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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)
481970001857	1751	Eastern Hills High School	Public	9-12	5701 Shelton St	Fort Worth	76112	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-4000	1,184	64	18.4	88.1%	45 (3.8%)	564 (47.6%)	505 (42.7%)	19 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	46 (3.9%)	$12,048			$2,037			$10,011	12.2	10.1	1749	2
480025913767	1752	Trinity Charter School - Brenham Campus	Public, Charter	6-12	4150 Hwy 36	Brenham	77833	Washington County	Trinity Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 706-7566	36	6	6.3	91.7%	10 (27.8%)	12 (33.3%)	12 (33.3%)	1 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.8%)	$15,935			$4,927			$11,008	12.1	28	1426	326
480020713758	1753	Premier H S - San Angelo	Public, Charter	9-12	4102 Sunset Dr	San Angelo	76904	Tom Green County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 603-4444	172	8	22.4	68.0%	71 (41.3%)	3 (1.7%)	91 (52.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.5%)	$8,019			$836			$7,184	12	15.6	1672	81
480005309121	1754	Hays Inspire Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	2250 Clovis R Barker Rd	San Marcos	78666	Hays County	Inspire Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 638-5400	28	2	11.5	89.3%	4 (14.3%)	13 (46.4%)	8 (28.6%)	1 (3.6%)	1 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.6%)	$26,329			$8,050			$18,279	12			(n/a)
480020708404	1755	Premier H S Of Laredo	Public, Charter	9-12	2201 Chihuahua St	Laredo	78043	Webb County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 723-7788	139	6	23.1	99.3%	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	137 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$6,723			$617			$6,106	12	6.7	1811	56
484347013616	1756	Alvin V Anderson Rise Academy	Public	9-12	2800 W Shaw St	Tyler	75701	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-3040	78	10	8	83.3%	15 (19.2%)	28 (35.9%)	32 (41.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.8%)	$11,922			$1,439			$10,482	11.9	7.6	1794	38
481970001932	1757	Western Hills High School	Public	9-12	3600 Boston Ave	Fort Worth	76116	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-6000	889	69	12.8	83.4%	100 (11.2%)	329 (37.0%)	423 (47.6%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (3.1%)	$13,530			$1,520			$12,009	11.9	12.4	1712	45
481623001295	1758	Justin F Kimball High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	3606 S Westmoreland Rd	Dallas	75233	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-2100	1,255	84	14.9	84.9%	20 (1.6%)	357 (28.4%)	863 (68.8%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (0.8%)	$10,187			$2,604			$7,584	11.8	13.4	1697	61
481815001624	1759	John F Kennedy High School	Public	9-12	1922 S General McMullen Dr	San Antonio	78226	Bexar County	Edgewood Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 898-4100	990	63	15.6	93.2%	10 (1.0%)	26 (2.6%)	950 (96.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	$10,873			$1,545			$9,328	11.7	9.7	1758	1
484415008072	1760	Victoria Regional Juvenile Justice Center	Public	7-12	97 Foster Field Dr	Victoria	77904	Victoria County	Victoria Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 575-0399	39	6	6.5	89.7%	15 (38.5%)	7 (17.9%)	17 (43.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,621			$4,195			$18,426	11.7	33.2	1321	439

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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.