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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
481800001596	1941	Alter Educational Center	Public	6-12	1299 A Yukon	Odessa	79762	Ector County	Ector County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(432) 456-0049	100	8	13.2	73.0%	5 (5.0%)	9 (9.0%)	85 (85.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	$119,207	$7,050	$112,157	3	2.9	1907	34
481662021529	1942	Del Valle Opportunity Center	Public	9-12	5301 Ross Road B	Del Valle	78617	Travis County	Del Valle Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 386-3300	251	35	7.1	92.4%	8 (3.2%)	18 (7.2%)	217 (86.5%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$40,141	$2,156	$37,985	2.9	1.7	1955	13
481956008683	1943	Forney Learning Academy	Public	9-12	600 S Bois D Arc St	Forney	75126	Kaufman County	Forney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 762-4150	126	17	7.3	60.3%	25 (19.8%)	59 (46.8%)	37 (29.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)				2.9			(n/a)
484671005351	1944	Zapata High School	Public	9-12	2009 State Hwy 16	Zapata	78076	Zapata County	Zapata County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 765-0280	1,068	71	14.9	87.9%	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1,061 (99.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,247	$1,325	$8,922	2.9	2.4	1933	11
480143209576	1945	Lone Star H S Central	Public	7-12	116 Burleson Rd	Mart	76664	McLennan County	Lone Star School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 297-5716	169				37 (21.9%)	66 (39.1%)	60 (35.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.6%)				2.9	2.8	1913	32
483879008467	1946	Cameron County J J A E P	Public	7-12	2330 W Bus Hwy 77	San Benito	78586	Cameron County	San Benito Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(956) 361-3509	51			92.2%	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)				2.9	3	1903	43
481806013006	1947	Edcouch-Elsa H S Academy	Public	9-12	211 N Yellowjacket Dr	Elsa	78543	Hidalgo County	Edcouch-Elsa Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 262-0151	39	3	14.8	84.6%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,661	$810	$7,850	2.9	0.7	1960	13
480001607239	1948	Texans Can Academy - Dallas North	Public, Charter	9-12	9704 Skillman	Dallas	75243	Dallas County	Texans Can Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(241) 944-1988	260	12	21.4	78.5%	8 (3.1%)	97 (37.3%)	150 (57.7%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	$14,543	$3,153	$11,389	2.8	2.7	1919	29
480020211380	1949	Winfree Academy Charter School Dallas	Public, Charter	9-12	2550 Beckleymeade Ave Ste 150	Dallas	75237	Dallas County	Winfree Academy Charter Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 930-5199	219	3	73		5 (2.3%)	130 (59.4%)	76 (34.7%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	$7,347	$641	$6,706	2.8	2.5	1929	20
481464010962	1950	Wallace Accelerated High School	Public	9-12	1500 N Lone Wolf Blvd	Colorado City	79512	Mitchell County	Colorado Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 728-3424	16	0	34.7	68.8%	7 (43.8%)	2 (12.5%)	6 (37.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (6.3%)	$12,608	$897	$11,712	2.8	2	1946	4

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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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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)
481800001596	1941	Alter Educational Center	Public	6-12	1299 A Yukon	Odessa	79762	Ector County	Ector County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(432) 456-0049	100	8	13.2	73.0%	5 (5.0%)	9 (9.0%)	85 (85.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	$119,207			$7,050			$112,157	3	2.9	1907	34
481662021529	1942	Del Valle Opportunity Center	Public	9-12	5301 Ross Road B	Del Valle	78617	Travis County	Del Valle Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 386-3300	251	35	7.1	92.4%	8 (3.2%)	18 (7.2%)	217 (86.5%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$40,141			$2,156			$37,985	2.9	1.7	1955	13
481956008683	1943	Forney Learning Academy	Public	9-12	600 S Bois D Arc St	Forney	75126	Kaufman County	Forney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 762-4150	126	17	7.3	60.3%	25 (19.8%)	59 (46.8%)	37 (29.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)								2.9			(n/a)
484671005351	1944	Zapata High School	Public	9-12	2009 State Hwy 16	Zapata	78076	Zapata County	Zapata County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 765-0280	1,068	71	14.9	87.9%	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1,061 (99.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,247			$1,325			$8,922	2.9	2.4	1933	11
480143209576	1945	Lone Star H S Central	Public	7-12	116 Burleson Rd	Mart	76664	McLennan County	Lone Star School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 297-5716	169				37 (21.9%)	66 (39.1%)	60 (35.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.6%)								2.9	2.8	1913	32
483879008467	1946	Cameron County J J A E P	Public	7-12	2330 W Bus Hwy 77	San Benito	78586	Cameron County	San Benito Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(956) 361-3509	51			92.2%	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								2.9	3	1903	43
481806013006	1947	Edcouch-Elsa H S Academy	Public	9-12	211 N Yellowjacket Dr	Elsa	78543	Hidalgo County	Edcouch-Elsa Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 262-0151	39	3	14.8	84.6%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,661			$810			$7,850	2.9	0.7	1960	13
480001607239	1948	Texans Can Academy - Dallas North	Public, Charter	9-12	9704 Skillman	Dallas	75243	Dallas County	Texans Can Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(241) 944-1988	260	12	21.4	78.5%	8 (3.1%)	97 (37.3%)	150 (57.7%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	$14,543			$3,153			$11,389	2.8	2.7	1919	29
480020211380	1949	Winfree Academy Charter School Dallas	Public, Charter	9-12	2550 Beckleymeade Ave Ste 150	Dallas	75237	Dallas County	Winfree Academy Charter Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 930-5199	219	3	73		5 (2.3%)	130 (59.4%)	76 (34.7%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	$7,347			$641			$6,706	2.8	2.5	1929	20
481464010962	1950	Wallace Accelerated High School	Public	9-12	1500 N Lone Wolf Blvd	Colorado City	79512	Mitchell County	Colorado Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 728-3424	16	0	34.7	68.8%	7 (43.8%)	2 (12.5%)	6 (37.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (6.3%)	$12,608			$897			$11,712	2.8	2	1946	4