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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
480783015742	11	Kerr High School	Public	9-12	8150 Sugarland Howell	Houston	77083	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 983-8484	806	38	20.9	70.5%	41 (5.1%)	117 (14.5%)	247 (30.6%)	386 (47.9%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.9%)	$10,264	$1,967	$8,297	94.7	92.8	27	16
481473014081	12	Hill Country College Prep High School	Public	9-12	3615 Mustang Vista	Bulverde	78163	Comal County	Comal Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 221-2000	174	16	10.5	20.1%	87 (50.0%)	9 (5.2%)	62 (35.6%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	13 (7.5%)	$34,130	$1,661	$32,470	94.6			(n/a)
481623011197	13	Trinidad Garza Early College At Mt View	Public	9-12	4849 Illinois Ave Ste W53a	Dallas	75211	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 860-3680	456	22	20.5	90.6%	9 (2.0%)	21 (4.6%)	425 (93.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,714	$1,246	$8,468	94.6	91.6	37	24
481623005444	14	Judge Barefoot Sanders Law Magnet	Public, Magnet	9-12	1201 E Eighth St	Dallas	75203	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-5920	480	24	20	83.1%	28 (5.8%)	70 (14.6%)	359 (74.8%)	17 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	$9,251	$818	$8,433	94.4	94.7	11	3
482850011896	15	Talkington School For Young Women Leaders	Public, Magnet	6-12	415 N Ivory Ave	Lubbock	79403	Lubbock County	Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 219-2200	456	33	14	46.1%	158 (34.6%)	50 (11.0%)	212 (46.5%)	17 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.9%)	$9,590	$1,108	$8,482	94.2	90.1	54	39
483312006023	16	Health Careers High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	4646 Hamilton Wolfe	San Antonio	78229	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-5400	921	52	17.7	26.7%	136 (14.8%)	44 (4.8%)	439 (47.7%)	262 (28.4%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	36 (3.9%)	$8,303	$438	$7,865	94.1	95	9	7
483057012458	17	Early College H S At Midland College	Public	9-12	3600 N Garfield Allison Fine	Midland	79705	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 685-4641	351	17	20.6	43.0%	71 (20.2%)	44 (12.5%)	202 (57.5%)	31 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$7,754	$575	$7,178	94	92.9	25	8
482253011541	18	Harlingen Collegiate High School	Public	9-12	2901 Medical Dr	Harlingen	78550	Cameron County	Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(956) 430-9690	360	22	16.5	55.0%	32 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	322 (89.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$8,022	$888	$7,133	94	93.8	17	1
481623001273	19	School Of Health Professions	Public, Magnet	9-12	1201 E Eighth St	Dallas	75203	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-5930	491	26	18.8	79.8%	15 (3.1%)	77 (15.7%)	385 (78.4%)	10 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$9,775	$757	$9,018	93.5	94.7	10	9
481473012564	20	Memorial Early College High School	Public	9-12	1419 N Business 35	New Braunfels	78130	Comal County	Comal Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 221-2900	307	22	13.9	30.0%	159 (51.8%)	5 (1.6%)	109 (35.5%)	13 (4.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.5%)	$8,570	$527	$8,043	93.5	93.1	22	2

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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)
480783015742	11	Kerr High School	Public	9-12	8150 Sugarland Howell	Houston	77083	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 983-8484	806	38	20.9	70.5%	41 (5.1%)	117 (14.5%)	247 (30.6%)	386 (47.9%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.9%)	$10,264			$1,967			$8,297	94.7	92.8	27	16
481473014081	12	Hill Country College Prep High School	Public	9-12	3615 Mustang Vista	Bulverde	78163	Comal County	Comal Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 221-2000	174	16	10.5	20.1%	87 (50.0%)	9 (5.2%)	62 (35.6%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	13 (7.5%)	$34,130			$1,661			$32,470	94.6			(n/a)
481623011197	13	Trinidad Garza Early College At Mt View	Public	9-12	4849 Illinois Ave Ste W53a	Dallas	75211	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 860-3680	456	22	20.5	90.6%	9 (2.0%)	21 (4.6%)	425 (93.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,714			$1,246			$8,468	94.6	91.6	37	24
481623005444	14	Judge Barefoot Sanders Law Magnet	Public, Magnet	9-12	1201 E Eighth St	Dallas	75203	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-5920	480	24	20	83.1%	28 (5.8%)	70 (14.6%)	359 (74.8%)	17 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	$9,251			$818			$8,433	94.4	94.7	11	3
482850011896	15	Talkington School For Young Women Leaders	Public, Magnet	6-12	415 N Ivory Ave	Lubbock	79403	Lubbock County	Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 219-2200	456	33	14	46.1%	158 (34.6%)	50 (11.0%)	212 (46.5%)	17 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.9%)	$9,590			$1,108			$8,482	94.2	90.1	54	39
483312006023	16	Health Careers High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	4646 Hamilton Wolfe	San Antonio	78229	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-5400	921	52	17.7	26.7%	136 (14.8%)	44 (4.8%)	439 (47.7%)	262 (28.4%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	36 (3.9%)	$8,303			$438			$7,865	94.1	95	9	7
483057012458	17	Early College H S At Midland College	Public	9-12	3600 N Garfield Allison Fine	Midland	79705	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 685-4641	351	17	20.6	43.0%	71 (20.2%)	44 (12.5%)	202 (57.5%)	31 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$7,754			$575			$7,178	94	92.9	25	8
482253011541	18	Harlingen Collegiate High School	Public	9-12	2901 Medical Dr	Harlingen	78550	Cameron County	Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(956) 430-9690	360	22	16.5	55.0%	32 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	322 (89.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$8,022			$888			$7,133	94	93.8	17	1
481623001273	19	School Of Health Professions	Public, Magnet	9-12	1201 E Eighth St	Dallas	75203	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-5930	491	26	18.8	79.8%	15 (3.1%)	77 (15.7%)	385 (78.4%)	10 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$9,775			$757			$9,018	93.5	94.7	10	9
481473012564	20	Memorial Early College High School	Public	9-12	1419 N Business 35	New Braunfels	78130	Comal County	Comal Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 221-2900	307	22	13.9	30.0%	159 (51.8%)	5 (1.6%)	109 (35.5%)	13 (4.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.5%)	$8,570			$527			$8,043	93.5	93.1	22	2