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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
480012408248	181	Calvin Nelms High School	Public, Charter	9-12	20625 Clay Rd	Katy	77449	Harris County	Calvin Nelms Charter Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 398-8031	169	10	16.9		32 (18.9%)	23 (13.6%)	101 (59.8%)	8 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	$8,584	$277	$8,307	82	86.7	100	81
482364005745	182	H S For Law And Justice	Public, Magnet	9-12	3503 Coyle	Houston	77003	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 867-5100	436	26	16.4	80.5%	19 (4.4%)	100 (22.9%)	310 (71.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$9,940	$961	$8,979	81.8	75.1	308	126
483873011436	183	Travis Early College High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1915 N Main Ave	San Antonio	78212	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 738-9830	425	22	19.3	72.5%	14 (3.3%)	4 (0.9%)	404 (95.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$10,435	$2,010	$8,424	81.8	81.5	181	2
483294007513	184	International School Of America	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) 356-0900	485	45	10.8	21.2%	164 (33.8%)	11 (2.3%)	270 (55.7%)	22 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	15 (3.1%)	$7,038	$440	$6,597	81.8	89.5	61	123
480016322911	185	Ischool-Creekside	Public, Charter	9-12	8747 W New Harmony Trail	Tomball	77375	Harris County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(281) 747-6701	57	4	14.2	28.1%	28 (49.1%)	4 (7.0%)	18 (31.6%)	2 (3.5%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (7.0%)				81.7	79.5	217	32
481995001948	186	Friendswood High School	Public	9-12	702 Greenbriar Dr	Friendswood	77546	Galveston County	Friendswood Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 482-3413	1,980	129	15.3		1,310 (66.2%)	32 (1.6%)	401 (20.3%)	143 (7.2%)	5 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	86 (4.3%)	$9,995	$605	$9,390	81.7	82	176	10
481974001936	187	Franklin High School	Public	9-12	1252 W Fm 1644	Franklin	77856	Robertson County	Franklin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 828-7100	421	39	10.8	38.0%	289 (68.6%)	30 (7.1%)	91 (21.6%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$15,313	$1,637	$13,676	81.6	77.1	270	83
480029212871	188	Harmony School Of Innovation - Dallas	Public, Charter	6-12	8080 W President George Bush	Dallas	75252	Collin County	Harmony Public Schools - North Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 321-0100	486	31	15.5	53.3%	100 (20.6%)	117 (24.1%)	165 (34.0%)	89 (18.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	$10,149	$847	$9,301	81.3	75.3	304	116
480771013733	189	Blanson Cte High School	Public	9-12	311 W Rd	Houston	77038	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 591-4950	1,299	66	19.6	87.8%	19 (1.5%)	115 (8.9%)	1,125 (86.6%)	31 (2.4%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	$9,490	$2,114	$7,376	81.2	71.3	398	209
480967013457	190	Beaumont Independent School District (Isd) Early College High School	Public	9-12	3410 Austin St	Beaumont	77706	Jefferson County	Beaumont Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 951-5720	299	22	13.8	74.9%	26 (8.7%)	72 (24.1%)	190 (63.5%)	10 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$10,357	$1,543	$8,814	81.1	74.5	317	127

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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.
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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)
480012408248	181	Calvin Nelms High School	Public, Charter	9-12	20625 Clay Rd	Katy	77449	Harris County	Calvin Nelms Charter Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 398-8031	169	10	16.9		32 (18.9%)	23 (13.6%)	101 (59.8%)	8 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	$8,584			$277			$8,307	82	86.7	100	81
482364005745	182	H S For Law And Justice	Public, Magnet	9-12	3503 Coyle	Houston	77003	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 867-5100	436	26	16.4	80.5%	19 (4.4%)	100 (22.9%)	310 (71.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$9,940			$961			$8,979	81.8	75.1	308	126
483873011436	183	Travis Early College High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1915 N Main Ave	San Antonio	78212	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 738-9830	425	22	19.3	72.5%	14 (3.3%)	4 (0.9%)	404 (95.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$10,435			$2,010			$8,424	81.8	81.5	181	2
483294007513	184	International School Of America	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) 356-0900	485	45	10.8	21.2%	164 (33.8%)	11 (2.3%)	270 (55.7%)	22 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	15 (3.1%)	$7,038			$440			$6,597	81.8	89.5	61	123
480016322911	185	Ischool-Creekside	Public, Charter	9-12	8747 W New Harmony Trail	Tomball	77375	Harris County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(281) 747-6701	57	4	14.2	28.1%	28 (49.1%)	4 (7.0%)	18 (31.6%)	2 (3.5%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (7.0%)								81.7	79.5	217	32
481995001948	186	Friendswood High School	Public	9-12	702 Greenbriar Dr	Friendswood	77546	Galveston County	Friendswood Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 482-3413	1,980	129	15.3		1,310 (66.2%)	32 (1.6%)	401 (20.3%)	143 (7.2%)	5 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	86 (4.3%)	$9,995			$605			$9,390	81.7	82	176	10
481974001936	187	Franklin High School	Public	9-12	1252 W Fm 1644	Franklin	77856	Robertson County	Franklin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 828-7100	421	39	10.8	38.0%	289 (68.6%)	30 (7.1%)	91 (21.6%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$15,313			$1,637			$13,676	81.6	77.1	270	83
480029212871	188	Harmony School Of Innovation - Dallas	Public, Charter	6-12	8080 W President George Bush	Dallas	75252	Collin County	Harmony Public Schools - North Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 321-0100	486	31	15.5	53.3%	100 (20.6%)	117 (24.1%)	165 (34.0%)	89 (18.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	$10,149			$847			$9,301	81.3	75.3	304	116
480771013733	189	Blanson Cte High School	Public	9-12	311 W Rd	Houston	77038	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 591-4950	1,299	66	19.6	87.8%	19 (1.5%)	115 (8.9%)	1,125 (86.6%)	31 (2.4%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	$9,490			$2,114			$7,376	81.2	71.3	398	209
480967013457	190	Beaumont Independent School District (Isd) Early College High School	Public	9-12	3410 Austin St	Beaumont	77706	Jefferson County	Beaumont Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 951-5720	299	22	13.8	74.9%	26 (8.7%)	72 (24.1%)	190 (63.5%)	10 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$10,357			$1,543			$8,814	81.1	74.5	317	127