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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)
480029213199	261	Harmony School Of Innovation - Garland	Public, Charter	7-12	2302 Firewheel Pkwy	Garland	75040	Dallas County	Harmony Public Schools - North Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 814-0059	626	41	15.2	60.2%	168 (26.8%)	150 (24.0%)	213 (34.0%)	81 (12.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.1%)	$7,966			$611			$7,355	77.3	72.1	379	118
481800022827	262	The Stem Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4940 S Rd	Odessa	79762	Ector County	Ector County Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(432) 552-2580	766	38	20.1	42.2%	315 (41.1%)	10 (1.3%)	405 (52.9%)	8 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	23 (3.0%)								77.3	73.2	352	90
482892011441	263	Mansfield Lake Ridge High School	Public	9-12	101 N Day Miar Rd	Mansfield	76063	Tarrant County	Mansfield Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(682) 314-0400	2,653	147	18	28.2%	558 (21.0%)	1,137 (42.9%)	508 (19.1%)	280 (10.6%)	5 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	165 (6.2%)	$7,781			$430			$7,351	77.3	74.9	310	47
480021111947	264	Idea Quest College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	14001 N Rooth Rd	Edinburg	78541	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 287-1003	709	45	15.7	84.1%	19 (2.7%)	8 (1.1%)	661 (93.2%)	21 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,729			$1,468			$10,261	77.2	81.6	179	85
482424002701	265	Iola High School	Public	6-12	7282 Ft Worth St	Iola	77861	Grimes County	Iola Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 394-2361	294	29	9.9	27.6%	227 (77.2%)	6 (2.0%)	54 (18.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	$12,517			$727			$11,791	77.2	70.5	420	155
481140000616	266	Fort Elliott School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	501 E Wilson	Briscoe	79011	Wheeler County	Fort Elliott Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 375-2454	153	18	8.2		133 (86.9%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	$20,143			$1,658			$18,485	77.1	78.1	251	15
480148014286	267	Texas Technical University K-12	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	3316 9th St	Lubbock	79413	Lubbock County	Texas Technical University K-12	No	No	Yes	No	(806) 834-2238	735	37	19.9		440 (59.9%)	56 (7.6%)	177 (24.1%)	33 (4.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (3.4%)								77.1	80.5	200	67
481644001405	268	De Leon High School	Public	9-12	200 W Manchaca	De Leon	76444	Comanche County	De Leon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 893-8240	218	22	10	56.4%	131 (60.1%)	3 (1.4%)	80 (36.7%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$13,584			$2,350			$11,234	77.1	68.4	468	200
484389004982	269	Van Alstyne High School	Public	9-12	1722 N Waco	Van Alstyne	75495	Grayson County	Van Alstyne Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 482-8803	632	44	14.3	21.7%	433 (68.5%)	16 (2.5%)	120 (19.0%)	14 (2.2%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.5%)	$9,707			$253			$9,454	77	78.4	240	29
484653011511	270	Wylie East High School	Public	9-12	3000 Wylie E Dr	Wylie	75098	Collin County	Wylie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 429-3150	2,532	144	17.5	27.9%	1,149 (45.4%)	459 (18.1%)	641 (25.3%)	196 (7.7%)	15 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	70 (2.8%)	$11,204			$472			$10,733	77	76.4	283	13

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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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