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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)
483765011000	351	Rockwall-Heath High School	Public	9-12	801 Laurence Dr	Heath	75032	Rockwall County	Rockwall Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 772-2474	2,944	170	17.3	30.2%	1,478 (50.2%)	375 (12.7%)	827 (28.1%)	92 (3.1%)	32 (1.1%)	4 (0.1%)	136 (4.6%)	$8,690			$487			$8,203	73.4	71	406	55
481965007000	352	Stephen F Austin High School	Public	8-12	3434 Pheasant Creek Dr	Sugar Land	77498	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-2000	2,557	134	19	39.5%	408 (16.0%)	418 (16.3%)	382 (14.9%)	1,239 (48.5%)	9 (0.4%)	6 (0.2%)	95 (3.7%)	$8,988			$621			$8,366	73.4	67.9	478	126
480023213382	353	Cedars Academy Next Generation H S At Highland	Public, Charter	9-12	6700 Middle Fiskville Rd	Austin	78752	Travis County	Cedars International Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 956-4406	112	14	7.8	70.5%	17 (15.2%)	9 (8.0%)	83 (74.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)	$16,529			$2,147			$14,382	73.3	49.4	942	589
484404007463	354	Veribest High School	Public	6-12	10062 F M Hwy 380	Veribest	76886	Tom Green County	Veribest Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 655-2851	136	16	8.3	44.1%	75 (55.1%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (43.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	$12,658			$979			$11,679	73.3	80.6	199	155
483741004198	355	Robinson High School	Public	9-12	700 W Tate	Robinson	76706	McLennan County	Robinson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 662-3840	717	56	12.8	38.2%	432 (60.3%)	19 (2.6%)	231 (32.2%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.3%)	$11,626			$730			$10,896	73.2	75.4	299	56
484398004991	356	Vega High School	Public	9-12	200 Longhorn Dr	Vega	79092	Oldham County	Vega Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 267-2123	112	17	6.4		75 (67.0%)	1 (0.9%)	32 (28.6%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)	$19,266			$819			$18,448	73.1	75.9	295	61
482154002171	357	Grandview High School	Public	9-12	1009 Carroll St	Grandview	76050	Johnson County	Grandview Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 866-4520	439	42	10.3	34.9%	322 (73.3%)	10 (2.3%)	91 (20.7%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	$12,629			$621			$12,008	73.1	79.9	209	148
484569005193	358	Whitharral School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	201 2nd St	Whitharral	79380	Hockley County	Whitharral Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 299-1135	213	21	10.1	39.0%	129 (60.6%)	1 (0.5%)	78 (36.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$12,530			$1,177			$11,353	73	81.2	185	173
484482005106	359	Weimar High School	Public	9-12	506 W Main St	Weimar	78962	Colorado County	Weimar Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 725-9504	199	21	9.5	52.8%	86 (43.2%)	23 (11.6%)	83 (41.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.5%)	$14,009			$1,126			$12,883	72.9	67	498	139
483237003591	360	New Braunfels High School	Public	9-12	2551 Loop 337 N	New Braunfels	78130	Comal County	New Braunfels Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 627-6000	1,967	108	18.2	30.4%	918 (46.7%)	38 (1.9%)	910 (46.3%)	30 (1.5%)	4 (0.2%)	6 (0.3%)	61 (3.1%)	$8,355			$624			$7,731	72.8	66.2	527	167

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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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.