Best High Schools in Texas

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)
484020004558	871	Sierra Blanca School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	500 Sierra Blanca Ave	Sierra Blanca	79851	Hudspeth County	Sierra Blanca Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 369-2781	116	13	8.9	83.6%	31 (26.7%)	4 (3.4%)	80 (69.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	$13,332			$772			$12,561	52.8	65.9	536	335
482547002836	872	Kennard Independent School District (Isd)	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	304 Hwy Seven E	Kennard	75847	Houston County	Kennard Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 655-2121	258	22	11.8	66.7%	201 (77.9%)	31 (12.0%)	15 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.3%)	$14,584			$1,945			$12,639	52.7	58.9	700	172
482433002710	873	Iraan High School	Public	9-12	100 S Farr St	Iraan	79744	Pecos County	Iraan-Sheffield Collegiate Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(432) 639-2512	100	12	8.3	48.0%	30 (30.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (70.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$27,614			$1,739			$25,875	52.7	45.9	1041	168
482175002195	874	Greenwood High School	Public	9-12	2600 Fm 1379	Midland	79706	Midland County	Greenwood Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 683-6461	808	57	14.2	32.7%	362 (44.8%)	5 (0.6%)	420 (52.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (2.0%)	$12,057			$758			$11,299	52.6	51	905	31
481305007852	875	Creekview High School	Public	9-12	3201 Old Denton Rd	Carrollton	75007	Denton County	Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 968-4800	1,610	121	13.3	55.5%	306 (19.0%)	221 (13.7%)	846 (52.5%)	166 (10.3%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (4.3%)	$11,361			$1,140			$10,221	52.5	53.2	845	30
481983001945	876	Frenship High School	Public	9-12	902 N Dowden Rd	Wolfforth	79382	Lubbock County	Frenship Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 866-4440	3,247	211	15.3	45.7%	1,344 (41.4%)	123 (3.8%)	1,579 (48.6%)	89 (2.7%)	7 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	102 (3.1%)	$10,268			$447			$9,820	52.5	59.8	682	194
480003012175	877	Uplift Summit International High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1305 N Center St	Arlington	76011	Tarrant County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 287-5121	469	34	13.9	77.2%	20 (4.3%)	174 (37.1%)	238 (50.7%)	19 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.6%)	$10,589			$790			$9,799	52.4	51.4	892	15
483294003630	878	Churchill High School	Public	9-12	12049 Blanco Rd	San Antonio	78216	Bexar County	North East Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 356-0000	2,510	160	15.7	43.2%	702 (28.0%)	135 (5.4%)	1,541 (61.4%)	51 (2.0%)	6 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	73 (2.9%)	$8,491			$515			$7,976	52.4	50.1	928	50
483234003586	879	New Boston High School	Public	9-12	1 Lion Dr	New Boston	75570	Bowie County	New Boston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 628-6551	321	37	8.7	63.9%	180 (56.1%)	65 (20.2%)	29 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	43 (13.4%)	$14,444			$2,238			$12,206	52.3	53.1	848	31
483456003885	880	Penelope School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	309 Ave D	Penelope	76676	Hill County	Penelope Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 533-2215	202	21	9.6	56.9%	129 (63.9%)	4 (2.0%)	66 (32.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$12,667			$1,013			$11,654	52.3	57.5	726	154

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