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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)
480006313468	1591	Seguin Campus	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2400 E Walnut St	Seguin	78155	Guadalupe County	Southwest Preparatory School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 549-5930	273	20	13.9	60.4%	119 (43.6%)	11 (4.0%)	133 (48.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)	$14,294			$4,175			$10,119	21.6			(n/a)
481965009241	1592	Thurgood Marshall High School	Public	9-12	1220 Buffalo Run	Missouri City	77489	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 634-6630	1,615	105	15.3	77.2%	16 (1.0%)	1,014 (62.8%)	529 (32.8%)	19 (1.2%)	4 (0.2%)	5 (0.3%)	28 (1.7%)	$12,612			$1,072			$11,540	21.6	19.2	1607	15
480954000406	1593	Bartlett Schools	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	404 N Robinson	Bartlett	76511	Bell County	Bartlett Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 527-4247	439	43	10.1	93.2%	115 (26.2%)	41 (9.3%)	272 (62.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	$11,865			$1,808			$10,058	21.6	24.6	1500	93
481497000992	1594	Connally High School	Public	9-12	900 N Lacy Dr	Waco	76705	McLennan County	Connally Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 296-6700	621	49	12.5	77.6%	117 (18.8%)	240 (38.6%)	235 (37.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.3%)	$13,066			$1,429			$11,637	21.6	23.7	1523	71
484071011496	1595	Options High School	Public	9-12	12380 Pine Springs	El Paso	79928	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-1300	88	6	14.2	76.1%	2 (2.3%)	2 (2.3%)	81 (92.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$26,566			$2,873			$23,693	21.5	24.4	1508	87
482310002347	1596	Hidalgo Early College High School	Public	9-12	910 E Pirate Dr	Hidalgo	78557	Hidalgo County	Hidalgo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 843-4301	1,074	81	13.2	89.3%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1,074 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,010			$1,243			$11,766	21.4	22.6	1549	47
483744004204	1597	Robstown Early College High School	Public	9-12	609 Hwy 44	Robstown	78380	Nueces County	Robstown Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 767-6600	736	51	14.4	87.5%	9 (1.2%)	5 (0.7%)	720 (97.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,498			$2,247			$9,251	21.4	19.8	1597
483219012965	1598	W B Bizzell Academy	Public	9-12	9238 Hwy 90 S	Navasota	77868	Grimes County	Navasota Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 825-1173	25	4	6.5	88.0%	9 (36.0%)	6 (24.0%)	10 (40.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,963			$3,803			$9,159	21.3	2	1950	352
484068004617	1599	South San Antonio High School	Public	9-12	2515 Navajo	San Antonio	78224	Bexar County	South San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 977-7400	1,666	95	17.6	88.5%	40 (2.4%)	14 (0.8%)	1,607 (96.5%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	$9,937			$1,768			$8,168	21.2	16.5	1655	56
482364002462	1600	Furr High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	520 Mercury	Houston	77013	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 675-1118	1,025	79	13	95.5%	16 (1.6%)	177 (17.3%)	828 (80.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	$10,245			$1,009			$9,236	21.2	8.5	1775	175

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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.