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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)
482658002988	1051	Lamar Cons High School	Public	9-12	4606 Mustang Ave	Rosenberg	77471	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 223-3000	1,738	92	18.8	63.5%	201 (11.6%)	448 (25.8%)	932 (53.6%)	110 (6.3%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	40 (2.3%)	$10,559			$1,100			$9,459	45	45.8	1048	3
480003012139	1052	Uplift Atlas Preparatory - High School	Public, Charter	9-12	4600 Bryan St Bldg 2	Dallas	75204	Dallas County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 821-7325	499	35	14.4	87.6%	2 (0.4%)	25 (5.0%)	467 (93.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	$10,758			$830			$9,928	44.9	40.5	1168	116
482410002686	1053	Hutto High School	Public	9-12	101 Fm 685	Hutto	78634	Williamson County	Hutto Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 759-4700	2,133	137	15.6	39.5%	575 (27.0%)	308 (14.4%)	1,049 (49.2%)	57 (2.7%)	7 (0.3%)	3 (0.1%)	134 (6.3%)	$9,475			$557			$8,918	44.9	49.5	937	116
482364002503	1054	Jones Futures Academy	Public, Magnet	9-12	7414 St Lo Rd	Houston	77033	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 733-1111	317	25	12.5	95.3%	2 (0.6%)	103 (32.5%)	209 (65.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$13,595			$1,097			$12,498	44.7	31.1	1366	312
482025001983	1055	Galena Park High School	Public	9-12	1000 Keene	Galena Park	77547	Harris County	Galena Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 386-2800	1,886	118	15.9	86.3%	116 (6.2%)	70 (3.7%)	1,682 (89.2%)	2 (0.1%)	9 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.3%)	$11,600			$1,179			$10,422	44.7	42.9	1115	60
483197003553	1056	Munday Secondary	Public	6-12	911 W D St	Munday	76371	Knox County	Munday Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 422-4321	206	22	9.5	68.4%	58 (28.2%)	11 (5.3%)	124 (60.2%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.3%)	$16,999			$2,659			$14,340	44.7	52.6	864	192
483162003529	1057	Mount Calm Independent School District (Isd)	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	200 N Coates E	Mount Calm	76673	Hill County	Mount Calm Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 993-2611	158	15	10.7	70.3%	104 (65.8%)	4 (2.5%)	46 (29.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	$13,148			$1,733			$11,414	44.7	25.3	1491	434
481701001473	1058	Deweyville High School	Public	6-12	171 Hwy 12 W	Orange	77632	Orange County	Deweyville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 746-2685	273	33	8.2	54.6%	242 (88.6%)	4 (1.5%)	19 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	$13,674			$1,343			$12,331	44.6	40.2	1171	113
481657001422	1059	Dekalb High School	Public	9-12	152 W Maple St	De Kalb	75559	Bowie County	Dekalb Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 667-2422	278	28	9.9	60.1%	170 (61.2%)	42 (15.1%)	43 (15.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.9%)	$13,351			$1,271			$12,080	44.6	41.2	1150	91
483828004270	1060	Rule School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1100 Union Ave	Rule	79547	Haskell County	Rule Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 997-2246	130	18	7	73.1%	68 (52.3%)	1 (0.8%)	57 (43.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	$15,312			$1,805			$13,507	44.6	33.8	1301	241

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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

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.