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The list is updated annually upon the release of the STAAR EOC test scores by the Texas Education Agency. The most recent update was on Wednesday, September 11, 2024.

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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)
483034003396	1301	Merkel High School	Public	9-12	2000 S 7th St	Merkel	79536	Taylor County	Merkel Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 928-4667	295	34	8.6	48.5%	217 (73.6%)	5 (1.7%)	65 (22.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$11,879			$750			$11,129	35.4	25.5	1488	187
480144013191	1302	Iltexas Arlington-Grand Prairie High School	Public, Charter	9-12	2851 Ragland Rd	Grand Prairie	75052	Dallas County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 808-5960	757	52	14.5	76.0%	37 (4.9%)	209 (27.6%)	470 (62.1%)	19 (2.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.6%)	$8,547			$858			$7,689	35.2	32.2	1343	41
482976013256	1303	McDade High School	Public	7-12	156 Marlin St	McDade	78650	Bastrop County	McDade Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 273-2522	165	17	9.8	50.9%	61 (37.0%)	1 (0.6%)	96 (58.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	2 (1.2%)	3 (1.8%)	$13,470			$1,299			$12,172	35.1	31.1	1367	64
482364012203	1304	Mount Carmel Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	7155 Ashburn St	Houston	77061	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 643-2008	229	21	11	90.0%	4 (1.7%)	20 (8.7%)	203 (88.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$10,867			$816			$10,052	35.1	22.9	1541	237
484668005337	1305	Riverside High School	Public	9-12	301 Midway Dr	El Paso	79915	El Paso County	Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 434-7000	992	67	14.8	87.3%	7 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	982 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,889			$971			$11,918	35	25.6	1485	180
481527001043	1306	Carroll High School	Public	9-12	3202 Saratoga Blvd	Corpus Christi	78415	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-5140	1,870	107	17.5	66.7%	230 (12.3%)	78 (4.2%)	1,508 (80.6%)	20 (1.1%)	5 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	26 (1.4%)	$10,112			$1,183			$8,929	35	26.2	1468	162
483213003565	1307	Natalia High School	Public	9-12	905 Kearney	Natalia	78059	Medina County	Natalia Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 663-4417	346	31	11	70.8%	54 (15.6%)	1 (0.3%)	286 (82.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$14,142			$1,165			$12,977	34.9	28.1	1424	117
484626005276	1308	Winters High School	Public	9-12	205 E Jones St	Winters	79567	Runnels County	Winters Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 754-5516	141	18	7.7	67.4%	35 (24.8%)	1 (0.7%)	100 (70.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.5%)	$18,020			$419			$17,601	34.9	40.8	1158	150
480021113660	1309	Idea Najim College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	926 S Ww White Rd	San Antonio	78220	Bexar County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 239-4900	441	27	16.3	89.1%	8 (1.8%)	140 (31.7%)	288 (65.3%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$17,533			$2,058			$15,475	34.9			(n/a)
481038005661	1310	Blanket School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	901 Ave H	Blanket	76432	Brown County	Blanket Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 748-5311	140	17	8.1	68.6%	88 (62.9%)	1 (0.7%)	48 (34.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	$13,913			$552			$13,362	34.8	32.1	1345	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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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.