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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)
482499012011	101	Judson Early College Academy	Public	9-12	8230 Palisades	Live Oak	78233	Bexar County	Judson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 945-5100	428	24	18	49.3%	63 (14.7%)	88 (20.6%)	245 (57.2%)	18 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (3.0%)	$6,793			$697			$6,097	87.6	91.1	41	60
481500001007	102	The Woodlands High School	Public	9-12	6101 Research Forest Dr	The Woodlands	77381	Montgomery County	Conroe Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 709-1200	4,498	246	18.2	12.9%	2,347 (52.2%)	208 (4.6%)	1,345 (29.9%)	385 (8.6%)	14 (0.3%)	6 (0.1%)	193 (4.3%)	$8,232			$468			$7,764	87.5	88.3	77	25
481305011190	103	Early College High School	Public	9-12	3939 Vly View Ln Bldg G	Dallas	75244	Dallas County	Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 968-6200	356	17	21.5	70.2%	32 (9.0%)	44 (12.4%)	255 (71.6%)	14 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)	$7,919			$846			$7,073	87.5	88.8	70	33
482466002762	104	Jayton Schools	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	700 Madison	Jayton	79528	Kent County	Jayton-Girard Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 237-2991	177	22	8	39.5%	138 (78.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (19.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	$18,731			$280			$18,450	87.4	81.6	180	76
481143000618	105	Broaddus High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	16405 State Hwy 147	San Augustine	75929	San Augustine County	Broaddus Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 872-3041	391	38	10.2	73.1%	345 (88.2%)	3 (0.8%)	29 (7.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	$20,256			$2,599			$17,657	87.3	72.3	371	266
484296012380	106	Tomball Memorial High School	Public	9-12	19100 Northpointe Ridge Ln	Tomball	77377	Harris County	Tomball Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 357-3230	3,140	175	17.9	27.9%	1,458 (46.4%)	211 (6.7%)	955 (30.4%)	371 (11.8%)	3 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	141 (4.5%)	$8,629			$628			$8,001	87.2	85.4	125	19
480771011879	107	Victory Early College High School	Public	9-12	4141 S Victory St	Houston	77088	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 878-7885	416	21	19.8	85.3%	8 (1.9%)	73 (17.5%)	318 (76.4%)	7 (1.7%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	$8,539			$1,978			$6,561	87.1	77.3	266	159
481611011252	108	Cypress Woods High School	Public	9-12	13550 Woods Spillane Blvd	Cypress	77429	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 213-1800	3,391	220	15.4	29.6%	1,457 (43.0%)	424 (12.5%)	953 (28.1%)	418 (12.3%)	8 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	129 (3.8%)	$9,292			$954			$8,338	87.1	86.4	106	2
481396007995	109	Tag	Public	9-12	198 Bob Johnson Rd	China Spring	76633	McLennan County	China Spring Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 836-4635	9	3	3.2	66.7%	6 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$39,989			$495			$39,494	86.9			(n/a)
481521001028	110	Coppell High School	Public	9-12	185 W Pkwy Blvd	Coppell	75019	Dallas County	Coppell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(214) 496-6100	4,013	268	14.9		890 (22.2%)	222 (5.5%)	515 (12.8%)	2,249 (56.0%)	5 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	129 (3.2%)	$9,404			$477			$8,927	86.9	85.5	121	11

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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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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