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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)
484233004827	1431	Temple High School	Public	8-12	415 N 31st St	Temple	76504	Bell County	Temple Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 215-7000	2,342	179	13	69.5%	466 (19.9%)	601 (25.7%)	1,131 (48.3%)	39 (1.7%)	7 (0.3%)	8 (0.3%)	90 (3.8%)	$10,782			$569			$10,213	28.6	26	1475	44
482388002640	1432	Hull-Daisetta High School	Public	9-12	117 N Main Hwy 770	Daisetta	77533	Liberty County	Hull-Daisetta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 536-6321	101	14	7	53.5%	80 (79.2%)	12 (11.9%)	7 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	$18,066			$1,383			$16,682	28.5	48.1	983	449
484077004626	1433	Somerville High School	Public	8-12	570 8th St	Somerville	77879	Burleson County	Somerville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 596-1534	199	21	9.5	72.9%	71 (35.7%)	35 (17.6%)	77 (38.7%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.0%)	$14,387			$1,218			$13,169	28.3	19.9	1595	162
482553002842	1434	Kerens School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	200 Bobcat Ln	Kerens	75144	Navarro County	Kerens Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 396-2931	630	54	11.7	77.0%	255 (40.5%)	97 (15.4%)	213 (33.8%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	53 (8.4%)	$12,655			$1,402			$11,253	28.3	50.9	907	527
482364002604	1435	Waltrip High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1900 W 34th St	Houston	77018	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 688-1361	1,659	99	16.7	81.8%	118 (7.1%)	221 (13.3%)	1,281 (77.2%)	13 (0.8%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	21 (1.3%)	$9,735			$940			$8,795	28.3	24	1513	78
482730003072	1436	Lewisville High School	Public	9-12	1098 W Main St	Lewisville	75067	Denton County	Lewisville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 713-5190	4,162	302	13.7	69.5%	471 (11.3%)	823 (19.8%)	2,480 (59.6%)	239 (5.7%)	17 (0.4%)	3 (0.1%)	129 (3.1%)	$9,501			$1,203			$8,298	28.2	26.8	1452	16
483039008764	1437	Horn High School	Public	9-12	3300 E Cartwright Rd	Mesquite	75181	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 882-5200	2,874	185	15.5	77.2%	163 (5.7%)	1,177 (41.0%)	1,427 (49.7%)	33 (1.1%)	12 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	60 (2.1%)	$7,592			$605			$6,986	28.2	29.1	1407	30
484347004939	1438	Tyler High School	Public	9-12	3535 Lion Ln	Tyler	75702	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-2850	2,100	135	15.5	90.1%	62 (3.0%)	598 (28.5%)	1,411 (67.2%)	6 (0.3%)	7 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (0.8%)	$10,352			$1,469			$8,883	28.2	26.4	1464	26
483334003742	1439	Oakwood High School	Public	7-12	631 N Holly St	Oakwood	75855	Leon County	Oakwood Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 545-2140	89	10	8.5	77.5%	56 (62.9%)	15 (16.9%)	13 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.6%)	$17,200			$3,226			$13,973	28.2	42.6	1120	319
482574005522	1440	Klein Forest High School	Public	9-12	11400 Misty Valley Dr	Klein	77066	Harris County	Klein Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 484-4500	3,453	244	14.1	79.7%	83 (2.4%)	707 (20.5%)	2,352 (68.1%)	230 (6.7%)	22 (0.6%)	1 (0.0%)	58 (1.7%)	$10,197			$771			$9,426	28.2	28.1	1423	17

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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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Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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