Math 51% · Reading 55% · Grad 94%
B+73
21
Conroe Independent School District
Conroe, Texas · 70,000 students · Math 53% · Reading 56% · Grad 94%
B+73
22
Wake County Public Schools
Raleigh, North Carolina · 160,429 students · Math 53% · Reading 55% · Grad 88%
B+72
23
Albemarle County Public Schools
Charlottesville, Virginia · 14,000 students · Math 49% · Reading 56% · Grad 95%
B+72
24
Brevard Public Schools
Viera, Florida · 72,000 students · Math 54% · Reading 56% · Grad 87%
B+70
25
Lee's Summit R-VII
Lee's Summit, Missouri · 18,000 students · Math 45% · Reading 53% · Grad 93%
B+70
26
Cypress-Fairbanks ISD
Houston, Texas · 119,207 students · Math 51% · Reading 51% · Grad 92%
B68
27
Pinellas County Schools
Largo, Florida · 95,000 students · Math 51% · Reading 53% · Grad 87%
B68
28
Cherry Creek School District
Greenwood Village, Colorado · 55,000 students · Math 47% · Reading 56% · Grad 91%
B68
29
Prince William County Public Schools
Manassas, Virginia · 91,000 students · Math 45% · Reading 50% · Grad 92%
B67
30
Palm Beach County School District
West Palm Beach, Florida · 188,854 students · Math 49% · Reading 53% · Grad 85%
B66
31
Montgomery County Public Schools
Rockville, Maryland · 160,564 students · Math 40% · Reading 52% · Grad 89%
B66
32
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Charlotte, North Carolina · 141,124 students · Math 50% · Reading 51% · Grad 85%
B66
33
Duval County Public Schools
Jacksonville, Florida · 124,000 students · Math 50% · Reading 53% · Grad 87%
B66
34
Pasco County Schools
Land O' Lakes, Florida · 81,000 students · Math 48% · Reading 52% · Grad 88%
B65
35
Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Miami, Florida · 332,926 students · Math 50% · Reading 52% · Grad 87%
B64
36
Hillsborough County Public Schools
Tampa, Florida · 224,816 students · Math 49% · Reading 51% · Grad 85%
B64
37
Orange County Public Schools
Orlando, Florida · 209,754 students · Math 49% · Reading 51% · Grad 86%
B64
38
Cobb County School District
Marietta, Georgia · 106,147 students · Math 42% · Reading 45% · Grad 88%
B64
39
Seattle Public Schools
Seattle, Washington · 49,335 students · Math 41% · Reading 52% · Grad 84%
B63
40
Greenville County Schools
Greenville, South Carolina · 77,000 students · Math 42% · Reading 47% · Grad 86%
B63
41
Polk County Public Schools
Bartow, Florida · 117,000 students · Math 49% · Reading 49% · Grad 84%
B63
42
New York City Public Schools
New York, New York · 914,808 students · Math 50% · Reading 49% · Grad 84%
B62
43
Broward County Public Schools
Fort Lauderdale, Florida · 256,286 students · Math 47% · Reading 51% · Grad 84%
B62
44
Northside Independent School District
San Antonio, Texas · 103,380 students · Math 41% · Reading 46% · Grad 92%
B62
45
Jefferson County Public Schools (CO)
Golden, Colorado · 78,298 students · Math 36% · Reading 49% · Grad 87%
B62
46
Boise School District
Boise, Idaho · 24,000 students · Math 38% · Reading 49% · Grad 85%
B62
47
Lee County School District
Fort Myers, Florida · 94,000 students · Math 47% · Reading 50% · Grad 84%
B62
48
Anne Arundel County Public Schools
Annapolis, Maryland · 84,800 students · Math 31% · Reading 47% · Grad 91%
B61
49
San Diego Unified
San Diego, California · 95,588 students · Math 41% · Reading 53% · Grad 91%
B61
50
Davis School District
Farmington, Utah · 72,000 students · Math 40% · Reading 46% · Grad 90%
B61

Reviewed by CodeOpx Data Team

Last updated: Aug 12, 2025Data: NCES + NAEP 2022-23Report an error

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2022-23, NAEP 2024, state DOE assessment rollups. CodeOpx School Score methodology: /schools/methodology.

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