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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)
480020911415	841	Yes Prep - East End	Public, Charter	6-12	8401 Lawndale St	Houston	77012	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 967-7800	994	64	15.5	90.5%	9 (0.9%)	4 (0.4%)	979 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$10,148			$1,330			$8,818	53.9	43.6	1090	249
480024112260	842	Harmony Science Academy-Pflugerville	Public, Charter	6-12	1421 Wells Branch Pkwy W Ste	Pflugerville	78660	Travis County	Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 251-5000	795	53	14.8	70.6%	138 (17.4%)	112 (14.1%)	417 (52.5%)	111 (14.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.9%)	$10,373			$944			$9,429	53.9	54.6	814	28
481341000841	843	Centerville Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	813 S Commerce	Centerville	75833	Leon County	Centerville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 536-2935	308	32	9.5	45.1%	231 (75.0%)	24 (7.8%)	41 (13.3%)	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	$15,137			$1,792			$13,345	53.8	67.2	492	351
482526007119	844	Fossil Ridge High School	Public	9-12	4101 Thompson Rd	Keller	76244	Tarrant County	Keller Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 744-1700	2,241	156	14.3	54.4%	612 (27.3%)	387 (17.3%)	798 (35.6%)	282 (12.6%)	8 (0.4%)	7 (0.3%)	147 (6.6%)	$9,984			$863			$9,121	53.8	57.1	741	103
484521005156	845	Westbrook School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	102 Bertner	Westbrook	79565	Mitchell County	Westbrook Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 644-2311	245	18	13.3	47.8%	176 (71.8%)	2 (0.8%)	65 (26.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$16,517			$1,241			$15,275	53.7	52.8	852	7
484572005195	846	Whitney High School	Public	9-12	1400 N Brazos	Whitney	76692	Hill County	Whitney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 694-3457	449	37	12.2	56.6%	299 (66.6%)	17 (3.8%)	112 (24.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.5%)	$12,739			$843			$11,896	53.7	57.1	740	106
482142012690	847	Ywla At Bill Arnold	Public	6-12	1204 E Marshall Dr	Grand Prairie	75051	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 343-7400	501	49	10.2	84.8%	30 (6.0%)	48 (9.6%)	398 (79.4%)	13 (2.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	$9,223			$1,163			$8,060	53.7	68.9	457	390
481611001183	848	Cypress Creek High School	Public	9-12	9815 Grant Rd	Houston	77070	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 897-4200	3,239	219	14.7	63.2%	537 (16.6%)	959 (29.6%)	1,347 (41.6%)	298 (9.2%)	8 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	87 (2.7%)	$9,622			$1,830			$7,792	53.7	52.5	869	21
482919003301	849	Mart High School	Public	7-12	1100 J L Davis Ave	Mart	76664	McLennan County	Mart Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 876-2574	244	22	11.3	72.5%	109 (44.7%)	48 (19.7%)	67 (27.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.2%)	$15,458			$1,778			$13,680	53.6	62.4	630	219
483465003889	850	Perryton High School	Public	9-12	1102 S Jefferson St	Perryton	79070	Ochiltree County	Perryton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 435-3633	588	44	13.4	63.9%	133 (22.6%)	0 (0.0%)	449 (76.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	$10,982			$964			$10,018	53.6	54.6	815	35

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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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Educational resources:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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

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