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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)
480145613454	131	Trivium Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2205 E Hebron Pkwy	Carrollton	75010	Denton County	Trivium Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 854-9007	661	46	14.4		295 (44.6%)	39 (5.9%)	145 (21.9%)	134 (20.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	46 (7.0%)	$9,477			$210			$9,267	84.8	72.4	369	238
482526002822	132	Keller High School	Public	9-12	601 N Pate Orr Rd	Keller	76248	Tarrant County	Keller Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 744-1400	3,023	180	16.7	8.6%	1,998 (66.1%)	128 (4.2%)	463 (15.3%)	253 (8.4%)	13 (0.4%)	1 (0.0%)	167 (5.5%)	$8,751			$737			$8,014	84.8	84.5	138	6
483240013059	133	Infinity Early College High School	Public	9-12	26751 Sorters Rd	Porter	77365	Montgomery County	New Caney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 577-8600	384	21	18	69.8%	58 (15.1%)	19 (4.9%)	285 (74.2%)	11 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	$9,117			$813			$8,303	84.8	87.9	87	46
480140512741	134	Harmony School Of Innovation-Sugar Land	Public, Charter	9-12	13738 Old Richmond Rd	Sugar Land	77498	Fort Bend County	Harmony Public Schools - Houston West	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 302-6445	855	53	16.2	54.2%	153 (17.9%)	176 (20.6%)	155 (18.1%)	355 (41.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.8%)	$10,652			$949			$9,703	84.8	82.3	171	37
480140513426	135	Harmony School Of Innovation - Katy	Public, Charter	8-12	21650 Bellaire Blvd	Katy	77407	Fort Bend County	Harmony Public Schools - Houston West	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 392-9000	788	48	16.4	54.8%	156 (19.8%)	265 (33.6%)	156 (19.8%)	192 (24.4%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	14 (1.8%)	$9,873			$780			$9,093	84.8	85.4	124	11
482751003091	136	Lindale High School	Public	9-12	920 E Hubbard	Lindale	75771	Smith County	Lindale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 882-6138	1,289	93	13.9	39.5%	887 (68.8%)	66 (5.1%)	251 (19.5%)	19 (1.5%)	9 (0.7%)	3 (0.2%)	54 (4.2%)	$10,866			$768			$10,099	84.6	82.9	162	26
482016001965	137	Robert G Cole Middle/High School	Public	6-12	4001 Winans Rd	San Antonio	78234	Bexar County	Ft Sam Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 368-8730	788	73	10.7	15.9%	270 (34.3%)	124 (15.7%)	268 (34.0%)	21 (2.7%)	8 (1.0%)	11 (1.4%)	86 (10.9%)	$18,443			$1,450			$16,993	84.6	80.1	207	70
480867008769	138	Argyle High School	Public	9-12	6601 Canyon Falls Dr	Flower Mound	76226	Denton County	Argyle Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 262-7777	1,528	101	15.1		1,034 (67.7%)	41 (2.7%)	246 (16.1%)	127 (8.3%)	7 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	71 (4.6%)	$10,287			$635			$9,652	84.6	85.8	113	25
482235002243	139	Happy High School	Public	7-12	500 NW 3rd	Happy	79042	Swisher County	Happy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 558-5311	130	17	7.5	30.0%	98 (75.4%)	4 (3.1%)	22 (16.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.6%)	$14,117			$807			$13,310	84.6	84	146	7
484653005295	140	Wylie High School	Public	9-12	2550 W Fm 544	Wylie	75098	Collin County	Wylie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 429-3100	3,095	174	17.7	24.9%	1,251 (40.4%)	491 (15.9%)	624 (20.2%)	570 (18.4%)	16 (0.5%)	10 (0.3%)	133 (4.3%)	$10,515			$402			$10,113	84.4	83.8	151	11

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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.