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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)
483987004523	441	Shallowater High School	Public	9-12	1009 State Champions Dr	Shallowater	79363	Lubbock County	Shallowater Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 832-4531	504	51	9.9	38.5%	326 (64.7%)	5 (1.0%)	163 (32.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	$14,157			$1,383			$12,773	69.4	71.2	399	42
480019508649	442	Vanguard Rembrandt	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1200 E Kelly Ave	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Vanguard Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 283-0600	1,965	123	16	91.9%	14 (0.7%)	3 (0.2%)	1,946 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	$10,671			$2,248			$8,424	69.4	73.6	335	107
483558004036	443	Pottsboro High School	Public	9-12	901 Hwy 120	Pottsboro	75076	Grayson County	Pottsboro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 771-0085	462	33	13.8	29.2%	375 (81.2%)	2 (0.4%)	44 (9.5%)	7 (1.5%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.8%)	$10,977			$854			$10,124	69.4	58.5	708	265
484242004837	444	Sanderson Schools	Public, Alternative	K-12	302 N Second St	Sanderson	79848	Terrell County	Terrell County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 345-2515	117	15	7.8	48.7%	48 (41.0%)	2 (1.7%)	63 (53.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.4%)	$20,438			$868			$19,570	69.4	65.7	543	99
482574005759	445	Klein Oak High School	Public	9-12	22603 Northcrest Dr	Klein	77389	Harris County	Klein Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 484-5000	3,664	225	16.2	39.7%	1,302 (35.5%)	505 (13.8%)	1,423 (38.8%)	283 (7.7%)	9 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	140 (3.8%)	$8,687			$687			$8,000	69.3	63.8	594	149
481152000625	446	Brookeland High School	Public	6-12	187 Wildcat Walk	Brookeland	75931	Jasper County	Brookeland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 698-2413	174	19	9	50.6%	159 (91.4%)	3 (1.7%)	5 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.0%)	$13,816			$1,262			$12,555	69.2	63.1	614	168
483574004048	447	Prairiland High School	Public	9-12	466 Fm 196 S	Pattonville	75468	Lamar County	Prairiland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 652-5681	281	33	8.4	43.8%	232 (82.6%)	6 (2.1%)	30 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.6%)	$12,535			$3,054			$9,481	69.2	70.9	409	38
483069003467	448	Milano High School	Public	9-12	600 N 6th St	Milano	76556	Milam County	Milano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 455-9333	150	21	7	47.3%	95 (63.3%)	7 (4.7%)	40 (26.7%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.3%)	$16,916			$2,668			$14,247	69.2	77.1	269	179
482988003364	449	McLean School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	600 Rowe St	McLean	79057	Gray County	McLean Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 779-2301	189	19	9.7	70.4%	139 (73.5%)	1 (0.5%)	38 (20.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.8%)	$12,774			$929			$11,844	69.2	72.6	362	87
480141712503	450	Compass Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5530 Billy Hext Rd	Odessa	79765	Ector County	Compass Academy Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 272-1836	1,448	87	16.5	4.6%	898 (62.0%)	15 (1.0%)	508 (35.1%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (1.5%)	$6,414			$142			$6,272	69.1	57.3	733	283

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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