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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)
481783001553	421	East Bernard High School	Public	9-12	723 College St	East Bernard	77435	Wharton County	East Bernard Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 335-7519	301	30	9.9	35.5%	179 (59.5%)	24 (8.0%)	98 (32.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,683			$497			$12,187	70.1	76.2	287	134
481428000906	422	Clear Lake High School	Public	9-12	2929 Bay Area Blvd	Houston	77058	Harris County	Clear Creek Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 284-1900	2,500	142	17.5		999 (40.0%)	173 (6.9%)	904 (36.2%)	256 (10.2%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	161 (6.4%)	$9,236			$951			$8,285	70.1	68.1	474	52
484248013901	423	Digital Academy Of Texas	Public, Virtual	5-12	4241 Summerhill Rd	Texarkana	75503	Bowie County	Texarkana Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	Yes	No	(903) 794-3651	411			54.5%	176 (42.8%)	43 (10.5%)	158 (38.4%)	9 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.6%)	$9,363			$657			$8,706	70	77.4	262	161
481460000950	424	Colmesneil Jh/High School	Public	7-12	610 W Elder	Colmesneil	75938	Tyler County	Colmesneil Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 837-5757	180	22	8.3	63.9%	158 (87.8%)	4 (2.2%)	16 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$12,031			$1,012			$11,018	70	63.9	591	167
483858004288	425	Salado High School	Public	9-12	1880 Williams Rd	Salado	76571	Bell County	Salado Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 947-6900	725	50	14.5	22.3%	498 (68.7%)	6 (0.8%)	186 (25.7%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (4.0%)	$10,822			$534			$10,289	69.9	66.7	512	87
482574002903	426	Klein High School	Public	9-12	16715 Stuebner Airline Rd	Klein	77379	Harris County	Klein Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 484-4000	3,396	219	15.5	47.1%	999 (29.4%)	671 (19.8%)	1,194 (35.2%)	372 (11.0%)	7 (0.2%)	6 (0.2%)	147 (4.3%)	$9,319			$724			$8,595	69.9	66.3	526	100
483750004212	427	Rochelle School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	5902 Lafayette	Rochelle	76872	McCulloch County	Rochelle Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 243-5224	161	18	8.7	56.5%	107 (66.5%)	1 (0.6%)	51 (31.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$12,744			$471			$12,272	69.8	76.9	273	154
481584005434	428	Cross Roads High School	Public	9-12	14434 Fm 59	Malakoff	75148	Henderson County	Cross Roads Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 489-1275	194	20	9.7	41.2%	155 (79.9%)	2 (1.0%)	27 (13.9%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.1%)	$14,406			$1,482			$12,924	69.8	65	559	131
483021003385	429	Menard High School	Public	9-12	401 W Travis St	Menard	76859	Menard County	Menard Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 396-2513	92	10	9.1	64.1%	55 (59.8%)	1 (1.1%)	34 (37.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	$22,193			$5,004			$17,188	69.8	59.7	685	256
480141014096	430	Bob Hope High School	Public, Charter	9-12	4545 Hwy 73	Port Arthur	77642	Jefferson County	Bob Hope School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 983-3244	551	31	17.8	91.7%	4 (0.7%)	20 (3.6%)	521 (94.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$9,444			$1,188			$8,255	69.8	65.4	549	119

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About our rankings:

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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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