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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)
481119000582	1361	Brazosport High School	Public	9-12	1800 W Second St	Freeport	77541	Brazoria County	Brazosport Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 730-7260	948	79	12	78.4%	160 (16.9%)	89 (9.4%)	672 (70.9%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.2%)	$14,309			$1,130			$13,179	32.2	34.8	1281	80
481452000940	1362	Coldspring-Oakhurst High School	Public	9-12	14100 State Hwy 150 W	Coldspring	77331	San Jacinto County	Coldspring-Oakhurst Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 653-1140	496	44	11.2	55.0%	327 (65.9%)	82 (16.5%)	61 (12.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.4%)	$14,696			$1,263			$13,433	32	27.2	1442	80
480007608098	1363	Priority Charter Schools Temple	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	7177 Airport Rd	Temple	76502	Bell County	Priority Charter Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 778-8682	267	17	15.3	72.7%	88 (33.0%)	50 (18.7%)	106 (39.7%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	17 (6.4%)	$9,228			$1,223			$8,005	32	57.3	731	632
483209003561	1364	Nacogdoches High School	Public	9-12	4310 Appleby Sand Rd	Nacogdoches	75965	Nacogdoches County	Nacogdoches Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 564-2466	1,772	128	13.8	77.1%	429 (24.2%)	425 (24.0%)	875 (49.4%)	29 (1.6%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (0.6%)	$9,981			$1,505			$8,476	32	32.6	1333	31
482566002866	1365	C E Ellison High School	Public	9-12	909 E Elms Rd	Killeen	76542	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 336-0600	1,682	115	14.6	56.8%	221 (13.1%)	727 (43.2%)	513 (30.5%)	40 (2.4%)	7 (0.4%)	38 (2.3%)	136 (8.1%)	$8,372			$842			$7,531	31.9	32.1	1347	18
480020913206	1366	Yes Prep - Southside	Public, Charter	6-12	5515 S Loop E	Houston	77033	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 924-5500	922	58	15.7	98.0%	5 (0.5%)	357 (38.7%)	448 (48.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	108 (11.7%)	$11,877			$1,764			$10,114	31.8	24.2	1510	144
480020711464	1367	Premier H S Of Palmview	Public, Charter	9-12	406 W Veterans Blvd	Palmview	78572	Hidalgo County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 584-8458	117	7	16.3	99.1%	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	115 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,406			$1,147			$7,259	31.7	49.6	936	431
480026811128	1368	Somerset Academy Brooks	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	3803 Global Way	San Antonio	78235	Bexar County	Somerset Academies Of Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 633-9006	1,317	73	18.1	80.4%	63 (4.8%)	41 (3.1%)	1,185 (90.0%)	18 (1.4%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.5%)	$11,365			$1,053			$10,312	31.7	30.4	1380	12
483417003800	1369	Pampa High School	Public	9-12	111 E Harvester	Pampa	79065	Gray County	Pampa Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 669-4800	1,046	71	14.6	53.8%	465 (44.5%)	33 (3.2%)	516 (49.3%)	5 (0.5%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.2%)	$9,207			$943			$8,264	31.7	33.3	1318	51
480809010458	1370	Rise	Public	9-12	605 W House St	Alvin	77511	Brazoria County	Alvin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 331-1690	111	12	9.2	65.8%	52 (46.8%)	7 (6.3%)	48 (43.2%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	$18,162			$1,029			$17,133	31.7	34.2	1293	77

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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