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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)
480021112164	371	Idea College Preparatory San Benito	Public, Charter	6-12	2151 Russell Ln	San Benito	78586	Cameron County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 399-5252	782	48	16.2	81.6%	28 (3.6%)	3 (0.4%)	745 (95.3%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$11,307			$1,935			$9,372	72.3	65.8	539	168
481965010669	372	William B Travis High School	Public	9-12	11111 Harlem Rd	Richmond	77406	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-7000	3,142	161	19.4	38.9%	630 (20.1%)	904 (28.8%)	612 (19.5%)	872 (27.8%)	11 (0.4%)	6 (0.2%)	107 (3.4%)	$8,464			$686			$7,779	72.3	74.5	315	57
482892009383	373	Mansfield High School	Public	9-12	3001 E Broad St	Mansfield	76063	Tarrant County	Mansfield Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(682) 314-0100	2,593	146	17.8	35.9%	1,020 (39.3%)	582 (22.4%)	656 (25.3%)	181 (7.0%)	6 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	146 (5.6%)	$8,069			$3,295			$4,774	72.3	68.9	455	82
480795000124	374	Alpine High School	Public	9-12	300 E Hendryx	Alpine	79830	Brewster County	Alpine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 837-7710	303	28	10.7	47.5%	95 (31.4%)	2 (0.7%)	203 (67.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$14,625			$1,906			$12,719	72.1	63.5	602	228
481026000507	375	Bishop High School	Public	9-12	100 Badger Ln	Bishop	78343	Nueces County	Bishop Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 584-2547	525	41	12.8	58.1%	65 (12.4%)	5 (1.0%)	447 (85.1%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$11,717			$1,127			$10,590	72	68.5	467	92
482985008731	376	McKinney North High School	Public	9-12	2550 Wilmeth Rd	McKinney	75071	Collin County	McKinney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 302-4300	2,311	135	17	29.1%	974 (42.1%)	446 (19.3%)	603 (26.1%)	167 (7.2%)	12 (0.5%)	5 (0.2%)	104 (4.5%)	$9,899			$999			$8,900	71.9	78.2	248	128
481611001182	377	Cy-Fair High School	Public	9-12	22602 Hempstead Hwy	Cypress	77429	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 897-4600	3,412	226	15.1	48.8%	1,084 (31.8%)	605 (17.7%)	1,291 (37.8%)	295 (8.6%)	15 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	120 (3.5%)	$10,020			$1,881			$8,139	71.9	69.3	444	67
481425000900	378	Claude Schools	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	500 W 5 St	Claude	79019	Armstrong County	Claude Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 226-2191	319	28	11.4	26.0%	262 (82.1%)	9 (2.8%)	38 (11.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	$11,136			$858			$10,278	71.8	74.7	313	65
480027211213	379	Harmony Science Academy (El Paso)	Public, Charter	6-12	9405 Betel Dr	El Paso	79907	El Paso County	Harmony Public Schools - West Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 859-4620	1,003	59	17	74.7%	31 (3.1%)	9 (0.9%)	952 (94.9%)	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	$10,441			$995			$9,446	71.8	74.5	316	63
482223002232	380	Hamilton High School	Public	9-12	610 S College	Hamilton	76531	Hamilton County	Hamilton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 386-8167	253	25	10	50.2%	204 (80.6%)	1 (0.4%)	46 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$16,277			$524			$15,753	71.8	72.6	363	17

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.