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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)
482721003054	1111	Leonard High School	Public	9-12	1002 N Poplar St	Leonard	75452	Fannin County	Leonard Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 587-3556	255	29	8.9	60.4%	170 (66.7%)	2 (0.8%)	59 (23.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.6%)	$13,971			$1,195			$12,775	42.7	49.7	934	177
484496005125	1112	Weslaco High School	Public	9-12	1005 W Pike Ave	Weslaco	78596	Hidalgo County	Weslaco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 969-6700	2,707	163	16.6	74.3%	35 (1.3%)	5 (0.2%)	2,664 (98.4%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,394			$1,088			$9,306	42.6	33.9	1299	187
482181002202	1113	Groesbeck High School	Public	9-12	1202 N Ellis	Groesbeck	76642	Limestone County	Groesbeck Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 729-4101	499	39	12.8	57.5%	267 (53.5%)	60 (12.0%)	152 (30.5%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.8%)	$14,576			$1,358			$13,219	42.6	54.7	810	303
483498003932	1114	Pine Tree High School	Public	9-12	1005 W Fairmont St	Longview	75604	Gregg County	Pine Tree Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 295-5031	1,258	92	13.7	60.0%	401 (31.9%)	265 (21.1%)	495 (39.3%)	19 (1.5%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	73 (5.8%)	$10,202			$1,191			$9,011	42.6	41.8	1138	24
482460002756	1115	Jarrell High School	Public	9-12	1100 W Fm 487	Jarrell	76537	Williamson County	Jarrell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 746-2188	957	67	14.3	59.6%	267 (27.9%)	96 (10.0%)	536 (56.0%)	12 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.5%)	41 (4.3%)	$10,600			$620			$9,980	42.6	37.5	1231	116
480021113673	1116	Idea Tres Lagos College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	5200 Tres Lagos Blvd	McAllen	78504	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 287-6900	644	36	17.9	80.0%	37 (5.7%)	8 (1.2%)	592 (91.9%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,385			$1,843			$9,542	42.6			(n/a)
483288003624	1117	Nordheim School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	500 N Broadway	Nordheim	78141	DeWitt County	Nordheim Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 938-5211	126	17	7.4	61.1%	64 (50.8%)	3 (2.4%)	56 (44.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	$16,051			$1,226			$14,826	42.5	55	800	317
483678004111	1118	Refugio High School	Public	9-12	212 W Vance St	Refugio	78377	Refugio County	Refugio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 526-2344	218	19	11.7	69.7%	49 (22.5%)	26 (11.9%)	142 (65.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$20,764			$4,115			$16,650	42.5	44.7	1069	49
482769003105	1119	Lit Cypr-Mrceville High School	Public	9-12	7327 N Hwy 87	Orange	77632	Orange County	Little Cypress-Mauriceville Consolidated Independent School	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 886-5821	1,015	76	13.3	55.3%	744 (73.3%)	69 (6.8%)	135 (13.3%)	17 (1.7%)	8 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	39 (3.8%)	$10,197			$834			$9,363	42.4	43.3	1102	17
481264000762	1120	Cameron Yoe High School	Public	9-12	303 E 12th St	Cameron	76520	Milam County	Cameron Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 697-3902	475	40	11.7	70.3%	147 (30.9%)	72 (15.2%)	246 (51.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	$11,241			$1,039			$10,202	42.4	35.6	1273	153

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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.