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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)
480003013481	1101	Uplift Infinity High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1401 S MacArthur Blvd	Irving	75060	Dallas County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 621-9200	366	25	14.5	75.7%	22 (6.0%)	15 (4.1%)	309 (84.4%)	13 (3.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	$12,069			$1,108			$10,961	43.3	48.3	970	131
480020313579	1102	A+ Secondary School	Public, Charter	7-12	445 S Masters Dr	Dallas	75217	Dallas County	A+ Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 677-1000	714	38	18.7	96.5%	12 (1.7%)	20 (2.8%)	677 (94.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	$10,481			$1,503			$8,978	43.3	34.7	1283	181
481998001953	1103	Friona High School	Public	9-12	810 Chieftain Way	Friona	79035	Parmer County	Friona Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 250-3951	295	34	8.6	54.6%	40 (13.6%)	1 (0.3%)	250 (84.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$16,231			$1,035			$15,196	43.2	57.2	736	367
483366003758	1104	Olton High School	Public	9-12	700 Ave G	Olton	79064	Lamb County	Olton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 285-2691	175	19	9.3	75.4%	33 (18.9%)	3 (1.7%)	139 (79.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,261			$805			$13,455	43	38.4	1209	105
483294003646	1105	MacArthur High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	2923 MacArthur View	San Antonio	78217	Bexar County	North East Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(210) 356-7600	2,055	139	14.7	58.1%	388 (18.9%)	183 (8.9%)	1,370 (66.7%)	32 (1.6%)	5 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (3.7%)	$9,498			$600			$8,898	43	46	1037	68
482700003040	1106	Leakey School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	429 Hwy 83 N	Leakey	78873	Real County	Leakey Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 232-5595	361	30	12.2	51.5%	228 (63.2%)	1 (0.3%)	121 (33.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	$13,398			$1,160			$12,238	42.9	55.3	786	320
483402003782	1107	Palacios Junior Senior High School	Public	6-12	100 Shark Dr	Palacios	77465	Matagorda County	Palacios Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 972-2571	383	34	11.4	67.9%	72 (18.8%)	5 (1.3%)	276 (72.1%)	24 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	$14,591			$1,762			$12,829	42.9	50.9	908	199
482034007256	1108	Rowlett High School	Public	9-12	4700 Kirby Rd	Rowlett	75088	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 463-1712	2,356	147	16	61.8%	526 (22.3%)	640 (27.2%)	999 (42.4%)	115 (4.9%)	9 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	65 (2.8%)	$10,186			$919			$9,267	42.8	43.5	1094	14
480813000149	1109	Caprock High School	Public	9-12	3001 E 34th	Amarillo	79103	Potter County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-2200	2,090	133	15.7	76.4%	424 (20.3%)	106 (5.1%)	1,461 (69.9%)	44 (2.1%)	14 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (2.0%)	$9,131			$1,214			$7,917	42.8	47.7	992	117
482658005534	1110	B F Terry High School	Public	8-12	5500 Ave N	Rosenberg	77471	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 223-3400	1,739	101	17.1	74.5%	132 (7.6%)	225 (12.9%)	1,333 (76.7%)	17 (1.0%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (1.7%)	$9,762			$978			$8,785	42.7	34.7	1284	174

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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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