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Find the right schools for your move

See where strong schools and homes you can afford overlap — then re-rank real districts by what matters most to your family, before a listing narrows the search.

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Turn the map into a school shortlist

The hero map shows the geography. Here, the same public data becomes a ranked district list you can re-sort by academics, growth, environment, or value.

Live finder · Houston

Re-rank Houston districts by what matters most

Pick a priority — the list reorders instantly using real sub-scores. Same scores, your priority first.

Choose what matters most for your move to Houston

Districts with the strongest test results, weighted toward academic achievement.

Ranked by Strong academics. Barbers Hill ISD is now first of 6 districts shown.

  1. Barbers Hill ISD
    Mont Belvieu
    8.9of 10
  2. Tomball ISD
    Tomballtypical home ~$287,000
    7.9of 10
  3. Friendswood ISD
    Friendswoodtypical home ~$354,000
    7.7of 10
  4. Needville ISD
    Needvilletypical home ~$263,000
    8.1of 10
  5. Katy ISD
    Katy
    7.7of 10
  6. Montgomery ISD
    Montgomerytypical home ~$369,000
    7.3of 10

Scores reflect real test data only; “typical home” is the Census ACS median for the district’s ZIP and is shown only where that figure exists. Reordering a priority changes the order, never the score.

Where movers look first

Start with the markets families relocate into most

Read a city or state at a glance, then drop into the map and district pages where the real tradeoffs live. Every score below is one canonical number from official data.

#1 nationally 80 rated schools Avg 8.0/10

Virginia Beach, VA

#48 in Virginia · +0.8 vs state avg · 99 rated schools

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#2 Frisco TX 7.6/10 65 rated schools #3 Alexandria VA 6.9/10 52 rated schools #4 Katy TX 6.6/10 84 rated schools #5 Plano TX 6.5/10 62 rated schools #6 Des Moines IA 6.3/10 62 rated schools #7 Raleigh NC 6.3/10 98 rated schools #8 Richmond VA 6.2/10 87 rated schools

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Official data, visible methodology, no hidden verdict

Scores come from NCES and state education departments with the source trail kept next to every claim. Weights are level-specific and equity is shown as context, never folded into the number. Missing data is flagged, never penalized.

Latest assessment data: 2024-25 school year.

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