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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)
483093003480	591	Mineola High School	Public	9-12	900 W Patten	Mineola	75773	Wood County	Mineola Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 569-3000	466	44	10.5	61.6%	242 (51.9%)	24 (5.2%)	165 (35.4%)	6 (1.3%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.2%)	$13,777			$1,861			$11,916	63.5	71.5	390	201
482391011266	592	Kingwood Park High School	Public	9-12	4015 Woodland Hills Dr	Kingwood	77339	Harris County	Humble Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 641-6600	1,950	135	14.4	32.4%	1,061 (54.4%)	157 (8.1%)	631 (32.4%)	40 (2.1%)	5 (0.3%)	7 (0.4%)	49 (2.5%)	$10,371			$455			$9,916	63.5	64.1	585	7
483808006469	593	McNeil High School	Public	9-12	5720 McNeil Dr	Austin	78729	Williamson County	Round Rock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 464-6300	2,515	155	16.1	25.9%	863 (34.3%)	275 (10.9%)	701 (27.9%)	537 (21.4%)	11 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	126 (5.0%)	$9,050			$366			$8,684	63.5	63.2	610	17
480021112679	594	Idea McAllen College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	201 N Bentsen Rd	McAllen	78501	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 429-4100	773	47	16.5	78.4%	26 (3.4%)	1 (0.1%)	735 (95.1%)	11 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,816			$1,543			$9,273	63.4	76.5	279	315
481239000732	595	Caddo Mills High School	Public	9-12	3049 S Fm 36	Caddo Mills	75135	Hunt County	Caddo Mills Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 527-3164	681	52	13	28.2%	465 (68.3%)	23 (3.4%)	165 (24.2%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.6%)	$11,232			$404			$10,828	63.4	73	355	240
480001005244	596	Jack C Hays High School	Public	9-12	4800 Jack C Hays Trl	Buda	78610	Hays County	Hays Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 268-2911	2,062	129	15.9	35.5%	639 (31.0%)	86 (4.2%)	1,218 (59.1%)	33 (1.6%)	7 (0.3%)	1 (0.0%)	78 (3.8%)	$9,702			$667			$9,035	63.4	68.8	461	135
484392004985	597	Van High School	Public	9-12	985 N Maple	Van	75790	Van Zandt County	Van Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 963-8623	793	53	14.9	51.8%	543 (68.5%)	22 (2.8%)	187 (23.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.8%)	$10,979			$736			$10,243	63.3	55.3	787	190
484365007094	598	John B Alexander High School	Public	9-12	3600 E Del Mar	Laredo	78041	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-5800	3,070	169	18.1	59.5%	17 (0.6%)	4 (0.1%)	3,023 (98.5%)	23 (0.7%)	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	$9,543			$1,289			$8,254	63.2	61.8	641	43
481977001939	599	Frankston High School	Public	9-12	100 Perry St	Frankston	75763	Anderson County	Frankston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 876-3219	245	26	9.4	49.8%	172 (70.2%)	25 (10.2%)	32 (13.1%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.9%)	$14,518			$1,443			$13,076	63.2	62.2	635	36
481761001515	600	Dumas High School	Public	9-12	300 S Klein Ave	Dumas	79029	Moore County	Dumas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 935-4151	1,140	83	13.7	56.2%	212 (18.6%)	18 (1.6%)	852 (74.7%)	43 (3.8%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.1%)	$10,170			$1,078			$9,091	63.1	65.9	537	63

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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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