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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)
482001014188	361	Panther Creek High School	Public	9-12	1875 Pga Pkwy	Frisco	75033	Denton County	Frisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 633-6000	1,166	92	12.6	17.5%	310 (26.6%)	268 (23.0%)	156 (13.4%)	363 (31.1%)	9 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	58 (5.0%)								72.8			(n/a)
482285002317	362	Hedley School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	301 Jones	Hedley	79237	Donley County	Hedley Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 856-5323	101	17	6	79.2%	64 (63.4%)	1 (1.0%)	30 (29.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.9%)	$16,908			$2,058			$14,850	72.7	45.3	1058	696
483720004187	363	Rio Vista High School	Public	9-12	100 Eagle Dr	Rio Vista	76093	Johnson County	Rio Vista Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 460-0767	259	24	10.9	51.4%	191 (73.7%)	3 (1.2%)	56 (21.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	$14,964			$1,324			$13,640	72.7	64.8	561	198
480000906198	364	Wimberley High School	Public	9-12	100 Carney Ln	Wimberley	78676	Hays County	Wimberley Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 847-5729	854	62	13.7	26.7%	594 (69.6%)	6 (0.7%)	220 (25.8%)	3 (0.4%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.8%)	$11,821			$674			$11,147	72.7	72.3	370	6
483039013814	365	Vroonland - Vanguard High School	Public	9-12	4201 Faithom P Lucas Sr Blvd	Mesquite	75181	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 882-0001	1,591	92	17.2	80.4%	169 (10.6%)	223 (14.0%)	1,144 (71.9%)	21 (1.3%)	12 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (1.3%)								72.6			(n/a)
480144113102	366	Great Hearts Monte Vista North	Public, Charter	6-12	319 Mulberry Ave	San Antonio	78212	Bexar County	Great Hearts Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 888-9485	423	33	12.9	22.9%	167 (39.5%)	4 (0.9%)	225 (53.2%)	11 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.5%)	$10,880			$252			$10,627	72.5	68.8	458	92
484140004737	367	Stamford High School	Public	9-12	700 E Reynolds	Stamford	79553	Jones County	Stamford Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 773-2701	183	22	8.3	52.5%	73 (39.9%)	10 (5.5%)	88 (48.1%)	3 (1.6%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.8%)	$20,877			$3,645			$17,232	72.5	67.9	477	110
480147313991	368	University Of Texas At Austin High School	Public, Virtual	9-12	2901 N Ih 35	Austin	78722	Travis County	University Of Texas At Austin High School	No	No	Yes	No	(512) 232-3503	788	28	28.1	18.9%	360 (45.7%)	53 (6.7%)	270 (34.3%)	58 (7.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (5.7%)								72.5	78.4	242	126
480809013109	369	Shadow Creek High School	Public	9-12	11850 Broadway	Pearland	77584	Brazoria County	Alvin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 245-3800	2,582	141	18.2	31.2%	295 (11.4%)	1,072 (41.5%)	471 (18.2%)	655 (25.4%)	6 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	81 (3.1%)	$9,261			$284			$8,977	72.4	67	501	132
483432012697	370	Dr Kirk Lewis Career And Technical High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1348 Genoa Red Bluff	Houston	77034	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 740-5320	1,463	90	16.2	81.1%	80 (5.5%)	46 (3.1%)	1,295 (88.5%)	34 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	6 (0.4%)	$9,926			$796			$9,130	72.4	73.4	342	28

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About our rankings:

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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.