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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)
480020712986	1581	Premier H S Of Amarillo	Public, Charter	9-12	3242 Hobbs Rd	Amarillo	79109	Randall County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 367-0171	257	13	20.1	64.6%	113 (44.0%)	7 (2.7%)	123 (47.9%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.1%)	$7,158			$1,490			$5,668	22.1	36.9	1242	339
481623001379	1582	W W Samuell High School	Public	9-12	8928 Palisade Dr	Dallas	75217	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 892-5100	1,871	122	15.3	95.0%	36 (1.9%)	243 (13.0%)	1,569 (83.9%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.3%)	$10,437			$2,804			$7,633	22.1	18.2	1623	41
480012508249	1583	Empowerment High School	Public, Charter	9-12	6400 Westpark Dr Ste 200	Houston	77057	Harris County	Southwest Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 954-9528	381	22	17.4	96.6%	2 (0.5%)	8 (2.1%)	364 (95.5%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$12,209			$1,741			$10,468	22.1	17.1	1646	63
482613007045	1584	Juarez-Lincoln High School	Public	9-12	7801 W Mile 7 Rd	Mission	78574	Hidalgo County	La Joya Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-2890	2,062	161	12.7	98.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2,062 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,085			$1,716			$11,368	22.1	16.2	1660	76
482667003003	1585	Lancaster High School	Public	9-12	200 E Wintergreen Rd	Lancaster	75134	Dallas County	Lancaster Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 218-1800	2,250	125	17.9	84.2%	32 (1.4%)	1,687 (75.0%)	475 (21.1%)	9 (0.4%)	14 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	31 (1.4%)	$9,633			$725			$8,908	22	21	1578	7
484239007193	1586	Big Bend High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	550 Roadrunner Cir	Terlingua	79852	Brewster County	Terlingua Central School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 371-2281	122	13	9.1	77.9%	24 (19.7%)	1 (0.8%)	94 (77.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	$17,673			$1,899			$15,774	21.7	20.4	1585	1
480141412881	1587	The East Austin College Prep At Mlk	Public, Charter	7-12	5800 E Martin Luther King Jr	Austin	78721	Travis County	Valere Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 287-5050	226	17	13.3	98.2%	5 (2.2%)	18 (8.0%)	201 (88.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$12,270			$1,429			$10,841	21.7	31.2	1365	222
480021308891	1588	Panola Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	1110 Fm 10	Carthage	75633	Panola County	Panola Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 693-6355	30	2	15		26 (86.7%)	1 (3.3%)	2 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.3%)	$18,237			$906			$17,331	21.6	39.8	1175	413
482709003047	1589	Lefors School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	209 E 5th St	Lefors	79054	Gray County	Lefors Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 835-2533	187	18	10.1	61.5%	145 (77.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (16.6%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.7%)	$13,097			$1,384			$11,713	21.6	17.1	1645	56
481970008026	1590	South Hills High School	Public	9-12	6101 McCart	Fort Worth	76133	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-7000	1,880	113	16.5	90.4%	73 (3.9%)	147 (7.8%)	1,634 (86.9%)	13 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (0.6%)	$10,050			$1,449			$8,601	21.6	15.3	1677	87

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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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