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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)
481254000756	1521	Calvert School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1007 Hanna St	Calvert	77837	Robertson County	Calvert Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 364-2824	147	18	8.1	89.8%	7 (4.8%)	97 (66.0%)	37 (25.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	5 (3.4%)	$15,531			$2,846			$12,685	25	13.1	1703	182
481179000682	1522	Travis B Bryan High School	Public	9-12	3450 Campus Dr	Bryan	77802	Brazos County	Bryan Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 209-2400	2,475	181	13.6	71.6%	546 (22.1%)	412 (16.6%)	1,442 (58.3%)	10 (0.4%)	7 (0.3%)	1 (0.0%)	57 (2.3%)	$11,161			$901			$10,259	25	30	1387	135
482853003223	1523	Lueders-Avoca High School	Public	9-12	8762 Cr 604	Avoca	79503	Jones County	Lueders-Avoca Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 773-2785	27	7	3.6	74.1%	18 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (25.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (7.4%)	$24,785			$2,568			$22,217	25	58.9	699	824
482613002936	1524	La Joya High School	Public	9-12	604 N Coyote Blvd	La Joya	78560	Hidalgo County	La Joya Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-2330	2,624	224	11.7	98.8%	3 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2,619 (99.8%)	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	$13,104			$1,139			$11,964	24.8	21.1	1577	53
482739003079	1525	Liberty-Eylau High School	Public	9-12	2905 Leopard Dr	Texarkana	75501	Bowie County	Liberty-Eylau Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 832-1535	536	65	8.2	80.6%	165 (30.8%)	302 (56.3%)	35 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.9%)	$14,576			$1,276			$13,300	24.7	36.8	1243	282
480783000103	1526	Elsik High School	Public	9-12	12601 High Star	Houston	77072	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 498-8110	4,119	237	17.3	81.4%	103 (2.5%)	1,020 (24.8%)	2,616 (63.5%)	321 (7.8%)	41 (1.0%)	6 (0.1%)	12 (0.3%)	$10,575			$1,999			$8,575	24.7	21.6	1567	41
484233012581	1527	Fred W Edwards Academy Aec	Public	9-12	300 S 27th St	Temple	76504	Bell County	Temple Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 215-6944	89	6	15.6	69.7%	12 (13.5%)	23 (25.8%)	47 (52.8%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	5 (5.6%)	$10,860			$243			$10,617	24.7	6.8	1809	282
480021112940	1528	Idea Montopolis College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	1701 Vargas Rd	Austin	78741	Travis County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 646-2800	753	41	18.4	92.8%	28 (3.7%)	30 (4.0%)	692 (91.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,904			$1,375			$9,529	24.7	42.5	1123	405
481623001324	1529	North Dallas High School	Public	9-12	3120 N Haskell Ave	Dallas	75204	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-1500	1,276	83	15.2	88.4%	31 (2.4%)	350 (27.4%)	864 (67.7%)	17 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (0.9%)	$10,719			$2,424			$8,295	24.7	33.1	1322	207
482247002260	1530	Harlandale High School	Public	9-12	114 E Gerald Ave	San Antonio	78214	Bexar County	Harlandale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 989-1000	1,611	115	14	81.5%	18 (1.1%)	13 (0.8%)	1,578 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$12,039			$1,404			$10,635	24.7	23.1	1537	7

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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.