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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)
482958003323	1271	Maypearl High School	Public	9-12	600 Phillips St	Maypearl	76064	Ellis County	Maypearl Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 435-1020	363	27	13.6	39.7%	260 (71.6%)	14 (3.9%)	78 (21.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.8%)	$10,240			$832			$9,408	36.6	35.3	1275	4
480987000461	1272	Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco High School	Public	7-12	172 Badger Ln	Ben Bolt	78342	Jim Wells County	Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 664-9822	228	15	14.7	78.5%	18 (7.9%)	1 (0.4%)	208 (91.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$12,274			$1,003			$11,271	36.5	26	1474	202
481548001121	1273	Covington School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	501 N Main St	Covington	76636	Hill County	Covington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 854-2215	319	25	12.9	61.4%	230 (72.1%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (22.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	11 (3.4%)	$24,035			$4,171			$19,864	36.5	40.5	1167	106
484284004886	1274	Timpson School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	836 Bear Dr	Timpson	75975	Shelby County	Timpson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 254-2463	705	65	10.8	64.3%	410 (58.2%)	154 (21.8%)	107 (15.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.5%)	$12,564			$2,982			$9,582	36.5	28.8	1409	135
480021113514	1275	Idea Toros College Preparatory	Public, Charter	8-12	3300 Texas Rd	Edinburg	78542	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 961-7807	243	19	12.6	93.4%	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	238 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,883			$1,244			$13,639	36.4	58.5	709	566
483774004228	1276	Roma High School	Public	9-12	2021 N Us Hwy 83	Roma	78584	Starr County	Roma Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 849-1333	1,773	126	14.1	80.0%	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1,769 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,998			$2,045			$10,953	36.4	28.6	1415	139
481500007401	1277	Caney Creek High School	Public	9-12	13470 F M 1485	Conroe	77306	Montgomery County	Conroe Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 709-2000	2,504	155	16.1	79.1%	746 (29.8%)	67 (2.7%)	1,642 (65.6%)	6 (0.2%)	12 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (1.2%)	$9,698			$1,987			$7,711	36.4	32.4	1339	62
484500005127	1278	West Hardin High School	Public	7-12	39227 Hwy 105	Saratoga	77585	Hardin County	West Hardin County Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 274-5061	270	25	10.6	61.9%	250 (92.6%)	4 (1.5%)	13 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$12,961			$788			$12,173	36.4	39.5	1182	96
483890004435	1279	Del Rio High School	Public	9-12	100 Memorial Dr	Del Rio	78840	Val Verde County	San Felipe-Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 778-4329	2,470	158	15.6	64.7%	138 (5.6%)	14 (0.6%)	2,310 (93.5%)	3 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.1%)	$11,271			$853			$10,418	36.3	40.6	1162	117
483624004075	1280	Wh Ford High School	Public	9-12	10064 S Business 34	Quinlan	75474	Hunt County	Quinlan Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 356-1600	786	56	14.1	67.6%	446 (56.7%)	4 (0.5%)	308 (39.2%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (2.8%)	$11,514			$1,346			$10,169	36.3	34.2	1290	10

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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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