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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)
480020708110	1471	Premier High School-San Antonio Windcrest	Public, Charter	9-12	8220 Windsor Cross Dr	San Antonio	78239	Bexar County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 524-8103	75	5	14	82.7%	11 (14.7%)	11 (14.7%)	51 (68.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.7%)	$9,439			$870			$8,569	27	19.6	1600	129
481623013331	1472	Innovation Design Entrepreneurship Academy	Public	9-12	4800 Ross Ave	Dallas	75204	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-6800	181	13	14.1	82.9%	9 (5.0%)	50 (27.6%)	113 (62.4%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.8%)	$13,362			$1,188			$12,174	27	26.7	1456	16
483873004407	1473	Brackenridge High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	400 Eagleland St	San Antonio	78210	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 228-1200	1,656	108	15.3	87.2%	41 (2.5%)	44 (2.7%)	1,559 (94.1%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.4%)	$12,104			$1,908			$10,196	26.9	25.9	1479	6
481527001075	1474	Moody High School	Public	9-12	1818 Trojan Dr	Corpus Christi	78416	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-7340	1,316	79	16.6	83.4%	69 (5.2%)	41 (3.1%)	1,194 (90.7%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.5%)	$10,688			$1,428			$9,260	26.9	24.4	1507	33
481878001755	1475	Evant High School	Public	6-12	339 Memory Ln	Evant	76525	Coryell County	Evant Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 471-3160	98	10	9.4	58.2%	60 (61.2%)	1 (1.0%)	31 (31.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.1%)	$11,487			$871			$10,616	26.8	29.6	1395	80
484452012079	1476	Walnut Springs School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	184 Ave A	Walnut Springs	76690	Bosque County	Walnut Springs Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 797-2132	174	19	9.3	90.8%	65 (37.4%)	0 (0.0%)	108 (62.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$12,592			$1,759			$10,833	26.8	39.8	1176	300
484236011969	1477	Tenaha Schools	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	138 College St	Tenaha	75974	Shelby County	Tenaha Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 248-5000	459	36	12.7	89.8%	98 (21.4%)	120 (26.1%)	233 (50.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	$12,945			$1,617			$11,328	26.8	27.4	1435	42
483999004534	1478	C E King High School	Public	9-12	11433 E Sam Houston Pkwy N	Houston	77044	Harris County	Sheldon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(346) 378-7000	3,670	207	17.7	82.8%	138 (3.8%)	1,059 (28.9%)	2,395 (65.3%)	19 (0.5%)	7 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	51 (1.4%)	$10,820			$1,116			$9,703	26.7	26	1477	1
481764001524	1479	Duncanville High School	Public	9-12	900 W Camp Wisdom	Duncanville	75116	Dallas County	Duncanville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 708-3700	4,607	240	19.2	71.0%	79 (1.7%)	1,888 (41.0%)	2,516 (54.6%)	43 (0.9%)	10 (0.2%)	2 (0.0%)	69 (1.5%)	$10,443			$697			$9,746	26.6	29.1	1406	73
482247002263	1480	McCollum High School	Public	9-12	500 W Formosa Blvd	San Antonio	78221	Bexar County	Harlandale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 989-1500	1,466	98	14.9	77.8%	43 (2.9%)	4 (0.3%)	1,414 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	$12,133			$1,442			$10,692	26.6	20.7	1583	103

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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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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