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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)
484176004761	271	Sudan High School	Public	8-12	107 W Hwy 303	Sudan	79371	Lamb County	Sudan Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 227-2336	180	20	8.8	44.4%	85 (47.2%)	1 (0.6%)	91 (50.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	$18,795			$990			$17,804	77	70.7	414	143
480021008804	272	Harmony Science Academy-Houston	Public, Charter	9-12	9431 W Sam Houston Pkwy S	Houston	77099	Harris County	Harmony Public Schools - Houston South	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 492-0214	667	52	12.8	80.2%	45 (6.7%)	130 (19.5%)	400 (60.0%)	88 (13.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	$10,945			$1,285			$9,660	77	65.3	552	280
484323004910	273	Troup High School	Public	9-12	927 Arp Dr	Troup	75789	Smith County	Troup Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 842-3065	319	28	11.2	46.4%	224 (70.2%)	41 (12.9%)	42 (13.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.4%)	$14,145			$941			$13,204	77	73.4	344	71
482202002217	274	Guthrie School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	301 Jaguar Ln	Guthrie	79236	King County	Guthrie Central School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 596-4466	119	17	6.9		113 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$26,454			$71			$26,383	76.9	73.7	332	58
483423003805	275	Panhandle High School	Public	9-12	106 W 11th St	Panhandle	79068	Carson County	Panhandle Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 537-3897	189	22	8.7	25.9%	152 (80.4%)	1 (0.5%)	26 (13.8%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.7%)	$15,761			$683			$15,078	76.9	73.4	340	65
480759000045	276	Alamo Heights High School	Public	9-12	6900 Broadway St	San Antonio	78209	Bexar County	Alamo Heights Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 820-8850	1,606	120	13.3	17.3%	878 (54.7%)	33 (2.1%)	626 (39.0%)	41 (2.6%)	8 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	17 (1.1%)	$10,102			$1,079			$9,023	76.8	76.6	276
484296004894	277	Tomball High School	Public	9-12	30330 Quinn Rd	Tomball	77375	Harris County	Tomball Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 357-3220	2,801	156	17.9	34.0%	1,361 (48.6%)	154 (5.5%)	1,069 (38.2%)	94 (3.4%)	11 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	112 (4.0%)	$8,873			$651			$8,222	76.8	76	292	15
482703009436	278	Vista Ridge High School	Public	9-12	200 S Vista Rdg	Cedar Park	78613	Williamson County	Leander Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 570-1800	2,646	166	15.9	15.5%	1,235 (46.7%)	115 (4.3%)	694 (26.2%)	454 (17.2%)	6 (0.2%)	5 (0.2%)	137 (5.2%)	$9,140			$237			$8,903	76.8	78.3	246	32
482247012943	279	Harlandale Independent School District (Isd) Stem Echs-Alamo Colleges At Pac	Public	9-12	4040 Apollo	San Antonio	78214	Bexar County	Harlandale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 989-4300	388	14	26.8	75.5%	13 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	371 (95.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$8,735			$701			$8,034	76.7	78.8	229	50
484560005183	280	Whitehouse High School	Public	9-12	901 E Main	Whitehouse	75791	Smith County	Whitehouse Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 839-5551	1,532	103	14.9	43.9%	963 (62.9%)	187 (12.2%)	243 (15.9%)	51 (3.3%)	5 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	82 (5.4%)	$9,474			$630			$8,844	76.6	66.5	519	239

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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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