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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)
480020713396	1321	Premier H S-Houston (Champions)	Public, Charter	9-12	3355 Fm 1960 Rd W Ste 1a And	Houston	77068	Harris County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 316-3663	131	6	23.4	78.6%	9 (6.9%)	48 (36.6%)	68 (51.9%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.1%)	$10,773			$1,564			$9,209	34.1	30	1384	63
481479000979	1322	Comfort High School	Public	9-12	143 Hwy 87 N	Comfort	78013	Kendall County	Comfort Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 995-6430	365	31	11.8	46.3%	144 (39.5%)	0 (0.0%)	212 (58.1%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	$13,089			$347			$12,742	34.1	33.7	1303	19
482142002162	1323	South Grand Prairie High School	Public	9-12	301 W Warrior Trl	Grand Prairie	75052	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 343-1500	3,364	204	16.4	61.7%	234 (7.0%)	850 (25.3%)	1,980 (58.9%)	182 (5.4%)	15 (0.4%)	5 (0.1%)	98 (2.9%)	$9,328			$887			$8,441	34.1	28.7	1413	90
482060008083	1324	East View High School	Public	9-12	4490 E University Ave	Georgetown	78626	Williamson County	Georgetown Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 943-1800	2,152	140	15.3	41.7%	678 (31.5%)	159 (7.4%)	1,154 (53.6%)	55 (2.6%)	10 (0.5%)	3 (0.1%)	93 (4.3%)	$9,947			$633			$9,314	34	33.1	1324
483039003411	1325	Mesquite High School	Public	9-12	300 E Davis St	Mesquite	75149	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 882-7800	2,405	177	13.5	85.9%	202 (8.4%)	667 (27.7%)	1,461 (60.7%)	28 (1.2%)	13 (0.5%)	3 (0.1%)	31 (1.3%)	$8,544			$612			$7,933	34	34.2	1292	33
481716001487	1326	Dimmitt High School	Public	9-12	1405 Western Cir Dr	Dimmitt	79027	Castro County	Dimmitt Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 647-3105	313	31	10.2	83.7%	21 (6.7%)	2 (0.6%)	288 (92.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,057			$471			$14,586	33.9	27.2	1443	117
483870004302	1327	Central High School	Public	9-12	655 Caddo	San Angelo	76901	Tom Green County	San Angelo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 659-3400	3,029	173	17.5	47.9%	1,034 (34.1%)	116 (3.8%)	1,752 (57.8%)	34 (1.1%)	8 (0.3%)	3 (0.1%)	82 (2.7%)	$8,721			$603			$8,117	33.9	30.7	1372	45
483432003843	1328	Sam Rayburn High School	Public	9-12	2121 Cherrybrook Ln	Pasadena	77502	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 740-0330	2,692	171	15.7	80.1%	108 (4.0%)	96 (3.6%)	2,471 (91.8%)	6 (0.2%)	4 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	6 (0.2%)	$10,283			$889			$9,394	33.8	37.1	1237	91
483873013107	1329	Young Men's Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	5-12	415 Gabriel St	San Antonio	78202	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 354-9652	297	24	12.5	69.7%	12 (4.0%)	55 (18.5%)	221 (74.4%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$13,707			$1,612			$12,096	33.8	43.2	1108	221
481803001599	1330	Ector High School	Public	7-12	301 S Main	Ector	75439	Fannin County	Ector Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 961-2076	117	14	8.1	57.3%	91 (77.8%)	2 (1.7%)	19 (16.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.3%)	$15,653			$841			$14,812	33.8	43.9	1088	242

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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.