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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)
480024614160	1691	Lighthouse High	Public, Charter	9-12	8138 Westshire Dr	San Antonio	78227	Bexar County	Lighthouse Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 236-7693	82	5	15.8	81.7%	3 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								15.6	19.5	1604	87
482148002168	1692	Grandfalls-Royalty School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	115 Ave C	Grandfalls	79742	Ward County	Grandfalls-Royalty Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 547-2266	138	15	9.2	68.8%	37 (26.8%)	1 (0.7%)	97 (70.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	$14,399			$1,997			$12,402	15.3	17.6	1635	57
484428008870	1693	Bill Logue Detention Center	Public	7-12	2601 Gholson Rd	Waco	76704	McLennan County	Waco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 754-0803	16	1	16	81.3%	1 (6.3%)	9 (56.3%)	6 (37.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								15.3	2.9	1906	213
482817003156	1694	Loraine School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	800 S Lightfoot	Loraine	79532	Mitchell County	Loraine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 737-2225	133	18	7.4	56.4%	43 (32.3%)	3 (2.3%)	83 (62.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.0%)	$16,353			$1,611			$14,742	15.3	38	1218	476
481179011154	1695	James Earl Rudder High School	Public	9-12	3251 Austins Colony Pkwy	Bryan	77808	Brazos County	Bryan Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 209-7900	1,693	131	12.9	79.3%	241 (14.2%)	309 (18.3%)	1,110 (65.6%)	2 (0.1%)	5 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (1.5%)	$11,401			$1,025			$10,376	15.2	17.7	1631	64
483873004360	1696	Highlands High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	3118 Elgin Ave	San Antonio	78210	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 438-6800	1,495	105	14.1	91.8%	35 (2.3%)	96 (6.4%)	1,345 (90.0%)	5 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (0.7%)	$12,164			$2,235			$9,929	15.2	15.6	1671	25
481222003287	1697	Quest High School	Public	9-12	702 N Wood St	Burnet	78611	Burnet County	Burnet Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 756-6747	31	4	7	71.0%	25 (80.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (16.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,134			$448			$18,686	15.1	7	1804	107
482364002393	1698	Austin High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1700 Dumble	Houston	77023	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 924-1600	1,286	91	14.1	96.0%	14 (1.1%)	76 (5.9%)	1,188 (92.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.4%)	$10,895			$1,095			$9,800	15.1	11	1736	38
482019023057	1699	Lone Star Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	9-12	400 S Young St	Fort Stockton	79735	Pecos County	Fort Stockton Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(512) 778-0421	2,712			32.7%	782 (28.8%)	536 (19.8%)	1,179 (43.5%)	46 (1.7%)	13 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	154 (5.7%)								15.1			(n/a)
484122004720	1700	Spring High School	Public	9-12	19428 Interstate 45 N	Spring	77373	Harris County	Spring Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 891-7000	2,760	153	18	80.0%	219 (7.9%)	1,162 (42.1%)	1,223 (44.3%)	32 (1.2%)	23 (0.8%)	20 (0.7%)	81 (2.9%)	$13,144			$1,616			$11,528	15	14.9	1680	20

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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