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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)
481830001668	1761	Bowie High School	Public	9-12	801 S San Marcial St	El Paso	79905	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-7000	1,117	72	15.5	97.9%	16 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1,098 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$10,764			$1,367			$9,397	11.7	6.1	1831	70
480020708327	1762	Premier H S Of Lubbock	Public, Charter	9-12	2002 W Loop 289 Ste 121	Lubbock	79407	Lubbock County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 763-1518	186	6	29.1	79.6%	64 (34.4%)	9 (4.8%)	106 (57.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	$7,560			$1,107			$6,453	11.7	22.9	1542	220
482679003025	1763	Nixon High School	Public	9-12	2000 Plum	Laredo	78043	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-7400	2,218	152	14.5	95.9%	24 (1.1%)	1 (0.0%)	2,189 (98.7%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,397			$1,583			$8,814	11.7	13	1704	59
480894011844	1764	Lbj Echs	Public	9-12	7309 Lazy Creek Dr	Austin	78724	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-2543	772	49	15.6	79.4%	11 (1.4%)	235 (30.4%)	505 (65.4%)	9 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.3%)	$14,069			$1,131			$12,938	11.6	12.5	1711	53
480005312039	1765	Rockdale Inspire Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	696 N Fm 487	Rockdale	76567	Milam County	Inspire Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 638-5700	61	6	10.4	95.1%	13 (21.3%)	27 (44.3%)	20 (32.8%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,473			$7,771			$12,701	11.3			(n/a)
480010513356	1766	Oak Cliff Faith Family Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	300 W Kiest Blvd	Dallas	75224	Dallas County	Faith Family Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 224-4110	2,473	113	21.9	75.3%	33 (1.3%)	582 (23.5%)	1,830 (74.0%)	10 (0.4%)	3 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (0.6%)	$11,241			$2,703			$8,538	11.3	10.7	1740	26
480007113297	1767	Georgetown Behavioral Health Institute	Public, Charter, Alternative	4-12	3101 S Austin Ave	Georgetown	78626	Williamson County	University Of Texas University Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 471-4864	16	2	8		9 (56.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (37.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (6.3%)	$17,594			$3,562			$14,032	11.2	5.5	1838	71
482850010890	1768	Estacado High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1504 E Itasca St	Lubbock	79403	Lubbock County	Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 219-1400	897	78	11.5	90.1%	21 (2.3%)	380 (42.4%)	471 (52.5%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.8%)	$12,468			$1,682			$10,786	11.1	14.7	1685	83
484068014086	1769	South San Antonio H S - West Campus	Public	9-12	5622 Ray Ellison Blvd	San Antonio	78242	Bexar County	South San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 977-7000	521	43	11.9	97.3%	16 (3.1%)	20 (3.8%)	478 (91.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	$17,751			$1,828			$15,924	11	9.3	1764	5
480007111352	1770	Laurel Ridge	Public, Charter	6-12	17720 Corporate Woods Dr	San Antonio	78259	Bexar County	University Of Texas University Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 491-9400	36	5	8		15 (41.7%)	2 (5.6%)	12 (33.3%)	1 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.8%)	5 (13.9%)	$13,798			$2,575			$11,223	11	37	1239	531

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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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