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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)
483702004138	1071	Lake Highlands High School	Public	9-12	9449 Church Rd	Dallas	75238	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 593-1000	2,925	209	13.9	53.6%	869 (29.7%)	827 (28.3%)	947 (32.4%)	203 (6.9%)	7 (0.2%)	4 (0.1%)	68 (2.3%)	$9,559			$615			$8,944	44.3	44.1	1081	10
483261003608	1072	New Summerfield School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	13307 Hwy 110 S	New Summerfield	75780	Cherokee County	New Summerfield Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 726-3306	511	46	11	84.5%	62 (12.1%)	9 (1.8%)	435 (85.1%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$12,260			$695			$11,565	44.3	47.5	995	77
482364002522	1073	Long Academy	Public, Magnet	6-12	6501 Bellaire Blvd	Houston	77074	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 778-3380	715	55	12.9	98.0%	32 (4.5%)	78 (10.9%)	493 (69.0%)	103 (14.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.1%)	$9,910			$1,088			$8,822	44.3	42.6	1121	48
481830008776	1074	Chapin High School	Public	9-12	7000 Dyer St	El Paso	79904	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-4400	1,815	103	17.7	72.1%	200 (11.0%)	121 (6.7%)	1,377 (75.9%)	30 (1.7%)	7 (0.4%)	18 (1.0%)	62 (3.4%)	$10,328			$1,212			$9,116	44.2	45.1	1061	13
480828000194	1075	Andrews High School	Public	9-12	1400 NW Ave K	Andrews	79714	Andrews County	Andrews Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 523-3640	1,196	83	14.3	38.5%	334 (27.9%)	8 (0.7%)	824 (68.9%)	4 (0.3%)	7 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (1.6%)	$11,725			$760			$10,966	44.2	43.2	1106	31
481611007623	1076	Cypress Springs High School	Public	9-12	7909 Fry Rd	Cypress	77433	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 345-3000	2,880	197	14.5	68.5%	204 (7.1%)	1,018 (35.3%)	1,358 (47.2%)	190 (6.6%)	16 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	92 (3.2%)	$10,867			$1,166			$9,700	44.2	43.5	1092	16
481641001402	1077	Dayton High School	Public	9-12	3200 N Cleveland	Dayton	77535	Liberty County	Dayton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 258-2510	1,647	101	16.3	65.1%	672 (40.8%)	97 (5.9%)	833 (50.6%)	6 (0.4%)	7 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (1.9%)	$10,605			$749			$9,856	44.1	40.6	1164	87
481122000595	1078	Breckenridge High School	Public	9-12	500 W Lindsey St	Breckenridge	76424	Stephens County	Breckenridge Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 212-4730	414	35	11.8	61.8%	241 (58.2%)	2 (0.5%)	155 (37.4%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	$9,883			$904			$8,979	44.1	36.4	1254	176
483274003618	1079	Nixon-Smiley High School	Public	9-12	800 Rancho Rd	Nixon	78140	Gonzales County	Nixon-Smiley Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 582-1536	285	26	10.8	75.4%	51 (17.9%)	3 (1.1%)	230 (80.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$15,785			$1,291			$14,494	44.1	54.1	823	256
483129003516	1080	Moody High School	Public	9-12	11862 S Lonestar Pkwy	Moody	76557	McLennan County	Moody Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 853-3622	215	23	9.4	54.9%	115 (53.5%)	13 (6.0%)	69 (32.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.9%)	$14,411			$1,099			$13,313	44.1	47.9	986	94

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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

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