Best High Schools in Texas

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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)
480020708331	1621	Premier H S Of Waco	Public, Charter	9-12	4720 N 19th St	Waco	76708	McLennan County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 752-0441	154	6	24.9	77.3%	33 (21.4%)	37 (24.0%)	80 (51.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	$6,953			$993			$5,960	20.1	31.7	1353	268
484332004918	1622	Tulia High School	Public	9-12	501 Hornet Pl	Tulia	79088	Swisher County	Tulia Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 995-2759	271	35	7.8	84.5%	64 (23.6%)	16 (5.9%)	189 (69.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$14,277			$2,305			$11,972	20.1	23.5	1530	92
480020208505	1623	Winfree Academy Charter School (Richardson)	Public, Charter	9-12	1661 Gateway Blvd	Richardson	75080	Dallas County	Winfree Academy Charter Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 234-9855	151	10	15.8		34 (22.5%)	34 (22.5%)	65 (43.0%)	9 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	7 (4.6%)	$7,429			$644			$6,784	20	15.9	1663	40
481815001628	1624	Memorial High School	Public	9-12	1227 Memorial St	San Antonio	78228	Bexar County	Edgewood Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 898-4110	846	63	13.3	93.5%	3 (0.4%)	11 (1.3%)	806 (95.3%)	18 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.6%)	$10,775			$2,518			$8,257	19.9	17.9	1630	6
483104003496	1625	Mission High School	Public	9-12	1802 W 18th St	Mission	78572	Hidalgo County	Mission Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-5700	2,209	170	13	90.5%	46 (2.1%)	1 (0.0%)	2,161 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	$11,812			$1,114			$10,698	19.8	14.1	1689	64
481713001486	1626	Dime Box School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1079 Stephen F Austin Blvd	Dime Box	77853	Lee County	Dime Box Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 884-2324	150	20	7.6	76.7%	37 (24.7%)	39 (26.0%)	68 (45.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.0%)	$14,099			$1,335			$12,764	19.8	19.5	1603	23
483432017033	1627	Tegeler Career Center	Public	9-12	4949 Burke Rd	Pasadena	77504	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 740-0410	141	27	5.3	87.9%	5 (3.5%)	11 (7.8%)	122 (86.5%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$14,388			$785			$13,603	19.8	34.7	1282	345
480020713281	1628	Premier H S Of Pflugerville	Public, Charter	9-12	616 Fm 685 Suites 201 206b	Pflugerville	78660	Travis County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 316-3663	97	4	23.7	64.9%	20 (20.6%)	11 (11.3%)	59 (60.8%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.2%)	$6,772			$487			$6,285	19.7	21.8	1564	64
484248008124	1629	Options Early Graduation High School	Public	9-12	905 Martine St	Texarkana	75501	Bowie County	Texarkana Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 793-5632	69	8	8.6	76.8%	25 (36.2%)	31 (44.9%)	8 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	4 (5.8%)	$13,236			$700			$12,536	19.7	14.1	1688	59
480140912979	1630	Texas Leadership Of Midland	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3300 Thomas Ave	Midland	79703	Midland County	Texas Leadership Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 242-7117	830	51	16.1	48.7%	193 (23.3%)	50 (6.0%)	552 (66.5%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.7%)	$9,478			$859			$8,619	19.7	31.6	1355	275

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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.