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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)
481770005450	1651	Elmer C Watson High School	Public	9-12	5901 Hereford Dr	Fort Worth	76179	Tarrant County	Eagle Mt-Saginaw Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 238-7925	101	11	9.1	66.3%	34 (33.7%)	16 (15.8%)	47 (46.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	2 (2.0%)	$16,935			$495			$16,440	17.8	10.6	1743	92
483540009317	1652	Memorial High School	Public	9-12	3501 Ssgt Lucian Adam Dr	Port Arthur	77642	Jefferson County	Port Arthur Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 984-4000	2,116	169	12.4	77.0%	51 (2.4%)	923 (43.6%)	1,000 (47.3%)	74 (3.5%)	46 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (1.0%)	$13,207			$1,189			$12,018	17.8	16.2	1659	7
484431005063	1653	Waelder School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	201 Us Hwy 90 W	Waelder	78959	Gonzales County	Waelder Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 239-5602	290	31	9.4	95.5%	22 (7.6%)	17 (5.9%)	249 (85.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$13,540			$790			$12,749	17.7	40.3	1169	484
481623001311	1654	James Madison High School	Public	9-12	3000 Martin Luther King Jr Blv	Dallas	75215	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-2800	359	40	8.8	96.1%	2 (0.6%)	223 (62.1%)	131 (36.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$14,135			$1,492			$12,643	17.6	10.1	1753	99
482364002580	1655	Scarborough High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	4141 Costa Rica	Houston	77092	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 613-2200	750	44	16.8	96.1%	26 (3.5%)	96 (12.8%)	618 (82.4%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	$11,264			$1,062			$10,203	17.6	5.5	1839	184
484599005241	1656	Wilson School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1411 Green Ave	Wilson	79381	Lynn County	Wilson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 628-6261	125	16	7.6	74.4%	27 (21.6%)	6 (4.8%)	90 (72.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	$15,806			$1,808			$13,998	17.5	22.1	1561	95
482364002611	1657	Wheatley High School	Public	9-12	4801 Providence	Houston	77020	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 671-3900	643	58	11.1	95.3%	2 (0.3%)	355 (55.2%)	282 (43.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$13,476			$1,259			$12,217	17.5	13.3	1701	44
480140913171	1658	Trinity Leadership	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2001 Brown Blvd	Arlington	76006	Tarrant County	Texas Leadership Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 385-9338	983	75	13	62.7%	60 (6.1%)	681 (69.3%)	186 (18.9%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (4.9%)	$12,823			$1,022			$11,801	17.5	26.1	1471	187
483483007467	1659	John B Connally High School	Public	9-12	13212 N Lamar	Austin	78753	Travis County	Pflugerville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 594-0800	1,663	123	13.5	58.9%	137 (8.2%)	317 (19.1%)	992 (59.7%)	176 (10.6%)	4 (0.2%)	5 (0.3%)	32 (1.9%)	$11,138			$1,067			$10,071	17.4	21.6	1566	93
483455003881	1660	Pecos High School	Public	9-12	1201 S Park St	Pecos	79772	Reeves County	Pecos-Barstow-Toyah Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 447-7400	766	52	14.6	53.5%	36 (4.7%)	5 (0.7%)	713 (93.1%)	9 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	$23,153			$1,815			$21,338	17.3	21.8	1565	95

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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