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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)
482163002177	1281	Grapeland High School	Public	9-12	318 N Olive	Grapeland	75844	Houston County	Grapeland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 687-4661	168	15	10.9	61.9%	113 (67.3%)	29 (17.3%)	18 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.2%)	$11,647			$663			$10,983	36.3	43.3	1103	178
481602001174	1282	Cumby Collegiate High School	Public	8-12	202 Sayle St	Cumby	75433	Hopkins County	Cumby Collegiate Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 994-2260	216	21	10.3	55.6%	177 (81.9%)	2 (0.9%)	26 (12.0%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$13,076			$996			$12,081	36.2	47.3	999	283
480010808213	1283	Odyssey Academy - Galveston	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2412 61st St	Galveston	77551	Galveston County	Odyssey Academy Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 750-9289	866	55	15.6	83.0%	145 (16.7%)	79 (9.1%)	609 (70.3%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.1%)	$10,002			$1,495			$8,508	36.2	36.8	1244	39
480141212313	1284	Henry Ford Academy Alameda School For Art + Design	Public, Charter	9-12	501 W Cesar E Chavez Blvd	San Antonio	78207	Bexar County	Henry Ford Academy Alameda School For Art + Design	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 226-4031	75	6	13.5	48.0%	10 (13.3%)	5 (6.7%)	57 (76.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.0%)	$9,317			$803			$8,514	36.2	54.2	821	463
481572001137	1285	Crockett High School	Public	9-12	1600 W Loop 304	Crockett	75835	Houston County	Crockett Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 544-2125	361	36	10.1	85.3%	61 (16.9%)	154 (42.7%)	140 (38.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	$14,634			$2,161			$12,473	36.1	28.5	1417	132
483387003772	1286	Overton High School	Public	6-12	501 E Henderson	Overton	75684	Rusk County	Overton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 834-6143	257	30	8.4	65.8%	189 (73.5%)	23 (8.9%)	28 (10.9%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	11 (4.3%)	$14,693			$2,381			$12,312	36.1	32.3	1341	55
480021112040	1287	Idea College Preparatory San Juan	Public, Charter	6-12	600 E Sioux Rd	San Juan	78589	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 588-4021	726	55	13.1	89.4%	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	713 (98.2%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,659			$1,789			$10,871	36.1	41.7	1139	148
482034006552	1288	Naaman Forest High School	Public	9-12	4843 Naaman Forest Blvd	Garland	75040	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 675-3091	2,221	124	17.8	71.9%	192 (8.6%)	478 (21.5%)	1,246 (56.1%)	246 (11.1%)	12 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (2.1%)	$10,364			$852			$9,512	36	28.3	1420	132
480020709350	1289	Premier High School-Austin South Campus	Public, Charter	7-12	1701 W Ben White Blvd No 100a	Austin	78704	Travis County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 444-8442	167	9	19.5	71.3%	39 (23.4%)	9 (5.4%)	112 (67.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.6%)	$9,881			$1,071			$8,809	36	17	1647	358
481623001367	1290	Sunset High School	Public	9-12	2120 W Jefferson Blvd	Dallas	75208	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-1500	2,187	127	17.2	91.2%	36 (1.6%)	35 (1.6%)	2,101 (96.1%)	5 (0.2%)	5 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.2%)	$10,006			$2,977			$7,029	36	33.7	1304	14

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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:

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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences