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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)
483483003905	1081	Pflugerville High School	Public	9-12	1301 W Pecan St	Pflugerville	78660	Travis County	Pflugerville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 594-0500	1,851	136	13.5	52.5%	325 (17.6%)	358 (19.3%)	970 (52.4%)	120 (6.5%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	73 (3.9%)	$10,177			$1,133			$9,044	44	43.3	1104	23
483486006896	1082	Psja North Early College High School	Public	9-12	500 E Nolana Loop	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2360	2,229	150	14.8	91.9%	15 (0.7%)	4 (0.2%)	2,208 (99.1%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,910			$2,379			$10,531	44	39.2	1191	109
480928000387	1083	Baird High School	Public	6-12	600 W 7th St	Baird	79504	Callahan County	Baird Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 854-1400	148	17	8.5	58.1%	116 (78.4%)	1 (0.7%)	27 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	$17,112			$1,157			$15,956	44	56.3	762	321
483468003893	1084	Petersburg School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1411 W 4th	Petersburg	79250	Hale County	Petersburg Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 667-3585	274	28	9.7	77.7%	79 (28.8%)	2 (0.7%)	188 (68.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$14,151			$1,025			$13,126	44	51	903	181
480001009624	1085	Lehman High School	Public	9-12	1700 Lehman Rd	Kyle	78640	Hays County	Hays Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 268-8454	2,099	138	15.1	60.4%	235 (11.2%)	73 (3.5%)	1,742 (83.0%)	10 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	36 (1.7%)	$9,864			$688			$9,175	44	33.9	1298	213
482571002894	1086	Kirbyville High School	Public	9-12	1100 S Margaret	Kirbyville	75956	Jasper County	Kirbyville Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 423-7513	427	38	11.3	60.4%	320 (74.9%)	37 (8.7%)	39 (9.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.0%)	$12,045			$976			$11,069	43.9	51.3	898	188
482115013539	1087	Stuart Career Technical High School	Public	9-12	300 Ymca Dr	Baytown	77521	Harris County	Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 420-4800	507	39	12.8	75.0%	74 (14.6%)	48 (9.5%)	373 (73.6%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	$13,507			$1,970			$11,536	43.9	48.3	969	118
482410023084	1088	Hutto Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	7-12	309 E Live Oak St	Hutto	78634	Williamson County	Hutto Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(512) 759-3020	28	9	3.2	21.4%	17 (60.7%)	3 (10.7%)	6 (21.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (7.1%)								43.8			(n/a)
480020912401	1089	Yes Prep - West	Public, Charter	6-12	10535 Harwin Dr	Houston	77036	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 967-8200	1,000	60	16.5	92.6%	39 (3.9%)	74 (7.4%)	832 (83.2%)	45 (4.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.8%)	$10,314			$1,393			$8,921	43.8	42.9	1112	23
483882004430	1090	San Diego High School	Public	9-12	609 W Labbe Ave	San Diego	78384	Duval County	San Diego Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 279-3382	455	30	15.1	84.8%	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	447 (98.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$13,570			$1,015			$12,555	43.8	27.1	1444	354

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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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Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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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.