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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)
480140512934	461	Harmony Science Academy- Beaumont	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4055 Calder Ave	Beaumont	77706	Jefferson County	Harmony Public Schools - Houston West	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 838-4000	657	45	14.7	73.2%	79 (12.0%)	254 (38.7%)	229 (34.9%)	74 (11.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (2.9%)	$9,979			$981			$8,998	68.7	58.1	716	255
480013208279	462	Katherine Anne Porter School	Public, Charter	7-12	515 Fm 2325	Wimberley	78676	Hays County	Katherine Anne Porter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 648-3180	123	11	11.5	34.1%	94 (76.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (22.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	$11,676			$1,285			$10,391	68.6	63.9	590	128
481389000876	463	Chillicothe School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1610 S 6th St	Chillicothe	79225	Hardeman County	Chillicothe Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 852-5322	196	22	8.7	84.7%	75 (38.3%)	4 (2.0%)	104 (53.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (5.1%)	$13,861			$1,704			$12,157	68.6	82.3	172	291
484191004777	464	Sunray High School	Public	9-12	900 Ave Q	Sunray	79086	Moore County	Sunray Collegiate Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 948-5515	188	18	10.3	45.7%	78 (41.5%)	1 (0.5%)	106 (56.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$18,159			$1,786			$16,373	68.5	62.7	621	157
480021113239	465	Idea Riverview College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	30 Palm Dr	Brownsville	78520	Cameron County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 832-5900	800	49	16.3	94.0%	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	794 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,755			$982			$9,773	68.4	64.4	576	111
483582004057	466	Priddy School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1375 Sh 16 N	Priddy	76442	Mills County	Priddy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 966-3323	118	15	7.9	49.2%	93 (78.8%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (20.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$17,466			$1,938			$15,528	68.4	58.6	705	239
483126003513	467	Montgomery High School	Public	9-12	22825 Hwy 105 W	Montgomery	77356	Montgomery County	Montgomery Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 276-3000	1,561	94	16.5	27.5%	1,119 (71.7%)	78 (5.0%)	285 (18.3%)	12 (0.8%)	5 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (3.9%)	$9,102			$621			$8,480	68.4	66.8	508	41
481653001415	468	Deer Park High School	Public	8-12	710 W San Augustine	Deer Park	77536	Harris County	Deer Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 668-7200	4,063	262	15.4	33.7%	1,362 (33.5%)	98 (2.4%)	2,469 (60.8%)	45 (1.1%)	4 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (2.1%)	$11,865			$810			$11,055	68.4	67	496	28
480019513536	469	Vanguard Beethoven	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2215 S Veterans Blvd	Edinburg	78539	Hidalgo County	Vanguard Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 318-0211	1,714	106	16.1	89.7%	10 (0.6%)	8 (0.5%)	1,686 (98.4%)	8 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	$10,472			$2,194			$8,278	68.4	75.4	302	167
482166002183	470	Grapevine High School	Public	9-12	3223 Mustang Dr	Grapevine	76051	Tarrant County	Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 251-5210	1,749	126	13.9		948 (54.2%)	96 (5.5%)	484 (27.7%)	138 (7.9%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	78 (4.5%)	$11,049			$1,905			$9,145	68.4	71.2	400	70

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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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Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.