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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
482496007778	1891	Atascosa County Juvenile Justice Center	Public	8-12	1511 Zanderson Ave	Jourdanton	78026	Atascosa County	Jourdanton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 769-3900	16	2	7.4	68.8%	1 (6.3%)	4 (25.0%)	11 (68.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$26,064	$10,384	$15,680	4.8			(n/a)
484035007062	1891	Juvenile Detention Center	Public	8-12	107 W 5th St	Sinton	78387	San Patricio County	Sinton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 364-9508	11	1	11.1	72.7%	1 (9.1%)	1 (9.1%)	9 (81.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$26,447	$16,900	$9,547	4.8			(n/a)
484428007039	1893	G L Wiley Opportunity Center	Public, Alternative	1-12	1030 E Live Oak St	Waco	76704	McLennan County	Waco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 757-3829	77	15	5.1	96.1%	5 (6.5%)	49 (63.6%)	19 (24.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.2%)	$121,135	$3,048	$118,087	4.7	4.2	1868	25
482499007187	1894	Judson Care Academy	Public	6-12	102 School St	Converse	78109	Bexar County	Judson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 945-6730	98	14	7	88.8%	12 (12.2%)	28 (28.6%)	54 (55.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.1%)	$1,208,492	$16,740	$1,191,753	4.7	4.1	1876	18
480894014138	1895	Graduation Preparatory Academy	Public	9-12	1211 E Oltorf St	Austin	78704	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-6635	49	3	18.2	81.6%	5 (10.2%)	3 (6.1%)	41 (83.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$3,574	$289	$3,285	4.6	8.5	1778	117
480020722832	1896	Premier H S - Houston (Sharpstown)	Public, Charter	9-12	6615 Rookin St	Houston	77074	Harris County	Premier High Schools	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(713) 347-1002	54	4	12.8	94.4%	4 (7.4%)	14 (25.9%)	35 (64.8%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)				4.6	4.7	1860	36
480870007066	1897	Venture Alter High School	Public	7-12	600 SE Green Oaks Blvd	Arlington	76018	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(682) 867-6400	781	67	11.5	90.5%	78 (10.0%)	106 (13.6%)	558 (71.4%)	27 (3.5%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.3%)	$16,727	$514	$16,213	4.4	5	1851	46
482829009454	1898	Cameron County J J A E P	Public	7-12	2310 W Hwy 77	San Benito	78586	Cameron County	Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(956) 361-4629	39			89.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)				4.4	2.3	1936	38
480143412920	1899	The Pro-Vision Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	4590 Wilmington	Houston	77051	Harris County	The Pro-Vision Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 748-0030	227	11	21.3	100.0%	1 (0.4%)	213 (93.8%)	9 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	$12,370	$1,810	$10,560	4.4	3.6	1886	13
483465009006	1900	Ludi Pena Martin Accelerated Education Center	Public	9-12	605 N Main	Perryton	79070	Ochiltree County	Perryton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 434-0389	17	4	4.2	52.9%	1 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$34,819	$1,188	$33,631	4.3	11.4	1730	170

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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.
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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)
482496007778	1891	Atascosa County Juvenile Justice Center	Public	8-12	1511 Zanderson Ave	Jourdanton	78026	Atascosa County	Jourdanton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 769-3900	16	2	7.4	68.8%	1 (6.3%)	4 (25.0%)	11 (68.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$26,064			$10,384			$15,680	4.8			(n/a)
484035007062	1891	Juvenile Detention Center	Public	8-12	107 W 5th St	Sinton	78387	San Patricio County	Sinton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 364-9508	11	1	11.1	72.7%	1 (9.1%)	1 (9.1%)	9 (81.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$26,447			$16,900			$9,547	4.8			(n/a)
484428007039	1893	G L Wiley Opportunity Center	Public, Alternative	1-12	1030 E Live Oak St	Waco	76704	McLennan County	Waco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 757-3829	77	15	5.1	96.1%	5 (6.5%)	49 (63.6%)	19 (24.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.2%)	$121,135			$3,048			$118,087	4.7	4.2	1868	25
482499007187	1894	Judson Care Academy	Public	6-12	102 School St	Converse	78109	Bexar County	Judson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 945-6730	98	14	7	88.8%	12 (12.2%)	28 (28.6%)	54 (55.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.1%)	$1,208,492			$16,740			$1,191,753	4.7	4.1	1876	18
480894014138	1895	Graduation Preparatory Academy	Public	9-12	1211 E Oltorf St	Austin	78704	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-6635	49	3	18.2	81.6%	5 (10.2%)	3 (6.1%)	41 (83.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$3,574			$289			$3,285	4.6	8.5	1778	117
480020722832	1896	Premier H S - Houston (Sharpstown)	Public, Charter	9-12	6615 Rookin St	Houston	77074	Harris County	Premier High Schools	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(713) 347-1002	54	4	12.8	94.4%	4 (7.4%)	14 (25.9%)	35 (64.8%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								4.6	4.7	1860	36
480870007066	1897	Venture Alter High School	Public	7-12	600 SE Green Oaks Blvd	Arlington	76018	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(682) 867-6400	781	67	11.5	90.5%	78 (10.0%)	106 (13.6%)	558 (71.4%)	27 (3.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.3%)	$16,727			$514			$16,213	4.4	5	1851	46
482829009454	1898	Cameron County J J A E P	Public	7-12	2310 W Hwy 77	San Benito	78586	Cameron County	Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(956) 361-4629	39			89.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								4.4	2.3	1936	38
480143412920	1899	The Pro-Vision Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	4590 Wilmington	Houston	77051	Harris County	The Pro-Vision Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 748-0030	227	11	21.3	100.0%	1 (0.4%)	213 (93.8%)	9 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	$12,370			$1,810			$10,560	4.4	3.6	1886	13
483465009006	1900	Ludi Pena Martin Accelerated Education Center	Public	9-12	605 N Main	Perryton	79070	Ochiltree County	Perryton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 434-0389	17	4	4.2	52.9%	1 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$34,819			$1,188			$33,631	4.3	11.4	1730	170