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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)
484122010786	1801	Andy Dekaney High School	Public	9-12	22351 Imperial Vly Dr	Houston	77073	Harris County	Spring Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 891-7260	2,481	134	18.5	91.0%	51 (2.1%)	1,032 (41.6%)	1,290 (52.0%)	38 (1.5%)	21 (0.8%)	4 (0.2%)	45 (1.8%)	$8,547			$1,096			$7,451	9.4	9	1767	34
482364002518	1802	Wisdom High School	Public	9-12	6529 Beverly Hill Ln	Houston	77057	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 787-1700	2,306	129	17.8	97.4%	160 (6.9%)	266 (11.5%)	1,658 (71.9%)	197 (8.5%)	7 (0.3%)	5 (0.2%)	13 (0.6%)	$10,110			$1,187			$8,924	9.3	5.7	1835	33
483025003388	1803	Mercedes High School	Public	8-12	1200 S Florida	Mercedes	78570	Hidalgo County	Mercedes Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 514-2100	895	69	12.9	91.3%	10 (1.1%)	3 (0.3%)	877 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	$13,860			$3,250			$10,610	9.2	9.4	1762	41
481023013066	1804	Shannon High School	Public	9-12	6010 Walker St	Haltom City	76117	Tarrant County	Birdville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 547-5400	136	18	7.5	73.5%	55 (40.4%)	6 (4.4%)	69 (50.7%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	$32,170			$1,604			$30,566	9.2	6.8	1807	3
480001612961	1805	Texans Can Academy - Grant East	Public, Charter	9-12	2901 Morgan Dr	Dallas	75241	Dallas County	Texans Can Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 225-1194	212	8	26.4	70.3%	2 (0.9%)	136 (64.2%)	73 (34.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$11,593			$2,538			$9,054	9.2	3.1	1901	96
480023609188	1806	Evolution Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	1101 S Sherman St	Richardson	75081	Dallas County	Evolution Academy Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 907-3755	241	10	24.1	70.1%	15 (6.2%)	75 (31.1%)	137 (56.8%)	5 (2.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)	$8,419			$1,841			$6,579	9.2	2.7	1920	114
483873004363	1807	Houston High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	4635 E Houston St	San Antonio	78220	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 678-7900	826	63	13	93.8%	15 (1.8%)	308 (37.3%)	474 (57.4%)	8 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	16 (1.9%)	$14,636			$2,673			$11,963	9.1	6.6	1814	7
480894012013	1808	Eastside Early College High School	Public	9-12	900 Thompson St	Austin	78702	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-5810	689	48	14.4	85.5%	22 (3.2%)	123 (17.9%)	528 (76.6%)	9 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	$16,318			$1,377			$14,942	9	8.9	1770	38
480001608434	1809	Texans Can Academy - San Antonio	Public, Charter	9-12	1807 Centennial Blvd	San Antonio	78211	Bexar County	Texans Can Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 923-1226	138	9	15.4	70.3%	4 (2.9%)	2 (1.4%)	132 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,632			$3,093			$11,539	9	4.8	1856	47
480020722834	1810	Premier H S - Fort Worth (Jacksboro)	Public, Charter	9-12	2516 Jacksboro Hwy	Fort Worth	76114	Tarrant County	Premier High Schools	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(817) 618-2588	113	5	24.1	92.0%	8 (7.1%)	10 (8.8%)	95 (84.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								8.9	10.2	1747	63

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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:

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

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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