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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)
481467000958	1031	Columbia High School	Public	9-12	521 S 16th St	West Columbia	77486	Brazoria County	Columbia-Brazoria Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 345-5147	889	59	15.1	60.3%	510 (57.4%)	88 (9.9%)	262 (29.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (2.9%)	$10,336			$850			$9,486	45.9	41.9	1136	105
481830001683	1032	El Paso High School	Public	9-12	800 E Schuster Ave	El Paso	79902	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 496-8300	1,580	98	16.1	67.5%	115 (7.3%)	14 (0.9%)	1,429 (90.4%)	9 (0.6%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (0.6%)	$9,546			$1,133			$8,413	45.9	49.5	941	91
481209000705	1033	Buna High School	Public	9-12	711 County Rd 734	Buna	77612	Jasper County	Buna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 994-4811	427	41	10.3	40.7%	370 (86.7%)	23 (5.4%)	15 (3.5%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	$13,331			$1,504			$11,827	45.9	45.6	1050	17
481287000783	1034	Carlisle School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	8960 Fm 13 W	Henderson	75654	Rusk County	Carlisle Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 861-3801	623	60	10.3	82.3%	244 (39.2%)	26 (4.2%)	339 (54.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.9%)	$12,673			$1,045			$11,628	45.8	50.7	914	120
483900007484	1035	San Perlita High School	Public	9-12	E Hwy 186 1 Mi N F M 2209	San Perlita	78590	Willacy County	San Perlita Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 248-5250	70	10	7.2	74.3%	3 (4.3%)	1 (1.4%)	65 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	$23,664			$4,014			$19,650	45.8	46.1	1035
480021112495	1036	Idea College Prep Weslaco	Public, Charter	6-12	2931 E Sugar Cane Dr	Weslaco	78599	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 351-4100	762	45	17	86.7%	20 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	737 (96.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$10,278			$1,815			$8,463	45.7	61.8	642	394
480963000412	1037	Bay City High School	Public	9-12	400 7th St	Bay City	77414	Matagorda County	Bay City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 401-1100	1,031	82	12.5	78.2%	179 (17.4%)	128 (12.4%)	692 (67.1%)	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	22 (2.1%)	$14,549			$931			$13,618	45.6	45	1065	28
483081003475	1038	Miller Grove School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	7819 Fm 275 S	Cumby	75433	Hopkins County	Miller Grove Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 459-3288	317	30	10.5	47.9%	260 (82.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (14.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.5%)	$11,557			$1,027			$10,529	45.6	45.9	1042	4
481695001469	1039	Devine High School	Public	9-12	1225 W Hondo	Devine	78016	Medina County	Devine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 851-0895	577	42	13.8	46.3%	175 (30.3%)	5 (0.9%)	384 (66.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.1%)	$10,717			$848			$9,870	45.6	43.9	1087	48
481704001475	1040	Diboll High School	Public	9-12	1000 Lumberjack Dr	Diboll	75941	Angelina County	Diboll Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 829-5626	521	40	12.8	56.2%	159 (30.5%)	58 (11.1%)	291 (55.9%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	$11,967			$1,881			$10,086	45.5	42.1	1130	90

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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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