Best High Schools in Texas

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 1987)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
482442008187	1931	Dallas County School For Accelerated Learning	Public	6-12	1673 Terre Colony Dr	Dallas	75212	Dallas County	Irving Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(214) 652-7113	11			81.8%	1 (9.1%)	2 (18.2%)	8 (72.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								3.2			(n/a)
483873007177	1931	Jja	Public	6-12	1402 Hackberry St	San Antonio	78208	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 281-0768	11			90.9%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								3.2			(n/a)
484335005136	1933	Tuloso-Midway Academic Career Center	Public	9-12	7601 Leopard	Corpus Christi	78409	Nueces County	Tuloso-Midway Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 903-6450	40	6	6.6	92.5%	5 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$26,305			$211			$26,094	3.2	3.7	1883	50
480001607847	1934	Texans Can Academy - Oak Cliff	Public, Charter	9-12	325 W 12th St	Dallas	75208	Dallas County	Texans Can Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 943-2244	414	21	19.7	64.5%	10 (2.4%)	91 (22.0%)	312 (75.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$9,472			$1,965			$7,506	3.2	4.1	1878	56
480744007123	1935	Woodson Center For Excellence	Public	7-12	342 Cockerell	Abilene	79601	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 671-4736	149	17	9	82.6%	35 (23.5%)	25 (16.8%)	78 (52.3%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.4%)	$14,743			$1,487			$13,256	3.2	6.2	1827	108
481119007528	1936	Lighthouse Learning Center - Daep	Public, Alternative	1-12	1035 Dixie Dr	Clute	77531	Brazoria County	Brazosport Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 730-7340	115	13	8.8	81.7%	31 (27.0%)	15 (13.0%)	62 (53.9%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.3%)	$54,652			$2,706			$51,946	3.1	3.3	1894	42
480001607910	1937	Texans Can Academy - Houston North	Public, Charter	9-12	3401 Hardy St	Houston	77009	Harris County	Texans Can Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 659-4226	252	13	19.3	80.6%	0 (0.0%)	139 (55.2%)	111 (44.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$9,852			$2,326			$7,525	3.1	2.9	1908	29
480015912097	1938	Coastal Horizons Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	1220 Gregory St	Taft	78390	San Patricio County	Erath Excels Academy Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 528-3959	63	3	21		13 (20.6%)	4 (6.3%)	42 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	$6,436			$714			$5,721	3.1	7.6	1795	143
481965007605	1939	Fort Bend County Alter	Public	7-12	400 Coen Rd	Rosharon	77583	Brazoria County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 327-6000	25	5	5		2 (8.0%)	13 (52.0%)	8 (32.0%)	1 (4.0%)	1 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$28,220			$455			$27,765	3			(n/a)
480001609602	1940	Texans Can Academy - Houston Hobby	Public, Charter	9-12	9020 Gulf Fwy	Dallas	75208	Dallas County	Texans Can Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 379-4226	311	16	19.6	83.6%	1 (0.3%)	102 (32.8%)	206 (66.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,072			$2,196			$7,876	3	3.3	1897	43

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on STAAR EOC Algebra I, STAAR EOC Biology, STAAR EOC English I Reading, STAAR EOC English II Reading, STAAR EOC U.S. History test scores released by the Texas Education Agency.
These rankings were last updated on September 11, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Texas Education Agency, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Texas Education Agency.
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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.