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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)
480007007850	941	Universal Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2616 N MacArthur Blvd	Irving	75062	Dallas County	Universal Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 255-1800	696	46	14.9	82.3%	10 (1.4%)	207 (29.7%)	425 (61.1%)	41 (5.9%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.3%)	$10,338			$1,217			$9,121	49.6	44.3	1075	134
480939000398	942	Bangs High School	Public	9-12	305 N 3rd St	Bangs	76823	Brown County	Bangs Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 752-6822	247	26	9.3	57.9%	156 (63.2%)	4 (1.6%)	75 (30.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.5%)	$11,043			$762			$10,281	49.5	56.6	750	192
481611011254	943	Cypress Lakes High School	Public	9-12	5750 Greenhouse Rd	Katy	77449	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 856-3800	3,179	216	14.6	72.9%	227 (7.1%)	830 (26.1%)	1,818 (57.2%)	201 (6.3%)	15 (0.5%)	7 (0.2%)	81 (2.5%)	$9,603			$1,044			$8,559	49.5	46.1	1033	90
483927004473	944	Santa Fe High School	Public	9-12	16000 Hwy 6	Santa Fe	77517	Galveston County	Santa Fe Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 927-3106	1,369	85	16	47.4%	957 (69.9%)	18 (1.3%)	348 (25.4%)	12 (0.9%)	11 (0.8%)	2 (0.1%)	21 (1.5%)	$11,203			$1,019			$10,183	49.4	49	951	7
482517010759	945	Morton Ranch High School	Public	9-12	21000 Franz Rd	Katy	77449	Harris County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 237-7800	2,718	184	14.7	72.0%	354 (13.0%)	556 (20.5%)	1,605 (59.1%)	119 (4.4%)	13 (0.5%)	3 (0.1%)	68 (2.5%)	$9,922			$323			$9,600	49.4	47.8	991	46
484668006496	946	Del Valle High School	Public	9-12	950 Bordeaux Dr	El Paso	79907	El Paso County	Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 434-3000	1,957	126	15.4	77.7%	25 (1.3%)	3 (0.2%)	1,926 (98.4%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,930			$886			$9,043	49.4	48.1	979	33
484668005330	947	Parkland High School	Public	9-12	5932 Quail Ave	El Paso	79924	El Paso County	Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 434-6000	1,674	108	15.4	71.0%	84 (5.0%)	70 (4.2%)	1,477 (88.2%)	11 (0.7%)	4 (0.2%)	15 (0.9%)	13 (0.8%)	$9,269			$788			$8,481	49.4	40.6	1163	216
481611009266	948	Cypress Ridge High School	Public	9-12	7900 N Eldridge Pkwy	Houston	77041	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 807-8000	2,921	245	11.9	75.5%	213 (7.3%)	600 (20.5%)	1,791 (61.3%)	227 (7.8%)	28 (1.0%)	7 (0.2%)	55 (1.9%)	$10,243			$1,074			$9,168	49.4	44	1085	137
480809000132	949	Alvin High School	Public	8-12	802 S Johnson St	Alvin	77511	Brazoria County	Alvin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 245-3000	2,821	175	16.1	64.6%	982 (34.8%)	82 (2.9%)	1,655 (58.7%)	44 (1.6%)	8 (0.3%)	1 (0.0%)	49 (1.7%)	$9,254			$318			$8,936	49.4	48.2	977	28
481443000932	950	Clint High School	Public	9-12	13890 Alameda Ave	Clint	79836	El Paso County	Clint Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 926-8300	745	45	16.3	81.6%	28 (3.8%)	2 (0.3%)	703 (94.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.3%)	$11,877			$2,016			$9,861	49.4	46.1	1036	86

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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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