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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
484251002941	1711	La Marque High School	Public	9-12	397 Duroux	La Marque	77568	Galveston County	Texas City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 938-4261	699	56	12.5	89.7%	57 (8.2%)	377 (53.9%)	243 (34.8%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.3%)	$13,223	$1,638	$11,585	14.4	12	1718	7
480967013745	1712	Beaumont United High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	3443 Fannett Rd	Beaumont	77705	Jefferson County	Beaumont Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 617-5400	2,071	114	18.1	87.0%	45 (2.2%)	1,310 (63.3%)	674 (32.5%)	10 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	29 (1.4%)	$10,152	$1,178	$8,974	14.3	8.5	1777	65
481970001893	1713	North Side High School	Public	9-12	2211 McKinley Ave	Fort Worth	76164	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-4000	1,721	113	15.1	93.3%	42 (2.4%)	57 (3.3%)	1,599 (92.9%)	13 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.5%)	$9,845	$1,235	$8,611	14.2	13.5	1694	19
480026413754	1714	KIPP Oak Cliff Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	3837 Simpson Stuart Rd	Dallas	75241	Dallas County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 323-4240	319	26	12.2	90.3%	5 (1.6%)	158 (49.5%)	148 (46.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	$14,307	$734	$13,572	14.2	15.6	1670	44
482292002321	1715	Hempstead High School	Public	9-12	801 Donoho	Hempstead	77445	Waller County	Hempstead Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 826-3331	447	38	11.8	74.5%	53 (11.9%)	108 (24.2%)	275 (61.5%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	$15,430	$1,399	$14,031	14.2	13.5	1695	20
482364012211	1716	Houston Math Science And Technology Center	Public	9-12	9400 Irvington	Houston	77076	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-0200	2,644	163	16.2	94.7%	42 (1.6%)	165 (6.2%)	2,425 (91.7%)	1 (0.0%)	6 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.2%)	$9,710	$1,081	$8,629	14.2	9.5	1760	44
481623001304	1717	Lincoln Humanities/Communications Magnet High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	2826 Elsie Faye Heggins St	Dallas	75215	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-7600	661	48	13.7	95.9%	4 (0.6%)	462 (69.9%)	184 (27.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.5%)	$13,038	$2,727	$10,312	14.2	6.3	1822	105
481623001331	1718	Dr L G Pinkston Senior High School	Public	9-12	2815 Bickers St	Dallas	75212	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-2700	1,224	75	16.3	92.2%	17 (1.4%)	318 (26.0%)	871 (71.2%)	8 (0.7%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.5%)	$11,533	$3,068	$8,465	14.1	14.7	1683	35
481317007446	1719	T R U C E Learning Center	Public	7-12	1101 Merritt	Fort Worth	76114	Tarrant County	Castleberry Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 252-2490	17	1	17	94.1%	3 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (82.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,994	$854	$12,140	13.9	84.6	137	1582
480870000249	1720	Sam Houston High School	Public	9-12	2000 Sam Houston Dr	Arlington	76014	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-8200	3,177	204	15.5	91.3%	107 (3.4%)	616 (19.4%)	2,322 (73.1%)	85 (2.7%)	10 (0.3%)	3 (0.1%)	34 (1.1%)	$8,862	$828	$8,033	13.9	12.4	1713	7

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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.
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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)
484251002941	1711	La Marque High School	Public	9-12	397 Duroux	La Marque	77568	Galveston County	Texas City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 938-4261	699	56	12.5	89.7%	57 (8.2%)	377 (53.9%)	243 (34.8%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.3%)	$13,223			$1,638			$11,585	14.4	12	1718	7
480967013745	1712	Beaumont United High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	3443 Fannett Rd	Beaumont	77705	Jefferson County	Beaumont Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 617-5400	2,071	114	18.1	87.0%	45 (2.2%)	1,310 (63.3%)	674 (32.5%)	10 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	29 (1.4%)	$10,152			$1,178			$8,974	14.3	8.5	1777	65
481970001893	1713	North Side High School	Public	9-12	2211 McKinley Ave	Fort Worth	76164	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-4000	1,721	113	15.1	93.3%	42 (2.4%)	57 (3.3%)	1,599 (92.9%)	13 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.5%)	$9,845			$1,235			$8,611	14.2	13.5	1694	19
480026413754	1714	KIPP Oak Cliff Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	3837 Simpson Stuart Rd	Dallas	75241	Dallas County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 323-4240	319	26	12.2	90.3%	5 (1.6%)	158 (49.5%)	148 (46.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	$14,307			$734			$13,572	14.2	15.6	1670	44
482292002321	1715	Hempstead High School	Public	9-12	801 Donoho	Hempstead	77445	Waller County	Hempstead Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 826-3331	447	38	11.8	74.5%	53 (11.9%)	108 (24.2%)	275 (61.5%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	$15,430			$1,399			$14,031	14.2	13.5	1695	20
482364012211	1716	Houston Math Science And Technology Center	Public	9-12	9400 Irvington	Houston	77076	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-0200	2,644	163	16.2	94.7%	42 (1.6%)	165 (6.2%)	2,425 (91.7%)	1 (0.0%)	6 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.2%)	$9,710			$1,081			$8,629	14.2	9.5	1760	44
481623001304	1717	Lincoln Humanities/Communications Magnet High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	2826 Elsie Faye Heggins St	Dallas	75215	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-7600	661	48	13.7	95.9%	4 (0.6%)	462 (69.9%)	184 (27.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.5%)	$13,038			$2,727			$10,312	14.2	6.3	1822	105
481623001331	1718	Dr L G Pinkston Senior High School	Public	9-12	2815 Bickers St	Dallas	75212	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-2700	1,224	75	16.3	92.2%	17 (1.4%)	318 (26.0%)	871 (71.2%)	8 (0.7%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.5%)	$11,533			$3,068			$8,465	14.1	14.7	1683	35
481317007446	1719	T R U C E Learning Center	Public	7-12	1101 Merritt	Fort Worth	76114	Tarrant County	Castleberry Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 252-2490	17	1	17	94.1%	3 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (82.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,994			$854			$12,140	13.9	84.6	137	1582
480870000249	1720	Sam Houston High School	Public	9-12	2000 Sam Houston Dr	Arlington	76014	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-8200	3,177	204	15.5	91.3%	107 (3.4%)	616 (19.4%)	2,322 (73.1%)	85 (2.7%)	10 (0.3%)	3 (0.1%)	34 (1.1%)	$8,862			$828			$8,033	13.9	12.4	1713	7