Best Cheer Gyms in Texas
Texas's top all-star cheer programs, ranked by 2025-26 banners and podium finishes.
Texas is one of the deepest all-star cheer states in the country, and the best cheer gyms in Texas back that up with hardware. Our 2025-26 rankings cover 10 programs and are built entirely from real season results: banners count first-place finishes in finals, podiums count top-3 finishes. Woodlands Elite - OR of Oak Ridge North leads the state with 46 banners, ahead of nationally known names like Cheer Athletics - Plano.
The ranked Texas programs span the whole map: Plano, Southlake, Rockwall, and Dallas in the Metroplex, Houston and Bryan to the southeast, San Antonio, Cedar Park near Austin, and Lubbock out west. Several carry serious all-time credentials, including 34 Worlds titles at Cheer Athletics - Plano and 24 NCA titles at the Woodlands Elite flagship.
Map of the Top Cheer Gyms in Texas
2025-26 Texas Cheer Gym Rankings
| Rank | Gym | City | Banners | Podiums | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WOWoodlands Elite - OR | Oak Ridge North | 46 | 74 | 22 |
| 2 | CHCheer Athletics - Plano | Plano | 37 | 99 | 33 |
| 3 | CHChampion Cheer | Southlake | 37 | 72 | 48 |
| 4 | UNUnited Elite Cheer | Rockwall | 31 | 38 | 10 |
| 5 | PRProdigy All Stars | Houston | 28 | 54 | 24 |
| 6 | STStars Vipers San Antonio | San Antonio | 28 | 54 | 20 |
| 7 | THThunder Elite | Bryan | 25 | 44 | 15 |
| 8 | MUMustang Cheer All Stars | Dallas | 25 | 29 | 16 |
| 9 | TETexStar Athletics | Lubbock | 24 | 51 | 11 |
| 10 | WOWoodlands Elite - Cedar Park | Cedar Park | 24 | 40 | 20 |
The Top 10 Cheer Gyms in Texas
1. Woodlands Elite - OR
Woodlands Elite - OR in Oak Ridge North tops the Texas rankings for 2025-26 with 46 banners and 74 podium finishes. The program fields 22 teams across the widest level spread in the state, running from Level 1 up through Level 7 in our data. Its trophy case runs deep too: 24 all-time NCA titles and 1 Worlds title in our database.
2. Cheer Athletics - Plano
Cheer Athletics - Plano posted a state-high 99 podium finishes alongside 37 banners this season, good for the #2 ranking. With 33 teams spanning Levels 1 through 6, it is the largest program in the Texas rankings. It also holds the most all-time titles of any Texas gym in our database: 34 Worlds titles and 29 NCA titles.
3. Champion Cheer
Champion Cheer of Southlake matched Plano's 37 banners this year and added 72 podiums, landing at #3. Its 48 teams are the most of any ranked Texas gym, covering Levels 1 through 6 with an unusually deep set of half-year and novice divisions. Beyond all-star, the gym also runs tumbling classes and camps, and it holds 3 all-time NCA titles.
4. United Elite Cheer
United Elite Cheer in Rockwall converted at a remarkable rate: 31 banners against 38 podiums, meaning most of its top-3 finishes were outright wins. The program runs 10 teams between Levels 1 and 4 and carries 20 all-time NCA titles, second-most among ranked Texas gyms in our database.
5. Prodigy All Stars
Prodigy All Stars of Houston ranks #5 with 28 banners and 54 podiums in 2025-26. The gym fields 24 teams from Level 1 through Level 6 and owns 5 all-time Worlds titles plus 6 NCA titles, making it one of only two ranked Texas programs with multiple Worlds championships.
6. Stars Vipers San Antonio
Stars Vipers San Antonio posted an identical 28 banners and 54 podiums to take #6. Its 20 teams compete from Level 1 up to Level 6, and the program has collected 10 all-time NCA titles in our database.
7. Thunder Elite
Thunder Elite, based in Bryan, earned 25 banners and 44 podiums this season. The 15-team program covers Levels 1 through 5 and holds 6 all-time NCA titles, a strong haul for a gym outside the state's biggest metros.
8. Mustang Cheer All Stars
Mustang Cheer All Stars of Dallas matched Thunder Elite with 25 banners but did it on just 29 podiums, one of the highest win rates in the Texas top 10. The gym fields 16 teams from Level 1 through Level 5 and carries 12 all-time NCA titles.
9. TexStar Athletics
TexStar Athletics is the West Texas representative in the rankings, competing out of Lubbock. The program put up 24 banners and 51 podiums with 11 teams between Levels 1 and 4, and it holds 4 all-time NCA titles.
10. Woodlands Elite - Cedar Park
Woodlands Elite - Cedar Park closes out the Texas top 10 with 24 banners and 40 podiums. The Cedar Park location runs 20 teams from Level 1 through Level 5, giving the Woodlands Elite network two spots in the state rankings, and it holds 3 all-time NCA titles of its own.
Other All-Star Cheer Gyms in Texas
Beyond the ranked programs above, FullOut tracks these Texas all-star gyms.
How These Rankings Work
FullOut ranks Texas cheer gyms using real competition results, not reputation or reviews. A banner is a first-place finish in a finals round. A podium is a top-three finish. Every banner and podium earned by a gym's teams counts toward its ranking: banners order the list, and podiums break ties.
These rankings cover All Star Cheer divisions (Levels 1 through 7) during the 2025-26 season, which runs July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. Results come from publicly available scoresheets and live results in FullOut's competition database, which tracks thousands of events across the country.
A gym's ranking reflects how often its teams won, not how big the program is. Team counts and levels are shown for context.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best cheer gym in Texas?
Woodlands Elite - OR in Oak Ridge North tops FullOut's 2025-26 rankings for Texas, with 46 event titles and 74 podium finishes across the season.
How many all-star cheer gyms are in Texas?
FullOut tracks 654 all-star cheer programs in Texas. 10 of them earned at least one podium finish during the 2025-26 season.
How are Texas cheer gym rankings calculated?
Rankings count banners (first-place finishes in finals rounds) and podiums (top-three finishes) earned by each gym's teams in All Star Cheer Levels 1 through 7 during the 2025-26 season (July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026), using publicly available competition results in FullOut's database. Banners rank first; podiums break ties.
Which Texas cheer gyms won the most banners in 2025-26?
Woodlands Elite - OR (46), Cheer Athletics - Plano (37), Champion Cheer (37) led Texas in banners during the 2025-26 season.