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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)
482028001996	1501	Ball High School	Public	9-12	4115 Ave O	Galveston	77550	Galveston County	Galveston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 766-5700	1,951	119	16.4	74.9%	526 (27.0%)	436 (22.3%)	898 (46.0%)	36 (1.8%)	5 (0.3%)	4 (0.2%)	46 (2.4%)	$11,524			$1,120			$10,403	25.8	23.9	1518	17
482010001962	1502	Ft Davis School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	401 W Webster Ave	Fort Davis	79734	Jeff Davis County	Ft Davis Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 426-4444	263	26	10	46.0%	127 (48.3%)	0 (0.0%)	128 (48.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	$15,222			$1,804			$13,418	25.8	34.8	1280	222
482364008815	1503	Chavez High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	8501 Howard	Houston	77017	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 495-6950	2,006	128	15.6	93.4%	18 (0.9%)	142 (7.1%)	1,774 (88.4%)	64 (3.2%)	1 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	6 (0.3%)	$10,054			$1,154			$8,900	25.8	19.6	1601	98
482566002871	1504	Killeen High School	Public	9-12	500 N 38th St	Killeen	76543	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 336-7208	2,166	125	17.3	78.3%	255 (11.8%)	780 (36.0%)	895 (41.3%)	27 (1.2%)	12 (0.6%)	43 (2.0%)	154 (7.1%)	$9,263			$1,002			$8,261	25.8	26.5	1458	46
480017912180	1505	Jubilee - Lake View University Prep	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	325 Castroville Rd	San Antonio	78207	Bexar County	Jubilee Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 963-3900	566	32	17.8	95.4%	18 (3.2%)	9 (1.6%)	530 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	$11,230			$2,608			$8,622	25.5	27.2	1441	64
482793003132	1506	Lohn School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1112 Fm 504	Lohn	76852	McCulloch County	Lohn Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 344-5749	109	14	8	76.1%	58 (53.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (43.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.7%)	$18,481			$918			$17,563	25.4	51.4	893	613
480003013482	1507	Uplift Mighty High School	Public, Charter	9-12	3700 Mighty Mite Dr	Fort Worth	76105	Tarrant County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 288-3800	412	27	15.3	89.3%	3 (0.7%)	69 (16.7%)	330 (80.1%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	$11,344			$769			$10,576	25.4	20.8	1580	73
482970003346	1508	McCamey High School	Public	9-12	1100 S Burleson Ave	McCamey	79752	Upton County	McCamey Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 652-3666	139	15	9	48.9%	26 (18.7%)	1 (0.7%)	108 (77.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	$21,113			$2,113			$19,000	25.4	25.2	1492	16
484110004682	1509	Northbrook High School	Public	9-12	1 Raider Cir	Houston	77080	Harris County	Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 251-2800	2,598	127	20.5	90.6%	66 (2.5%)	108 (4.2%)	2,370 (91.2%)	22 (0.8%)	11 (0.4%)	1 (0.0%)	20 (0.8%)	$11,510			$639			$10,871	25.4	22.6	1553	44
480020408506	1510	Inspired Vision Academy Secondary	Public, Charter	7-12	8501 Bruton Rd	Dallas	75217	Dallas County	Inspired Vision Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 285-5758	595	41	14.5	99.0%	14 (2.4%)	12 (2.0%)	566 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	$11,217			$1,379			$9,838	25.4	19.8	1599	89

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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.