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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)
484504005131	411	West High School	Public	9-12	1008 Jerry Mashek Dr	West	76691	McLennan County	West Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 981-2050	395	33	11.8	28.9%	309 (78.2%)	10 (2.5%)	72 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$11,184			$1,443			$9,741	70.5	71.2	403	8
480735012482	412	College Station High School	Public	9-12	4002 Victoria Ave	College Station	77845	Brazos County	College Station Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 694-5800	2,134	139	15.3	34.8%	1,106 (51.8%)	260 (12.2%)	519 (24.3%)	183 (8.6%)	7 (0.3%)	1 (0.0%)	58 (2.7%)	$9,145			$856			$8,289	70.4	71.3	395	17
483630004078	413	Quitman High School	Public	9-12	1101 E Goode St	Quitman	75783	Wood County	Quitman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 763-5000	365	38	9.6	52.9%	275 (75.3%)	14 (3.8%)	58 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.7%)	$14,500			$1,597			$12,902	70.4	65.5	545	132
483531003992	414	Ponder High School	Public	9-12	300 W Bailey	Ponder	76259	Denton County	Ponder Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 479-8312	505	40	12.4	36.2%	306 (60.6%)	15 (3.0%)	162 (32.1%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)	$10,657			$1,071			$9,585	70.3	63.3	609	195
484263004870	415	Thorndale High School	Public	9-12	300 N Main St	Thorndale	76577	Milam County	Thorndale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 898-2321	199	23	8.5	36.7%	144 (72.4%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (23.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.0%)	$13,400			$785			$12,614	70.3	71.4	393	22
480016309583	416	Ischool Virtual Academy Of Texas	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	3-12	1800 Lakeway Dr	Lewisville	75057	Denton County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	Yes	No	(888) 644-4789	956	174	5.4		437 (45.7%)	129 (13.5%)	316 (33.1%)	20 (2.1%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	47 (4.9%)	$6,890			$179			$6,710	70.3	74.9	311	105
481086000552	417	Borden County School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	240 W Kincaid St	Gail	79738	Borden County	Borden County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 756-4450	225	24	9.4		168 (74.7%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (23.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	$24,872			$754			$24,118	70.2	86.8	97	320
482385002637	418	Hughes Springs High School	Public	9-12	701 Russell St	Hughes Springs	75656	Cass County	Hughes Springs Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 639-3840	338	35	9.6	49.4%	265 (78.4%)	28 (8.3%)	37 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	$13,348			$912			$12,435	70.2	64.3	579	161
482703003042	419	Leander High School	Public	9-12	3301 S Bagdad Rd	Leander	78641	Williamson County	Leander Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 570-1000	2,218	149	14.8	25.3%	1,059 (47.7%)	112 (5.0%)	714 (32.2%)	209 (9.4%)	9 (0.4%)	3 (0.1%)	112 (5.0%)	$9,865			$214			$9,650	70.2	66.3	525	106
481970012338	420	Texas Academy Of Biomedical	Public	9-12	300 Trinity Campus Circle Trw	Fort Worth	76102	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 515-1660	359	21	16.9	71.9%	33 (9.2%)	59 (16.4%)	253 (70.5%)	11 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$10,824			$2,143			$8,681	70.1	69.2	446	26

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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:

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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide