Best High Schools in Texas

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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)
484545005171	331	White Deer High School	Public	6-12	604 S Doucette	White Deer	79097	Carson County	White Deer Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 883-2311	156	17	9.3	51.9%	124 (79.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	$11,876			$1,272			$10,604	73.9	78.5	238	93
483444003863	332	Pearland High School	Public	9-12	3775 S Main St	Pearland	77581	Brazoria County	Pearland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 997-7445	3,400	193	17.5	37.6%	1,210 (35.6%)	444 (13.1%)	1,416 (41.6%)	212 (6.2%)	9 (0.3%)	4 (0.1%)	105 (3.1%)	$10,094			$965			$9,129	73.9	73.3	347	15
484119004709	333	Spring Hill High School	Public	9-12	2800 E George Richey	Longview	75605	Gregg County	Spring Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 446-3338	611	46	13.2	37.0%	396 (64.8%)	60 (9.8%)	114 (18.7%)	9 (1.5%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.4%)	$10,771			$656			$10,114	73.9	71.2	404	71
483589004061	334	Pringle-Morse Schools	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	100 S Fifth St	Morse	79062	Hansford County	Pringle-Morse Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 733-2507	119	18	6.7	68.9%	46 (38.7%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (60.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$16,989			$2,332			$14,658	73.8			(n/a)
482319002353	335	Highland School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	6625 Fm 608	Roscoe	79545	Nolan County	Highland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 766-3652	222	23	9.7	24.3%	194 (87.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,407			$1,548			$14,859	73.8	77.9	256	79
482426002703	336	Iowa Park High School	Public	9-12	1 Bob Dawson Dr	Iowa Park	76367	Wichita County	Iowa Park Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 592-2144	541	51	10.6	39.0%	441 (81.5%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (13.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.3%)	$12,642			$508			$12,134	73.8	72.1	378	42
480142712863	337	Ut Tyler University Academy At Palestine	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	100 University Blvd	Palestine	75803	Anderson County	Ut Tyler University Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 727-2326	233	17	13.5		121 (51.9%)	25 (10.7%)	55 (23.6%)	19 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.6%)	$8,617			$531			$8,087	73.7	89.8	58	279
481869001749	338	Eula High School	Public	9-12	6040 F M 603	Clyde	79510	Callahan County	Eula Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 529-3605	105	16	6.5	31.4%	79 (75.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (20.0%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	2 (1.9%)	$22,695			$2,048			$20,647	73.7	74.2	324	14
482364013032	339	South Early College High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1930 Airport Blvd	Houston	77051	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 732-3623	416	22	18.7	77.4%	7 (1.7%)	145 (34.9%)	258 (62.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	$8,838			$976			$7,861	73.7	66.4	520	181
482658013110	340	Fulshear High School	Public	9-12	9302 Charger Way	Fulshear	77441	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 223-5000	2,897	133	21.8	28.9%	948 (32.7%)	660 (22.8%)	901 (31.1%)	255 (8.8%)	6 (0.2%)	5 (0.2%)	122 (4.2%)	$9,210			$864			$8,346	73.6	74.3	322	18

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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.