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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)
481440000931	541	Clifton High School	Public	9-12	1101 N Ave Q	Clifton	76634	Bosque County	Clifton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 675-1845	314	28	11.3	52.9%	180 (57.3%)	4 (1.3%)	113 (36.0%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.5%)	$13,352			$1,237			$12,115	65.6	53.7	837	296
482271013961	542	Harts Bluff Early College High School	Public	9-12	3506 Fm 1402	Mount Pleasant	75455	Titus County	Harts Bluff Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 577-1146	216	20	10.9	71.8%	81 (37.5%)	1 (0.5%)	127 (58.8%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$5,852			$1,910			$3,942	65.6			(n/a)
480020910714	543	Yes Prep - Southwest	Public, Charter	6-12	4411 Anderson Rd	Houston	77053	Fort Bend County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 967-9200	1,036	61	17	93.1%	5 (0.5%)	50 (4.8%)	979 (94.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,590			$1,789			$8,801	65.5	67	500	43
482874003254	544	Magnolia High School	Public	9-12	14250 Fm 1488	Magnolia	77354	Montgomery County	Magnolia Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 356-3572	2,258	133	17	31.8%	1,268 (56.2%)	80 (3.5%)	806 (35.7%)	37 (1.6%)	7 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	58 (2.6%)	$9,671			$851			$8,820	65.4	64.6	568	24
483312003722	545	Clark High School	Public	9-12	5150 De Zavala Rd	San Antonio	78249	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-5150	2,746	162	16.9	37.7%	643 (23.4%)	188 (6.8%)	1,559 (56.8%)	209 (7.6%)	4 (0.1%)	9 (0.3%)	134 (4.9%)	$8,352			$402			$7,951	65.4	65.4	550	5
483363003756	546	Olney High School	Public	9-12	704 W Grove	Olney	76374	Young County	Olney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 564-5637	215	25	8.4	66.5%	112 (52.1%)	3 (1.4%)	90 (41.9%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	$17,428			$1,953			$15,475	65.4	72.1	376	170
480005313163	547	Anne Frank Inspire Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	11216 Bandera Rd	San Antonio	78250	Bexar County	Inspire Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 638-5900	621	31	19.8	42.2%	219 (35.3%)	29 (4.7%)	340 (54.8%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.2%)	$12,271			$1,512			$10,759	65.4	49.5	939	392
480027412494	548	Harmony School Of Advancement-Houston	Public, Charter	9-12	3171 N Sam Houston Pkwy W	Houston	77038	Harris County	Harmony Public Schools - Houston North	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 741-8899	789	45	17.3	71.9%	58 (7.4%)	127 (16.1%)	510 (64.6%)	83 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.4%)	$9,559			$913			$8,646	65.4	58.3	712	164
483378003767	549	Orangefield High School	Public	9-12	10058 Fm 105	Orangefield	77639	Orange County	Orangefield Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 735-3851	541	47	11.5	34.0%	436 (80.6%)	7 (1.3%)	73 (13.5%)	10 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.6%)	$12,845			$1,315			$11,531	65.4	68	476	73
480900000371	550	Austwell-Tivoli High School	Public	7-12	207 Redfish St	Tivoli	77990	Refugio County	Austwell-Tivoli Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 286-3582	68	11	6.1	63.2%	20 (29.4%)	1 (1.5%)	47 (69.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,217			$3,252			$18,965	65.4	52.9	850	300

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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.