Best High Schools in Texas

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the STAAR EOC test scores by the Texas Education Agency. The most recent update was on Wednesday, September 11, 2024.

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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)
480021112829	321	Idea Carver College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	217 Robinson Pl	San Antonio	78202	Bexar County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 223-8885	642	42	15.4	76.5%	38 (5.9%)	60 (9.3%)	534 (83.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	$10,922			$1,186			$9,736	74.5	81	192	129
482259002296	322	Harper High School	Public	9-12	23122 W Hwy 290	Harper	78631	Gillespie County	Harper Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 864-4044	184	19	9.9	32.1%	154 (83.7%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	$13,685			$789			$12,896	74.4	71.3	396	74
481800013176	323	Odessa Career And Technical Early College High School	Public	9-12	2001 W University Blvd	Odessa	79763	Ector County	Ector County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(432) 456-6400	395	17	23.4	48.6%	61 (15.4%)	11 (2.8%)	318 (80.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$8,611			$1,152			$7,459	74.3	79.9	210	113
482001012473	324	Lone Star High School	Public	9-12	2606 Panther Creek Pkwy	Frisco	75034	Denton County	Frisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 633-5300	1,953	129	15.1	17.3%	707 (36.2%)	346 (17.7%)	355 (18.2%)	424 (21.7%)	12 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	108 (5.5%)	$8,836			$382			$8,454	74.3	72.4	368	44
480021113223	325	Idea Rundberg College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	9504 N Interstate 35	Austin	78753	Travis County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 822-4800	764	47	16.3	94.4%	24 (3.1%)	16 (2.1%)	718 (94.0%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$10,814			$1,655			$9,159	74.3	77.7	258	67
480894000294	326	Austin High School	Public	9-12	1715 W Cesar Chavez	Austin	78703	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-2505	2,296	127	18.1	22.9%	1,205 (52.5%)	61 (2.7%)	868 (37.8%)	50 (2.2%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	108 (4.7%)	$9,725			$417			$9,308	74.3	74.5	314	12
480144014101	327	Iltexas Aggieland High School	Public, Charter	9-12	2611 Texas Ave S	College Station	77840	Brazos County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 701-2455	247	25	9.9	44.9%	94 (38.1%)	24 (9.7%)	108 (43.7%)	9 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	8 (3.2%)	$13,438			$1,381			$12,057	74.1	71	407	80
483783004235	328	Ropes School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	304 Ranch	Ropesville	79358	Hockley County	Ropes Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 562-4031	576	54	10.7	34.5%	417 (72.4%)	3 (0.5%)	155 (26.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$11,403			$1,090			$10,314	74.1	67.5	487	159
481146000621	329	Brock High School	Public	9-12	400 Eagle Spirit Ln	Brock	76087	Parker County	Brock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 596-7425	628	55	11.4	12.7%	520 (82.8%)	2 (0.3%)	82 (13.1%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.9%)	$11,259			$356			$10,903	74	77	272	57
480753000044	330	Agua Dulce High School	Public	6-12	1 Longhorn Dr	Agua Dulce	78330	Nueces County	Agua Dulce Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 998-2214	222	18	12.4	72.5%	65 (29.3%)	2 (0.9%)	154 (69.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$12,650			$1,163			$11,487	74	68.6	464	134

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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.