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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)
481095000559	1481	Bovina High School	Public	9-12	500 Halsell St	Bovina	79009	Parmer County	Bovina Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 251-1317	143	18	8	87.4%	9 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	134 (93.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,411			$1,532			$14,879	26.5	25.1	1493	12
480026414121	1482	KIPP East End High School	Public, Charter	9-12	5402 Lawndale St	Houston	77023	Harris County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 879-3100	601	42	14.4	90.0%	1 (0.2%)	36 (6.0%)	557 (92.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$11,989			$488			$11,501	26.5			(n/a)
484228004808	1483	Taylor High School	Public	9-12	355 Fm 973	Taylor	76574	Williamson County	Taylor Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 365-1291	923	70	13.1	61.1%	246 (26.7%)	77 (8.3%)	573 (62.1%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	18 (2.0%)	$12,303			$1,278			$11,024	26.4	18.9	1614	131
482916003292	1484	Marshall High School	Public	9-12	1900 Maverick Dr	Marshall	75670	Harrison County	Marshall Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 927-8800	1,411	92	15.3	72.3%	317 (22.5%)	452 (32.0%)	571 (40.5%)	10 (0.7%)	17 (1.2%)	2 (0.1%)	42 (3.0%)	$10,658			$1,801			$8,857	26.4	22.8	1546	62
481299000785	1485	Carrizo Springs High School	Public	9-12	335 Fm Rd 1917	Carrizo Springs	78834	Dimmit County	Carrizo Springs Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 876-9393	574	46	12.3	78.4%	19 (3.3%)	2 (0.3%)	546 (95.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$15,056			$1,781			$13,275	26.3	27.7	1433	52
481815013735	1486	Steam At The Fine Arts Academy	Public, Magnet	9-12	607 SW 34th St	San Antonio	78237	Bexar County	Edgewood Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 898-4200	261	21	12.2	89.7%	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.8%)	255 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$13,127			$1,660			$11,467	26.3	38.8	1201	285
482685011951	1487	Lasara High School	Public	9-12	11932 Jones St	Lasara	78580	Willacy County	Lasara Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 642-3271	101	14	6.9	79.2%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	101 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,511			$4,568			$14,943	26.3	32.5	1335	152
480026412354	1488	KIPP University Prep High School	Public, Charter	9-12	239 Stark St	San Antonio	78204	Bexar County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 290-8720	734	59	12.4	88.7%	17 (2.3%)	32 (4.4%)	680 (92.6%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,357			$949			$10,408	26.2	28.7	1411	77
481623001383	1489	W T White High School	Public	9-12	4505 Ridgeside Dr	Dallas	75244	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-6200	2,074	137	15.1	86.7%	88 (4.2%)	220 (10.6%)	1,711 (82.5%)	28 (1.4%)	15 (0.7%)	1 (0.0%)	11 (0.5%)	$9,937			$2,866			$7,072	26.2	22.7	1548	59
481482000981	1490	Commerce High School	Public	9-12	3800 Sregit Dr	Commerce	75428	Hunt County	Commerce Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 886-3756	485	41	11.8	73.2%	200 (41.2%)	118 (24.3%)	132 (27.2%)	4 (0.8%)	4 (0.8%)	4 (0.8%)	23 (4.7%)	$13,035			$2,031			$11,005	26.1	33.6	1307	183

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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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Educational resources:

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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.