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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)
481623001358	1511	South Oak Cliff High School	Public	9-12	3601 S Marsalis Ave	Dallas	75216	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 932-7000	1,513	96	15.8	94.5%	13 (0.9%)	953 (63.0%)	513 (33.9%)	14 (0.9%)	5 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (0.9%)	$10,280			$2,541			$7,738	25.4	13	1706	195
480027811303	1512	Crosstimbers Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	236 Harmony Rd	Weatherford	76087	Parker County	Crosstimbers Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 594-6220	151	9	17.4	42.4%	125 (82.8%)	2 (1.3%)	23 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$12,021			$1,148			$10,873	25.4	18.2	1624	112
481818008843	1513	Economedes High School	Public	8-12	1414 N Alamo	Edinburg	78539	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2450	2,762	178	15.5	92.5%	3 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	2,755 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	$11,210			$896			$10,314	25.3	25.9	1481	32
480022709011	1514	Big Springs Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	10664 N Us Hwy 83	Leakey	78873	Real County	Big Springs Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 232-7101	135	11	12.3	88.9%	62 (45.9%)	2 (1.5%)	69 (51.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	$15,801			$2,463			$13,338	25.3	29.7	1392	122
481881001757	1515	Everman High School	Public	8-12	1000 S Race St	Everman	76140	Tarrant County	Everman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 568-5200	1,740	107	16.2	92.2%	57 (3.3%)	645 (37.1%)	1,002 (57.6%)	12 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (1.3%)	$10,814			$1,074			$9,739	25.2	25.4	1489	26
484428005059	1516	University High School	Public	9-12	3201 S New Rd	Waco	76706	McLennan County	Waco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 756-1843	1,678	111	15.1	88.9%	76 (4.5%)	322 (19.2%)	1,251 (74.6%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (1.3%)	$10,905			$1,483			$9,422	25.2	25.4	1490	26
480025209536	1517	Texas School For The Blind And Visually Impaired	Public, Alternative	4-12	1100 W 45th St	Austin	78756	Travis County	Texas School For The Blind & Visually Impaired	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 206-9167	127			77.2%	48 (37.8%)	19 (15.0%)	55 (43.3%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	3 (2.4%)								25.2	19.2	1608	91
480020712092	1518	Premier High School-Austin Wells Branch	Public, Charter	9-12	13801 Burnet Rd Ste 300	Austin	78727	Travis County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 832-0965	89	5	19	66.3%	15 (16.9%)	8 (9.0%)	62 (69.7%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	$10,743			$534			$10,209	25.1	17.7	1632	114
480144013759	1519	Iltexas Lancaster Desoto High School	Public, Charter	9-12	901 N Polk St Ste 101	Desoto	75115	Dallas County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 786-2850	209	19	10.9	72.2%	6 (2.9%)	103 (49.3%)	90 (43.1%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.8%)	$13,909			$4,445			$9,463	25.1	28	1425	94
481890001768	1520	Fabens High School	Public	9-12	601 NE Ave G	Fabens	79838	El Paso County	Fabens Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 765-2620	623	57	10.9	89.1%	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	618 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,609			$759			$11,850	25	20.4	1584	64

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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