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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)
481281005172	1411	Youth Center Of High Plains	Public	5-12	9300 S Georgia	Amarillo	79118	Randall County	Canyon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 677-2450	48	8	6	10.4%	15 (31.3%)	8 (16.7%)	23 (47.9%)	1 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.1%)	$23,702			$4,821			$18,881	29.7	12.2	1716	305
481739001497	1412	Donna High School	Public	9-12	2301 E Wood Ave	Donna	78537	Hidalgo County	Donna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 464-1700	2,075	145	14.3	91.4%	9 (0.4%)	1 (0.0%)	2,063 (99.4%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,347			$1,323			$11,024	29.7	20.1	1591	179
482613009305	1413	La Joya Palmview High School	Public	9-12	3901 N La Homa Rd	Mission	78574	Hidalgo County	La Joya Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-2880	2,153	140	15.3	98.6%	5 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	2,145 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,970			$1,461			$11,509	29.7	24.7	1499	86
480142812649	1414	Legacy Prep Charter Academy Mesquite West Campus	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2727 Military Pkwy	Mesquite	75149	Dallas County	Legacy Preparatory	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 287-8537	1,065	80	13.3	82.3%	47 (4.4%)	126 (11.8%)	863 (81.0%)	3 (0.3%)	10 (0.9%)	3 (0.3%)	13 (1.2%)	$8,494			$805			$7,689	29.6	30.7	1370	44
483123012311	1415	Monte Alto High School	Public	9-12	25149 1st St	Monte Alto	78538	Hidalgo County	Monte Alto Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 262-1381	281	25	11.2	88.3%	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	278 (98.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,828			$2,677			$12,151	29.6	17.7	1633	218
481155000627	1416	Brookesmith School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	13400 Fm 586 S	Brookesmith	76827	Brown County	Brookesmith Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 643-3023	158	17	9.1	41.8%	133 (84.2%)	2 (1.3%)	19 (12.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	$14,405			$1,826			$12,579	29.6	33.7	1302	114
482022001975	1417	Gainesville High School	Public	9-12	2201 S I 35	Gainesville	76240	Cooke County	Gainesville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 665-5528	872	60	14.5	59.3%	202 (23.2%)	45 (5.2%)	554 (63.5%)	15 (1.7%)	7 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (5.5%)	$10,329			$1,027			$9,301	29.5	24	1515	98
481970001920	1418	Trimble Technical High School	Public	9-12	1003 W Cannon St	Fort Worth	76104	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-2500	1,739	107	16.2	89.0%	22 (1.3%)	227 (13.1%)	1,461 (84.0%)	14 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (0.8%)	$10,169			$1,221			$8,948	29.4	27.4	1436	18
480846000214	1419	Anton School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	100 E Ellwood Blvd	Anton	79313	Hockley County	Anton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 997-5211	170	18	9.2	74.1%	44 (25.9%)	6 (3.5%)	115 (67.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	$13,506			$2,207			$11,299	29.4	22.5	1556	137
483843004280	1420	Sabinal Secondary	Public	7-12	409 W Cullins	Sabinal	78881	Uvalde County	Sabinal Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 988-2475	210	21	9.9	65.7%	35 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	172 (81.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$21,216			$2,826			$18,390	29.2	26.3	1465	45

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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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