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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
483808005805	161	Westwood High School	Public	9-12	12400 Mellow Meadow Dr	Austin	78750	Travis County	Round Rock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 464-4000	2,792	164	16.9	11.1%	946 (33.9%)	76 (2.7%)	528 (18.9%)	1,082 (38.8%)	11 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	147 (5.3%)	$8,566	$358	$8,207	83.3	83.9	149	12
481970013114	162	Marine Creek Collegiate High School	Public	9-12	4801 Marine Creek Pkwy	Fort Worth	76179	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 515-7784	334	18	18.7	79.6%	20 (6.0%)	30 (9.0%)	277 (82.9%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$7,444	$1,563	$5,881	83.3	79	225	63
482994003368	163	McMullen County School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	901 River St	Tilden	78072	McMullen County	McMullen County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 274-2000	271	27	10		154 (56.8%)	0 (0.0%)	115 (42.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$22,225	$158	$22,067	83.2	81.4	183	20
480021022856	164	Harmony Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5435 S Braeswood Blvd	Houston	77096	Harris County	Harmony Public Schools - Houston South	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(713) 729-4400	239	18	13.4		39 (16.3%)	50 (20.9%)	72 (30.1%)	69 (28.9%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	6 (2.5%)				83.2	82.4	169	5
482517008271	165	Cinco Ranch High School	Public	9-12	23440 Cinco Ranch Blvd	Katy	77494	Fort Bend County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 237-7006	3,754	218	17.1	38.0%	1,411 (37.6%)	359 (9.6%)	1,281 (34.1%)	541 (14.4%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	157 (4.2%)	$8,719	$293	$8,426	83.1	82.1	174	9
482412002688	166	Idalou High School	Public	9-12	601 S Walnut	Idalou	79329	Lubbock County	Idalou Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 892-1900	285	32	9	23.5%	162 (56.8%)	0 (0.0%)	117 (41.1%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$13,741	$672	$13,070	83	84.7	134	32
480023109030	167	Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts	Public, Charter	7-12	3901 S Hulen St	Fort Worth	76109	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 924-1482	416	33	12.5		207 (49.8%)	70 (16.8%)	96 (23.1%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (8.2%)	$9,363	$191	$9,172	83	81.2	186	19
483715006033	168	South Texas Independent School District (Isd) Health Professions	Public, Magnet	9-12	700 Med High Dr	Mercedes	78570	Hidalgo County	South Texas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 565-2237	797	56	14.2	66.1%	40 (5.0%)	9 (1.1%)	672 (84.3%)	70 (8.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	$14,511	$1,555	$12,956	82.9	86.1	108	60
483186003545	169	Muenster High School	Public	7-12	205 E 7th St	Muenster	76252	Cooke County	Muenster Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 759-2281	256	24	10.4	15.2%	234 (91.4%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	$12,144	$499	$11,645	82.8	83.2	158	11
481928001789	170	Flatonia Secondary	Public	6-12	400 4th St	Flatonia	78941	Fayette County	Flatonia Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 865-2941	340	33	10.2	50.6%	141 (41.5%)	14 (4.1%)	182 (53.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$12,463	$947	$11,516	82.8	80.3	205	35

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

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)
483808005805	161	Westwood High School	Public	9-12	12400 Mellow Meadow Dr	Austin	78750	Travis County	Round Rock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 464-4000	2,792	164	16.9	11.1%	946 (33.9%)	76 (2.7%)	528 (18.9%)	1,082 (38.8%)	11 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	147 (5.3%)	$8,566			$358			$8,207	83.3	83.9	149	12
481970013114	162	Marine Creek Collegiate High School	Public	9-12	4801 Marine Creek Pkwy	Fort Worth	76179	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 515-7784	334	18	18.7	79.6%	20 (6.0%)	30 (9.0%)	277 (82.9%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$7,444			$1,563			$5,881	83.3	79	225	63
482994003368	163	McMullen County School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	901 River St	Tilden	78072	McMullen County	McMullen County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 274-2000	271	27	10		154 (56.8%)	0 (0.0%)	115 (42.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$22,225			$158			$22,067	83.2	81.4	183	20
480021022856	164	Harmony Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5435 S Braeswood Blvd	Houston	77096	Harris County	Harmony Public Schools - Houston South	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(713) 729-4400	239	18	13.4		39 (16.3%)	50 (20.9%)	72 (30.1%)	69 (28.9%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	6 (2.5%)								83.2	82.4	169	5
482517008271	165	Cinco Ranch High School	Public	9-12	23440 Cinco Ranch Blvd	Katy	77494	Fort Bend County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 237-7006	3,754	218	17.1	38.0%	1,411 (37.6%)	359 (9.6%)	1,281 (34.1%)	541 (14.4%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	157 (4.2%)	$8,719			$293			$8,426	83.1	82.1	174	9
482412002688	166	Idalou High School	Public	9-12	601 S Walnut	Idalou	79329	Lubbock County	Idalou Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 892-1900	285	32	9	23.5%	162 (56.8%)	0 (0.0%)	117 (41.1%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$13,741			$672			$13,070	83	84.7	134	32
480023109030	167	Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts	Public, Charter	7-12	3901 S Hulen St	Fort Worth	76109	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 924-1482	416	33	12.5		207 (49.8%)	70 (16.8%)	96 (23.1%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (8.2%)	$9,363			$191			$9,172	83	81.2	186	19
483715006033	168	South Texas Independent School District (Isd) Health Professions	Public, Magnet	9-12	700 Med High Dr	Mercedes	78570	Hidalgo County	South Texas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 565-2237	797	56	14.2	66.1%	40 (5.0%)	9 (1.1%)	672 (84.3%)	70 (8.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	$14,511			$1,555			$12,956	82.9	86.1	108	60
483186003545	169	Muenster High School	Public	7-12	205 E 7th St	Muenster	76252	Cooke County	Muenster Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 759-2281	256	24	10.4	15.2%	234 (91.4%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	$12,144			$499			$11,645	82.8	83.2	158	11
481928001789	170	Flatonia Secondary	Public	6-12	400 4th St	Flatonia	78941	Fayette County	Flatonia Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 865-2941	340	33	10.2	50.6%	141 (41.5%)	14 (4.1%)	182 (53.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$12,463			$947			$11,516	82.8	80.3	205	35