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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)
481464000951	1021	Colorado High School	Public	9-12	1500 N Lone Wolf Blvd	Colorado City	79512	Mitchell County	Colorado Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 728-3424	233	20	11.8	60.1%	106 (45.5%)	11 (4.7%)	113 (48.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$15,250			$1,275			$13,975	46.3	54	830	191
481770012760	1022	Chisholm Trail High School	Public	9-12	3100 NW College Dr	Fort Worth	76179	Tarrant County	Eagle Mt-Saginaw Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 232-7112	2,501	158	15.7	50.4%	718 (28.7%)	445 (17.8%)	1,117 (44.7%)	91 (3.6%)	8 (0.3%)	16 (0.6%)	106 (4.2%)	$9,608			$665			$8,942	46.2	55.9	770	252
480021012506	1023	Harmony School Of Ingenuity-Houston	Public, Charter	6-12	10555 Stella Link Rd	Houston	77025	Harris County	Harmony Public Schools - Houston South	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 664-1020	764	50	15.3	89.5%	17 (2.2%)	180 (23.6%)	549 (71.9%)	14 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	$9,970			$996			$8,975	46.2	47.9	987	36
480021112306	1024	Idea College Preparatory Alamo	Public, Charter	6-12	325 E Sh 495	Alamo	78516	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 588-4006	763	46	16.5	93.6%	29 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	732 (95.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,412			$1,679			$9,733	46.2	64.5	574	450
481807001605	1025	Eden Consolidated Independent School District	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	420 Kelly	Eden	76837	Concho County	Eden Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 869-4121	219	22	9.7	68.0%	74 (33.8%)	0 (0.0%)	141 (64.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$13,842			$1,108			$12,734	46.1	54.4	817	208
480015908364	1026	Huston Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	680 Peach Orchard Rd	Stephenville	76401	Erath County	Erath Excels Academy Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 965-8883	50	6	8.5	64.0%	31 (62.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (34.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	1 (2.0%)	$12,473			$2,458			$10,015	46	56.4	758	268
482523006726	1027	Keene High School	Public	9-12	404 Charger Dr	Keene	76059	Johnson County	Keene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 774-5225	367	36	10.2	61.3%	137 (37.3%)	13 (3.5%)	147 (40.1%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	51 (13.9%)	12 (3.3%)	$11,258			$1,160			$10,098	46	46.7	1019	8
480021408907	1028	Brazos River Charter School	Public, Charter	8-12	1964 S Fm 199	Nemo	76070	Somervell County	Brazos River Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 898-9226	66	10	6.3	43.9%	52 (78.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (21.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,576			$1,055			$12,521	46	26.7	1457	429
480986000454	1029	Belton High School	Public	8-12	600 Lake Rd	Belton	76513	Bell County	Belton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 215-2200	1,836	147	12.5	46.1%	742 (40.4%)	130 (7.1%)	816 (44.4%)	27 (1.5%)	11 (0.6%)	11 (0.6%)	99 (5.4%)	$10,561			$793			$9,768	46	37.8	1221	192
482724003057	1030	Levelland High School	Public	9-12	1400 Hickory	Levelland	79336	Hockley County	Levelland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 894-8515	759	59	12.8	61.5%	189 (24.9%)	29 (3.8%)	532 (70.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	$12,016			$1,399			$10,617	45.9	48.2	974	56

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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.