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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)
484441005069	241	Wall High School	Public	9-12	8065 Loop 570	Wall	76957	Tom Green County	Wall Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 651-7521	340	35	9.7	16.5%	265 (77.9%)	1 (0.3%)	65 (19.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	$13,135			$1,139			$11,996	78.1	84.4	139	102
483645004088	242	Randolph High School	Public	9-12	Bldg 1225	Universal City	78148	Bexar County	Randolph Field Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 357-2400	474	39	12	8.0%	157 (33.1%)	97 (20.5%)	127 (26.8%)	17 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	74 (15.6%)	$13,445			$251			$13,195	78	82.5	168	74
483064003463	243	Midway High School	Public	9-12	8200 Mars Dr	Waco	76712	McLennan County	Midway Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 761-5650	2,730	176	15.4	28.9%	1,457 (53.4%)	324 (11.9%)	706 (25.9%)	121 (4.4%)	3 (0.1%)	7 (0.3%)	112 (4.1%)	$9,293			$1,376			$7,918	77.9	75.9	294	51
483849004285	244	Sabine Pass School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	5641 S Gulfway Dr	Sabine Pass	77655	Jefferson County	Sabine Pass Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 971-2321	358	33	10.7	63.7%	105 (29.3%)	85 (23.7%)	156 (43.6%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	$17,396			$1,714			$15,682	77.9	84.7	136	108
480020909503	245	Yes Prep - North Central	Public, Charter	6-12	13703 Aldine Westfield Rd	Houston	77039	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 967-8800	999	60	16.5	90.5%	12 (1.2%)	19 (1.9%)	956 (95.7%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	$10,099			$1,257			$8,842	77.8	65.4	551	306
484650005293	246	Wylie High School	Public	9-12	4502 Antilley Rd	Abilene	79606	Taylor County	Wylie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 690-1181	1,517	99	15.2	19.9%	982 (64.7%)	76 (5.0%)	337 (22.2%)	41 (2.7%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	74 (4.9%)	$8,653			$2,256			$6,398	77.8	76.8	275	29
483557010997	247	Bushland High School	Public	9-12	1201 S Fm 2381	Bushland	79012	Potter County	Bushland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 322-5418	471	45	10.4	15.9%	360 (76.4%)	4 (0.8%)	96 (20.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	$10,858			$375			$10,483	77.7	78.4	239	8
480029212847	248	Harmony School Of Innovation - Fort Worth	Public, Charter	6-12	8100 S Hulen St	Fort Worth	76123	Tarrant County	Harmony Public Schools - North Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 386-5505	1,041	65	16	54.3%	154 (14.8%)	268 (25.7%)	444 (42.7%)	123 (11.8%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (4.5%)	$8,441			$590			$7,851	77.7	70.6	416	168
480142522809	249	Ume Dallas Secondary	Public, Charter	7-12	3838 Spur 408	Dallas	75236	Dallas County	Ume Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(214) 545-6243	582	33	17.4	41.1%	156 (26.8%)	70 (12.0%)	318 (54.6%)	13 (2.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.8%)								77.7	79.5	215	34
483513006031	250	Pleasant Grove High School	Public	9-12	5406 McKnight Rd	Texarkana	75503	Bowie County	Pleasant Grove Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 832-8005	753	68	11	31.9%	519 (68.9%)	121 (16.1%)	47 (6.2%)	26 (3.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.2%)	$12,098			$384			$11,714	77.7	76.5	278	28

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