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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)
481970012309	791	Benbrook Middle/High School	Public	6-12	201 Overcrest	Fort Worth	76126	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 871-2000	1,487	101	14.7	49.8%	737 (49.6%)	109 (7.3%)	567 (38.1%)	22 (1.5%)	6 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (3.0%)	$9,776			$1,759			$8,017	56	48.3	971	180
482658013860	792	Dr Thomas E Randle High School	Public	9-12	7600 Koeblen Rd	Richmond	77469	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 223-5800	1,246	63	19.6	55.0%	121 (9.7%)	409 (32.8%)	580 (46.5%)	102 (8.2%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	30 (2.4%)								56			(n/a)
482703013500	793	Glenn High School	Public	9-12	1320 Collaborative Way	Leander	78641	Williamson County	Leander Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 570-1400	2,063	141	14.6	28.1%	918 (44.5%)	142 (6.9%)	794 (38.5%)	102 (4.9%)	5 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	98 (4.8%)	$9,219			$196			$9,023	55.9	57.1	738	55
480021312307	794	Texas Early College High School	Public, Charter	8-12	3714 E End Blvd S	Marshall	75672	Harrison County	Panola Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 935-4109	114	5	22.8		66 (57.9%)	15 (13.2%)	26 (22.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.1%)	$5,180			$00			$5,180	55.9	44.1	1084	290
481089000553	795	Borger High School	Public	9-12	600 W 1st St	Borger	79007	Hutchinson County	Borger Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 273-1029	761	70	10.8	50.2%	370 (48.6%)	19 (2.5%)	336 (44.2%)	5 (0.7%)	9 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.9%)	$11,375			$606			$10,770	55.9	59.3	692	103
482364002562	796	Heights High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	413 E 13th St	Houston	77008	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 865-4400	2,476	128	19.3	64.9%	296 (12.0%)	268 (10.8%)	1,820 (73.5%)	43 (1.7%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	43 (1.7%)	$8,960			$865			$8,095	55.7	49	949	153
483486007041	797	Elvis J Ballew High School	Public	9-12	1100 E Hwy 83	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2520	52	12	4.3	96.2%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$26,570			$4,868			$21,703	55.7			(n/a)
480920000382	798	Azle High School	Public	9-12	1200 Boyd Rd	Azle	76020	Tarrant County	Azle Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 444-5555	2,054	141	14.5	44.2%	1,338 (65.1%)	35 (1.7%)	585 (28.5%)	10 (0.5%)	9 (0.4%)	3 (0.1%)	74 (3.6%)	$9,807			$630			$9,177	55.6	52.8	853	55
480029212542	799	Harmony Science Academy - Dallas	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	11995 Forestgate Dr	Dallas	75243	Dallas County	Harmony Public Schools - North Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 234-9993	1,123	75	14.8	89.5%	67 (6.0%)	336 (29.9%)	576 (51.3%)	121 (10.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (1.9%)	$10,273			$1,066			$9,207	55.6	52.7	856	57
484032004567	800	James Bowie High School	Public	9-12	7497 Us Hwy 67 W	Simms	75574	Bowie County	Simms Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 543-2219	140	20	7.1	46.4%	127 (90.7%)	1 (0.7%)	5 (3.6%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.6%)	$14,006			$2,546			$11,460	55.6	66	535	265

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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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