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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)
481305000806	1381	Turner High School	Public	9-12	1600 Josey Ln	Carrollton	75006	Dallas County	Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 968-5400	2,010	144	13.9	69.7%	180 (9.0%)	99 (4.9%)	1,559 (77.6%)	130 (6.5%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (1.9%)	$10,479			$1,208			$9,270	31.2	29.1	1405	24
483580004055	1382	Presidio High School	Public	9-12	1000 E Hwy 170	Presidio	79845	Presidio County	Presidio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 229-1100	390	30	13	92.8%	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	380 (97.4%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,165			$874			$12,292	31.1	50.2	927	455
480029213499	1383	Harmony School Of Innovation - Waco	Public, Charter	6-12	1100 S Valley Mills Dr	Beverly Hills	76711	McLennan County	Harmony Public Schools - North Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 235-0321	606	39	15.6	83.0%	69 (11.4%)	53 (8.7%)	460 (75.9%)	7 (1.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.3%)	$9,084			$832			$8,252	31.1	30.4	1378	5
480000101146	1384	Crosbyton Consolidated Independent School District Pre K-12	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	204 S Harrison	Crosbyton	79322	Crosby County	Crosbyton Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 675-7331	308	30	10.1	89.6%	62 (20.1%)	5 (1.6%)	237 (76.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$16,376			$1,098			$15,278	31	19.1	1610	226
480016313959	1385	El Paso Classical Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	8960 Escobar Dr	El Paso	79907	El Paso County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 316-3663	263	21	12.4	76.8%	8 (3.0%)	6 (2.3%)	248 (94.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,777			$408			$10,369	31	19.8	1598	213
481591001155	1386	Crowley High School	Public	9-12	1005 W Main St	Crowley	76036	Tarrant County	Crowley Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 297-5810	2,492	175	14.2	74.2%	265 (10.6%)	1,163 (46.7%)	884 (35.5%)	70 (2.8%)	13 (0.5%)	4 (0.2%)	93 (3.7%)	$10,703			$568			$10,135	31	31.4	1359	27
484467005087	1387	Waskom High School	Public	9-12	980 School Ave	Waskom	75692	Harrison County	Waskom Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 687-3361	241	29	8.2	63.9%	109 (45.2%)	49 (20.3%)	62 (25.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.3%)	$14,128			$1,243			$12,886	30.9	50.8	912	475
480026412977	1388	KIPP Northeast College Preparatory	Public, Charter	9-12	9680 Mesa Dr	Houston	77078	Harris County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 230-0567	579	41	14.1	93.8%	3 (0.5%)	196 (33.9%)	374 (64.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	$11,500			$916			$10,584	30.9	27.3	1437	49
481773007986	1389	C C Winn High School	Public	9-12	265 Foster Maldonado Blvd	Eagle Pass	78852	Maverick County	Eagle Pass Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 757-0828	1,935	113	17.1	84.1%	7 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1,859 (96.1%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,595			$1,516			$8,079	30.9	39.2	1192	197
480024112424	1390	Harmony School Of Excellence - Austin	Public, Charter	6-12	2100 E St Elmo Rd	Austin	78744	Travis County	Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 693-0000	558	38	14.6	87.1%	27 (4.8%)	22 (3.9%)	500 (89.6%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$11,092			$1,125			$9,968	30.8	26.2	1469	79

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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.