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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)
481623007565	1401	Moises E Molina High School	Public	9-12	2355 Duncanville Rd	Dallas	75211	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-1000	2,017	137	14.6	90.8%	17 (0.8%)	84 (4.2%)	1,905 (94.4%)	1 (0.0%)	7 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.1%)	$10,588			$3,482			$7,107	30.2	22.5	1555	154
484638005282	1402	Woodsboro High School	Public	6-12	508 Kasten St	Woodsboro	78393	Refugio County	Woodsboro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 543-4518	230	22	10.6	62.6%	90 (39.1%)	5 (2.2%)	135 (58.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,520			$795			$15,725	30.2	41	1153	249
484023004562	1403	Silsbee High School	Public	9-12	1575 Hwy 96 N	Silsbee	77656	Hardin County	Silsbee Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 980-7877	825	63	13.2	64.1%	552 (66.9%)	158 (19.2%)	65 (7.9%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.3%)	$13,214			$1,497			$11,717	30.1	27	1447	44
482604002927	1404	La Feria Early College High School	Public	8-12	901 N Canal St	La Feria	78559	Cameron County	La Feria Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 797-8370	912	70	13.1	85.0%	13 (1.4%)	3 (0.3%)	896 (98.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,820			$796			$11,025	30.1	41.3	1146	258
484365009091	1405	Lyndon B Johnson	Public	9-12	5626 Cielito Lindo Blvd	Laredo	78046	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-5100	3,271	200	16.3	91.7%	4 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3,264 (99.8%)	3 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,192			$1,697			$8,495	30.1	32.6	1332	73
483697004118	1406	Rice High School	Public	9-12	1095 Raider Dr	Altair	77442	Colorado County	Rice Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 234-3531	356	30	11.7	75.3%	76 (21.3%)	65 (18.3%)	211 (59.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$13,300			$847			$12,454	30.1	33.3	1320	86
480021113231	1407	Idea Eastside College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	2519 Martin Luther King Dr	San Antonio	78203	Bexar County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 239-4800	548	34	16.3	95.6%	16 (2.9%)	93 (17.0%)	434 (79.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$10,157			$1,254			$8,903	30.1	38.8	1202	205
482566008696	1408	Robert M Shoemaker High School	Public	9-12	3302 S Clear Creek Rd	Killeen	76549	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 336-0900	2,258	124	18.2	63.9%	280 (12.4%)	973 (43.1%)	694 (30.7%)	51 (2.3%)	12 (0.5%)	60 (2.7%)	188 (8.3%)	$8,714			$872			$7,842	30	30.1	1382	26
480143113981	1409	Austin Achieve High School	Public, Charter	9-12	7424 E Hwy 290 Building 2	Austin	78723	Travis County	Austin Achieve Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 522-4190	633	43	14.7	90.2%	14 (2.2%)	33 (5.2%)	585 (92.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,930			$2,281			$8,649	30	29.2	1403	6
482967021346	1410	Lamar Academy	Public	9-12	1009 N 10th St	McAllen	78501	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 632-3222	99	19	5.1	90.9%	4 (4.0%)	1 (1.0%)	93 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	$71,431			$3,860			$67,571	29.9	22.3	1559	149

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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Magnet Schools: Unleashing the Power of Education

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