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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)
483312011431	341	Brandeis High School	Public	9-12	13011 Kyle Seale Pkwy	San Antonio	78249	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-8200	2,727	156	17.4	28.3%	674 (24.7%)	137 (5.0%)	1,514 (55.5%)	276 (10.1%)	6 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	117 (4.3%)	$7,920			$371			$7,549	73.6	73.3	348	7
480029213362	342	Harmony Science Academy - Carrollton	Public, Charter	6-12	1024 W Rosemeade Pkwy	Carrollton	75007	Denton County	Harmony Public Schools - North Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 394-9560	545	39	13.9	53.4%	67 (12.3%)	90 (16.5%)	247 (45.3%)	123 (22.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.9%)	$9,427			$830			$8,597	73.6	71.6	387	45
484668005315	343	Eastwood High School	Public	9-12	2430 McRae Blvd	El Paso	79925	El Paso County	Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 434-4000	2,374	145	16.3	55.6%	87 (3.7%)	22 (0.9%)	2,247 (94.7%)	12 (0.5%)	3 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	$8,989			$738			$8,251	73.6	72.7	360	17
482100002094	344	Goldthwaite High School	Public	9-12	1509 Hannah Valley Rd	Goldthwaite	76844	Mills County	Goldthwaite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 648-3081	178	22	7.9	37.6%	125 (70.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (27.5%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	$18,174			$1,989			$16,185	73.6	74.3	321	23
481962001813	345	Forsan High School	Public	6-12	411 W 6th	Forsan	79733	Howard County	Forsan Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(432) 457-2223	388	32	12	32.7%	234 (60.3%)	2 (0.5%)	137 (35.3%)	10 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$12,488			$658			$11,829	73.6	67.8	480	135
483357003754	346	Olfen School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1122 Pr 2562	Rowena	76875	Runnels County	Olfen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 442-4301	137	15	9.2	78.8%	76 (55.5%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (43.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	$13,915			$1,146			$12,769	73.5	52.6	861	515
480978000448	347	Bells High School	Public	9-12	1500 Ole Ambrose Rd	Bells	75414	Grayson County	Bells Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 965-3603	317	31	10.2	32.5%	264 (83.3%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (8.2%)	4 (1.3%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.7%)	$12,820			$842			$11,979	73.5	80.4	203	144
483126013386	348	Lake Creek High School	Public	9-12	20639 Fm 2854	Montgomery	77316	Montgomery County	Montgomery Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 276-4000	1,676	98	17.1	22.2%	1,211 (72.3%)	42 (2.5%)	332 (19.8%)	17 (1.0%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	67 (4.0%)	$8,795			$530			$8,264	73.5	77.7	259	89
482130002131	349	Grady School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	3011 State Hwy 176	Lenorah	79749	Martin County	Grady Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 459-2445	250	20	12.5	18.4%	170 (68.0%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (31.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$20,230			$1,623			$18,607	73.4	74.9	312	37
484059004593	350	Smyer Schools	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	401 Lincoln	Smyer	79367	Hockley County	Smyer Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 234-2935	434	42	10.3	56.0%	229 (52.8%)	2 (0.5%)	192 (44.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	$11,920			$544			$11,376	73.4	56.5	754	404

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.