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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)
480020713288	1821	Premier High School-Elementary Paso Eastpointe	Public, Charter	9-12	1231 Lee Trevino	El Paso	79907	El Paso County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 316-3663	145	8	18.1	82.8%	4 (2.8%)	1 (0.7%)	140 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,817			$830			$7,987	8.2	7.9	1789	32
481815014175	1822	Learn4life	Public, Charter	9-12	1922 S General McMullen	San Antonio	78226	Bexar County	Edgewood Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 898-4078	232	4	52.9	96.1%	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.3%)	228 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								8.1	7	1806	16
481970001894	1823	O D Wyatt High School	Public	9-12	2400 E Seminary Dr	Fort Worth	76119	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-8000	1,570	95	16.5	92.3%	57 (3.6%)	534 (34.0%)	903 (57.5%)	54 (3.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (1.3%)	$10,633			$2,004			$8,630	8	7.8	1790	33
480831006642	1824	Student Alternative Center	Public	7-12	300 S Walker	Angleton	77515	Brazoria County	Angleton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 864-8003	27	9	2.9	92.6%	6 (22.2%)	6 (22.2%)	12 (44.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (7.4%)	$83,457			$6,350			$77,107	8	8.4	1779	45
480771012521	1825	Hall Success Academy	Public	8-12	15014 Aldine Westfield	Houston	77032	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 985-7446	186	25	7.4	91.4%	2 (1.1%)	62 (33.3%)	119 (64.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$25,547			$5,467			$20,080	7.9	6.4	1821	4
482679005883	1826	Dr Leo Cigarroa High School	Public	8-12	2600 Zacatecas St	Laredo	78046	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-6800	1,438	117	12.3	97.8%	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1,436 (99.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,411			$1,863			$10,548	7.7	5.8	1834	8
480006308433	1827	Southwest Preparatory Southeast Campus	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	735 S Ww White Rd	San Antonio	78220	Bexar County	Southwest Preparatory School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 333-1403	186	14	12.9	95.2%	14 (7.5%)	40 (21.5%)	127 (68.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.2%)	$15,014			$2,989			$12,025	7.7	9.9	1754	73
480017408403	1828	Triumph Public High Schools-Laredo North	Public, Charter	9-12	1230 Townlake Dr	Laredo	78041	Webb County	Triumph Public High Schools-Laredo	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 722-0747	148	8	17.7		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	148 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,447			$3,631			$9,816	7.6	8.1	1787	41
480894000350	1829	Northeast Early College High School	Public	9-12	7104 Berkman Dr	Austin	78752	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-2523	989	67	14.8	91.7%	44 (4.4%)	85 (8.6%)	830 (83.9%)	18 (1.8%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (0.9%)	$12,692			$1,307			$11,385	7.6	8.2	1786	43
480894000360	1830	Travis Early College High School	Public	9-12	1211 E Oltorf St	Austin	78704	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-2527	1,157	77	15	80.3%	54 (4.7%)	99 (8.6%)	963 (83.2%)	29 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.0%)	$12,499			$1,123			$11,376	7.4	8.3	1782	48

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About our rankings:

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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.