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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)
481168000641	931	Hanna Early College High School	Public	9-12	2615 Price Rd	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 548-7600	2,278	145	15.7	91.8%	25 (1.1%)	4 (0.2%)	2,240 (98.3%)	7 (0.3%)	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	$11,541			$1,611			$9,930	50	51.6	887	44
481392000879	932	Chilton School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	905 Durango Ave	Chilton	76632	Falls County	Chilton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 546-1200	572	41	13.8	91.8%	76 (13.3%)	122 (21.3%)	349 (61.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.7%)	$12,119			$1,813			$10,305	50	32	1348	416
482878003258	933	Malakoff High School	Public	9-12	15201 Fm 3062	Malakoff	75148	Henderson County	Malakoff Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 489-1527	402	38	10.7	64.7%	257 (63.9%)	38 (9.5%)	81 (20.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.7%)	$15,495			$1,873			$13,622	49.8	46.6	1025	92
481350000846	934	Central High School	Public	9-12	7622 Us Hwy 69 N	Pollok	75969	Angelina County	Central Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 853-2167	409	35	11.6	53.5%	274 (67.0%)	18 (4.4%)	105 (25.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	$11,714			$1,061			$10,653	49.8	50.8	911	23
481618001196	935	Daingerfield High School	Public	9-12	202 Tiger Dr	Daingerfield	75638	Morris County	Daingerfield-Lone Star Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 645-3968	326	34	9.6	81.9%	108 (33.1%)	122 (37.4%)	70 (21.5%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.7%)	$13,884			$1,615			$12,269	49.8	62.8	620	315
484047004583	936	Slidell Schools	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1 Greyhound Ln	Slidell	76267	Wise County	Slidell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 535-5260	482	41	11.8	50.2%	304 (63.1%)	6 (1.2%)	148 (30.7%)	4 (0.8%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.9%)	$10,124			$933			$9,192	49.8	43.4	1095	159
480021112969	937	Idea South Flores College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	6919 S Flores	San Antonio	78221	Bexar County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 239-4150	740	42	17.5	73.9%	38 (5.1%)	12 (1.6%)	684 (92.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	$11,839			$905			$10,934	49.8	53.8	833	104
480020712268	938	Premier H S Of New Braunfels	Public, Charter	9-12	1928 S Seguin Ave Ste 100a	New Braunfels	78130	Comal County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 609-6606	82	4	20.5	46.3%	33 (40.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (54.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.9%)	$8,944			$441			$8,503	49.7	63.7	596	342
481707001477	939	Dickinson High School	Public	9-12	3800 Baker Dr	Dickinson	77539	Galveston County	Dickinson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 229-6400	3,763	234	16	63.6%	917 (24.4%)	679 (18.0%)	1,998 (53.1%)	70 (1.9%)	14 (0.4%)	4 (0.1%)	81 (2.2%)	$9,866			$673			$9,194	49.7	43.4	1096	157
482442008525	940	Jack E Singley Academy	Public, Magnet	9-12	4601 N MacArthur Blvd	Irving	75038	Dallas County	Irving Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(972) 600-5300	1,611	105	15.2	77.0%	120 (7.4%)	163 (10.1%)	1,157 (71.8%)	118 (7.3%)	37 (2.3%)	4 (0.2%)	12 (0.7%)	$10,317			$1,201			$9,115	49.7	49.2	946	6

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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.