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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
484578005223	1541	Wichita Falls High School	Public	9-12	2149 Ave H	Wichita Falls	76309	Wichita County	Wichita Falls Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 235-1084	1,309	74	17.6	66.3%	413 (31.6%)	97 (7.4%)	720 (55.0%)	21 (1.6%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (4.0%)	$9,337	$1,043	$8,293	24.4	21.5	1570	29
484008008794	1542	Cooke/Fannin/Grayson County Juvenile Post Ajud Facility	Public	6-12	86 Dyess	Denison	75020	Grayson County	Sherman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 786-6326	61	8	7.4		24 (39.3%)	14 (23.0%)	21 (34.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.3%)	$14,107	$3,272	$10,836	24.3	10.3	1745	203
481332013661	1543	Roughrider Academy	Public	9-12	658 Roughrider Dr	Center	75935	Shelby County	Center Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 598-6173	46	0	418.1	76.1%	22 (47.8%)	7 (15.2%)	15 (32.6%)	2 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,458	$707	$14,751	24.3	64	589	954
480144813834	1544	The Excel Center For Adults - South Austin	Public, Charter	9-12	1901 E Ben White Blvd	Austin	78741	Travis County	The Excel Center (For Adults)	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 531-5500	96	13	7.3		6 (6.3%)	20 (20.8%)	62 (64.6%)	5 (5.2%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	$4,392	$02	$4,390	24.3	14.7	1682	138
480870000253	1545	Lamar High School	Public	9-12	1400 W Lamar Blvd	Arlington	76012	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(682) 867-8300	2,546	165	15.4	75.5%	368 (14.5%)	895 (35.2%)	1,143 (44.9%)	49 (1.9%)	10 (0.4%)	6 (0.2%)	75 (2.9%)	$9,818	$672	$9,145	24.2	26.1	1470	75
481944001802	1546	Floydada Collegiate High School	Public, Charter	9-12	215 N White St	Floydada	79235	Floyd County	Floydada Collegiate Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 983-4970	198	23	8.7	72.7%	38 (19.2%)	4 (2.0%)	156 (78.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,886	$2,749	$16,137	24.2	36.2	1260	286
481050000527	1547	Bloomington High School	Public	9-12	2781 F M 616	Bloomington	77951	Victoria County	Bloomington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 333-8011	239	26	9.1	72.8%	33 (13.8%)	7 (2.9%)	196 (82.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$16,661	$908	$15,753	24.1	33.9	1300	247
484107004669	1548	Splendora High School	Public	9-12	23747 Fm 2090	Splendora	77372	Montgomery County	Splendora Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 689-8008	1,344	95	14.1	58.8%	647 (48.1%)	41 (3.1%)	625 (46.5%)	7 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (1.8%)	$11,599	$1,452	$10,147	24	26	1478	70
484496008851	1549	Weslaco East High School	Public	9-12	810 S Pleasantview Dr	Weslaco	78596	Hidalgo County	Weslaco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 969-6950	2,004	141	14.2	85.6%	14 (0.7%)	3 (0.1%)	1,985 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,555	$1,267	$10,288	23.9	24.8	1498	51
480006309118	1550	Southwest Preparatory School-Northwest	Public, Charter	6-12	6535 Culebra Rd	San Antonio	78238	Bexar County	Southwest Preparatory School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 432-2634	142	15	9.1	80.3%	6 (4.2%)	8 (5.6%)	125 (88.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$11,478	$4,559	$6,919	23.9	19.2	1606	56

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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.
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Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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)
484578005223	1541	Wichita Falls High School	Public	9-12	2149 Ave H	Wichita Falls	76309	Wichita County	Wichita Falls Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 235-1084	1,309	74	17.6	66.3%	413 (31.6%)	97 (7.4%)	720 (55.0%)	21 (1.6%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (4.0%)	$9,337			$1,043			$8,293	24.4	21.5	1570	29
484008008794	1542	Cooke/Fannin/Grayson County Juvenile Post Ajud Facility	Public	6-12	86 Dyess	Denison	75020	Grayson County	Sherman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 786-6326	61	8	7.4		24 (39.3%)	14 (23.0%)	21 (34.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.3%)	$14,107			$3,272			$10,836	24.3	10.3	1745	203
481332013661	1543	Roughrider Academy	Public	9-12	658 Roughrider Dr	Center	75935	Shelby County	Center Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 598-6173	46	0	418.1	76.1%	22 (47.8%)	7 (15.2%)	15 (32.6%)	2 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,458			$707			$14,751	24.3	64	589	954
480144813834	1544	The Excel Center For Adults - South Austin	Public, Charter	9-12	1901 E Ben White Blvd	Austin	78741	Travis County	The Excel Center (For Adults)	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 531-5500	96	13	7.3		6 (6.3%)	20 (20.8%)	62 (64.6%)	5 (5.2%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	$4,392			$02			$4,390	24.3	14.7	1682	138
480870000253	1545	Lamar High School	Public	9-12	1400 W Lamar Blvd	Arlington	76012	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(682) 867-8300	2,546	165	15.4	75.5%	368 (14.5%)	895 (35.2%)	1,143 (44.9%)	49 (1.9%)	10 (0.4%)	6 (0.2%)	75 (2.9%)	$9,818			$672			$9,145	24.2	26.1	1470	75
481944001802	1546	Floydada Collegiate High School	Public, Charter	9-12	215 N White St	Floydada	79235	Floyd County	Floydada Collegiate Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 983-4970	198	23	8.7	72.7%	38 (19.2%)	4 (2.0%)	156 (78.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,886			$2,749			$16,137	24.2	36.2	1260	286
481050000527	1547	Bloomington High School	Public	9-12	2781 F M 616	Bloomington	77951	Victoria County	Bloomington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 333-8011	239	26	9.1	72.8%	33 (13.8%)	7 (2.9%)	196 (82.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$16,661			$908			$15,753	24.1	33.9	1300	247
484107004669	1548	Splendora High School	Public	9-12	23747 Fm 2090	Splendora	77372	Montgomery County	Splendora Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 689-8008	1,344	95	14.1	58.8%	647 (48.1%)	41 (3.1%)	625 (46.5%)	7 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (1.8%)	$11,599			$1,452			$10,147	24	26	1478	70
484496008851	1549	Weslaco East High School	Public	9-12	810 S Pleasantview Dr	Weslaco	78596	Hidalgo County	Weslaco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 969-6950	2,004	141	14.2	85.6%	14 (0.7%)	3 (0.1%)	1,985 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,555			$1,267			$10,288	23.9	24.8	1498	51
480006309118	1550	Southwest Preparatory School-Northwest	Public, Charter	6-12	6535 Culebra Rd	San Antonio	78238	Bexar County	Southwest Preparatory School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 432-2634	142	15	9.1	80.3%	6 (4.2%)	8 (5.6%)	125 (88.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$11,478			$4,559			$6,919	23.9	19.2	1606	56