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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)
482097002091	1181	Gold Burg School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	468 Prater Rd	Bowie	76230	Montague County	Gold Burg Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 872-3562	155	16	9.9	56.8%	113 (72.9%)	3 (1.9%)	30 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.8%)	$14,721			$1,619			$13,103	39.6	51.5	890	291
480020912692	1182	Yes Prep - Northside	Public, Charter	6-12	5215 Jensen Dr	Houston	77026	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 924-0400	948	61	15.4	94.3%	11 (1.2%)	66 (7.0%)	864 (91.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.6%)	$10,233			$1,404			$8,828	39.4	37.8	1222	40
483726004190	1183	River Road High School	Public	9-12	101 W Mobley	Amarillo	79108	Potter County	River Road Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 383-8867	387	37	10.3	56.1%	237 (61.2%)	10 (2.6%)	124 (32.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	$13,035			$1,031			$12,004	39.4	47.8	989	194
481707012520	1184	Dickinson Continuation Center	Public	8-12	2805 Oak Park	Dickinson	77539	Galveston County	Dickinson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 229-6350	85	6	15.3	71.8%	23 (27.1%)	14 (16.5%)	46 (54.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	$12,036			$389			$11,647	39.4	50.1	929	255
482025001989	1185	North Shore Senior High	Public	9-12	353 N Castlegory	Houston	77049	Harris County	Galena Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 386-4100	4,534	280	16.1	87.8%	160 (3.5%)	1,038 (22.9%)	3,259 (71.9%)	33 (0.7%)	14 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (0.7%)	$11,839			$1,130			$10,709	39.4	36.2	1261	76
481833001724	1186	Electra Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	200 W Anderson	Electra	76360	Wichita County	Electra Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 432-3812	198	23	8.7	64.1%	144 (72.7%)	17 (8.6%)	26 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.1%)	$16,752			$1,101			$15,651	39.4	62.9	619	567
480998000468	1187	Benjamin School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	303 E Hayes St	Benjamin	79505	Knox County	Benjamin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 459-2231	104	17	6.1	70.2%	57 (54.8%)	1 (1.0%)	42 (40.4%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.9%)	$15,490			$1,270			$14,220	39.3	63.2	611	576
480001100128	1188	Alvarado High School	Public	9-12	1301 S Pkwy	Alvarado	76009	Johnson County	Alvarado Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 783-6940	1,200	76	15.7	63.3%	543 (45.3%)	46 (3.8%)	560 (46.7%)	4 (0.3%)	8 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (3.3%)	$9,885			$926			$8,959	39.3	40.6	1161	27
483486011513	1189	Psja Southwest Early College High School	Public	9-12	300 E Javelina Dr	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2480	1,597	127	12.5	96.3%	16 (1.0%)	3 (0.2%)	1,572 (98.4%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,892			$2,801			$11,091	39.3	35.7	1271	82
484248004854	1190	Texas High School	Public	9-12	4001 Summerhill Rd	Texarkana	75503	Bowie County	Texarkana Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 794-3891	1,762	162	10.8	66.7%	595 (33.8%)	724 (41.1%)	324 (18.4%)	21 (1.2%)	7 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	90 (5.1%)	$11,125			$1,227			$9,898	39.3	45.2	1059	131

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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.