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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)
483852004287	971	Saint Jo High School	Public	7-12	206 W Evans St	Saint Jo	76265	Montague County	Saint Jo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 995-2532	146	15	9.7	44.5%	126 (86.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	$12,839			$725			$12,114	48.5	64.5	573	398
484179004763	972	Sulphur Bluff Independent School District (Isd)	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1027 Cr 3550	Sulphur Bluff	75481	Hopkins County	Sulphur Bluff Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 945-2460	228	20	11.1	59.6%	186 (81.6%)	3 (1.3%)	35 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	$12,546			$1,060			$11,486	48.5	57.4	729	243
483312003711	973	Marshall High School	Public	9-12	8000 Lobo Ln	San Antonio	78240	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-7100	2,587	168	15.3	68.7%	368 (14.2%)	184 (7.1%)	1,736 (67.1%)	178 (6.9%)	6 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	113 (4.4%)	$8,637			$530			$8,107	48.4	46	1039	66
483339003748	974	O'Donnell School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	400 Small St	Odonnell	79351	Lynn County	O'Donnell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 428-3241	271	34	7.9	70.8%	93 (34.3%)	0 (0.0%)	177 (65.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$15,362			$892			$14,470	48.4	39	1196	222
483808008412	975	Stony Point High School	Public	9-12	1801 Tiger Trail	Round Rock	78664	Williamson County	Round Rock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 428-7000	2,541	157	16.2	34.7%	754 (29.7%)	388 (15.3%)	1,081 (42.5%)	176 (6.9%)	10 (0.4%)	10 (0.4%)	122 (4.8%)	$8,774			$400			$8,373	48.3	48	984	9
484158004751	976	West Texas Secondary School	Public	6-12	600 S Stewart	Stinnett	79083	Hutchinson County	Plemons-Stinnett-Phillips Consolidated Independent School D	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 878-2456	311	35	8.8	30.2%	216 (69.5%)	2 (0.6%)	73 (23.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.5%)	$15,835			$1,076			$14,759	48.2	55.9	772	204
482127002129	977	Gorman High School	Public	9-12	114 W Lexington	Gorman	76454	Eastland County	Gorman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 734-3171	88	12	7.1	70.5%	56 (63.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (30.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.3%)	3 (3.4%)	$21,894			$3,658			$18,235	48.2	45.8	1047	70
482967005548	978	Memorial High School	Public	8-12	101 E Hackberry Ave	McAllen	78501	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 632-5201	2,060	147	13.9	68.3%	65 (3.2%)	13 (0.6%)	1,946 (94.5%)	28 (1.4%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.3%)	$10,754			$828			$9,926	48.2	54.4	819	159
481443006667	979	Mountain View High School	Public	9-12	14964 Greg Dr	El Paso	79938	El Paso County	Clint Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 926-5000	789	60	13	82.4%	32 (4.1%)	1 (0.1%)	751 (95.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$11,980			$2,038			$9,942	48.1	44.6	1071	92
483804004245	980	Rotan K-12	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	102 N McKinley Ave	Rotan	79546	Fisher County	Rotan Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 735-3041	271	27	9.8	70.5%	120 (44.3%)	15 (5.5%)	131 (48.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$16,428			$1,829			$14,599	48.1	63.6	598	382

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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:

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Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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