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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)
482526007071	1671	Keller Compass Center	Public	9-12	250 College St	Keller	76248	Tarrant County	Keller Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 744-4465	73	20	3.7	56.2%	34 (46.6%)	16 (21.9%)	17 (23.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	5 (6.8%)	$30,944			$1,849			$29,095	16.8	8.1	1788	117
480957012272	1672	Cedar Creek High School	Public	8-12	793 Union Chapel Rd	Cedar Creek	78612	Bastrop County	Bastrop Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 772-7300	2,002	118	17	75.2%	243 (12.1%)	46 (2.3%)	1,670 (83.4%)	3 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	34 (1.7%)	$9,747			$900			$8,847	16.8	21.5	1569	103
480915006358	1673	Waco Center For Youth	Public	7-12	3501 N 19th St	Waco	76708	McLennan County	Axtell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 745-5339	39	5	7.8	92.3%	19 (48.7%)	7 (17.9%)	10 (25.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (7.7%)	$27,156			$2,703			$24,454	16.7	11.9	1721	48
482364002506	1674	Kashmere High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	6900 Wileyvale St	Houston	77028	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 636-6400	725	60	12.1	96.0%	12 (1.7%)	382 (52.7%)	324 (44.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	$12,395			$1,319			$11,075	16.7	7	1805	131
480145913637	1675	Legacy School Of Sport Sciences	Public, Charter	6-12	2727 Spring Creek Dr	Spring	77373	Harris County	Legacy School Of Sport Sciences	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 396-0837	447	28	16		21 (4.7%)	302 (67.6%)	110 (24.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	$10,989			$247			$10,742	16.7	15.7	1669	6
480013309294	1676	Triumph Public High Schools-McAllen	Public, Charter	9-12	200 N 17th St	McAllen	78501	Hidalgo County	Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 618-2308	140	9	16.3		2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	138 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,112			$2,133			$9,979	16.6	11	1735	59
483639004084	1677	Ralls High School	Public	9-12	1106 10th St	Ralls	79357	Crosby County	Ralls Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 253-2500	153	16	9.3	75.2%	47 (30.7%)	2 (1.3%)	104 (68.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,980			$922			$18,058	16.5	9.9	1755	78
480020713294	1678	Premier H S Online	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	1301 Waters Ridge Dr	Lewisville	75057	Denton County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	Yes	No	(972) 316-3663	2,107	177	11.8		802 (38.1%)	331 (15.7%)	854 (40.5%)	30 (1.4%)	4 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	82 (3.9%)	$6,814			$316			$6,498	16.4	22.4	1557	121
480020712102	1679	Premier High School-Elementary Paso Mesa	Public, Charter	9-12	1035 Belvedere Ste 116	El Paso	79912	El Paso County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 581-4300	103	4	25.7	87.4%	16 (15.5%)	2 (1.9%)	79 (76.7%)	3 (2.9%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	$7,091			$1,144			$5,947	16.2	20.1	1588	91
480144813955	1680	Billy Moore	Public, Charter	9-12	8500 Fm 3053	Overton	75684	Rusk County	The Excel Center (For Adults)	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 531-5500	196	7	28.3		51 (26.0%)	34 (17.3%)	105 (53.6%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	$6,728			$01			$6,726	16.2	26.2	1467	213

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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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