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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)
480025913198	1641	Trinity Charter Schools - Virtual Reclaim Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	2902 Hwy 31 E	Tyler	75702	Smith County	Trinity Charter School	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(903) 565-6801	96	5	21.1		38 (39.6%)	17 (17.7%)	36 (37.5%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.1%)	$15,944			$2,550			$13,394	18.3			(n/a)
482649002978	1642	Lake Worth High School	Public	9-12	4210 Boat Club Rd	Lake Worth	76135	Tarrant County	Lake Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 306-4230	961	71	13.5	87.0%	140 (14.6%)	231 (24.0%)	538 (56.0%)	14 (1.5%)	7 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	28 (2.9%)	$12,008			$1,640			$10,367	18.3	18.2	1622	20
483078003473	1643	Milford School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	205 Third Ave	Milford	76670	Ellis County	Milford Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 493-2911	261	21	12.4	70.9%	82 (31.4%)	52 (19.9%)	109 (41.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.9%)	$13,035			$1,669			$11,365	18.2	36	1264	379
481806001602	1644	Edcouch-Elsa High School	Public	9-12	601 N Yellowjacket Dr	Elsa	78543	Hidalgo County	Edcouch-Elsa Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 262-6074	1,329	106	12.4	94.9%	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1,327 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,998			$1,769			$12,229	18.1	19.9	1596	48
480007112956	1645	Ut - University Charter School At High Point	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1603 Babcock Rd Ste 148	San Antonio	78229	Bexar County	University Of Texas University Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 834-4127	52	2	21.8		12 (23.1%)	1 (1.9%)	35 (67.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (7.7%)	$12,555			$3,777			$8,779	18.1	11.5	1729	84
480020713402	1646	Premier H S Of Texarkana	Public, Charter	9-12	3448 Summerhill Rd	Texarkana	75503	Bowie County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 316-3663	129	5	25.8	77.5%	58 (45.0%)	51 (39.5%)	6 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (10.1%)	$8,001			$1,036			$6,965	18	23	1539	107
480002907561	1647	Pegasus Charter High School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1222 Commerce St Ste 100	Dallas	75202	Dallas County	Pegasus School Of Liberal Arts And Sciences	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 749-5677	451	23	19.3	74.7%	19 (4.2%)	147 (32.6%)	271 (60.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	$12,682			$2,670			$10,012	18	12.8	1707	60
481739012761	1648	Donna North High School	Public	9-12	7250 N Val Verde Rd	Donna	78537	Hidalgo County	Donna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 464-4190	1,996	141	14.1	97.8%	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1,994 (99.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,424			$844			$10,580	18	13	1705	57
480144713122	1649	Ki Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	2-12	120 Bert Brown Rd	San Marcos	78666	Hays County	Ki Charter	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 396-8500	194	25	7.8	85.6%	97 (50.0%)	27 (13.9%)	53 (27.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	15 (7.7%)	$19,033			$2,151			$16,883	18	16.8	1650	1
481623001229	1650	David W Carter High School	Public	9-12	1819 W Wheatland Rd	Dallas	75232	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 932-5700	1,054	73	14.3	82.4%	19 (1.8%)	653 (62.0%)	373 (35.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.8%)	$12,462			$3,019			$9,443	17.8	16.9	1648	2

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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