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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)
480022711321	1741	Hill Country Youth Ranch	Public, Charter, Alternative	1-12	3522 Junction Hwy	Ingram	78025	Kerr County	Big Springs Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 367-6100	80	9	9	75.0%	36 (45.0%)	4 (5.0%)	37 (46.3%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.5%)	$14,370			$2,764			$11,606	12.5	23.6	1526	215
482850008328	1742	Lubbock County Juvenile Justice Center	Public	6-12	2025 N Akron Ave	Lubbock	79415	Lubbock County	Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 219-2700	50	7	7.1		8 (16.0%)	10 (20.0%)	31 (62.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	$24,050			$1,855			$22,196	12.5	8.4	1780	38
483819004264	1743	Royal High School	Public	9-12	34499 Royal Rd	Brookshire	77423	Waller County	Royal Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 934-2215	892	62	14.3	71.1%	71 (8.0%)	156 (17.5%)	638 (71.5%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (2.0%)	$13,675			$988			$12,687	12.5	9.1	1766	23
483808008958	1744	Success High School	Public	9-12	500 Gattis School Rd	Round Rock	78664	Williamson County	Round Rock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 428-7196	273	28	9.7	50.2%	60 (22.0%)	45 (16.5%)	150 (54.9%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.1%)	$13,529			$635			$12,894	12.5	5.3	1845	101
481800001587	1745	Odessa High School	Public	9-12	1301 N Dotsy	Odessa	79763	Ector County	Ector County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(432) 456-0029	3,769	221	17	74.0%	298 (7.9%)	73 (1.9%)	3,343 (88.7%)	17 (0.5%)	9 (0.2%)	8 (0.2%)	21 (0.6%)	$8,936			$1,426			$7,510	12.5	12.3	1714	31
480020714237	1746	Premier H S - Corpus Christi	Public, Charter	9-12	5130 Kostoryz Rd	Corpus Christi	78415	Nueces County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(201) 402-0253	124	6	20	76.6%	13 (10.5%)	3 (2.4%)	104 (83.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)								12.5	11.7	1725	21
482019014306	1747	Butz Preparatory Academy	Public	9-12	400 S Young St	Fort Stockton	79735	Pecos County	Fort Stockton Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(432) 336-4123	20	1	20	80.0%	3 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								12.5			(n/a)
483831004272	1748	Runge High School	Public	7-12	600 Reiffert	Runge	78151	Karnes County	Runge Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 239-4315	81	10	8.3	81.5%	8 (9.9%)	2 (2.5%)	71 (87.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,397			$2,361			$16,036	12.4	11.3	1732	16
480025910529	1749	Trinity Charter Schools - Canyon Lake Campus	Public, Charter	6-12	650 Scarborough Rd	Canyon Lake	78133	Comal County	Trinity Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 964-4390	30	6	5		12 (40.0%)	2 (6.7%)	16 (53.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$27,359			$3,102			$24,257	12.4	21.1	1575	174
480007109513	1750	Methodist Children's Home	Public, Charter	6-12	1111 Herring Ave	Waco	76708	McLennan County	University Of Texas University Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 715-0208	90	10	9		25 (27.8%)	32 (35.6%)	28 (31.1%)	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.3%)	$20,657			$2,515			$18,142	12.2	19.3	1605	145

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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.

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.