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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
480020722990	1871	Premier H S - Houston (Greenspoint)	Public, Charter	9-12	250 N Sam Houston Pkwy E	Houston	77060	Harris County	Premier High Schools	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(972) 316-3663	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()				5.7			(n/a)
482787021148	1872	Lockhart Pride High School	Public	8-12	500 N Pecos	Lockhart	78644	Caldwell County	Lockhart Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 398-0130	61	4	15.2	77.0%	12 (19.7%)	3 (4.9%)	44 (72.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,454	$904	$11,550	5.6	6.4	1818	54
483969006964	1873	Mercer & Blumberg Learning Center	Public	9-12	118 N Bowie St	Seguin	78155	Guadalupe County	Seguin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 401-8690	81	7	11.5	82.7%	13 (16.0%)	2 (2.5%)	64 (79.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.5%)	$12,643	$1,355	$11,288	5.6	23.7	1522	351
481407009215	1874	Cisco Learning Center	Public	9-12	804 Ave H	Cisco	76437	Eastland County	Cisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 442-4852	19	4	4.9	68.4%	16 (84.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.3%)	$20,393	$62	$20,331	5.5	64.6	570	1304
480143208458	1874	Lone Star H S West	Public	8-12	600 Fm 3254	Brownwood	76801	Brown County	Lone Star School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 641-4245	52				18 (34.6%)	17 (32.7%)	17 (32.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)				5.5	2.2	1943	69
482364010741	1876	Liberty High School	Public	9-12	5407 Gulfton St	Houston	77081	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 458-5555	351	17	20.5	99.7%	5 (1.4%)	4 (1.1%)	323 (92.0%)	17 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$11,687	$1,041	$10,646	5.5	4.1	1873	3
480007508344	1877	Richard Milburn Academy Corpus Christi	Public, Charter	9-12	3512 S Staples St	Corpus Christi	78411	Nueces County	Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 225-4424	249	5	47	70.7%	41 (16.5%)	3 (1.2%)	203 (81.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$6,847	$779	$6,068	5.4	4.7	1861	16
483432010775	1878	The Summit (High School)	Public	9-12	1838 E Sam Houston Pkwy S	Pasadena	77503	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 740-0290	148	16	9.4	89.2%	8 (5.4%)	16 (10.8%)	123 (83.1%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$67,837	$2,347	$65,489	5.4	5.1	1848	30
480020211185	1879	Winfree Academy North Richland Hills	Public, Charter	9-12	6311 Blvd 26	North Richland Hills	76180	Tarrant County	Winfree Academy Charter Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 869-3250	247	7	33.8		76 (30.8%)	29 (11.7%)	126 (51.0%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.9%)	$5,867	$610	$5,257	5.3	8.2	1784	95
481674003735	1880	Joe Dale Sparks Campus	Public	5-12	210 S Woodrow	Denton	76205	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 349-2468	62	15	4.1	54.8%	22 (35.5%)	18 (29.0%)	18 (29.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.8%)	$39,267	$5,203	$34,063	5.3	5.3	1843	37

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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.
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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)
480020722990	1871	Premier H S - Houston (Greenspoint)	Public, Charter	9-12	250 N Sam Houston Pkwy E	Houston	77060	Harris County	Premier High Schools	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(972) 316-3663	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								5.7			(n/a)
482787021148	1872	Lockhart Pride High School	Public	8-12	500 N Pecos	Lockhart	78644	Caldwell County	Lockhart Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 398-0130	61	4	15.2	77.0%	12 (19.7%)	3 (4.9%)	44 (72.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,454			$904			$11,550	5.6	6.4	1818	54
483969006964	1873	Mercer & Blumberg Learning Center	Public	9-12	118 N Bowie St	Seguin	78155	Guadalupe County	Seguin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 401-8690	81	7	11.5	82.7%	13 (16.0%)	2 (2.5%)	64 (79.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.5%)	$12,643			$1,355			$11,288	5.6	23.7	1522	351
481407009215	1874	Cisco Learning Center	Public	9-12	804 Ave H	Cisco	76437	Eastland County	Cisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 442-4852	19	4	4.9	68.4%	16 (84.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.3%)	$20,393			$62			$20,331	5.5	64.6	570	1304
480143208458	1874	Lone Star H S West	Public	8-12	600 Fm 3254	Brownwood	76801	Brown County	Lone Star School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 641-4245	52				18 (34.6%)	17 (32.7%)	17 (32.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								5.5	2.2	1943	69
482364010741	1876	Liberty High School	Public	9-12	5407 Gulfton St	Houston	77081	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 458-5555	351	17	20.5	99.7%	5 (1.4%)	4 (1.1%)	323 (92.0%)	17 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$11,687			$1,041			$10,646	5.5	4.1	1873	3
480007508344	1877	Richard Milburn Academy Corpus Christi	Public, Charter	9-12	3512 S Staples St	Corpus Christi	78411	Nueces County	Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 225-4424	249	5	47	70.7%	41 (16.5%)	3 (1.2%)	203 (81.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$6,847			$779			$6,068	5.4	4.7	1861	16
483432010775	1878	The Summit (High School)	Public	9-12	1838 E Sam Houston Pkwy S	Pasadena	77503	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 740-0290	148	16	9.4	89.2%	8 (5.4%)	16 (10.8%)	123 (83.1%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$67,837			$2,347			$65,489	5.4	5.1	1848	30
480020211185	1879	Winfree Academy North Richland Hills	Public, Charter	9-12	6311 Blvd 26	North Richland Hills	76180	Tarrant County	Winfree Academy Charter Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 869-3250	247	7	33.8		76 (30.8%)	29 (11.7%)	126 (51.0%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.9%)	$5,867			$610			$5,257	5.3	8.2	1784	95
481674003735	1880	Joe Dale Sparks Campus	Public	5-12	210 S Woodrow	Denton	76205	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 349-2468	62	15	4.1	54.8%	22 (35.5%)	18 (29.0%)	18 (29.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.8%)	$39,267			$5,203			$34,063	5.3	5.3	1843	37