DFW

Best DFW suburbs for schools

Ranked almost entirely on the Schools category — within-state proficiency, student–teacher ratio, graduation rate and schools nearby — with the two poll questions about children and teenagers at 20% once a place has enough responses.

Updated Sep 2026·60 suburbs considered, 10 listed
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Title: Dallas Hall on the campus of Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas Physical description: 1 photograph : digital, tiff file, color. Notes: Gift; Th
University Park$1.86M median · 17.3 min commute
Schools A+Cost of living FResidents inactive
95
Schools score
overall 81 B+
2
Frisco Commons in Frisco, Texas (United States).
Frisco$642k median · 28.6 min commute
Schools ACost of living C−Residents inactive
91
Schools score
overall 71 B−
3
Coppell$561k median · 24.3 min commute
Schools ACost of living DResidents inactive
89
Schools score
overall 72 B−
4
Photo taken of Southlake Town Square on July 23, 2006.
Southlake$1.01M median · 25.6 min commute
Schools ACost of living D−Residents inactive
88
Schools score
overall 76 B
5
Picture of steam locomotive engine at Allen Heritage Center
Allen$464k median · 28.0 min commute
Schools A−Cost of living CResidents inactive
87
Schools score
overall 70 B−
6
Legacy West is a premier mixed-use development located in Plano, Texas, offering an upscale, walkable urban experience in the heart of the Dallas-Fort Worth met
Plano$466k median · 25.4 min commute
Schools A−Cost of living CResidents inactive
86
Schools score
overall 70 B−
7
Photo of Historic Downtown Square in McKinney, Texas.
McKinney$472k median · 27.8 min commute
Schools A−Cost of living C−Residents inactive
86
Schools score
overall 67 C+
8
Melissa$454k median · 33.6 min commute
Schools A−Cost of living D+Residents inactive
86
Schools score
overall 63 C+
9
Colleyville, TX
Colleyville$785k median · 24.1 min commute
Schools A−Cost of living FResidents inactive
85
Schools score
overall 72 B−
10
Murphy Municipal Court and Police building
Murphy$556k median · 32.2 min commute
Schools A−Cost of living DResidents inactive
85
Schools score
overall 70 B−
This list's weighting
Schools 80%Resident poll (Q5, Q6) 20%

Poll components only count for places with eight or more resident responses; for the others the remaining weights re-normalise to 100%.

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Photos from Wikimedia Commons: University Park (Carol M. Highsmith · Public domain); Frisco (Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0); Southlake (Wikimedia Commons · Public domain); Allen (CityofAllen · CC BY-SA 4.0); Plano (Mohidshahab · CC BY-SA 4.0); McKinney (Rick Ray · CC BY 2.0); Colleyville (Iheartdfw · CC0); Murphy (Flimbone08 · CC BY-SA 4.0).