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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)
482910003280	821	Marion High School	Public	9-12	506 Bulldog Dr	Marion	78124	Guadalupe County	Marion Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 914-2803	478	38	12.5	38.5%	242 (50.6%)	12 (2.5%)	205 (42.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.1%)	$12,290			$1,454			$10,836	54.7	60.9	656	165
480019513037	822	Vanguard Mozart	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	155 E Business 83	Alamo	78516	Hidalgo County	Vanguard Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 223-2030	1,209	76	15.8	94.2%	14 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1,195 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,782			$3,227			$8,555	54.7	63.3	608	214
482421005510	823	Ingram Tom Moore High School	Public	9-12	510 Hwy 39	Ingram	78025	Kerr County	Ingram Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 367-4111	423	33	12.6	61.2%	237 (56.0%)	1 (0.2%)	173 (40.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	$15,951			$1,270			$14,682	54.6	63.3	607	216
480027212339	824	Harmony School Of Innovation - El Paso	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	5210 Fairbanks Dr	El Paso	79924	El Paso County	Harmony Public Schools - West Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 757-2929	1,361	87	15.5	78.3%	136 (10.0%)	71 (5.2%)	1,102 (81.0%)	14 (1.0%)	6 (0.4%)	4 (0.3%)	28 (2.1%)	$9,132			$1,071			$8,061	54.6	55.9	771	53
480981000449	825	Bellville High School	Public	9-12	850 Schumann Rd	Bellville	77418	Austin County	Bellville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 865-3681	742	52	14.1	39.9%	441 (59.4%)	56 (7.5%)	225 (30.3%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.6%)	$10,841			$1,010			$9,832	54.5	55.7	776	49
480026613421	826	Harmony School Of Innovation - Brownsville	Public, Charter	6-12	3451 Dana Ave	Brownsville	78526	Cameron County	Harmony Public Schools - South Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 574-9555	555	42	13.2	87.4%	10 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	540 (97.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$10,932			$1,349			$9,582	54.5	56.6	748	78
481305009190	827	Ranchview High School	Public	9-12	8401 Vly Ranch Pkwy E	Irving	75063	Dallas County	Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 968-5000	908	75	12	53.3%	86 (9.5%)	355 (39.1%)	242 (26.7%)	178 (19.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (5.1%)	$12,220			$1,318			$10,902	54.5	49	950	123
483279003620	828	Nocona High School	Public	9-12	1012 Clay	Nocona	76255	Montague County	Nocona Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 825-3264	234	24	9.7	54.7%	150 (64.1%)	1 (0.4%)	78 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	$12,838			$1,425			$11,413	54.5	61.2	649	179
480873000270	829	Arp High School	Public	9-12	101 Toney Dr	Arp	75750	Smith County	Arp Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 859-4917	302	30	10	46.4%	199 (65.9%)	37 (12.3%)	45 (14.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.6%)	$14,720			$1,504			$13,217	54.5	69.8	429	400
483216003568	830	Navarro High School	Public	8-12	6350 N State Hwy 123	Seguin	78155	Guadalupe County	Navarro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 372-1931	694	52	13.3	37.3%	355 (51.2%)	14 (2.0%)	293 (42.2%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	19 (2.7%)	$10,940			$618			$10,322	54.5	52.3	873	43

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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.