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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)
483864004292	561	Rayburn High School	Public	7-12	9363 E Fm 273	Ivanhoe	75447	Fannin County	Sam Rayburn Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 664-2165	217	24	9	45.2%	176 (81.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.5%)	$12,117			$682			$11,435	64.8	77.2	267	294
483312012347	562	Brennan High School	Public	9-12	2400 Cottonwood Way	San Antonio	78253	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 398-1250	3,052	177	17.2	36.8%	485 (15.9%)	380 (12.5%)	1,946 (63.8%)	81 (2.7%)	2 (0.1%)	12 (0.4%)	146 (4.8%)	$7,989			$380			$7,610	64.7	60.3	671	109
481665001429	563	Dell City School	Public, Alternative	K-12	110 N Main	Dell City	79837	Hudspeth County	Dell City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 964-2663	72	10	6.8	84.7%	19 (26.4%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (70.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.8%)	$26,940			$2,143			$24,797	64.7	97.1	1	562
481017000472	564	Big Sandy School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	9180 Fm 1276	Dallardsville	77332	Polk County	Big Sandy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 563-1000	524	42	12.5	60.9%	326 (62.2%)	7 (1.3%)	55 (10.5%)	2 (0.4%)	105 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.5%)	$12,686			$1,511			$11,176	64.6	69.5	441	123
482367002622	565	Howe High School	Public	9-12	200 E Ponderosa	Howe	75459	Grayson County	Howe Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 745-4400	365	33	11.1	38.9%	250 (68.5%)	8 (2.2%)	87 (23.8%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.4%)	$11,829			$901			$10,928	64.6	69.7	432	133
480021113085	566	Idea Weslaco Pike College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	1000 E Pike Blvd	Weslaco	78596	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 351-4850	749	49	15.4	83.8%	15 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	729 (97.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$11,893			$1,698			$10,195	64.5	66.5	518	48
481416000893	567	Clarendon High School	Public	9-12	420 S Allen	Clarendon	79226	Donley County	Clarendon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 874-2181	138	19	7.4	41.3%	105 (76.1%)	5 (3.6%)	19 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.8%)	$16,946			$1,379			$15,566	64.4	73.4	343	224
481587001153	568	Crowell School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	400 E Logan	Crowell	79227	Foard County	Crowell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 684-1403	196	22	8.9	61.7%	116 (59.2%)	3 (1.5%)	67 (34.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.1%)	$16,684			$1,709			$14,975	64.4	66.4	521	47
480029212606	569	Harmony School Of Excellence - Dallas	Public, Charter	6-12	8120 W Camp Wisdom Rd	Dallas	75249	Dallas County	Harmony Public Schools - North Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 296-1000	606	40	15.2	69.6%	33 (5.4%)	128 (21.1%)	408 (67.3%)	20 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.6%)	$10,119			$893			$9,226	64.3	56.1	767	198
484641005285	570	Woodson School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	207 E Hill	Woodson	76491	Throckmorton County	Woodson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 345-6521	176	16	11.3	60.8%	140 (79.5%)	1 (0.6%)	32 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$13,610			$1,084			$12,527	64.3	63.9	593	23

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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:

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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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