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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)
484491005114	1571	Wellman-Union School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	501 Terry Ave	Wellman	79378	Terry County	Wellman-Union Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 637-4619	286	27	10.7	53.8%	174 (60.8%)	2 (0.7%)	107 (37.4%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,449			$2,780			$9,669	22.5	62.7	623	948
483273003615	1572	Newton High School	Public	9-12	2812 Hwy 190 E	Newton	75966	Newton County	Newton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 420-6600	255	31	8.1	68.6%	139 (54.5%)	90 (35.3%)	12 (4.7%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.7%)	$17,529			$2,057			$15,472	22.4	37.9	1219	353
482280023027	1573	Hawley Center For Accelerated Learning	Public	9-12	210 Ave E	Hawley	79525	Jones County	Hawley Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(325) 537-2214	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								22.4			(n/a)
483147003523	1574	Morton School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	500 Champion Dr	Morton	79346	Cochran County	Morton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 266-5505	353	33	10.5	82.7%	36 (10.2%)	3 (0.8%)	312 (88.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$14,402			$1,021			$13,381	22.3	26.4	1463	111
480020722831	1575	Premier H S - Longview	Public, Charter	9-12	1905 W Loop 281 Ste 21	Longview	75604	Gregg County	Premier High Schools	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(903) 962-2933	33	3	11	84.8%	11 (33.3%)	13 (39.4%)	6 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.1%)								22.3	29.9	1389	186
482661002993	1576	Lamesa Schools	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	600 N 14th	Lamesa	79331	Dawson County	Lamesa Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 872-8385	1,588	106	15	79.7%	173 (10.9%)	52 (3.3%)	1,341 (84.4%)	9 (0.6%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (0.6%)	$12,262			$2,416			$9,846	22.3	17.4	1642	66
481323000823	1577	Cedar Hill High School	Public	9-12	1 Longhorn Blvd	Cedar Hill	75104	Dallas County	Cedar Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 272-2000	2,197	134	16.3	67.9%	51 (2.3%)	1,551 (70.6%)	503 (22.9%)	12 (0.5%)	6 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	72 (3.3%)	$9,709			$1,297			$8,412	22.2	23.1	1538	39
483873004345	1578	Edison High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	701 Santa Monica St	San Antonio	78212	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 738-9720	1,329	95	13.9	89.9%	17 (1.3%)	11 (0.8%)	1,291 (97.1%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	$11,806			$2,035			$9,771	22.2	21.3	1573	5
482889011568	1579	Manor New Technology High	Public	9-12	10323 Hwy 290e	Manor	78653	Travis County	Manor Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 278-4875	584	45	13	54.6%	48 (8.2%)	84 (14.4%)	384 (65.8%)	46 (7.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.4%)	$10,373			$942			$9,431	22.2	19.1	1611	32
481593001161	1580	Crystal City High School	Public	9-12	1116 N 7th Ave	Crystal City	78839	Zavala County	Crystal City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 374-2341	551	34	16.1	82.0%	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	548 (99.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,198			$2,034			$9,164	22.2	26.9	1450	130

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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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