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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)
482517006001	961	Mayde Creek High School	Public	9-12	19202 Groschke Rd	Houston	77084	Harris County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 237-3063	2,940	196	14.9	78.5%	355 (12.1%)	626 (21.3%)	1,710 (58.2%)	155 (5.3%)	11 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	81 (2.8%)	$9,704			$314			$9,390	48.9	49.7	933	28
480903000374	962	Avalon School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	104 F M 55	Avalon	76623	Ellis County	Avalon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 627-3251	337	28	12.2	53.1%	194 (57.6%)	5 (1.5%)	127 (37.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)	$11,522			$783			$10,740	48.9	62.2	636	326
481770011031	963	Saginaw High School	Public	9-12	800 N Blue Mound Rd	Saginaw	76131	Tarrant County	Eagle Mt-Saginaw Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 306-0914	2,194	144	15.2	49.1%	612 (27.9%)	445 (20.3%)	868 (39.6%)	161 (7.3%)	6 (0.3%)	4 (0.2%)	98 (4.5%)	$10,073			$557			$9,516	48.8	52.4	872	91
481638001397	964	Dawson Pk-12	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	199 N School Ave	Dawson	76639	Navarro County	Dawson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 578-1031	265	24	10.8	64.9%	153 (57.7%)	21 (7.9%)	79 (29.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	$14,391			$1,661			$12,730	48.7	39.5	1184	220
480936000395	965	Bandera High School	Public	9-12	474 Old San Antonio Hwy	Bandera	78003	Bandera County	Bandera Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 460-3898	713	45	15.7	48.2%	440 (61.7%)	2 (0.3%)	244 (34.2%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.8%)	$10,951			$998			$9,953	48.7	50.2	926	39
482940003312	966	Mathis High School	Public	9-12	1615 E San Patricio Ave	Mathis	78368	San Patricio County	Mathis Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 547-3322	434	32	13.6	81.6%	23 (5.3%)	4 (0.9%)	406 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,119			$1,378			$11,740	48.6	37.5	1230	264
482391011267	967	Summer Creek High School	Public	9-12	14000 Weckford Blvd	Houston	77004	Harris County	Humble Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 641-5400	3,600	204	17.6	45.3%	512 (14.2%)	1,615 (44.9%)	1,232 (34.2%)	130 (3.6%)	6 (0.2%)	14 (0.4%)	91 (2.5%)	$8,755			$406			$8,349	48.6	48.2	973	6
481074000540	968	Boles High School	Public	9-12	9777 Fm 2101	Quinlan	75474	Hunt County	Boles Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 914-1308	185	19	9.6	52.4%	131 (70.8%)	6 (3.2%)	43 (23.2%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$15,164			$1,546			$13,618	48.6	51.3	896	72
482343002376	969	Hondo High School	Public	9-12	2603 Ave H	Hondo	78861	Medina County	Hondo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 426-3341	522	45	11.6	60.7%	124 (23.8%)	9 (1.7%)	384 (73.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	$10,905			$632			$10,273	48.6	54	831	138
480144013260	970	Iltexas Keller Saginaw High School	Public, Charter	9-12	10537 NW Hwy 287	Fort Worth	76131	Tarrant County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 250-3701	753	57	13.2	53.4%	126 (16.7%)	154 (20.5%)	387 (51.4%)	58 (7.7%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	23 (3.1%)	$8,518			$777			$7,742	48.5	46.9	1011	41

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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.