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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)
481611001186	751	Jersey Village High School	Public	9-12	7600 Solomon St	Houston	77040	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 896-3400	3,365	222	15.1	65.7%	378 (11.2%)	384 (11.4%)	2,156 (64.1%)	352 (10.5%)	24 (0.7%)	1 (0.0%)	70 (2.1%)	$9,473			$1,844			$7,629	57.3	54	826	75
481224000726	752	Burton High School	Public	7-12	917 N Main	Burton	77835	Washington County	Burton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 289-3830	222	25	8.9	41.9%	153 (68.9%)	14 (6.3%)	44 (19.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.5%)	$16,688			$1,220			$15,467	57.2	48.7	959	207
480142113295	753	Newman International At Cedar Hill	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1114 W Fm 1382	Cedar Hill	75104	Dallas County	Newman International Academy Of Arlington	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 207-5061	982	57	17.2	63.1%	170 (17.3%)	372 (37.9%)	368 (37.5%)	21 (2.1%)	8 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (4.3%)	$9,077			$616			$8,461	57.1	49.2	945	192
481611001148	754	Cypress Falls High School	Public	9-12	9811 Huffmeister Rd	Houston	77095	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 856-1000	2,989	207	14.4	68.7%	362 (12.1%)	633 (21.2%)	1,661 (55.6%)	219 (7.3%)	26 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (2.9%)	$10,103			$1,588			$8,515	57.1	55.3	784	30
482559002853	755	Tivy High School	Public	9-12	3250 Loop 534	Kerrville	78028	Kerr County	Kerrville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 257-2212	1,395	95	14.7	45.9%	692 (49.6%)	21 (1.5%)	646 (46.3%)	13 (0.9%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (1.5%)	$9,417			$1,221			$8,195	57.1	55.3	785	30
481044000523	756	Bloomburg School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	307 W Cypress St	Bloomburg	75556	Cass County	Bloomburg Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 728-5216	243	26	9.5	75.3%	213 (87.7%)	6 (2.5%)	14 (5.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)	$12,718			$777			$11,941	57.1	56.4	756
482418002697	757	Ingleside High School	Public	9-12	2807 Mustang Dr	Ingleside	78362	San Patricio County	Ingleside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 776-2712	595	43	13.9	58.5%	260 (43.7%)	7 (1.2%)	311 (52.3%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	$11,150			$1,296			$9,854	57	55.7	777	20
481473000967	758	Canyon High School	Public	9-12	1510 Ih 35 N	New Braunfels	78130	Comal County	Comal Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 221-2400	2,400	153	15.6	36.3%	1,085 (45.2%)	85 (3.5%)	1,112 (46.3%)	38 (1.6%)	2 (0.1%)	10 (0.4%)	68 (2.8%)	$9,135			$609			$8,526	57	61.1	651	107
482328002363	759	Hillsboro High School	Public	9-12	1600 Abbott Ave	Hillsboro	76645	Hill County	Hillsboro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 582-4100	597	46	13	72.4%	124 (20.8%)	51 (8.5%)	394 (66.0%)	8 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.2%)	$12,632			$1,145			$11,487	56.9	60.6	663	96
482496002785	760	Jourdanton High School	Public	9-12	200 Zanderson Ave	Jourdanton	78026	Atascosa County	Jourdanton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 769-2350	458	39	11.8	48.9%	174 (38.0%)	4 (0.9%)	272 (59.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	$13,840			$1,145			$12,695	56.9	64.2	581	179

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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