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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)
480143813036	31	BASIS San Antonio- Shavano Campus	Public, Charter	6-12	4114 Lockhill Selma Rd	San Antonio	78249	Bexar County	Basis Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 874-9250	1,038	59	17.5		197 (19.0%)	59 (5.7%)	285 (27.5%)	442 (42.6%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (4.8%)	$7,415			$132			$7,284	92.1	90.2	53	22
482364002483	32	Debakey H S For Health Prof	Public, Magnet	9-12	2545 Pressler	Houston	77030	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 741-2410	922	55	16.8	41.8%	129 (14.0%)	143 (15.5%)	319 (34.6%)	294 (31.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (3.8%)	$10,017			$762			$9,255	92.1	93.6	20	12
482364009609	33	Challenge Early College High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	5601 W Loop S	Houston	77081	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 664-9712	480	23	21.1	84.0%	29 (6.0%)	51 (10.6%)	373 (77.7%)	22 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$8,481			$958			$7,523	91.8	89.5	60	27
480025409511	34	Westlake Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2600 J T Ottinger Rd	Westlake	76262	Denton County	Westlake Academy Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 490-5757	888	64	13.7		431 (48.5%)	58 (6.5%)	124 (14.0%)	205 (23.1%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (7.1%)	$10,194			$231			$9,963	91.7	94	14	20
482364002552	35	Kinder H S For Performing And Visual Arts	Public, Magnet	9-12	790 Austin St	Houston	77002	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(713) 942-1960	769	49	15.7	21.8%	263 (34.2%)	147 (19.1%)	230 (29.9%)	74 (9.6%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	51 (6.6%)	$10,654			$724			$9,930	91.7	91	42	7
482679011365	36	Hector J Garcia Early College High School	Public	9-12	5201 University Blvd	Laredo	78041	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-7700	383	18	21.2	89.6%	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	377 (98.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$8,267			$736			$7,532	91.6	93.1	23	13
480870013043	37	Arlington Collegiate High School	Public	9-12	2224 Southeast Pkwy	Arlington	76002	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 515-3550	405	17	24.5	83.2%	20 (4.9%)	71 (17.5%)	280 (69.1%)	20 (4.9%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (1.0%)	7 (1.7%)	$6,870			$713			$6,157	91.6	85.5	120	83
482838010525	38	Lovejoy High School	Public	9-12	2350 Estates Pkwy	Lucas	75002	Collin County	Lovejoy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 742-8700	1,596	102	15.6		1,106 (69.3%)	63 (3.9%)	148 (9.3%)	190 (11.9%)	15 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	73 (4.6%)	$9,988			$417			$9,571	91.4	91.8	34	4
480021312565	39	Panola Early College High School	Public, Charter	8-12	820 W Panola	Carthage	75633	Panola County	Panola Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 693-6355	47	2	23.5		43 (91.5%)	1 (2.1%)	3 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$6,686			$00			$6,686	91.4	93.5	21	18
481800013377	40	Odessa Collegiate Academy Early College High School	Public	9-12	802 N Sam Houston	Odessa	79760	Ector County	Ector County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(432) 456-6429	460	18	25.3	46.7%	94 (20.4%)	13 (2.8%)	322 (70.0%)	24 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	$7,995			$983			$7,013	91.4	86.8	99	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.
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Educational resources:

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