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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
482142013031	41	Grand Prairie Collegiate Institute	Public, Charter	6-12	1502 College St	Grand Prairie	75050	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 343-3120	386	25	15.4	57.5%	32 (8.3%)	80 (20.7%)	245 (63.5%)	19 (4.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$9,378	$1,072	$8,306	91.3	94.4	13	28
483715000429	42	South Texas Independent School District (Isd) Science Academy	Public, Magnet	9-12	900 Med High Dr	Mercedes	78570	Hidalgo County	South Texas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 565-4620	846	56	15.1	50.5%	73 (8.6%)	13 (1.5%)	698 (82.5%)	56 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	$12,985	$1,090	$11,895	91.2	88.7	72	30
480006408059	43	Chaparral Star Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	14046 Summit Dr	Austin	78728	Travis County	Chaparral Star Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 989-2672	360	23	15.3		134 (37.2%)	26 (7.2%)	77 (21.4%)	92 (25.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.1%)	$6,959	$08	$6,952	91.2	89.9	57	14
484347013613	44	Tyler Independent School District (Isd) Early College High School	Public	9-12	2800 W Shaw St	Tyler	75701	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-3098	444	21	21.2	76.8%	70 (15.8%)	69 (15.5%)	282 (63.5%)	14 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	$7,128	$767	$6,361	91.1	92.4	31	13
481623010561	45	Irma Rangel Young Women's Leadership School	Public, Magnet	6-12	1718 Robert B Cullum Blvd	Dallas	75210	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-5200	610	35	17.4	77.2%	42 (6.9%)	34 (5.6%)	508 (83.3%)	13 (2.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.6%)	$9,771	$1,168	$8,602	91.1	93.9	16	29
481623005441	46	Rosie Sorrells Education And Social Services High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1201 E Eighth St	Dallas	75203	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-5940	171	17	10	76.6%	7 (4.1%)	33 (19.3%)	129 (75.4%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$13,631	$1,791	$11,840	91	85.5	122	76
480003012221	47	Uplift Education-North Hills Prep High School	Public, Charter	9-12	606 E Royal Ln	Irving	75039	Dallas County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 501-0645	513	33	15.6	27.3%	40 (7.8%)	28 (5.5%)	101 (19.7%)	330 (64.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.5%)	$12,051	$405	$11,645	91	89.1	65	18
483222003573	48	Nazareth School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	101 S First St	Nazareth	79063	Castro County	Nazareth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 945-2231	247	21	11.5	20.6%	213 (86.2%)	1 (0.4%)	26 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	$10,752	$1,187	$9,565	91	86.8	98	50
481776001549	49	Westlake High School	Public	9-12	4100 Westbank Dr	Austin	78746	Travis County	Eanes Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 732-9280	2,811	196	14.3		1,744 (62.0%)	26 (0.9%)	463 (16.5%)	406 (14.4%)	3 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	168 (6.0%)	$9,824	$202	$9,621	90.9	90.6	47	2
482253013014	50	Harlingen School Of Health Professions	Public	8-12	2302 N 21st St	Harlingen	78550	Cameron County	Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(956) 430-4078	377	32	11.8	58.6%	13 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	353 (93.6%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$10,699	$1,127	$9,572	90.9	88.3	80	30

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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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No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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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.

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)
482142013031	41	Grand Prairie Collegiate Institute	Public, Charter	6-12	1502 College St	Grand Prairie	75050	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 343-3120	386	25	15.4	57.5%	32 (8.3%)	80 (20.7%)	245 (63.5%)	19 (4.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$9,378			$1,072			$8,306	91.3	94.4	13	28
483715000429	42	South Texas Independent School District (Isd) Science Academy	Public, Magnet	9-12	900 Med High Dr	Mercedes	78570	Hidalgo County	South Texas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 565-4620	846	56	15.1	50.5%	73 (8.6%)	13 (1.5%)	698 (82.5%)	56 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	$12,985			$1,090			$11,895	91.2	88.7	72	30
480006408059	43	Chaparral Star Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	14046 Summit Dr	Austin	78728	Travis County	Chaparral Star Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 989-2672	360	23	15.3		134 (37.2%)	26 (7.2%)	77 (21.4%)	92 (25.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.1%)	$6,959			$08			$6,952	91.2	89.9	57	14
484347013613	44	Tyler Independent School District (Isd) Early College High School	Public	9-12	2800 W Shaw St	Tyler	75701	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-3098	444	21	21.2	76.8%	70 (15.8%)	69 (15.5%)	282 (63.5%)	14 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	$7,128			$767			$6,361	91.1	92.4	31	13
481623010561	45	Irma Rangel Young Women's Leadership School	Public, Magnet	6-12	1718 Robert B Cullum Blvd	Dallas	75210	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-5200	610	35	17.4	77.2%	42 (6.9%)	34 (5.6%)	508 (83.3%)	13 (2.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.6%)	$9,771			$1,168			$8,602	91.1	93.9	16	29
481623005441	46	Rosie Sorrells Education And Social Services High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1201 E Eighth St	Dallas	75203	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-5940	171	17	10	76.6%	7 (4.1%)	33 (19.3%)	129 (75.4%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$13,631			$1,791			$11,840	91	85.5	122	76
480003012221	47	Uplift Education-North Hills Prep High School	Public, Charter	9-12	606 E Royal Ln	Irving	75039	Dallas County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 501-0645	513	33	15.6	27.3%	40 (7.8%)	28 (5.5%)	101 (19.7%)	330 (64.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.5%)	$12,051			$405			$11,645	91	89.1	65	18
483222003573	48	Nazareth School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	101 S First St	Nazareth	79063	Castro County	Nazareth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 945-2231	247	21	11.5	20.6%	213 (86.2%)	1 (0.4%)	26 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	$10,752			$1,187			$9,565	91	86.8	98	50
481776001549	49	Westlake High School	Public	9-12	4100 Westbank Dr	Austin	78746	Travis County	Eanes Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 732-9280	2,811	196	14.3		1,744 (62.0%)	26 (0.9%)	463 (16.5%)	406 (14.4%)	3 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	168 (6.0%)	$9,824			$202			$9,621	90.9	90.6	47	2
482253013014	50	Harlingen School Of Health Professions	Public	8-12	2302 N 21st St	Harlingen	78550	Cameron County	Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(956) 430-4078	377	32	11.8	58.6%	13 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	353 (93.6%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$10,699			$1,127			$9,572	90.9	88.3	80	30