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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
484428007397	1961	Challenge Academy	Public	8-12	2015 Alexander Ave	Waco	76708	McLennan County	Waco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 754-0803	30	3	10	90.0%	2 (6.7%)	11 (36.7%)	17 (56.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)				2.5	1.5	1958	3
481764003679	1962	Mary E Smithey Pace High School	Public	9-12	502 E Freeman St	Duncanville	75116	Dallas County	Duncanville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 708-2470	87	10	8.7	81.6%	2 (2.3%)	37 (42.5%)	48 (55.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,341	$645	$15,696	2.5	3.2	1898	64
481935007499	1963	Floresville Alter Center	Public	5-12	335 Alternative Ln	Floresville	78114	Wilson County	Floresville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 393-5368	37	5	7	89.2%	6 (16.2%)	3 (8.1%)	28 (75.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)				2.4			(n/a)
482889007141	1964	Manor Excel Academy	Public	9-12	600 E Parsons	Manor	78653	Travis County	Manor Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 278-4851	123	11	11.1	72.4%	11 (8.9%)	21 (17.1%)	85 (69.1%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	$19,259	$840	$18,419	2.4	2.5	1928	36
483873006611	1965	Estrada Achievement Center	Public	6-12	1112 S Zarzamora St	San Antonio	78207	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 438-6820	176	20	8.9	96.6%	1 (0.6%)	15 (8.5%)	159 (90.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$282,662	$4,845	$277,818	2.4	3.4	1889	76
482142012100	1966	Crosswinds Accelerated High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1100 N Carrier Pkwy	Grand Prairie	75050	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 522-2950	536	19	28.1	64.2%	39 (7.3%)	81 (15.1%)	405 (75.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.5%)	$8,778	$1,012	$7,765	2.4	2.7	1918	48
481161012078	1967	Brownfield Education Center	Public	9-12	1004 E Broadway	Brownfield	79316	Terry County	Brownfield Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 637-2591	29	2	14.5	89.7%	9 (31.0%)	1 (3.4%)	19 (65.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,689	$1,239	$11,449	2.4	4.5	1863	104
481836008426	1968	Phoenix High School	Public	9-12	14000 County Line Rd Bldg B7	Elgin	78621	Bastrop County	Elgin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 281-9774	45	4	10.8	62.2%	4 (8.9%)	6 (13.3%)	35 (77.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,597	$415	$11,182	2.4	2.6	1922	46
483873021101	1969	Juvenile Detent Center	Public	6-12	600 Mission Rd	San Antonio	78210	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 335-7865	127	14	9		10 (7.9%)	22 (17.3%)	94 (74.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,201	$3,136	$12,064	2.4	2.3	1938	31
480014208326	1970	Triumph Public High Schools-Lubbock	Public, Charter	9-12	4008 Ave R	Lubbock	79412	Lubbock County	Triumph Public High Schools-Lubbock	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 744-0330	171	6	26.3		16 (9.4%)	9 (5.3%)	144 (84.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$9,329	$1,340	$7,989	2.3	7.7	1792	178

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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.
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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)
484428007397	1961	Challenge Academy	Public	8-12	2015 Alexander Ave	Waco	76708	McLennan County	Waco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 754-0803	30	3	10	90.0%	2 (6.7%)	11 (36.7%)	17 (56.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								2.5	1.5	1958	3
481764003679	1962	Mary E Smithey Pace High School	Public	9-12	502 E Freeman St	Duncanville	75116	Dallas County	Duncanville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 708-2470	87	10	8.7	81.6%	2 (2.3%)	37 (42.5%)	48 (55.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,341			$645			$15,696	2.5	3.2	1898	64
481935007499	1963	Floresville Alter Center	Public	5-12	335 Alternative Ln	Floresville	78114	Wilson County	Floresville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 393-5368	37	5	7	89.2%	6 (16.2%)	3 (8.1%)	28 (75.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								2.4			(n/a)
482889007141	1964	Manor Excel Academy	Public	9-12	600 E Parsons	Manor	78653	Travis County	Manor Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 278-4851	123	11	11.1	72.4%	11 (8.9%)	21 (17.1%)	85 (69.1%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	$19,259			$840			$18,419	2.4	2.5	1928	36
483873006611	1965	Estrada Achievement Center	Public	6-12	1112 S Zarzamora St	San Antonio	78207	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 438-6820	176	20	8.9	96.6%	1 (0.6%)	15 (8.5%)	159 (90.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$282,662			$4,845			$277,818	2.4	3.4	1889	76
482142012100	1966	Crosswinds Accelerated High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1100 N Carrier Pkwy	Grand Prairie	75050	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 522-2950	536	19	28.1	64.2%	39 (7.3%)	81 (15.1%)	405 (75.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	$8,778			$1,012			$7,765	2.4	2.7	1918	48
481161012078	1967	Brownfield Education Center	Public	9-12	1004 E Broadway	Brownfield	79316	Terry County	Brownfield Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 637-2591	29	2	14.5	89.7%	9 (31.0%)	1 (3.4%)	19 (65.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,689			$1,239			$11,449	2.4	4.5	1863	104
481836008426	1968	Phoenix High School	Public	9-12	14000 County Line Rd Bldg B7	Elgin	78621	Bastrop County	Elgin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 281-9774	45	4	10.8	62.2%	4 (8.9%)	6 (13.3%)	35 (77.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,597			$415			$11,182	2.4	2.6	1922	46
483873021101	1969	Juvenile Detent Center	Public	6-12	600 Mission Rd	San Antonio	78210	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 335-7865	127	14	9		10 (7.9%)	22 (17.3%)	94 (74.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,201			$3,136			$12,064	2.4	2.3	1938	31
480014208326	1970	Triumph Public High Schools-Lubbock	Public, Charter	9-12	4008 Ave R	Lubbock	79412	Lubbock County	Triumph Public High Schools-Lubbock	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 744-0330	171	6	26.3		16 (9.4%)	9 (5.3%)	144 (84.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$9,329			$1,340			$7,989	2.3	7.7	1792	178