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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)
482050002060	621	Gatesville High School	Public	9-12	205 S Lovers Ln	Gatesville	76528	Coryell County	Gatesville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 865-8281	795	61	12.9	45.0%	548 (68.9%)	18 (2.3%)	178 (22.4%)	5 (0.6%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.3%)	$10,725			$2,465			$8,260	62.4	58.7	704	83
482139002141	622	Granbury High School	Public	8-12	2000 W Pearl St	Granbury	76048	Hood County	Granbury Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 408-4600	2,202	156	14.1	45.5%	1,502 (68.2%)	33 (1.5%)	574 (26.1%)	20 (0.9%)	4 (0.2%)	8 (0.4%)	61 (2.8%)	$10,049			$979			$9,070	62.4	59.8	680	58
480020912326	623	Yes Prep - Brays Oaks	Public, Charter	6-12	9000 W Bellfort St	Houston	77031	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 967-8400	1,032	63	16.4	86.3%	145 (14.1%)	73 (7.1%)	799 (77.4%)	7 (0.7%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	$10,225			$1,289			$8,936	62.3	53.6	840	217
483921004471	624	Santa Anna Secondary	Public	7-12	701 Bowie St	Santa Anna	76878	Coleman County	Santa Anna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 348-3137	115	14	8.1	100.0%	79 (68.7%)	6 (5.2%)	24 (20.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.5%)	$13,513			$1,092			$12,422	62.3	66.6	514	110
480010908220	625	Dan Chadwick Campus	Public, Charter	9-12	2402 Alpine Rd	Longview	75601	Gregg County	East Texas Charter Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 753-9400	136	12	11		96 (70.6%)	4 (2.9%)	29 (21.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.7%)	$10,324			$232			$10,092	62.2	64.5	575	50
482733003076	626	Lexington High School	Public	9-12	8783 N Hwy 77	Lexington	78947	Lee County	Lexington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 773-2255	344	30	11.4	32.0%	249 (72.4%)	13 (3.8%)	64 (18.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.9%)	$12,051			$574			$11,477	62.2	71.2	401	225
481608001176	627	Cushing School	Public	6-12	1088 W Bearkat Dr	Cushing	75760	Nacogdoches County	Cushing Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 326-4890	293	24	12.2	67.9%	212 (72.4%)	22 (7.5%)	41 (14.0%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (4.4%)	$11,308			$1,554			$9,753	62.2	70.5	419	208
480909000378	628	Avinger School	Public, Alternative	K-12	245 Connor St	Avinger	75630	Cass County	Avinger Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 562-1355	123	17	7	78.0%	85 (69.1%)	19 (15.4%)	8 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.5%)	$12,410			$1,383			$11,027	62.2	29.4	1401	773
483948010700	629	Byron P Steele II High School	Public	9-12	1300 Fm1103	Cibolo	78108	Guadalupe County	Schertz-Cibolo-U City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 619-4000	2,716	146	18.5	25.2%	786 (28.9%)	484 (17.8%)	1,150 (42.3%)	49 (1.8%)	11 (0.4%)	11 (0.4%)	225 (8.3%)	$7,848			$571			$7,278	62.2	68.6	466	163
482952003319	630	May High School	Public	7-12	3400 Cr 411 E	May	76857	Brown County	May Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 259-2131	134	14	9.5	54.5%	103 (76.9%)	1 (0.7%)	25 (18.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.7%)	$11,721			$977			$10,744	62.2	66.7	510	120

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About our rankings:

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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Educational resources:

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

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education