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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)
481368007126	521	Chapel Hill High School	Public	9-12	1069 Cr 4660	Mount Pleasant	75455	Titus County	Chapel Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 572-1086	342	32	10.5	42.7%	193 (56.4%)	7 (2.0%)	132 (38.6%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	$12,479			$799			$11,680	66.2	65.7	542	21
483930007019	522	Santa Gertrudis Academy High School	Public	9-12	1055 W Santa Gertrudis	Kingsville	78363	Kleberg County	Santa Gertrudis Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 384-5041	385	26	14.7	42.9%	74 (19.2%)	3 (0.8%)	302 (78.4%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$11,188			$728			$10,461	66.2	75.4	300	222
481455000943	523	Coleman High School	Public	9-12	201 W 15th	Coleman	76834	Coleman County	Coleman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 625-2156	203	28	7.3	41.9%	135 (66.5%)	4 (2.0%)	50 (24.6%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.4%)	$14,546			$715			$13,831	66.1	62.3	633	110
480021112500	524	Idea Edinburg College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	2553 Roegiers Rd	Edinburg	78541	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 287-6300	759	49	15.6	82.2%	21 (2.8%)	10 (1.3%)	726 (95.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,320			$1,434			$10,887	66.1	61	655	131
484155004749	525	Sterling City School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	700 7th St	Sterling City	76951	Sterling County	Sterling City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 378-5821	340	30	11.3	47.1%	180 (52.9%)	0 (0.0%)	152 (44.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	$15,649			$921			$14,728	66.1	60.7	662	137
482256002294	526	Harmony High School	Public	9-12	9788 State Hwy 154 W	Big Sandy	75755	Upshur County	Harmony Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 725-5495	282	31	9	53.2%	212 (75.2%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (23.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	$12,109			$663			$11,446	66.1	70.6	417	109
483510005796	527	Plano East Senior High School	Public	9-12	3000 Los Rios Blvd	Plano	75074	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 752-9000	3,082	178	17.3	32.3%	759 (24.6%)	316 (10.3%)	930 (30.2%)	968 (31.4%)	4 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	103 (3.3%)	$8,235			$219			$8,016	66.1	68	475	52
483556006160	528	Highland Park High School	Public	9-12	15300 Amarillo Blvd E	Amarillo	79108	Potter County	Highland Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 335-2823	228	22	10.3	35.1%	105 (46.1%)	6 (2.6%)	91 (39.9%)	20 (8.8%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$14,077			$960			$13,117	66.1	70.7	413	115
481125000601	529	Bremond High School	Public	9-12	601 W Collins St	Bremond	76629	Robertson County	Bremond Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 746-7145	145	15	9.4	55.2%	97 (66.9%)	14 (9.7%)	28 (19.3%)	2 (1.4%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	$15,775			$2,661			$13,114	66.1	72.4	366	163
480765000053	530	Alba-Golden High School	Public	6-12	1373 Cr 2377	Alba	75410	Wood County	Alba-Golden Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 768-2472	414	43	9.6	50.7%	353 (85.3%)	3 (0.7%)	43 (10.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.4%)	$12,326			$1,020			$11,307	66	70.7	415	115

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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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