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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)
481965005468	1681	Willowridge High School	Public	9-12	16301 Chimney Rock	Houston	77053	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 634-2450	1,319	94	14	87.0%	14 (1.1%)	570 (43.2%)	708 (53.7%)	4 (0.3%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (1.3%)	$13,230			$1,496			$11,734	16.1	18.1	1626	55
483576004050	1682	Premont Collegiate High School	Public	6-12	400 S Elaine St	Premont	78375	Jim Wells County	Premont Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 348-3915	361	31	11.8	88.1%	16 (4.4%)	1 (0.3%)	343 (95.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,784			$6,662			$11,123	16	18.8	1615	67
482364002619	1683	Worthing High School	Public	9-12	9215 Scott St	Houston	77051	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 733-3433	827	55	14.9	96.0%	7 (0.8%)	560 (67.7%)	245 (29.6%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.1%)	$12,143			$1,834			$10,309	15.9	8.8	1773	90
481830001694	1684	Irvin High School	Public	9-12	5400 Sanders	El Paso	79924	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 587-3500	987	77	12.8	97.8%	26 (2.6%)	25 (2.5%)	921 (93.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.1%)	$11,492			$1,435			$10,057	15.9	16.4	1656	28
483447003867	1685	Pearsall High School	Public	9-12	1990 Maverick Dr	Pearsall	78061	Frio County	Pearsall Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 334-8011	614	42	14.7	85.8%	35 (5.7%)	2 (0.3%)	575 (93.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,533			$2,320			$9,213	15.9	18.4	1617	68
482142002152	1686	Grand Prairie High School	Public	9-12	101 Gopher Blvd	Grand Prairie	75050	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 809-5711	3,001	195	15.3	82.6%	169 (5.6%)	352 (11.7%)	2,409 (80.3%)	20 (0.7%)	14 (0.5%)	3 (0.1%)	34 (1.1%)	$9,105			$1,104			$8,000	15.9	15.7	1667	19
480771000066	1687	Eisenhower High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	7922 Antoine Dr	Houston	77088	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 878-0900	2,855	162	17.6	82.7%	40 (1.4%)	679 (23.8%)	2,067 (72.4%)	36 (1.3%)	8 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (0.9%)	$11,334			$1,897			$9,437	15.8	11.9	1722	35
484170004759	1688	Strawn School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	224 E Walnut	Strawn	76475	Palo Pinto County	Strawn Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 116-5776	174	15	11.3	63.8%	88 (50.6%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (43.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.2%)	$15,103			$1,225			$13,878	15.7	27	1448	240
480020708136	1689	Premier H S Of Brownsville	Public, Charter	9-12	955 Paredes Line Rd	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 550-0084	109	7	16.3	87.2%	3 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	106 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$6,571			$611			$5,960	15.6	50.5	918	771
481437000925	1690	Cleveland High School	Public	9-12	1600 E Houston St	Cleveland	77327	Liberty County	Cleveland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 592-8752	3,310	198	16.7	91.7%	267 (8.1%)	116 (3.5%)	2,877 (86.9%)	9 (0.3%)	6 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	34 (1.0%)	$10,448			$951			$9,497	15.6	15.5	1674	16

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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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Educational resources:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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