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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)
480771000057	1611	Aldine High School	Public	9-12	11101 Airline Dr	Houston	77037	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 448-5231	2,663	140	18.9	94.2%	50 (1.9%)	181 (6.8%)	2,405 (90.3%)	14 (0.5%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (0.3%)	$12,635			$4,050			$8,584	20.6	18.2	1625	14
482499010445	1612	Karen Wagner High School	Public	9-12	3000 N Foster Rd	San Antonio	78244	Bexar County	Judson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 662-5000	2,366	164	14.4	80.2%	206 (8.7%)	583 (24.6%)	1,449 (61.2%)	43 (1.8%)	7 (0.3%)	7 (0.3%)	71 (3.0%)	$8,813			$751			$8,063	20.5	15.9	1665	53
480012508252	1613	Phoenix School At Southwest Schools	Public, Charter, Alternative	3-12	9920 W Sam Houston Pkwy S	Houston	77099	Harris County	Southwest Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 784-6345	114	20	5.8	74.6%	62 (54.4%)	7 (6.1%)	37 (32.5%)	3 (2.6%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	3 (2.6%)	$27,412			$2,277			$25,135	20.4	39.1	1194	419
481536001112	1614	Cotton Center School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2345 Fm 179	Cotton Center	79021	Hale County	Cotton Center Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 879-2176	100	14	6.9	61.0%	44 (44.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (55.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	$20,621			$2,758			$17,863	20.4	41.3	1148	466
482364002530	1615	Madison High School	Public	9-12	13719 Whiteheather	Houston	77045	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 433-9801	1,924	109	17.6	93.1%	20 (1.0%)	653 (33.9%)	1,226 (63.7%)	9 (0.5%)	5 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (0.6%)	$9,656			$1,034			$8,622	20.4	10.1	1752	137
480007108932	1616	Pathfinder Camp	Public, Charter	5-12	20800 Fm 150 W	Driftwood	78619	Hays County	University Of Texas University Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 496-7955	24	3	8		9 (37.5%)	8 (33.3%)	7 (29.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,871			$2,662			$17,208	20.4			(n/a)
483885004433	1617	San Elizario High School	Public	9-12	13981 Socorro Rd	San Elizario	79849	El Paso County	San Elizario Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 872-3970	1,029	64	16	91.4%	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1,026 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,118			$1,077			$10,041	20.3	22.8	1547	70
481836001728	1618	Elgin High School	Public	9-12	14000 County Line Rd	Elgin	78621	Bastrop County	Elgin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 281-3438	1,672	91	18.4	73.9%	218 (13.0%)	171 (10.2%)	1,242 (74.3%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	33 (2.0%)	$10,776			$540			$10,236	20.3	21.1	1576	42
480783000104	1619	Hastings High School	Public	9-12	4410 Cook Rd	Houston	77072	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 498-8110	3,930	278	14.1	83.1%	147 (3.7%)	1,031 (26.2%)	2,355 (59.9%)	337 (8.6%)	39 (1.0%)	5 (0.1%)	16 (0.4%)	$10,617			$1,983			$8,634	20.3	20.1	1589	30
481785013877	1620	East Central Cast Lead High School	Public, Charter	8-12	7284 Fm 1628	San Antonio	78263	Bexar County	East Central Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 634-7302	186	15	12.1	40.9%	35 (18.8%)	27 (14.5%)	120 (64.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	$17,945			$388			$17,558	20.1			(n/a)

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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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