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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
482757003100	51	Lindsay High School	Public	7-12	625 Knight Dr	Lindsay	76250	Cooke County	Lindsay Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 668-8474	229	21	10.7	6.6%	216 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.1%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$11,938	$612	$11,326	90.9	92.6	30	21
482814003154	52	Loop School	Public, Alternative	K-12	1441 Hwy 303	Loop	79342	Gaines County	Loop Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 319-7930	157	16	9.9	57.3%	108 (68.8%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (29.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	$17,542	$587	$16,955	90.9	65.2	554	502
482166013033	53	Iuniversity Prep	Public, Virtual, Magnet	5-12	3051 Ira E Woods Ave	Grapevine	76051	Tarrant County	Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	Yes	No	(817) 305-4895	1,252	39	32.1		734 (58.6%)	72 (5.8%)	197 (15.7%)	144 (11.5%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	100 (8.0%)	$6,042	$460	$5,582	90.8	92.7	28	25
482517010760	54	Seven Lakes High School	Public	9-12	9251 S Fry Rd	Katy	77494	Fort Bend County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 237-2800	3,595	210	17.1	21.4%	1,198 (33.3%)	268 (7.5%)	866 (24.1%)	1,153 (32.1%)	6 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	102 (2.8%)	$8,521	$286	$8,236	90.6	91.1	40	14
482967011859	55	Achieve Early College High School	Public	9-12	1601 N 27th St	McAllen	78501	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 971-4200	411	41	9.9	69.3%	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	392 (95.4%)	10 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$12,413	$732	$11,682	90.6	93.9	15	40
482001013005	56	Independence High School	Public	9-12	10555 Independence Pkwy	Frisco	75035	Collin County	Frisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 633-5400	1,665	127	13.1	7.3%	413 (24.8%)	131 (7.9%)	135 (8.1%)	919 (55.2%)	13 (0.8%)	2 (0.1%)	52 (3.1%)	$8,705	$381	$8,324	90.5	91.2	38	18
483318012421	57	James M Steele Early College High School	Public	9-12	606 N Walnut	Roanoke	76262	Denton County	Northwest Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 698-5800	226	17	13.4		126 (55.8%)	26 (11.5%)	52 (23.0%)	14 (6.2%)	5 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	$12,708	$615	$12,094	90.5	91.8	35	22
481428011416	58	Clear Horizons Early College High School	Public	9-12	13735 Beamer Rd	Houston	77089	Harris County	Clear Creek Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 929-4657	425	14	30.3		82 (19.3%)	40 (9.4%)	170 (40.0%)	114 (26.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.2%)	$8,956	$209	$8,747	90.5	90.3	52	6
480894011354	59	Richards School For Young Women Leaders	Public	6-12	2309 Panther Trail	Austin	78704	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-3236	895	45	19.7	42.6%	313 (35.0%)	36 (4.0%)	470 (52.5%)	37 (4.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.1%)	$10,215	$368	$9,846	90.4	90.5	50	9
482193002210	60	Gruver High School	Public	9-12	601 Garrett Ave	Gruver	79040	Hansford County	Gruver Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 733-2477	153	21	7.3	39.9%	73 (47.7%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (51.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$14,024	$715	$13,309	90.3	87.4	93	33

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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.
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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)
482757003100	51	Lindsay High School	Public	7-12	625 Knight Dr	Lindsay	76250	Cooke County	Lindsay Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 668-8474	229	21	10.7	6.6%	216 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.1%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$11,938			$612			$11,326	90.9	92.6	30	21
482814003154	52	Loop School	Public, Alternative	K-12	1441 Hwy 303	Loop	79342	Gaines County	Loop Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 319-7930	157	16	9.9	57.3%	108 (68.8%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (29.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	$17,542			$587			$16,955	90.9	65.2	554	502
482166013033	53	Iuniversity Prep	Public, Virtual, Magnet	5-12	3051 Ira E Woods Ave	Grapevine	76051	Tarrant County	Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	Yes	No	(817) 305-4895	1,252	39	32.1		734 (58.6%)	72 (5.8%)	197 (15.7%)	144 (11.5%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	100 (8.0%)	$6,042			$460			$5,582	90.8	92.7	28	25
482517010760	54	Seven Lakes High School	Public	9-12	9251 S Fry Rd	Katy	77494	Fort Bend County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 237-2800	3,595	210	17.1	21.4%	1,198 (33.3%)	268 (7.5%)	866 (24.1%)	1,153 (32.1%)	6 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	102 (2.8%)	$8,521			$286			$8,236	90.6	91.1	40	14
482967011859	55	Achieve Early College High School	Public	9-12	1601 N 27th St	McAllen	78501	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 971-4200	411	41	9.9	69.3%	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	392 (95.4%)	10 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$12,413			$732			$11,682	90.6	93.9	15	40
482001013005	56	Independence High School	Public	9-12	10555 Independence Pkwy	Frisco	75035	Collin County	Frisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 633-5400	1,665	127	13.1	7.3%	413 (24.8%)	131 (7.9%)	135 (8.1%)	919 (55.2%)	13 (0.8%)	2 (0.1%)	52 (3.1%)	$8,705			$381			$8,324	90.5	91.2	38	18
483318012421	57	James M Steele Early College High School	Public	9-12	606 N Walnut	Roanoke	76262	Denton County	Northwest Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 698-5800	226	17	13.4		126 (55.8%)	26 (11.5%)	52 (23.0%)	14 (6.2%)	5 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	$12,708			$615			$12,094	90.5	91.8	35	22
481428011416	58	Clear Horizons Early College High School	Public	9-12	13735 Beamer Rd	Houston	77089	Harris County	Clear Creek Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 929-4657	425	14	30.3		82 (19.3%)	40 (9.4%)	170 (40.0%)	114 (26.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.2%)	$8,956			$209			$8,747	90.5	90.3	52	6
480894011354	59	Richards School For Young Women Leaders	Public	6-12	2309 Panther Trail	Austin	78704	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-3236	895	45	19.7	42.6%	313 (35.0%)	36 (4.0%)	470 (52.5%)	37 (4.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.1%)	$10,215			$368			$9,846	90.4	90.5	50	9
482193002210	60	Gruver High School	Public	9-12	601 Garrett Ave	Gruver	79040	Hansford County	Gruver Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 733-2477	153	21	7.3	39.9%	73 (47.7%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (51.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$14,024			$715			$13,309	90.3	87.4	93	33