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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)
480021113148	761	Idea Walzem College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	6445 Walzem Rd	San Antonio	78239	Bexar County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 239-4600	734	43	17	82.2%	46 (6.3%)	158 (21.5%)	499 (68.0%)	19 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	8 (1.1%)	$10,975			$1,571			$9,404	56.8	57.7	723	38
481413008954	762	City View Junior/Senior High	Public	6-12	1600 City View Dr	Wichita Falls	76306	Wichita County	City View Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 855-7511	627	52	12	70.0%	269 (42.9%)	85 (13.6%)	209 (33.3%)	8 (1.3%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (7.8%)	$13,693			$1,852			$11,841	56.8	61.1	654	108
481614001195	763	D'Hanis School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	6751 Cr 5216	D Hanis	78850	Medina County	D'Hanis Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 363-7216	284	26	10.7	39.1%	160 (56.3%)	0 (0.0%)	121 (42.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$14,162			$1,006			$13,155	56.8	55	801	38
480798000127	764	Alto High School	Public	9-12	248 Cr 2429	Alto	75925	Cherokee County	Alto Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 858-7110	161	19	8.6	77.6%	61 (37.9%)	34 (21.1%)	56 (34.8%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.0%)	$14,243			$1,184			$13,059	56.8	44	1086	322
480870005643	765	Martin High School	Public	9-12	4501 W Pleasant Ridge Rd	Arlington	76016	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(682) 867-8600	3,789	208	18.2	42.0%	1,520 (40.1%)	763 (20.1%)	1,011 (26.7%)	321 (8.5%)	24 (0.6%)	10 (0.3%)	140 (3.7%)	$8,334			$537			$7,797	56.7	61.8	640	125
482967021345	766	Rowe High School	Public	9-12	2101 N Ware Rd	Brownsville	78501	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 632-5100	1,944	139	13.9	73.9%	59 (3.0%)	3 (0.2%)	1,855 (95.4%)	24 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	$11,220			$933			$10,287	56.7	57.7	722	44
480145113443	767	Pioneer Technology (Ptaa) Greenville	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	8503 Bldg B Jack Finney Blvd	Greenville	75402	Hunt County	Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 257-3920	658	47	14.1	28.3%	364 (55.3%)	39 (5.9%)	186 (28.3%)	21 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	46 (7.0%)	$11,533			$829			$10,704	56.7	72.7	361	406
482892011334	768	Mansfield Legacy High School	Public	9-12	1263 N Main	Mansfield	76063	Tarrant County	Mansfield Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(682) 314-0600	2,522	138	18.2	47.6%	937 (37.2%)	483 (19.2%)	891 (35.3%)	82 (3.3%)	11 (0.4%)	1 (0.0%)	117 (4.6%)	$8,204			$537			$7,667	56.7	50.2	924	156
481488000989	769	Como-Pickton School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	13017 Tx Hwy 11 E	Como	75431	Hopkins County	Como-Pickton Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 488-3671	734	63	11.5	64.6%	391 (53.3%)	10 (1.4%)	310 (42.2%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.2%)	$11,517			$1,471			$10,045	56.6	52.5	868	99
481218012263	770	Burleson Centennial High School	Public	9-12	201 S Hurst Rd	Burleson	76028	Johnson County	Burleson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 245-0250	2,104	123	17	34.9%	1,209 (57.5%)	205 (9.7%)	591 (28.1%)	21 (1.0%)	8 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	68 (3.2%)	$8,473			$594			$7,879	56.6	56.3	761	9

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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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