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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)
482904003277	1221	Marfa Schools	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	300 N Gonzales St	Marfa	79843	Presidio County	Marfa Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 729-5500	233	26	8.9	48.5%	16 (6.9%)	2 (0.9%)	214 (91.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$14,211			$1,901			$12,309	38.2	37.4	1234	13
484008004550	1222	Sherman High School	Public	9-12	2907 W Travis St	Sherman	75092	Grayson County	Sherman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 891-6440	2,155	150	14.3	69.9%	708 (32.9%)	260 (12.1%)	985 (45.7%)	57 (2.6%)	18 (0.8%)	1 (0.0%)	126 (5.8%)	$10,690			$1,108			$9,582	38.2	43.4	1097	125
482445002740	1223	Italy High School	Public	7-12	300 S College	Italy	76651	Ellis County	Italy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 483-7411	303	28	10.8	60.7%	149 (49.2%)	38 (12.5%)	105 (34.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	8 (2.6%)	$15,029			$1,320			$13,709	38.2	34.5	1288	65
480771000056	1224	Carver H S For Applied Technical/Engineering/Arts	Public, Magnet	9-12	2100 S Victory Dr	Houston	77088	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 878-0310	755	46	16.5	85.8%	16 (2.1%)	405 (53.6%)	322 (42.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.2%)	$11,778			$2,609			$9,169	38.2	21.5	1568	344
483666004106	1225	Red Oak High School	Public	8-12	220 S State Hwy 342	Red Oak	75154	Ellis County	Red Oak Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 617-3535	2,160	137	15.7	54.5%	455 (21.1%)	811 (37.5%)	785 (36.3%)	22 (1.0%)	8 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (3.7%)	$10,215			$546			$9,669	38.1	42.4	1128	97
481620001203	1226	Dalhart High School	Public	9-12	2100 Spirit Trl	Dalhart	79022	Dallam County	Dalhart Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 244-7300	469	38	12.2	45.8%	180 (38.4%)	5 (1.1%)	277 (59.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$12,034			$1,079			$10,955	38	39.3	1189	37
482019001971	1227	Fort Stockton High	Public	9-12	1200 W 17th	Fort Stockton	79735	Pecos County	Fort Stockton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 336-4101	698	53	13.1	71.1%	61 (8.7%)	3 (0.4%)	625 (89.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	$12,603			$1,021			$11,582	38	16.3	1658	431
484135005925	1228	Stafford High School	Public	9-12	100 Spartan Dr	Stafford	77477	Fort Bend County	Stafford Msd	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 261-9239	1,064	82	12.9	71.9%	32 (3.0%)	459 (43.1%)	504 (47.4%)	53 (5.0%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.1%)	$13,695			$1,239			$12,456	37.9	40.5	1166	62
480007113999	1229	Clearfork Academy	Public, Charter	8-12	7820 Hanger Cutoff Rd	Fort Worth	76135	Tarrant County	University Of Texas University Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 644-9111	36	1	28.3		23 (63.9%)	1 (2.8%)	10 (27.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.8%)	1 (2.8%)	$11,925			$2,540			$9,385	37.9	6.7	1812	583
480957000409	1230	Bastrop High School	Public	9-12	1614 Chambers St	Bastrop	78602	Bastrop County	Bastrop Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 772-7200	1,621	107	15	62.4%	487 (30.0%)	68 (4.2%)	993 (61.3%)	9 (0.6%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	57 (3.5%)	$10,814			$977			$9,837	37.9	35.8	1269	39

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education