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The list is updated annually upon the release of the STAAR EOC test scores by the Texas Education Agency. The most recent update was on Wednesday, September 11, 2024.

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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)
480020209187	1851	Winfree Academy Charter School - Grand Prairie	Public, Charter	9-12	2985 S State Hwy 360 Ste 160	Grand Prairie	75052	Dallas County	Winfree Academy Charter Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 204-2030	234	7	32.2		22 (9.4%)	70 (29.9%)	134 (57.3%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	$8,701			$642			$8,058	6.6	7.3	1799	52
482283002313	1852	Hearne Jh/High School	Public	7-12	1201 W Brown St	Hearne	77859	Robertson County	Hearne Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 279-2332	359	48	7.5	92.2%	19 (5.3%)	149 (41.5%)	182 (50.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	$19,583			$4,664			$14,919	6.6	6.1	1829	23
480020712402	1853	Premier H S Of Arlington	Public, Charter	9-12	551 Ryan Plaza Dr	Arlington	76011	Tarrant County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 547-7901	210	10	21.6	86.2%	20 (9.5%)	69 (32.9%)	110 (52.4%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (2.9%)	$7,106			$1,724			$5,382	6.5	15	1679	174
483240007079	1854	The Learning Center	Public, Alternative	4-12	20419 Fm 1485	New Caney	77357	Montgomery County	New Caney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 577-2850	104	15	6.7	81.7%	25 (24.0%)	10 (9.6%)	65 (62.5%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.9%)	$37,717			$375			$37,342	6.4	3.6	1887	33
483192013019	1855	Mullin Oaks	Public	8-12	800 Fm 3254	Brownwood	76001	Tarrant County	Mullin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(855) 467-0030	37	6	6.7		5 (13.5%)	12 (32.4%)	17 (45.9%)	1 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.4%)	$21,370			$3,108			$18,262	6.4	5.9	1833	22
482364002583	1856	Sharpstown High School	Public	9-12	7504 Bissonnet St	Houston	77074	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 771-7215	1,803	97	18.5	96.6%	29 (1.6%)	227 (12.6%)	1,410 (78.2%)	118 (6.5%)	5 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (0.7%)	$9,229			$932			$8,297	6.3	7.5	1796	60
484365013466	1857	Youth Recovery Home	Public	7-12	402 Riverhill Loop	Laredo	78046	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-6452	16	4	4.1	100.0%	2 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$2,575			$1,087			$1,488	6.1			(n/a)
480023612916	1858	Evolution Academy Houston	Public, Charter	9-12	2414 Spring Cypress Rd	Spring	77388	Harris County	Evolution Academy Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 907-3755	216	9	24	70.8%	10 (4.6%)	98 (45.4%)	98 (45.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.7%)	$8,862			$1,249			$7,613	6	6.3	1825	33
480013313801	1859	Triumph Public High Schools-Brownsville	Public, Charter	9-12	944 E Los Ebanos Blvd	Brownsville	78520	Cameron County	Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 372-1433	118	6	18.2		2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	116 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,348			$1,331			$9,016	6	10.6	1742	117
481575010727	1860	Highpoint School East (Crosby)	Public	6-12	8003 E Sam Houston Pkwy	Houston	77049	Harris County	Crosby Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 696-2163	21			81.0%	3 (14.3%)	6 (28.6%)	11 (52.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.8%)								6			(n/a)

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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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.