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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)
480831007814	1921	Brazoria County Juvenile Detention	Public	5-12	1804 County Rd 171	Angleton	77515	Brazoria County	Angleton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 864-1210	43	10	4.3		10 (23.3%)	13 (30.2%)	19 (44.2%)	1 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,981			$10,670			$13,311	3.3	6.8	1808	113
480001613459	1922	Texans Can Academy - Houston Southwest	Public, Charter	9-12	10914 S Gessner	Houston	77071	Harris County	Texans Can Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 918-4316	345	16	21.8	76.5%	9 (2.6%)	122 (35.4%)	208 (60.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$13,573			$2,794			$10,779	3.3	2.9	1905	17
484233008430	1923	Wheatley Alternative Education Center	Public, Alternative	2-12	515 E Ave D	Temple	76501	Bell County	Temple Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 215-5665	63	8	8.2	88.9%	7 (11.1%)	33 (52.4%)	20 (31.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.8%)	$39,050			$243			$38,807	3.3			(n/a)
480001610548	1924	Texans Can Academy - Pleasant Grove	Public, Charter	9-12	1227 N Masters Dr	Dallas	75217	Dallas County	Texans Can Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 225-1194	510	20	25.7	71.8%	3 (0.6%)	158 (31.0%)	348 (68.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,095			$1,958			$7,137	3.2	3.3	1895	29
480001609410	1925	Texans Can Academy - Austin	Public, Charter	9-12	2406 Rosewood Ave	Austin	78702	Travis County	Texans Can Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 477-4226	195	12	16.2	57.9%	10 (5.1%)	24 (12.3%)	158 (81.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$13,726			$2,884			$10,841	3.2	3.2	1899	26
480143208968	1926	Lone Star H S Southeast	Public	9-12	2261 James Turman Rd	Giddings	78942	Lee County	Lone Star School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 542-4522	115				22 (19.1%)	46 (40.0%)	45 (39.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)								3.2	4.2	1871	55
483890013253	1927	Blended Academy	Public	8-12	305 Las Vacas	Del Rio	78840	Val Verde County	San Felipe-Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 778-4685	102	10	9.8	92.2%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	102 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,393			$585			$10,807	3.2	8.8	1772	155
483025006996	1928	Mercedes Academic Academy	Public	9-12	720 S Mile 1 E	Mercedes	78570	Hidalgo County	Mercedes Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 514-5076	148	7	21.7	99.3%	8 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	140 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,782			$3,184			$12,597	3.2	2.5	1926	2
483398022960	1929	Garza County Rjc	Public	7-12	800 N Ave F	Post	79356	Garza County	Paint Rock Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(325) 732-4314	28	5	5.2		10 (35.7%)	2 (7.1%)	11 (39.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								3.2			(n/a)
480025913178	1930	Trinity Charter Schools - Big Sandy Campus	Public, Charter	8-12	1085 Private Rd 3481	Big Sandy	75755	Upshur County	Trinity Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 565-6801	23	4	5.7		3 (13.0%)	3 (13.0%)	15 (65.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (8.7%)	$20,923			$3,650			$17,273	3.2	15.9	1666	264

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About our rankings:

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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Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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Virtual Schools: The Future of Online Education

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.