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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
481970001853	1771	Dunbar High School	Public	9-12	5700 Ramey Ave	Fort Worth	76112	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-3000	864	55	15.5	94.7%	11 (1.3%)	536 (62.0%)	297 (34.4%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	13 (1.5%)	$12,187	$1,688	$10,499	10.9	10.3	1744	27
480809022943	1772	Adapt	Public	6-12	7400 Lewis Ln	Manvel	77578	Brazoria County	Alvin Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(281) 245-2681	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()				10.9			(n/a)
480001008835	1773	Live Oak Academy	Public	9-12	4820 Jack C Hays Trl	Buda	78610	Hays County	Hays Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 268-8462	200	14	13.9	31.5%	55 (27.5%)	4 (2.0%)	137 (68.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	$11,084	$537	$10,548	10.7	10.9	1737	36
480144714140	1774	Ki Charter Academy Liberty Hill	Public, Charter, Alternative	4-12	12550 Hwy 29	Liberty Hill	78642	Williamson County	Ki Charter	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 528-2100	100	13	7.5		62 (62.0%)	6 (6.0%)	25 (25.0%)	2 (2.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.0%)	$23,591	$4,504	$19,087	10.7	32.5	1336	438
480010608207	1775	Triumph Public High Schools-Elementary Paso West	Public, Charter	9-12	711 N Mesa St	El Paso	79902	El Paso County	Triumph Public High Schools-Elementary Paso	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 532-7216	79	7	11		0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	78 (98.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,293	$4,992	$12,301	10.6	13.3	1699	76
482874008996	1776	Alpha	Public	9-12	919 Cloyd St	Magnolia	77355	Montgomery County	Magnolia Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 252-2265	59	6	9.2	57.6%	35 (59.3%)	4 (6.8%)	20 (33.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,173	$446	$17,727	10.5	8.3	1781	5
482520009321	1777	Gary W Campbell High School	Public	9-12	3507 S Houston St	Kaufman	75142	Kaufman County	Kaufman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 932-8789	27	9	3	92.6%	9 (33.3%)	1 (3.7%)	16 (59.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	$32,581	$1,748	$30,833	10.5	40.3	1170	607
481218007978	1778	Crossroads High School	Public	9-12	505 Pleasant Manor	Burleson	76028	Johnson County	Burleson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 245-0500	98	8	11.5	54.1%	56 (57.1%)	3 (3.1%)	35 (35.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.1%)	$18,753	$518	$18,235	10.4	2.5	1927	149
484578009422	1779	Wichita County Juvenile Justice Aep	Public	6-12	401 Burkburnett Rd	Wichita Falls	76306	Wichita County	Wichita Falls Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 322-7414	41	9	4.5	80.5%	11 (26.8%)	9 (22.0%)	14 (34.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (12.2%)	$29,232	$2,709	$26,523	10.4	31.5	1356	423
481470012678	1780	Columbus Crossing High School	Public	9-12	1421 Austin St	Columbus	78934	Colorado County	Columbus Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 732-2963	12	1	12	50.0%	8 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$28,823	$213	$28,610	10.3			(n/a)

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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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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)
481970001853	1771	Dunbar High School	Public	9-12	5700 Ramey Ave	Fort Worth	76112	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-3000	864	55	15.5	94.7%	11 (1.3%)	536 (62.0%)	297 (34.4%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	13 (1.5%)	$12,187			$1,688			$10,499	10.9	10.3	1744	27
480809022943	1772	Adapt	Public	6-12	7400 Lewis Ln	Manvel	77578	Brazoria County	Alvin Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(281) 245-2681	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								10.9			(n/a)
480001008835	1773	Live Oak Academy	Public	9-12	4820 Jack C Hays Trl	Buda	78610	Hays County	Hays Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 268-8462	200	14	13.9	31.5%	55 (27.5%)	4 (2.0%)	137 (68.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	$11,084			$537			$10,548	10.7	10.9	1737	36
480144714140	1774	Ki Charter Academy Liberty Hill	Public, Charter, Alternative	4-12	12550 Hwy 29	Liberty Hill	78642	Williamson County	Ki Charter	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 528-2100	100	13	7.5		62 (62.0%)	6 (6.0%)	25 (25.0%)	2 (2.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.0%)	$23,591			$4,504			$19,087	10.7	32.5	1336	438
480010608207	1775	Triumph Public High Schools-Elementary Paso West	Public, Charter	9-12	711 N Mesa St	El Paso	79902	El Paso County	Triumph Public High Schools-Elementary Paso	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 532-7216	79	7	11		0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	78 (98.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,293			$4,992			$12,301	10.6	13.3	1699	76
482874008996	1776	Alpha	Public	9-12	919 Cloyd St	Magnolia	77355	Montgomery County	Magnolia Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 252-2265	59	6	9.2	57.6%	35 (59.3%)	4 (6.8%)	20 (33.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,173			$446			$17,727	10.5	8.3	1781	5
482520009321	1777	Gary W Campbell High School	Public	9-12	3507 S Houston St	Kaufman	75142	Kaufman County	Kaufman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 932-8789	27	9	3	92.6%	9 (33.3%)	1 (3.7%)	16 (59.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	$32,581			$1,748			$30,833	10.5	40.3	1170	607
481218007978	1778	Crossroads High School	Public	9-12	505 Pleasant Manor	Burleson	76028	Johnson County	Burleson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 245-0500	98	8	11.5	54.1%	56 (57.1%)	3 (3.1%)	35 (35.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.1%)	$18,753			$518			$18,235	10.4	2.5	1927	149
484578009422	1779	Wichita County Juvenile Justice Aep	Public	6-12	401 Burkburnett Rd	Wichita Falls	76306	Wichita County	Wichita Falls Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 322-7414	41	9	4.5	80.5%	11 (26.8%)	9 (22.0%)	14 (34.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (12.2%)	$29,232			$2,709			$26,523	10.4	31.5	1356	423
481470012678	1780	Columbus Crossing High School	Public	9-12	1421 Austin St	Columbus	78934	Colorado County	Columbus Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 732-2963	12	1	12	50.0%	8 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$28,823			$213			$28,610	10.3			(n/a)