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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)
482133002133	1201	Graford School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	400 W Division	Graford	76449	Palo Pinto County	Graford Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 664-3101	321	35	9.1	55.8%	257 (80.1%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.4%)	$12,807			$1,051			$11,756	38.7	38	1217	16
481449000938	1202	Coahoma High School	Public	9-12	600 N Main	Coahoma	79511	Howard County	Coahoma Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(432) 394-5000	271	19	14.2	33.2%	158 (58.3%)	3 (1.1%)	107 (39.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$12,325			$1,567			$10,758	38.6	36.2	1256	54
480021113598	1203	Idea Rio Grande City College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	2803 W Monarch Ln	Rio Grande City	78582	Starr County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 263-4900	591	40	14.6	92.2%	18 (3.0%)	2 (0.3%)	567 (95.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,525			$1,517			$10,008	38.6			(n/a)
483294003645	1204	Legacy Of Educational Excellence High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1400 Jackson Keller Rd	San Antonio	78213	Bexar County	North East Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(210) 356-0800	2,390	149	16	65.2%	321 (13.4%)	79 (3.3%)	1,890 (79.1%)	55 (2.3%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	42 (1.8%)	$9,817			$649			$9,168	38.6	39.5	1183	21
481554001126	1205	Crane High School	Public	9-12	509 W 8th St	Crane	79731	Crane County	Crane Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(432) 558-1030	331	29	11.4	55.0%	49 (14.8%)	4 (1.2%)	277 (83.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,806			$1,237			$14,570	38.6	44.3	1076	129
483039003413	1206	North Mesquite High School	Public	9-12	18201 Lbj Fwy	Mesquite	75150	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 882-7900	2,087	152	13.7	84.7%	166 (8.0%)	310 (14.9%)	1,565 (75.0%)	15 (0.7%)	15 (0.7%)	2 (0.1%)	14 (0.7%)	$8,534			$671			$7,864	38.6	38.9	1200	6
481104000571	1207	Boys Ranch High School	Public	9-12	27 Julian Bivins Blvd	Boys Ranch	79010	Oldham County	Boys Ranch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 534-0032	98	26	3.8		47 (48.0%)	19 (19.4%)	24 (24.5%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.1%)	$29,218			$10,067			$19,151	38.5	53.2	846	361
483117003505	1208	Monahans High School	Public	9-12	809 S Betty St	Monahans	79756	Ward County	Monahans-Wickett-Pyote Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 943-2519	609	44	13.7	47.9%	174 (28.6%)	29 (4.8%)	396 (65.0%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$12,949			$1,325			$11,625	38.5	40.7	1159	49
483398003779	1209	Paint Rock School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	698 S Sims St	Paint Rock	76866	Concho County	Paint Rock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 732-4314	216	24	9	79.6%	99 (45.8%)	0 (0.0%)	108 (50.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.2%)	$15,118			$1,642			$13,476	38.4	33.7	1305	96
481540001114	1210	Cotulla High School	Public	9-12	310 N Main St	Cotulla	78014	La Salle County	Cotulla Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 879-2374	345	37	9.4	83.2%	14 (4.1%)	1 (0.3%)	325 (94.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$17,591			$1,323			$16,268	38.4	37.7	1224	14

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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

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