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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)
480026413461	1531	KIPP Austin Brave	Public, Charter	9-12	5107 S Ih 35 Frontage Rd	Austin	78744	Travis County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 651-2225	581	45	12.9	87.8%	7 (1.2%)	19 (3.3%)	548 (94.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$11,373			$930			$10,444	24.6	19.1	1612	81
482634006130	1532	La Villa Early College High School	Public	9-12	200 W Hwy 107	La Villa	78562	Hidalgo County	La Villa Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 262-4715	175	21	8.2	89.1%	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	173 (98.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,547			$1,857			$12,689	24.6	21.2	1574	42
482823003160	1533	Lorenzo Independent School District (Isd)	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1003 4th St	Lorenzo	79343	Crosby County	Lorenzo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 634-5591	215	27	7.9	88.8%	30 (14.0%)	12 (5.6%)	173 (80.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,759			$3,749			$16,010	24.5	25.5	1487	46
483240003596	1534	New Caney High School	Public	9-12	21650 Loop 494	New Caney	77357	Montgomery County	New Caney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 577-2800	2,363	141	16.7	78.1%	558 (23.6%)	142 (6.0%)	1,591 (67.3%)	22 (0.9%)	1 (0.0%)	3 (0.1%)	46 (1.9%)	$11,001			$786			$10,214	24.5	31.3	1362	172
484095012867	1535	Southwest Legacy High School	Public	9-12	4495 Verano Pkwy Bldg 100	Von Ormy	78073	Bexar County	Southwest Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 623-6539	2,132	120	17.7	89.6%	44 (2.1%)	66 (3.1%)	2,002 (93.9%)	9 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (0.5%)	$10,508			$1,336			$9,171	24.5	26	1476	59
481359000851	1536	Channelview High School	Public	9-12	1100 Sheldon Rd	Channelview	77530	Harris County	Channelview Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 457-7300	2,903	160	18.1	88.5%	144 (5.0%)	298 (10.3%)	2,393 (82.4%)	21 (0.7%)	22 (0.8%)	4 (0.1%)	21 (0.7%)	$9,930			$668			$9,262	24.4	27.9	1430	106
481889001764	1537	Ezzell School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	20500 Fm 531	Hallettsville	77964	Lavaca County	Ezzell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 798-4448	130	11	11.4	50.8%	95 (73.1%)	3 (2.3%)	20 (15.4%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (8.5%)	$12,286			$1,650			$10,636	24.4	42.1	1133	404
482619001443	1538	The Academy Of Viola Dewalt High School	Public	9-12	401 N 2nd St	La Porte	77571	Harris County	La Porte Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 604-6900	168	26	6.5	51.8%	74 (44.0%)	13 (7.7%)	74 (44.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.6%)	$13,117			$1,486			$11,631	24.4	20.8	1581	43
481623010560	1539	Emmett J Conrad High School	Public	9-12	7502 Fair Oaks Ave	Dallas	75231	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-2300	1,275	91	14	96.5%	49 (3.8%)	260 (20.4%)	830 (65.1%)	120 (9.4%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	9 (0.7%)	$11,429			$1,277			$10,152	24.4	23.7	1524	15
480004412927	1540	Wayside Sci-Technical Middle And High School	Public, Charter	6-12	6405 S Ih 35	Austin	78744	Travis County	Wayside Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 220-9120	535	47	11.2	87.9%	29 (5.4%)	28 (5.2%)	465 (86.9%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	$10,779			$990			$9,790	24.4	33.1	1325	215

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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.