Best High Schools in Texas

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the STAAR EOC test scores by the Texas Education Agency. The most recent update was on Wednesday, September 11, 2024.

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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)
484415012281	1291	Victoria West High School	Public	9-12	307 W Tropical Dr	Victoria	77904	Victoria County	Victoria Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 788-2830	1,766	125	14.1	58.6%	529 (30.0%)	84 (4.8%)	1,099 (62.2%)	18 (1.0%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (1.9%)	$9,610			$975			$8,635	36	32.7	1330	39
482532002826	1292	Kemp High School	Public	9-12	220 State Hwy 274	Kemp	75143	Kaufman County	Kemp Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 498-1401	543	42	13	57.3%	299 (55.1%)	12 (2.2%)	210 (38.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.5%)	$12,655			$1,270			$11,385	35.8	33.9	1297	5
482028012288	1293	Aim College & Career Prep	Public	7-12	5200 Ave N 1/2	Galveston	77550	Galveston County	Galveston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 761-6960	89	10	8.9	93.3%	26 (29.2%)	30 (33.7%)	32 (36.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	$19,958			$2,907			$17,051	35.7	57.2	735	558
484674005354	1294	Zavalla High School	Public	6-12	431 E Main St	Zavalla	75980	Angelina County	Zavalla Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 897-2301	160	19	8.2	61.9%	151 (94.4%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.1%)	$15,613			$1,544			$14,069	35.7	24.6	1501	207
481818021343	1295	Edinburg North High School	Public	9-12	3101 N Closner	Edinburg	78539	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2500	2,672	194	13.7	82.9%	27 (1.0%)	4 (0.1%)	2,631 (98.5%)	3 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.1%)	$11,367			$741			$10,626	35.7	39.7	1179	116
480020510632	1296	El Paso Academy West	Public, Charter	9-12	201 W Redd Rd	El Paso	79932	El Paso County	El Paso Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 845-7997	147	7	21.3	71.4%	5 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	139 (94.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$8,420			$907			$7,514	35.6	33.3	1316	20
483432003839	1297	Pasadena High School	Public	9-12	206 S Shaver	Pasadena	77506	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 740-0310	2,221	153	14.5	90.0%	67 (3.0%)	34 (1.5%)	2,108 (94.9%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	7 (0.3%)	$10,785			$1,293			$9,491	35.6	39.6	1180	117
480026413986	1298	KIPP Somos Collegiate	Public, Charter	6-12	8915 Callaghan Rd	San Antonio	78230	Bexar County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 544-2791	395	46	8.5	83.0%	20 (5.1%)	11 (2.8%)	357 (90.4%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$13,336			$714			$12,621	35.5	25.9	1480	182
482109002104	1299	Goodrich High School	Public	9-12	234 Katie Simpson St	Goodrich	77335	Polk County	Goodrich Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 365-1100	74	9	8.3	86.5%	27 (36.5%)	15 (20.3%)	31 (41.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	$16,348			$1,833			$14,514	35.5	41.4	1143	156
480026412773	1300	KIPP Generations Collegiate	Public, Charter	9-12	500 Tidwell Rd	Houston	77022	Harris County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 230-0566	583	43	13.4	90.4%	4 (0.7%)	51 (8.7%)	528 (90.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,290			$719			$11,571	35.4	43.7	1089	211

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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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