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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)
481773001538	1001	Eagle Pass High School	Public	9-12	2020 2nd St	Eagle Pass	78852	Maverick County	Eagle Pass Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 773-2381	2,306	125	18.4	71.5%	20 (0.9%)	6 (0.3%)	2,268 (98.4%)	5 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	$9,204			$1,322			$7,882	47.1	52.6	867	134
481023000489	1002	Haltom High School	Public	9-12	5501 N Haltom Rd	Haltom City	76137	Tarrant County	Birdville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 547-6000	2,755	170	16.1	70.0%	541 (19.6%)	256 (9.3%)	1,705 (61.9%)	166 (6.0%)	4 (0.1%)	7 (0.3%)	76 (2.8%)	$8,524			$1,040			$7,484	47	46.6	1024	22
484473005095	1003	Waxahachie High School	Public	9-12	3001 Us Hwy 287 Bypass	Waxahachie	75167	Ellis County	Waxahachie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 923-4600	3,110	191	16.3	48.6%	1,269 (40.8%)	671 (21.6%)	1,040 (33.4%)	9 (0.3%)	20 (0.6%)	4 (0.1%)	97 (3.1%)	$10,412			$390			$10,023	46.9	47.2	1004	1
480018411485	1004	Gateway Charter Academy - Middle - High School	Public, Charter	6-12	1015 E Wheatland Rd	Dallas	75241	Dallas County	Gateway Charter Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 375-1921	216	16	13.3	98.6%	0 (0.0%)	203 (94.0%)	10 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$10,893			$1,657			$9,236	46.9			(n/a)
481128000604	1005	Brenham High School	Public	9-12	525 A H Ehrig Dr	Brenham	77833	Washington County	Brenham Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 277-3800	1,560	121	12.9	49.3%	620 (39.7%)	299 (19.2%)	570 (36.5%)	36 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (2.2%)	$10,893			$1,091			$9,802	46.7	39.1	1195	190
483492003929	1006	Pilot Point High School	Public	9-12	1300 N Washington	Pilot Point	76258	Denton County	Pilot Point Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 686-8740	457	37	12.3	39.4%	195 (42.7%)	9 (2.0%)	238 (52.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.6%)	$11,117			$220			$10,897	46.7	51.8	882	124
481212000707	1007	Burkburnett High School	Public	9-12	109 W Kramer Rd	Burkburnett	76354	Wichita County	Burkburnett Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 569-1411	918	69	13.2	45.3%	614 (66.9%)	58 (6.3%)	153 (16.7%)	17 (1.9%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (7.7%)	$11,027			$886			$10,141	46.7	48.6	960	47
481078000541	1008	Boling High School	Public	9-12	407 Atlantic St	Boling	77420	Wharton County	Boling Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 657-2816	316	21	14.9	56.0%	115 (36.4%)	32 (10.1%)	166 (52.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$11,959			$521			$11,438	46.7	36.2	1259	251
480021113611	1009	Idea Ewing Halsell College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	2523 W Ansley Blvd	San Antonio	78224	Bexar County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 430-7595	573	37	15.3	78.2%	22 (3.8%)	12 (2.1%)	535 (93.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$9,554			$1,668			$7,886	46.7			(n/a)
482850010892	1010	Monterey High School	Public	9-12	3211 47th St	Lubbock	79413	Lubbock County	Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 219-1900	2,081	132	15.7	70.6%	458 (22.0%)	253 (12.2%)	1,316 (63.2%)	9 (0.4%)	9 (0.4%)	3 (0.1%)	33 (1.6%)	$9,121			$1,218			$7,903	46.6	45.4	1056	46

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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.