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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)
480006608057	1011	Texas Empowerment Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	3-12	6414 N Hampton Dr	Austin	78723	Travis County	Texas Empowerment Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 494-1076	253	17	14.7	70.8%	0 (0.0%)	231 (91.3%)	16 (6.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	$12,424			$2,472			$9,952	46.6	61.7	643	368
481650001407	1012	Decatur High School	Public	9-12	750 E Eagle Summit Dr	Decatur	76234	Wise County	Decatur Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 393-7200	1,162	69	16.8	40.6%	677 (58.3%)	11 (0.9%)	421 (36.2%)	10 (0.9%)	7 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (3.0%)	$10,811			$366			$10,445	46.6	57.9	719	293
483030003394	1013	Meridian High School	Public	6-12	500 Cr 2515	Meridian	76665	Bosque County	Meridian Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 435-2723	182	24	7.6	63.7%	107 (58.8%)	9 (4.9%)	59 (32.4%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	$16,195			$1,754			$14,440	46.6	29.9	1388	375
481134000612	1014	Bridgeport High School	Public	9-12	1 Maroon Dr	Bridgeport	76426	Wise County	Bridgeport Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 683-4064	653	47	13.7	55.6%	289 (44.3%)	1 (0.2%)	343 (52.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (2.8%)	$12,352			$1,169			$11,184	46.5	43.4	1100	86
480855000222	1015	Rockport-Fulton High School	Public	8-12	1801 Omohundro	Rockport	78382	Aransas County	Rockport-Fulton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 790-2220	898	69	13	49.0%	471 (52.4%)	15 (1.7%)	358 (39.9%)	25 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	26 (2.9%)	$10,616			$1,323			$9,293	46.5	46.9	1010	5
480831000200	1016	Angleton High School	Public	9-12	1 Campus Dr	Angleton	77515	Brazoria County	Angleton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 864-8001	2,159	128	16.8	69.5%	736 (34.1%)	264 (12.2%)	1,083 (50.2%)	14 (0.6%)	8 (0.4%)	1 (0.0%)	53 (2.5%)	$10,246			$1,042			$9,205	46.5	42.8	1116	100
481848001734	1017	Elysian Fields High School	Public	9-12	2400 Fm 451	Waskom	75692	Harrison County	Elysian Fields Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 633-2420	241	29	8.2	45.2%	186 (77.2%)	33 (13.7%)	16 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	$11,999			$799			$11,200	46.4	47	1007	10
480020712540	1018	Premier H S Of Granbury	Public, Charter	9-12	833 Harbor Lake Dr	Granbury	76048	Hood County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 573-0435	138	7	19.7	50.7%	113 (81.9%)	1 (0.7%)	21 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$8,019			$590			$7,429	46.3	51.9	881	137
480000706343	1019	Panther Creek School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	129 Pr 3421	Valera	76884	Coleman County	Panther Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 203-5800	161	21	7.6	74.5%	117 (72.7%)	2 (1.2%)	35 (21.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.3%)	$14,574			$1,520			$13,054	46.3	33.3	1319	300
483480003902	1020	Pewitt High School	Public	9-12	1216 Us Hwy 67 W	Omaha	75571	Morris County	Pewitt Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 884-2293	248	21	12	66.9%	154 (62.1%)	37 (14.9%)	37 (14.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.7%)	$14,169			$1,238			$12,931	46.3	59.1	697	323

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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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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.