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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)
481953001808	551	Forestburg School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	16346 Fm Hwy 455	Forestburg	76239	Montague County	Forestburg Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 964-2323	185	19	9.6	51.4%	143 (77.3%)	1 (0.5%)	35 (18.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	$15,027			$1,508			$13,519	65.3	75.8	297	254
481500005679	552	Oak Ridge High School	Public	9-12	27330 Oak Rdg School Rd	Conroe	77385	Montgomery County	Conroe Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 592-5300	2,672	163	16.4	42.3%	1,043 (39.0%)	405 (15.2%)	977 (36.6%)	132 (4.9%)	5 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	109 (4.1%)	$10,047			$657			$9,390	65.2	59.6	688	136
484071013099	553	Pebble Hills High School	Public	9-12	14400 Pebble Hills Blvd	El Paso	79938	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-9400	2,888	157	18.4	62.7%	191 (6.6%)	127 (4.4%)	2,504 (86.7%)	22 (0.8%)	2 (0.1%)	6 (0.2%)	36 (1.2%)	$8,863			$1,131			$7,732	65	57.7	725	172
482118002125	554	Gordon School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	112 Rusk	Gordon	76453	Palo Pinto County	Gordon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 693-5342	239	18	12.9	59.0%	182 (76.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (21.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	$11,577			$1,215			$10,362	65	46.8	1014	460
483072003469	555	Mildred High School	Public	6-12	5475 S Hwy 287	Corsicana	75109	Navarro County	Mildred Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 872-0392	468	36	13	47.0%	336 (71.8%)	11 (2.4%)	104 (22.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	$11,251			$680			$10,570	64.9	59.7	684	129
484542005168	556	Wheeler School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1 Mustang Dr	Wheeler	79096	Wheeler County	Wheeler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 826-5534	387	42	9.3	65.9%	161 (41.6%)	0 (0.0%)	213 (55.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	$10,721			$1,070			$9,651	64.9	74.3	320	236
484489005111	557	Wellington High School	Public	9-12	811 15th St	Wellington	79095	Collingsworth County	Wellington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 447-3172	156	19	8.2	54.5%	72 (46.2%)	5 (3.2%)	77 (49.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	$15,457			$2,126			$13,332	64.9	70.3	421	136
482604006941	558	La Feria Academy	Public	9-12	505 N Villarreal St	La Feria	78559	Cameron County	La Feria Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 797-8360	29	4	7.2	89.7%	1 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,761			$13,312			$8,449	64.9	23.4	1531	973
482298002331	559	Henrietta High School	Public	9-12	1700 E Crafton St	Henrietta	76365	Clay County	Henrietta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 720-7930	287	30	9.5	35.9%	245 (85.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (10.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	$16,776			$2,418			$14,358	64.9	72.2	374	185
483270011372	560	Newcastle School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	505 Washington Ave	Newcastle	76372	Young County	Newcastle Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 846-3531	220	23	9.5	64.5%	171 (77.7%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	$14,241			$1,628			$12,613	64.8	70.3	424	136

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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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