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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)
484471005090	511	Water Valley School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	17886 Wildcat Dr	Water Valley	76958	Tom Green County	Water Valley Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 484-2478	332	35	9.3	52.7%	210 (63.3%)	4 (1.2%)	93 (28.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.5%)	$12,481			$1,093			$11,388	66.7	65.5	547	36
481353000848	512	Lumberton High School	Public	9-12	103 Lhs Dr	Lumberton	77657	Hardin County	Lumberton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 923-7890	1,229	82	15	30.4%	1,051 (85.5%)	5 (0.4%)	125 (10.2%)	11 (0.9%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	31 (2.5%)	$9,201			$728			$8,472	66.5	66.6	515	3
482280002311	513	Hawley High School	Public	9-12	815 First Strett	Hawley	79525	Jones County	Hawley Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 537-2722	213	29	7.4	49.3%	163 (76.5%)	1 (0.5%)	43 (20.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.3%)	$14,299			$1,301			$12,998	66.5	52.1	879	366
483477003899	514	Pettus Secondary	Public	6-12	500 N May	Pettus	78146	Bee County	Pettus Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 375-2296	221	21	10.3	67.4%	66 (29.9%)	6 (2.7%)	147 (66.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$17,609			$2,590			$15,020	66.5	47.1	1006	492
482763003104	515	Lipan High School	Public	6-12	211 N Kickapoo	Lipan	76462	Hood County	Lipan Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 646-3366	215	21	10	46.5%	179 (83.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (14.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	$12,446			$699			$11,747	66.5	67.2	494	21
480026412145	516	KIPP Houston High School	Public, Charter	9-12	10711 KIPP Way St	Houston	77099	Harris County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 328-1051	685	43	15.9	87.0%	4 (0.6%)	179 (26.1%)	468 (68.3%)	21 (3.1%)	9 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	$10,776			$804			$9,972	66.5	69	450	66
480986013935	517	Lake Belton High School	Public	9-12	9809 Fm 2483	Temple	76502	Bell County	Belton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 316-6200	2,181	141	15.4	34.1%	1,168 (53.6%)	180 (8.3%)	619 (28.4%)	59 (2.7%)	9 (0.4%)	11 (0.5%)	135 (6.2%)	$13,452			$954			$12,499	66.4	63.1	616	99
480006808023	518	Treetops School International	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	12500 S Pipeline Rd	Euless	76040	Tarrant County	Treetops School International	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 283-1771	343	28	12.3	14.6%	183 (53.4%)	26 (7.6%)	80 (23.3%)	16 (4.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (10.5%)	$8,301			$160			$8,141	66.3	76.1	289	229
483231003584	519	Needville High School	Public	9-12	100 Fritzella	Needville	77461	Fort Bend County	Needville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 793-4158	1,067	78	13.6	40.9%	503 (47.1%)	39 (3.7%)	503 (47.1%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	14 (1.3%)	$11,195			$555			$10,640	66.3	68.7	462	57
483312013905	520	Sotomayor High School	Public	9-12	12801 Tall Timber Ln	San Antonio	78254	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 398-2700	1,660	100	16.6	36.3%	292 (17.6%)	170 (10.2%)	1,075 (64.8%)	47 (2.8%)	2 (0.1%)	5 (0.3%)	69 (4.2%)								66.2			(n/a)

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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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