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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)
481500001004	1831	Booker T Washington High School	Public	9-12	507 Dr Martin Luther King Pla	Conroe	77301	Montgomery County	Conroe Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 709-3420	166	27	6.2	59.6%	64 (38.6%)	12 (7.2%)	86 (51.8%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$33,627			$2,405			$31,223	7.3	6.4	1820	11
483654012552	1832	Raymondville Options Academic Academy	Public	7-12	512 E Rodriguez	Raymondville	78580	Willacy County	Raymondville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 689-8175	56	5	11.2	98.2%	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (98.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,111			$1,832			$18,279	7.3	11.9	1719	113
481671007294	1833	Pathways High School	Public	9-12	318 W Morgan St	Denison	75020	Grayson County	Denison Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 462-7150	56	5	11.9	69.6%	30 (53.6%)	11 (19.6%)	9 (16.1%)	1 (1.8%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (7.1%)	$47,925			$1,459			$46,466	7.3	9	1768	65
484245005604	1834	Tisd Child & Adolescent School	Public	7-12	1200 E Brin St	Terrell	75160	Kaufman County	Terrell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 551-8960	39	5	8.1	38.5%	28 (71.8%)	5 (12.8%)	2 (5.1%)	1 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (7.7%)	$25,848			$447			$25,401	7.3	13.9	1691	143
480004808075	1835	Thomas Buzbee Vocational School	Public, Charter	9-12	143 Forest Service Rd 233	New Waverly	77358	Walker County	Raven School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 344-6677	56	3	20.9	94.6%	12 (21.4%)	13 (23.2%)	29 (51.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.6%)	$28,570			$4,940			$23,631	7.3	2.8	1911	76
480002007304	1836	George I Sanchez Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	6001 Gulf Fwy Bldg B3	Houston	77023	Harris County	George I Sanchez Charter	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 926-1112	600	33	18.4	99.2%	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	590 (98.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$12,722			$2,426			$10,296	7.2	6.8	1810	26
483132003518	1837	Moran School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	900 Main Ave	Moran	76464	Shackelford County	Moran Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 945-3101	106	17	6.2	89.6%	90 (84.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.9%)	$16,099			$1,582			$14,517	7.2	13.8	1692	145
481761017047	1838	North Plains Opportunity Center	Public	9-12	1015 N Maddox Ave	Dumas	79029	Moore County	Dumas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 935-8774	29	4	7.3	79.3%	4 (13.8%)	2 (6.9%)	22 (75.9%)	1 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,371			$950			$14,421	7.1			(n/a)
480020208757	1839	Winfree Academy Charter School (Lewisville)	Public, Charter	9-12	341 Bennett Ln	Lewisville	75057	Denton County	Winfree Academy Charter Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 222-2200	146	7	20.4		51 (34.9%)	10 (6.8%)	76 (52.1%)	2 (1.4%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.1%)	$10,118			$1,031			$9,088	7.1	6.3	1823	16
481970007112	1840	Success High School	Public	9-12	4001 Littlepage St	Fort Worth	76107	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-2700	461	17	27.4	84.2%	46 (10.0%)	98 (21.3%)	295 (64.0%)	20 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	$16,994			$1,539			$15,456	7.1	4.5	1864	24

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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

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