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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)
480021111952	731	Idea Frontier College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	2800 S Dakota Ave	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 541-2002	759	50	15.2	90.8%	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	753 (99.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,164			$1,554			$9,610	58.2	71.2	402	329
481830003786	732	Franklin High School	Public	9-12	900 N Resler Dr	El Paso	79912	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 832-6600	3,149	176	17.8	53.7%	383 (12.2%)	66 (2.1%)	2,611 (82.9%)	48 (1.5%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	37 (1.2%)	$8,644			$930			$7,714	58.2	60.8	658	74
482453002746	733	Jacksboro High School	Public	9-12	1400 N Main St	Jacksboro	76458	Jack County	Jacksboro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 567-7204	335	32	10.3	68.4%	200 (59.7%)	2 (0.6%)	118 (35.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	$15,268			$1,859			$13,409	58	49.2	947	214
482250002274	734	Harleton High School	Public	9-12	17000 State Hwy 154	Harleton	75651	Harrison County	Harleton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 777-2711	212	23	9.3	41.0%	175 (82.5%)	2 (0.9%)	22 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.1%)	$12,765			$728			$12,037	57.9	69.1	448	286
480920012892	735	Azle Hornet Academy	Public	9-12	1010 Boyd Rd	Azle	76020	Tarrant County	Azle Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 752-2150	59	2	28.7	55.9%	41 (69.5%)	1 (1.7%)	11 (18.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (8.5%)	$11,626			$175			$11,451	57.9	95.8	4	731
482712003049	736	Leggett High School	Public	7-12	254 E Fm 942	Leggett	77350	Polk County	Leggett Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 398-2412	80	7	12.1	86.3%	45 (56.3%)	10 (12.5%)	24 (30.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	$12,579			$2,160			$10,419	57.9	54.7	808	72
482400002654	737	Huntington High School	Public	9-12	1105 N 5th St	Huntington	75949	Angelina County	Huntington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 876-4150	499	39	12.8	52.1%	427 (85.6%)	16 (3.2%)	34 (6.8%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.4%)	$11,054			$941			$10,113	57.9	54.1	822	85
481527013128	738	Veterans Memorial High School	Public	9-12	3750 Cimmarron Blvd	Corpus Christi	78414	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 878-7900	1,949	109	17.8	35.7%	448 (23.0%)	70 (3.6%)	1,269 (65.1%)	118 (6.1%)	3 (0.2%)	7 (0.4%)	34 (1.7%)	$9,222			$932			$8,290	57.8	60.2	672	66
482364002397	739	Bellaire High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	5100 Maple	Bellaire	77401	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 295-3704	3,170	174	18.2	48.3%	679 (21.4%)	607 (19.1%)	1,344 (42.4%)	440 (13.9%)	6 (0.2%)	9 (0.3%)	85 (2.7%)	$9,371			$869			$8,501	57.7	53.4	844	105
482178002199	740	Gregory-Portland High School	Public	9-12	4601 Wildcat Dr	Portland	78374	San Patricio County	Gregory-Portland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 777-4251	1,464	98	14.8	44.9%	501 (34.2%)	19 (1.3%)	878 (60.0%)	33 (2.3%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	28 (1.9%)	$11,252			$1,545			$9,707	57.7	51.2	899	159

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