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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)
483312010437	1261	Stevens High School	Public	9-12	600 Ellison N	San Antonio	78251	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-6450	2,800	166	16.8	66.2%	181 (6.5%)	186 (6.6%)	2,336 (83.4%)	28 (1.0%)	4 (0.1%)	7 (0.3%)	58 (2.1%)	$8,136			$413			$7,723	36.9	38.3	1210	51
482096002090	1262	Godley High School	Public	9-12	9501 N Hwy 171	Godley	76044	Johnson County	Godley Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 592-4320	777	58	13.3	42.0%	478 (61.5%)	25 (3.2%)	248 (31.9%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (2.6%)	$13,640			$2,277			$11,363	36.9	44.7	1068	194
483018003381	1263	Memphis High School	Public	9-12	1501 High St	Memphis	79245	Hall County	Memphis Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 259-5910	141	16	8.5	69.5%	38 (27.0%)	8 (5.7%)	92 (65.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	$16,666			$925			$15,741	36.9	40.9	1156	107
481965008562	1264	George Bush High School	Public	9-12	6707 Fm 1464	Richmond	77407	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-6060	2,605	135	19.2	69.9%	112 (4.3%)	998 (38.3%)	1,056 (40.5%)	372 (14.3%)	8 (0.3%)	6 (0.2%)	53 (2.0%)	$8,995			$630			$8,365	36.9	35	1277	13
480016313327	1265	Founders Classical Academy Of Mesquite	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	790 Windbell Cir Bldg 1 11	Mesquite	75149	Dallas County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 316-3663	637	50	12.8	76.8%	57 (8.9%)	67 (10.5%)	482 (75.7%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.3%)	$10,651			$1,089			$9,562	36.8	47	1009	256
480744000016	1266	Cooper High School	Public	9-12	3639 Sayles Blvd	Abilene	79605	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 691-1000	1,716	116	14.8	64.5%	602 (35.1%)	258 (15.0%)	742 (43.2%)	33 (1.9%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	74 (4.3%)	$10,407			$1,825			$8,581	36.8	36.2	1257	9
483294003655	1267	Roosevelt High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	5110 Walzem Rd	San Antonio	78218	Bexar County	North East Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(210) 356-2200	2,599	175	14.8	71.8%	348 (13.4%)	354 (13.6%)	1,702 (65.5%)	90 (3.5%)	6 (0.2%)	9 (0.3%)	90 (3.5%)	$9,658			$447			$9,211	36.8	36.9	1241	26
484299004898	1268	Tornillo High School	Public	9-12	430 D Oil Mill	Tornillo	79853	El Paso County	Tornillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 765-3550	294	26	11.4	92.9%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	294 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,657			$1,133			$11,524	36.7	20	1592	324
483552004029	1269	Poteet High School	Public	9-12	1020 Fm 1470	Poteet	78065	Atascosa County	Poteet Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 742-3522	508	39	13.1	70.9%	56 (11.0%)	3 (0.6%)	446 (87.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$11,839			$702			$11,137	36.6	25	1496	227
483429013196	1270	Travis H S Of Choice	Public	9-12	3270 Graham St	Paris	75460	Lamar County	Paris Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 737-7560	43	6	6.6	69.8%	26 (60.5%)	10 (23.3%)	5 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.7%)	$24,300			$839			$23,461	36.6	34.1	1294	24

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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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