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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)
483228003581	661	Nederland High School	Public	9-12	2101 18th St	Nederland	77627	Jefferson County	Nederland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 727-2741	1,439	110	13.1	46.6%	744 (51.7%)	137 (9.5%)	429 (29.8%)	99 (6.9%)	8 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (1.5%)	$11,121			$1,310			$9,811	61.2	64.5	572	89
481047000525	662	Blooming Grove High School	Public	9-12	212 W Grady St	Blooming Grove	76626	Navarro County	Blooming Grove Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 695-2541	267	22	12	52.4%	144 (53.9%)	1 (0.4%)	101 (37.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (6.7%)	$11,529			$545			$10,983	61.1	61.6	645	17
481860001744	663	Era School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	108 Hargrove St	Era	76238	Cooke County	Era Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 665-5961	542	41	13.3	35.1%	443 (81.7%)	1 (0.2%)	72 (13.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.1%)	$10,969			$980			$9,989	61	76	291	372
483432009283	664	Pasadena Memorial High School	Public	9-12	4410 Crenshaw	Pasadena	77504	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 740-0390	3,047	193	15.7	71.8%	221 (7.3%)	153 (5.0%)	2,519 (82.7%)	130 (4.3%)	4 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	18 (0.6%)	$9,737			$825			$8,912	60.9	62.7	622	42
481518001024	665	Lubbock-Cooper High School	Public	9-12	910 Woodrow Rd	Lubbock	79423	Lubbock County	Lubbock-Cooper Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 993-2321	2,117	180	11.7	31.2%	1,121 (53.0%)	60 (2.8%)	834 (39.4%)	38 (1.8%)	7 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (2.7%)	$10,058			$569			$9,489	60.9	68.1	473	192
480810000141	666	Alvord High School	Public	9-12	1049 W Bypass 287	Alvord	76225	Wise County	Alvord Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 427-9643	236	22	10.5	30.5%	192 (81.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (16.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	$13,336			$667			$12,668	60.8	61.1	650	16
481251000754	667	Callisburg High School	Public	9-12	308 Dozier St	Callisburg	76240	Cooke County	Callisburg Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 665-0961	355	31	11.5	36.9%	298 (83.9%)	2 (0.6%)	46 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	$12,825			$1,011			$11,814	60.8	66.2	529	138
483312006148	668	Taft High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	11600 Culebra Rd	San Antonio	78253	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-6000	2,694	162	16.6	44.2%	471 (17.5%)	232 (8.6%)	1,804 (67.0%)	81 (3.0%)	5 (0.2%)	5 (0.2%)	96 (3.6%)	$8,619			$387			$8,232	60.8	60.5	669	1
482253006267	669	Harlingen H S - South	Public	9-12	1701 Dixieland Rd	Harlingen	78552	Cameron County	Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(956) 427-3800	1,571	111	14.1	75.2%	75 (4.8%)	13 (0.8%)	1,470 (93.6%)	5 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	6 (0.4%)	$13,152			$1,433			$11,719	60.7	48.7	958	289
482718003052	670	Leon High School	Public	6-12	12168 Hwy 79 W	Jewett	75846	Leon County	Leon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 626-1475	345	28	12.3	53.6%	205 (59.4%)	3 (0.9%)	115 (33.3%)	9 (2.6%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	$13,121			$760			$12,361	60.7	69	453	217

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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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