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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)
483993012825	1141	Sharyland Pioneer High School	Public	9-12	6 1/2 Mile N Shary Rd	Mission	78572	Hidalgo County	Sharyland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 580-5200	1,492	100	14.9	63.1%	95 (6.4%)	5 (0.3%)	1,379 (92.4%)	9 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	$11,744			$1,317			$10,427	41.6	56.1	766	375
483585004059	1142	Princeton High School	Public	9-12	1000 E Princeton Dr	Princeton	75407	Collin County	Princeton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 952-5400	1,741	103	16.8	55.7%	436 (25.0%)	334 (19.2%)	837 (48.1%)	57 (3.3%)	6 (0.3%)	7 (0.4%)	64 (3.7%)	$9,311			$577			$8,733	41.6	48.9	954	188
480020712412	1143	Premier H S Of Huntsville	Public, Charter	9-12	1650 7th St	Huntsville	77320	Walker County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 439-5204	78	4	19.5	75.6%	36 (46.2%)	15 (19.2%)	23 (29.5%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.8%)	$12,142			$5,955			$6,187	41.6	29.8	1390	247
481635001399	1144	Dawson School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	600 Brownfield Hwy	Welch	79377	Dawson County	Dawson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 489-7461	132	13	9.8	78.0%	29 (22.0%)	1 (0.8%)	102 (77.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,325			$955			$12,370	41.6	36	1265	121
482297002325	1145	Henderson High School	Public	9-12	1900 Hwy 64	Henderson	75652	Rusk County	Henderson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 655-5500	983	78	12.5	67.5%	430 (43.7%)	182 (18.5%)	335 (34.1%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.1%)	$11,184			$1,188			$9,997	41.6	41.5	1141	4
480012708255	1146	Comquest Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	2-12	207 N Peach St	Tomball	77375	Harris County	Comquest Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 516-0611	51	2	20.5		11 (21.6%)	4 (7.8%)	34 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.9%)	$18,940			$6,592			$12,348	41.6	30.6	1373	227
484512005147	1147	West Oso High School	Public	9-12	754 Flato Rd	Corpus Christi	78405	Nueces County	West Oso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 806-5960	534	42	12.6	87.1%	6 (1.1%)	55 (10.3%)	470 (88.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$12,535			$769			$11,766	41.4	32.2	1344	197
481551001123	1148	Crandall High School	Public	8-12	13385 Fm 3039	Crandall	75114	Kaufman County	Crandall Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 427-6150	1,819	127	14.3	59.1%	542 (29.8%)	476 (26.2%)	728 (40.0%)	15 (0.8%)	10 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	46 (2.5%)	$10,355			$881			$9,474	41.4	43.5	1093	55
481623001205	1149	Bryan Adams H S Leadership Academy	Public	9-12	2101 Millmar Dr	Dallas	75228	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-4900	2,253	144	15.6	91.0%	118 (5.2%)	238 (10.6%)	1,837 (81.5%)	25 (1.1%)	11 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (1.1%)	$9,941			$2,831			$7,110	41.3	38	1216	67
480142812855	1150	Legacy Preparatory Charter Academy Plano	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	601 Accent Dr	Plano	75075	Collin County	Legacy Preparatory	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 287-8532	183	22	8.4	84.2%	25 (13.7%)	73 (39.9%)	75 (41.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.4%)	$11,982			$1,336			$10,646	41.2	24.1	1512	362

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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:

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

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.