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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)
484428005054	1661	Waco High School	Public	9-12	2020 N 42nd St	Waco	76710	McLennan County	Waco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 776-1150	1,778	144	12.3	87.1%	178 (10.0%)	528 (29.7%)	1,026 (57.7%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (2.1%)	$10,886			$1,568			$9,318	17.3	18	1628	33
480771012108	1662	Davis H S Aldine	Public	9-12	12525 Ella Blvd	Houston	77067	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 539-4070	3,264	191	17.1	88.4%	51 (1.6%)	928 (28.4%)	2,183 (66.9%)	66 (2.0%)	6 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	28 (0.9%)	$9,847			$2,010			$7,837	17.3	17.5	1636	26
481419000896	1663	Clarksville Middle And High School	Public	6-12	201 S Donoho St	Clarksville	75426	Red River County	Clarksville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 427-3891	266	27	9.7	100.0%	60 (22.6%)	124 (46.6%)	60 (22.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.5%)	$13,894			$2,101			$11,793	17.3	24.5	1503	160
480010611212	1664	Triumph Public High Schools-Elementary Paso East	Public, Charter	9-12	1599 George Dieter Dr	El Paso	79936	El Paso County	Triumph Public High Schools-Elementary Paso	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 298-3637	133	6	20.9		0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	132 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,232			$1,934			$9,297	17.2	26.1	1472	192
483057003447	1665	Midland High School	Public	7-12	906 W Illinois Ave	Midland	79701	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 689-1100	2,577	131	19.6	45.4%	487 (18.9%)	169 (6.6%)	1,838 (71.3%)	22 (0.9%)	4 (0.2%)	6 (0.2%)	51 (2.0%)	$9,421			$634			$8,787	17.2	17.4	1640	25
482364002620	1666	Yates High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	3650 Alabama St	Houston	77004	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 748-5400	781	70	11.1	90.8%	8 (1.0%)	656 (84.0%)	108 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.0%)	$12,370			$1,195			$11,175	17.2	10.1	1750	84
482364002592	1667	Sterling High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	11625 Martindale Rd	Houston	77048	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 991-0510	1,341	105	12.8	91.1%	8 (0.6%)	693 (51.7%)	619 (46.2%)	6 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (0.8%)	$9,980			$1,112			$8,869	17.1	11.7	1726	59
482139007006	1668	Stars Accelerated High School	Public	9-12	305 N Hannaford	Granbury	76048	Hood County	Granbury Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 408-4450	37	5	7.6	70.3%	24 (64.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (29.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.4%)	$18,831			$599			$18,233	17	24.6	1502	166
482364013022	1669	North Forest High School	Public	9-12	10726 Mesa Dr	Houston	77078	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 636-4300	949	74	12.8	98.0%	14 (1.5%)	484 (51.0%)	439 (46.3%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.6%)	$10,969			$1,134			$9,835	17	10.3	1746	77
482034002042	1670	S Garland High School	Public	9-12	600 Colonel Dr	Garland	75043	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 926-2700	1,979	134	14.7	83.1%	87 (4.4%)	193 (9.8%)	1,617 (81.7%)	36 (1.8%)	18 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (1.4%)	$11,046			$1,253			$9,793	16.9	17.4	1638	32

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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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Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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