Best High Schools in Texas

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)
480020708110	1471	Premier High School-San Antonio Windcrest	Public, Charter	9-12	8220 Windsor Cross Dr	San Antonio	78239	Bexar County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 524-8103	110	4	26.3	73.6%	10 (9.1%)	15 (13.6%)	85 (77.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,439			$870			$8,569	27	19.6	1600	129
481623013331	1472	Innovation Design Entrepreneurship Academy	Public	9-12	4800 Ross Ave	Dallas	75204	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-6800	201	20	10	83.1%	10 (5.0%)	53 (26.4%)	131 (65.2%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$13,362			$1,188			$12,174	27	26.7	1456	16
483873004407	1473	Brackenridge High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	400 Eagleland St	San Antonio	78210	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 228-1200	1,568	102	15.3	87.9%	32 (2.0%)	35 (2.2%)	1,491 (95.1%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.4%)	$12,104			$1,908			$10,196	26.9	25.9	1479	6
481527001075	1474	Moody High School	Public	9-12	1818 Trojan Dr	Corpus Christi	78416	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-7340	1,382	85	16.2	83.6%	82 (5.9%)	40 (2.9%)	1,242 (89.9%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	10 (0.7%)	$10,688			$1,428			$9,260	26.9	24.4	1507	33
481878001755	1475	Evant High School	Public	6-12	339 Memory Ln	Evant	76525	Coryell County	Evant Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 471-3160	100	11	9.3	62.0%	54 (54.0%)	1 (1.0%)	39 (39.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.0%)	$11,487			$871			$10,616	26.8	29.6	1395	80
484452012079	1476	Walnut Springs School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	184 Ave A	Walnut Springs	76690	Bosque County	Walnut Springs Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 797-2132	171	18	9.5	90.1%	56 (32.7%)	1 (0.6%)	113 (66.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$12,592			$1,759			$10,833	26.8	39.8	1176	300
484236011969	1477	Tenaha Schools	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	138 College St	Tenaha	75974	Shelby County	Tenaha Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 248-5000	455	41	11.1	92.1%	87 (19.1%)	117 (25.7%)	244 (53.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	$12,945			$1,617			$11,328	26.8	27.4	1435	42
483999004534	1478	C E King High School	Public	9-12	11433 E Sam Houston Pkwy N	Houston	77044	Harris County	Sheldon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(346) 378-7000	3,473	197	17.6	82.0%	129 (3.7%)	1,005 (28.9%)	2,289 (65.9%)	11 (0.3%)	5 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	33 (1.0%)	$10,820			$1,116			$9,703	26.7	26	1477	1
481764001524	1479	Duncanville High School	Public	9-12	900 W Camp Wisdom	Duncanville	75116	Dallas County	Duncanville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 708-3700	4,501	228	19.7	74.6%	85 (1.9%)	1,872 (41.6%)	2,397 (53.3%)	49 (1.1%)	13 (0.3%)	1 (0.0%)	84 (1.9%)	$10,443			$697			$9,746	26.6	29.1	1406	73
482247002263	1480	McCollum High School	Public	9-12	500 W Formosa Blvd	San Antonio	78221	Bexar County	Harlandale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 989-1500	1,494	106	14.1	78.2%	40 (2.7%)	10 (0.7%)	1,440 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.3%)	$12,133			$1,442			$10,692	26.6	20.7	1583	103

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