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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)
482587005526	601	Knox City School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	400 N 4th St	Knox City	79529	Knox County	Knox City-O'Brien Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 657-3565	200	26	7.7	64.0%	86 (43.0%)	4 (2.0%)	108 (54.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$16,673			$2,474			$14,199	63.1	62.1	637	36
482892011022	602	Mansfield Timberview High School	Public	9-12	7700 S Watson Rd	Arlington	76002	Tarrant County	Mansfield Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 314-1300	1,827	125	14.5	59.1%	185 (10.1%)	905 (49.5%)	444 (24.3%)	220 (12.0%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	67 (3.7%)	$8,929			$574			$8,355	63.1	53.6	839	237
482802003137	603	Lone Oak High School	Public	9-12	8204 Hwy 69 S	Lone Oak	75453	Hunt County	Lone Oak Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 662-0981	345	32	10.7	49.6%	275 (79.7%)	7 (2.0%)	51 (14.8%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	$13,309			$1,290			$12,019	63.1	70	426	177
483057003430	604	Alamo J H	Public	7-12	3800 W Storey Ave	Midland	79703	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 689-1700	796	47	16.8	65.7%	117 (14.7%)	54 (6.8%)	579 (72.7%)	25 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.4%)	$10,307			$747			$9,560	63			(n/a)
483372003763	605	Orange Grove High School	Public	9-12	701 S Reynolds	Orange Grove	78372	Jim Wells County	Orange Grove Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 384-2330	517	37	14	61.3%	180 (34.8%)	1 (0.2%)	328 (63.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	$11,935			$2,804			$9,131	63	52.8	851	246
483702004151	606	Richardson High School	Public	9-12	1250 W Belt Line Rd	Richardson	75080	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 593-3000	2,754	205	13.4	49.1%	746 (27.1%)	480 (17.4%)	1,244 (45.2%)	180 (6.5%)	11 (0.4%)	1 (0.0%)	92 (3.3%)	$9,414			$520			$8,894	63	52.6	860	254
480023513524	607	Kingsland School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2112 W Ranch Rd 1431	Kingsland	78639	Llano County	Orenda Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 388-0020	113	11	10.2		66 (58.4%)	9 (8.0%)	30 (26.5%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.2%)	$11,864			$2,606			$9,258	62.9	65.7	544	63
480834000207	608	Anna High School	Public	9-12	1107 Rosamond Pkwy	Anna	75409	Collin County	Anna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 924-1100	1,487	89	16.7	47.1%	534 (35.9%)	345 (23.2%)	489 (32.9%)	35 (2.4%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	77 (5.2%)	$11,586			$890			$10,696	62.8	57.8	721	113
484567005190	609	Whitewright High School	Public	9-12	304 W Echols Ln	Whitewright	75491	Grayson County	Whitewright Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 364-2535	244	24	10.1	41.8%	173 (70.9%)	8 (3.3%)	42 (17.2%)	4 (1.6%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.9%)	$11,912			$1,117			$10,795	62.8	71.7	386	223
484161004753	610	Stockdale High School	Public	9-12	501 S 6th St	Stockdale	78160	Wilson County	Stockdale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 996-3103	274	25	10.9	43.4%	125 (45.6%)	1 (0.4%)	134 (48.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.4%)	$13,462			$787			$12,675	62.8	69	451	159

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About our rankings:

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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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