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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)
481662001424	1701	Del Valle High School	Public	8-12	5201 Ross Rd	Del Valle	78617	Travis County	Del Valle Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 386-3200	3,504	199	17.6	88.5%	121 (3.5%)	322 (9.2%)	2,977 (85.0%)	35 (1.0%)	4 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (1.3%)	$9,477			$1,251			$8,226	14.8	19.9	1594	107
480006212237	1702	Legacy Traditional- Basse Secondary	Public, Charter	6-12	1826 Basse Rd	San Antonio	78213	Bexar County	Legacy Traditional Schools - Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 431-9881	196	12	16.8	59.7%	3 (1.5%)	31 (15.8%)	158 (80.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	$16,761			$1,964			$14,797	14.8	15.6	1673	29
481970001913	1703	Southwest High School	Public	9-12	4100 Altamesa Blvd	Fort Worth	76133	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-8000	1,186	91	13	82.5%	118 (9.9%)	435 (36.7%)	563 (47.5%)	30 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (3.2%)	$11,513			$1,329			$10,184	14.8	16.3	1657	46
481674021219	1704	Fred Moore High School	Public	9-12	815 Cross Timber St	Denton	76205	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 369-4000	62	7	9.4	61.3%	16 (25.8%)	7 (11.3%)	36 (58.1%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.2%)	$19,114			$2,315			$16,800	14.7	18.3	1618	86
480145713398	1705	Compass Rose Legacy	Public, Charter	6-12	3300 Sidney Brooks	San Antonio	78235	Bexar County	Compass Rose Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 890-8448	550	33	16.6	72.4%	40 (7.3%)	39 (7.1%)	454 (82.5%)	12 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	$12,158			$2,902			$9,255	14.7	11.5	1728	23
483948016965	1706	Allison L Steele E L C	Public	9-12	204 Wright Ave	Schertz	78154	Guadalupe County	Schertz-Cibolo-U City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 945-6401	155	11	14	38.1%	55 (35.5%)	16 (10.3%)	72 (46.5%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.1%)	$14,791			$380			$14,411	14.7	10.8	1738	32
484578005210	1707	Hirschi High School	Public, Magnet	8-12	3106 Borton St	Wichita Falls	76306	Wichita County	Wichita Falls Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 235-1070	770	55	14	80.0%	172 (22.3%)	238 (30.9%)	319 (41.4%)	5 (0.6%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (4.0%)	$10,986			$1,078			$9,907	14.7	10.6	1741	34
480011508239	1708	Houston Heights Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	1125 Lawrence St	Houston	77008	Harris County	Houston Heights High School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 868-9797	179	19	9.6		5 (2.8%)	32 (17.9%)	137 (76.5%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$11,938			$1,646			$10,292	14.6	22.8	1545	163
481632001699	1709	Darrouzett Schools	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	102 W Kansas Ave	Darrouzett	79024	Lipscomb County	Darrouzett Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 624-2221	104	17	6	73.1%	46 (44.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (51.0%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.9%)	$14,631			$2,008			$12,623	14.5	28.1	1422	287
481527001073	1710	Roy Miller H S And Metro School Of Design	Public	7-12	1 Battlin Buc Blvd	Corpus Christi	78408	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-5100	1,531	90	16.9	89.7%	117 (7.6%)	78 (5.1%)	1,322 (86.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (0.6%)	$10,773			$1,373			$9,400	14.5	15.7	1668	42

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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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Educational resources:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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