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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
481830003791	61	Silva Health Magnet	Public	9-12	121 Val Verde St	El Paso	79905	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-7400	510	38	13.3	71.0%	19 (3.7%)	11 (2.2%)	453 (88.8%)	22 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	$9,822	$812	$9,010	90.2	88.7	74	13
481521011781	62	New Technical H S At Coppell	Public	9-12	113 Samuel Blvd	Coppell	75019	Dallas County	Coppell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(214) 496-5900	380	28	13.8		153 (40.3%)	16 (4.2%)	66 (17.4%)	124 (32.6%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	17 (4.5%)	$9,745	$562	$9,183	90	87.1	96	34
480016311503	63	Amarillo Collegiate Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	6000 S Georgia	Amarillo	79119	Randall County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 352-0171	472	30	15.8	29.4%	300 (63.6%)	11 (2.3%)	129 (27.3%)	7 (1.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.7%)	$7,486	$194	$7,292	89.8	71.8	384	321
481611013434	64	Bridgeland High School	Public	9-12	10707 Mason Rd	Cypress	77433	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 349-7600	3,544	220	16.1	16.8%	1,719 (48.5%)	445 (12.6%)	788 (22.2%)	417 (11.8%)	15 (0.4%)	5 (0.1%)	155 (4.4%)	$8,969	$1,005	$7,964	89.8	88.9	68	4
481168012172	65	Brownsville Early College High School	Public	9-12	343 Ringgold Rd	Brownsville	78520	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 698-1476	348	15	22.9	92.8%	5 (1.4%)	3 (0.9%)	336 (96.6%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,595	$1,405	$7,190	89.8	92.6	29	36
482364012246	66	North Houston Early College High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	8001 Fulton St Bldg C	Houston	77022	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-6168	475	23	20.7	89.9%	4 (0.8%)	48 (10.1%)	420 (88.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,054	$815	$8,239	89.6	86.6	102	36
481902001774	67	Falls City High School	Public	7-12	700 N Nelson St	Falls City	78113	Karnes County	Falls City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 254-3551	184	19	9.7	19.6%	144 (78.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (19.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	$13,933	$1,247	$12,686	89.5	87.9	88	21
482001009160	68	Centennial High School	Public	9-12	6901 Coit Rd	Frisco	75035	Collin County	Frisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 633-5600	2,082	140	14.8	10.5%	629 (30.2%)	159 (7.6%)	208 (10.0%)	1,008 (48.4%)	6 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (3.5%)	$9,184	$381	$8,803	89.5	88.3	83	15
482001010494	69	Wakeland High School	Public	9-12	10700 Legacy Dr	Frisco	75034	Denton County	Frisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 633-5700	2,147	133	16	5.5%	1,354 (63.1%)	103 (4.8%)	270 (12.6%)	310 (14.4%)	8 (0.4%)	1 (0.0%)	101 (4.7%)	$8,865	$450	$8,415	89.4	87.7	91	22
482730008196	70	Flower Mound High School	Public	9-12	3411 Peters Colony Rd	Flower Mound	75022	Denton County	Lewisville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 713-5192	3,542	218	16.2	6.9%	1,972 (55.7%)	97 (2.7%)	463 (13.1%)	848 (23.9%)	13 (0.4%)	1 (0.0%)	148 (4.2%)	$8,654	$709	$7,945	89.4	88.5	75	5

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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.
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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)
481830003791	61	Silva Health Magnet	Public	9-12	121 Val Verde St	El Paso	79905	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-7400	510	38	13.3	71.0%	19 (3.7%)	11 (2.2%)	453 (88.8%)	22 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	$9,822			$812			$9,010	90.2	88.7	74	13
481521011781	62	New Technical H S At Coppell	Public	9-12	113 Samuel Blvd	Coppell	75019	Dallas County	Coppell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(214) 496-5900	380	28	13.8		153 (40.3%)	16 (4.2%)	66 (17.4%)	124 (32.6%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	17 (4.5%)	$9,745			$562			$9,183	90	87.1	96	34
480016311503	63	Amarillo Collegiate Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	6000 S Georgia	Amarillo	79119	Randall County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 352-0171	472	30	15.8	29.4%	300 (63.6%)	11 (2.3%)	129 (27.3%)	7 (1.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.7%)	$7,486			$194			$7,292	89.8	71.8	384	321
481611013434	64	Bridgeland High School	Public	9-12	10707 Mason Rd	Cypress	77433	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 349-7600	3,544	220	16.1	16.8%	1,719 (48.5%)	445 (12.6%)	788 (22.2%)	417 (11.8%)	15 (0.4%)	5 (0.1%)	155 (4.4%)	$8,969			$1,005			$7,964	89.8	88.9	68	4
481168012172	65	Brownsville Early College High School	Public	9-12	343 Ringgold Rd	Brownsville	78520	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 698-1476	348	15	22.9	92.8%	5 (1.4%)	3 (0.9%)	336 (96.6%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,595			$1,405			$7,190	89.8	92.6	29	36
482364012246	66	North Houston Early College High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	8001 Fulton St Bldg C	Houston	77022	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-6168	475	23	20.7	89.9%	4 (0.8%)	48 (10.1%)	420 (88.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,054			$815			$8,239	89.6	86.6	102	36
481902001774	67	Falls City High School	Public	7-12	700 N Nelson St	Falls City	78113	Karnes County	Falls City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 254-3551	184	19	9.7	19.6%	144 (78.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (19.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	$13,933			$1,247			$12,686	89.5	87.9	88	21
482001009160	68	Centennial High School	Public	9-12	6901 Coit Rd	Frisco	75035	Collin County	Frisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 633-5600	2,082	140	14.8	10.5%	629 (30.2%)	159 (7.6%)	208 (10.0%)	1,008 (48.4%)	6 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (3.5%)	$9,184			$381			$8,803	89.5	88.3	83	15
482001010494	69	Wakeland High School	Public	9-12	10700 Legacy Dr	Frisco	75034	Denton County	Frisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 633-5700	2,147	133	16	5.5%	1,354 (63.1%)	103 (4.8%)	270 (12.6%)	310 (14.4%)	8 (0.4%)	1 (0.0%)	101 (4.7%)	$8,865			$450			$8,415	89.4	87.7	91	22
482730008196	70	Flower Mound High School	Public	9-12	3411 Peters Colony Rd	Flower Mound	75022	Denton County	Lewisville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 713-5192	3,542	218	16.2	6.9%	1,972 (55.7%)	97 (2.7%)	463 (13.1%)	848 (23.9%)	13 (0.4%)	1 (0.0%)	148 (4.2%)	$8,654			$709			$7,945	89.4	88.5	75	5