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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)
481281006521	771	Randall High School	Public	9-12	9201 Bell St	Amarillo	79118	Randall County	Canyon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 677-2333	1,148	83	13.7	34.7%	674 (58.7%)	47 (4.1%)	371 (32.3%)	24 (2.1%)	10 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	20 (1.7%)	$8,931			$1,084			$7,847	56.6	60.1	674	97
483945004484	772	Savoy High School	Public	7-12	302 W Hayes	Savoy	75479	Fannin County	Savoy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 965-4024	132	16	8.4	53.8%	107 (81.1%)	1 (0.8%)	20 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	$14,677			$957			$13,720	56.6	55	797	25
480140912357	773	Texas Leadership Of San Angelo	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5687 Melrose	San Angelo	76901	Tom Green County	Texas Leadership Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 703-6005	1,299	97	13.4	48.3%	373 (28.7%)	51 (3.9%)	816 (62.8%)	18 (1.4%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	35 (2.7%)	$9,067			$801			$8,266	56.6	56.1	765	8
481623001204	774	New Technical High School At B F Darrell High School	Public	9-12	4730 Lancaster Rd	Dallas	75216	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 932-7600	441	21	20.7	81.9%	13 (2.9%)	106 (24.0%)	311 (70.5%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$12,312			$3,394			$8,918	56.5	67	497	277
482871003251	775	Madisonville High School	Public	9-12	811a S May St	Madisonville	77864	Madison County	Madisonville Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 348-2721	695	56	12.3	67.1%	300 (43.2%)	125 (18.0%)	250 (36.0%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.2%)	$13,204			$1,562			$11,642	56.5	68.8	460	315
480009222968	776	Trinity Basin Preparatory Hpa Upper School	Public, Charter	6-12	1256 Jim Wright Fwy	White Settlement	76108	Tarrant County	Trinity Basin Preparatory	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(817) 601-7667	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								56.5			(n/a)
483975004515	777	Seminole High School	Public	9-12	2100 N W D	Seminole	79360	Gaines County	Seminole Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 758-5873	784	74	10.6	47.8%	316 (40.3%)	8 (1.0%)	452 (57.7%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	$15,761			$1,266			$14,495	56.5	46.6	1022	245
480750000042	778	Adrian School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	301 Matador Dr	Adrian	79001	Oldham County	Adrian Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 538-6203	120	15	8.1	65.0%	39 (32.5%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$19,180			$1,389			$17,791	56.5	63.5	601	177
483025012441	779	Mercedes Early College Academy	Public	9-12	950 W 6th St	Mercedes	78570	Hidalgo County	Mercedes Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 514-5180	354	20	17.3	81.9%	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	345 (97.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,069			$2,461			$5,608	56.4	66.4	523	256
482481002774	780	Joaquin Schools	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	10901 Hwy 84 E	Joaquin	75954	Shelby County	Joaquin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 269-3128	222	19	11.5	53.2%	173 (77.9%)	12 (5.4%)	27 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.6%)	$16,883			$1,548			$15,335	56.3	42.4	1124	344

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds