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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)
481970012717	721	Young Men's Leadership Academy	Public	6-12	5100 Willie	Fort Worth	76105	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-3400	397	38	10.3	77.1%	21 (5.3%)	170 (42.8%)	184 (46.3%)	10 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.5%)	$13,732			$1,337			$12,395	58.5	49.7	932	211
482159002173	722	Granger School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	300 N Colorado St	Granger	76530	Williamson County	Granger Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 859-2173	561	49	11.5	56.3%	278 (49.6%)	7 (1.2%)	258 (46.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.1%)	$11,865			$870			$10,994	58.5	45.3	1057	335
484395004988	723	Van Vleck High School	Public	9-12	8980 Sh 35 N	Van Vleck	77482	Matagorda County	Van Vleck Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 245-4664	337	31	11	46.0%	171 (50.7%)	29 (8.6%)	122 (36.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.9%)	$18,451			$1,596			$16,855	58.5	47.5	996	273
480020912693	724	Yes Prep - 5th Ward	Public, Charter	6-12	1305 Benson St	Houston	77020	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 924-0600	940	60	15.5	91.6%	6 (0.6%)	55 (5.9%)	877 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	$10,280			$1,402			$8,878	58.4	55	799	75
482643002975	725	Lake Dallas High School	Public	8-12	3016 Park Ridge	Corinth	76210	Denton County	Lake Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 497-4031	1,285	82	15.6	35.6%	590 (45.9%)	132 (10.3%)	443 (34.5%)	44 (3.4%)	12 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (4.9%)	$10,639			$621			$10,018	58.4	52.6	862	137
482985003360	726	McKinney High School	Public	9-12	1400 W Wilson Creek Pkwy	McKinney	75069	Collin County	McKinney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 302-5700	2,804	172	16.2	40.2%	1,029 (36.7%)	535 (19.1%)	966 (34.5%)	138 (4.9%)	17 (0.6%)	6 (0.2%)	113 (4.0%)	$8,922			$986			$7,936	58.3	63.8	595	131
482061002073	727	Gholson Independent School District (Isd)	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	137 Hamilton Dr	Waco	76705	McLennan County	Gholson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 829-1528	269	23	11.6	74.3%	175 (65.1%)	16 (5.9%)	67 (24.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.1%)	$11,339			$1,329			$10,010	58.3	62.5	627	100
480006113123	728	Frank L Madla Early College High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1400 W Villaret Blvd	San Antonio	78224	Bexar County	New Frontiers Public Schools Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 486-3686	179	9	20.3	67.6%	8 (4.5%)	3 (1.7%)	168 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,882			$1,442			$8,440	58.3	68.2	470	258
481398000884	729	Chireno High School	Public	9-12	901 Main St	Chireno	75937	Nacogdoches County	Chireno Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 362-2132	108	13	8.1	60.2%	84 (77.8%)	4 (3.7%)	14 (13.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.6%)	$15,605			$2,072			$13,533	58.2	52.7	857	128
482046002058	730	Gary School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	132 Bobcat Trl	Gary	75643	Panola County	Gary Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 685-2291	485	44	11.1	61.9%	429 (88.5%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (8.9%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	$11,049			$1,119			$9,931	58.2	69.8	428	302

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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.