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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)
482850010889	1191	Coronado High School	Public	9-12	4910 29th Dr	Lubbock	79410	Lubbock County	Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 219-1100	1,904	123	15.4	68.5%	480 (25.2%)	274 (14.4%)	1,056 (55.5%)	28 (1.5%)	12 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (2.8%)	$9,306			$1,367			$7,939	39.3	37.7	1228	37
480020912959	1192	Yes Prep North Forest	Public, Charter	6-12	6602 Winfield Rd	Houston	77050	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 967-8699	1,004	60	16.7	94.3%	9 (0.9%)	108 (10.8%)	878 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	$10,094			$1,355			$8,739	39.3	37.4	1233	41
480816000188	1193	Amherst School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	100 N Main	Amherst	79312	Lamb County	Amherst Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 246-3221	114	20	5.5	92.1%	15 (13.2%)	3 (2.6%)	94 (82.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	$16,117			$944			$15,173	39.3	19.1	1609	416
480870009374	1194	Seguin High School	Public	9-12	7001 Silo Rd	Arlington	76002	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(682) 867-6700	1,562	120	13	74.5%	164 (10.5%)	620 (39.7%)	537 (34.4%)	182 (11.7%)	6 (0.4%)	6 (0.4%)	47 (3.0%)	$10,799			$659			$10,140	39.2	40	1173	21
481830001669	1195	Burges High School	Public	9-12	7800 Edgemere Way	El Paso	79925	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-7200	1,417	87	16.2	77.1%	69 (4.9%)	42 (3.0%)	1,274 (89.9%)	9 (0.6%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	16 (1.1%)	$9,893			$1,195			$8,698	39.1	36.8	1245	50
481080000545	1196	Bonham High School	Public	9-12	1002 Warpath Dr	Bonham	75418	Fannin County	Bonham Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 583-5567	560	42	13.3	58.4%	308 (55.0%)	34 (6.1%)	176 (31.4%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.9%)	$12,227			$1,893			$10,335	39	36.4	1252	56
480870000232	1197	Arlington High School	Public	9-12	818 W Park Row	Arlington	76013	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(682) 867-8100	2,501	161	15.5	69.6%	631 (25.2%)	479 (19.2%)	1,246 (49.8%)	58 (2.3%)	15 (0.6%)	7 (0.3%)	65 (2.6%)	$9,293			$794			$8,499	38.9	42.4	1125	72
484554005175	1198	Brewer High School	Public	9-12	1025 W Loop 820 N	Fort Worth	76108	Tarrant County	White Settlement Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 367-1200	2,172	132	16.4	58.3%	771 (35.5%)	259 (11.9%)	1,006 (46.3%)	29 (1.3%)	14 (0.6%)	3 (0.1%)	90 (4.1%)	$9,184			$1,264			$7,920	38.9	39	1199	1
483717004184	1199	Rio Hondo High School	Public	9-12	22547 State Hwy 345	Rio Hondo	78583	Cameron County	Rio Hondo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 748-1200	470	46	10.2	78.3%	12 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	456 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,804			$635			$12,169	38.8	39.9	1174	25
480021111282	1200	Idea College Prep	Public, Charter	6-12	401 S 1st St	Donna	78537	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 464-0203	785	48	16.3	92.7%	19 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	763 (97.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$13,817			$1,628			$12,189	38.8	54.9	803	397

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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.