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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)
481970001839	1721	Carter-Riverside High School	Public	9-12	3301 Yucca Ave	Fort Worth	76111	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-9000	1,030	66	15.7	84.7%	46 (4.5%)	53 (5.1%)	897 (87.1%)	22 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.0%)	$12,080			$2,326			$9,753	13.8	16.2	1661	60
483873004370	1722	Lanier High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1514 W Cesar E Chavez Blvd	San Antonio	78207	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 978-7910	1,612	109	14.7	96.3%	29 (1.8%)	35 (2.2%)	1,508 (93.5%)	30 (1.9%)	6 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.2%)	$12,484			$2,546			$9,938	13.8	9.2	1765	43
480813000167	1723	North Heights Alter	Public	9-12	607 N Hughes	Amarillo	79107	Potter County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 326-2850	120	33	3.6	67.5%	23 (19.2%)	24 (20.0%)	64 (53.3%)	7 (5.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$50,111			$4,436			$45,675	13.8	5	1850	127
482568002887	1724	H M King High School	Public	9-12	2210 S Brahma Blvd	Kingsville	78363	Kleberg County	Kingsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 595-8600	933	62	15	78.1%	93 (10.0%)	31 (3.3%)	794 (85.1%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.9%)	$12,026			$1,673			$10,353	13.7	17.4	1637	87
483870004312	1725	Lake View High School	Public	9-12	900 E 43rd St	San Angelo	76903	Tom Green County	San Angelo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 659-3500	1,055	75	13.9	69.7%	186 (17.6%)	37 (3.5%)	804 (76.2%)	4 (0.4%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (1.8%)	$10,265			$3,277			$6,988	13.7	12.2	1715	10
482217012918	1726	Texas Virtual Academy At Hallsville	Public, Virtual, Alternative	3-12	311 Willow St	Hallsville	75650	Harrison County	Hallsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	Yes	No	(903) 668-5990	16,358				4,799 (29.3%)	2,746 (16.8%)	7,823 (47.8%)	247 (1.5%)	81 (0.5%)	23 (0.1%)	639 (3.9%)	$9,486			$204			$9,282	13.6	17.2	1644	82
480020722989	1727	Premier H S Mesquite	Public, Charter	9-12	3733 W Emporium Cir	Mesquite	75150	Dallas County	Premier High Schools	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(972) 316-3663	37	5	7.4	78.4%	6 (16.2%)	16 (43.2%)	13 (35.1%)	1 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.7%)								13.6			(n/a)
480144813141	1728	The Excel Center (For Adults)	Public, Charter	9-12	1400 E Mlk Industrial Blvd	Lockhart	78644	Caldwell County	The Excel Center (For Adults)	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 531-5500	506	23	21.7		52 (10.3%)	102 (20.2%)	312 (61.7%)	34 (6.7%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$9,938			$61			$9,877	13.1	14.6	1686	42
484411006493	1729	North Texas State Hospital - Afp - Vernon	Public	8-12	Hwy 70 N W	Vernon	76384	Wilbarger County	Vernon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 552-9901	25	5	5	60.0%	12 (48.0%)	3 (12.0%)	9 (36.0%)	1 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$28,732			$1,360			$27,373	13.1			(n/a)
483873012224	1730	Cooper Academy At Navarro	Public	9-12	623 S Pecos La Trinidad	San Antonio	78207	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 438-6810	317	22	14.7	95.9%	6 (1.9%)	19 (6.0%)	291 (91.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$10,762			$1,901			$8,861	13	11.3	1733	3

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