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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)
482730006744	1791	Learning Center	Public, Alternative	1-12	1601 S Edmonds Ln	Lewisville	75067	Denton County	Lewisville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 713-5185	243	64	3.7	61.7%	51 (21.0%)	52 (21.4%)	109 (44.9%)	13 (5.3%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.3%)	$28,182			$589			$27,593	9.8	18	1627	164
480001410415	1792	Ruth Jones McClendon Middle	Public, Charter	7-12	3460 NE Pkwy	San Antonio	78218	Bexar County	George Gervin Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 568-8800	67	3	26.4	100.0%	2 (3.0%)	24 (35.8%)	41 (61.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,765			$1,779			$6,986	9.8	5.5	1841	49
481623001343	1793	Franklin D Roosevelt H S Of Innovation	Public, Magnet	9-12	525 Bonnie View Rd	Dallas	75203	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-6800	748	45	16.7	95.9%	14 (1.9%)	325 (43.4%)	397 (53.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.2%)	$12,244			$2,785			$9,459	9.6	6.4	1819	26
480001006990	1794	Alter Impact Center	Public, Alternative	4-12	4125b F M 967	Buda	78610	Hays County	Hays Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 268-8473	83	13	6.2	55.4%	5 (6.0%)	4 (4.8%)	70 (84.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.8%)	$137,935			$502			$137,433	9.6	15.9	1664	130
481317007121	1795	Reach High School	Public	9-12	1101 Merritt	Fort Worth	76114	Tarrant County	Castleberry Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 252-2390	35	4	8.7	85.7%	7 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,534			$2,343			$17,191	9.6	16.6	1653	142
483057006756	1796	Viola M Coleman High School	Public	9-12	1600 E Golf Course Rd	Midland	79701	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 689-5000	151	18	8.1	58.3%	32 (21.2%)	12 (7.9%)	103 (68.2%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	$17,716			$1,008			$16,708	9.6	9.7	1757	39
480020722829	1797	Premier H S - Lubbock (Briercroft)	Public, Charter	9-12	5302 Ave Q Ste 14	Lubbock	79412	Lubbock County	Premier High Schools	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(806) 547-0786	58	4	14.5	87.9%	14 (24.1%)	10 (17.2%)	33 (56.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)								9.5	12.5	1710	87
481623001360	1798	H Grady Spruce High School	Public	9-12	9733 Old Seagoville Rd	Dallas	75217	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 892-5500	1,558	106	14.6	95.6%	20 (1.3%)	262 (16.8%)	1,256 (80.6%)	3 (0.2%)	8 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (0.6%)	$10,682			$2,845			$7,837	9.5	9.4	1763	35
480002013387	1799	George I Sanchez North	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	170 Rittenhouse St	Houston	77076	Harris County	George I Sanchez Charter	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 742-0374	362	22	16.8	91.2%	3 (0.8%)	6 (1.7%)	353 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,161			$2,027			$10,134	9.4	6.2	1828	29
481437012020	1800	Frederick A Douglass Learning Academy	Public	9-12	900 Samuel Wiley Dr	Cleveland	77327	Liberty County	Cleveland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 592-7595	53	6	8.5	98.1%	2 (3.8%)	3 (5.7%)	46 (86.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	$20,803			$1,009			$19,794	9.4			(n/a)

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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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