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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)
481470000963	741	Columbus High School	Public	9-12	103 Cardinal Ln	Columbus	78934	Colorado County	Columbus Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 732-5746	505	38	13.2	52.5%	222 (44.0%)	37 (7.3%)	231 (45.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	$12,785			$1,431			$11,354	57.7	50.3	923	182
480930000389	742	Ballinger High School	Public	9-12	2107 N Broadway	Ballinger	76821	Runnels County	Ballinger Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 365-3547	266	25	10.5	48.9%	119 (44.7%)	3 (1.1%)	140 (52.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$13,742			$1,534			$12,208	57.6	50.8	910	168
480140412137	743	Oaks Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	1-12	121 Old San Antonio Rd	Boerne	78006	Kendall County	Meadowland Charter District	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 331-4094	45	8	5.3	86.7%	26 (57.8%)	4 (8.9%)	14 (31.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.2%)	$23,978			$7,283			$16,695	57.5	37.1	1238	495
480891000288	744	Aubrey High School	Public	9-12	510 Spring Hill Rd	Aubrey	76227	Denton County	Aubrey Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 668-3900	923	54	16.9	29.1%	516 (55.9%)	137 (14.8%)	219 (23.7%)	9 (1.0%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.2%)	$10,566			$442			$10,123	57.5	58.2	714	30
480020908803	745	Yes Prep - Southeast	Public, Charter	6-12	353 Crenshaw Rd	Houston	77034	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 967-9400	969	59	16.5	82.6%	11 (1.1%)	23 (2.4%)	924 (95.4%)	9 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	$10,415			$1,351			$9,064	57.5	60.5	668	77
484335004923	746	Tuloso-Midway High School	Public	9-12	2653 McKinzie	Corpus Christi	78410	Nueces County	Tuloso-Midway Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 903-6700	1,062	95	11.2	57.3%	161 (15.2%)	7 (0.7%)	876 (82.5%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.2%)	$11,789			$1,696			$10,093	57.4	54.7	811	65
480026611126	747	Harmony Science Academy (San Antonio)	Public, Charter	6-12	8505 Lakeside Pkwy	San Antonio	78245	Bexar County	Harmony Public Schools - South Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 674-7788	623	49	12.7	75.8%	59 (9.5%)	31 (5.0%)	504 (80.9%)	17 (2.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.6%)	$10,823			$1,350			$9,473	57.4	46.4	1028	281
482364013180	748	Middle College H S At Hcc Fraga	Public	9-12	301 N Drennan	Houston	77003	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 228-3408	132	9	14.7	90.9%	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	129 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$15,764			$3,014			$12,750	57.3	65.7	541	207
483954004494	749	Schulenburg Secondary	Public	6-12	503 College St	Schulenburg	78956	Fayette County	Schulenburg Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 743-3605	411	35	11.6	59.9%	191 (46.5%)	51 (12.4%)	159 (38.7%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	$11,976			$1,342			$10,634	57.3	48.1	980	231
480000204732	750	Spur School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	800 N Williams	Spur	79370	Dickens County	Spur Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 271-3385	225	24	9.2	57.8%	117 (52.0%)	1 (0.4%)	94 (41.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.8%)	$13,621			$1,197			$12,424	57.3	36.6	1248	498

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.