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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)
481401000886	681	Christoval High School	Public	6-12	20454 Ranch Rd 2084	Christoval	76935	Tom Green County	Christoval Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 896-2355	334	32	10.3	22.8%	246 (73.7%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (23.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	$11,640			$642			$10,998	60.3	60.1	673	8
482493002781	682	Joshua High School	Public	9-12	909 S Broadway	Joshua	76058	Johnson County	Joshua Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 202-2500	1,242	102	12.1	44.3%	790 (63.6%)	30 (2.4%)	380 (30.6%)	6 (0.5%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (2.5%)	$12,121			$921			$11,200	60.2	66.9	507	175
480020913603	683	Yes Prep - Northline	Public, Charter	6-12	441 Little York Rd	Houston	77076	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 842-5400	847	51	16.7	84.8%	9 (1.1%)	15 (1.8%)	814 (96.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	$13,727			$4,497			$9,230	60.1			(n/a)
480016311536	684	Founders Classical Academy Corinth - Upper School	Public, Charter	6-12	3600 Meadowview Dr	Corinth	75065	Denton County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 321-1144	514	37	13.9	15.4%	325 (63.2%)	41 (8.0%)	80 (15.6%)	38 (7.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (5.3%)	$9,236			$445			$8,790	60.1	53.5	843	159
481107000572	685	Brackett High School	Public	9-12	201 N Ann St	Brackettville	78832	Kinney County	Brackett Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 563-2480	164	19	8.7	59.1%	40 (24.4%)	0 (0.0%)	121 (73.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	$17,425			$904			$16,521	60	61.5	647	38
483711004171	686	Riesel School	Public	7-12	600 Frederick St	Riesel	76682	McLennan County	Riesel Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 896-3171	327	30	10.7	47.7%	218 (66.7%)	4 (1.2%)	90 (27.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.0%)	$10,563			$644			$9,919	59.9	52.7	859	173
482610002933	687	La Grange High School	Public	9-12	820 S Vail	La Grange	78945	Fayette County	La Grange Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 968-4800	585	52	11.2	52.6%	269 (46.0%)	49 (8.4%)	248 (42.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.7%)	$12,636			$1,462			$11,175	59.7	57.5	727	40
483246003603	688	New Diana High School	Public	9-12	11826 State Hwy 154 E	Diana	75640	Upshur County	New Diana Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 663-8001	330	32	10.3	40.6%	242 (73.3%)	29 (8.8%)	42 (12.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.2%)	$13,172			$864			$12,308	59.7	64.1	588	100
483342003751	689	Oglesby School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	125 College Ave	Oglesby	76561	Coryell County	Oglesby Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 456-2271	197	22	8.8	64.0%	138 (70.1%)	2 (1.0%)	48 (24.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.1%)	$13,167			$1,413			$11,753	59.7	31.9	1352	663
484326004913	690	Troy High School	Public	9-12	205 N Waco Rd	Troy	76579	Bell County	Troy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 938-2561	487	32	15.2	40.7%	300 (61.6%)	14 (2.9%)	145 (29.8%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.7%)	$11,069			$830			$10,239	59.6	56.6	749	59

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.