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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)
480145113251	391	Pioneer Technology (Ptaa) Mesquite	Public, Charter	5-12	3200 Oates Dr	Mesquite	75150	Dallas County	Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 375-9672	644	46	14	61.5%	57 (8.9%)	71 (11.0%)	505 (78.4%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.8%)	$7,904			$624			$7,280	71.3	63	618	227
484095013671	392	Cast Stem High School	Public	9-12	11914 Dragon Ln	San Antonio	78252	Bexar County	Southwest Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 622-4300	210	20	10.5	66.7%	16 (7.6%)	8 (3.8%)	180 (85.7%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	$13,798			$1,617			$12,181	71.3	64.7	563	171
480741000008	393	Abernathy High School	Public	9-12	505 7th St	Abernathy	79311	Hale County	Abernathy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 298-4902	243	26	9.3	45.3%	111 (45.7%)	3 (1.2%)	124 (51.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	$13,434			$956			$12,478	71.2	63.4	604	211
481236000730	394	Bynum School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	704 Toliver Ave	Bynum	76631	Hill County	Bynum Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 531-2341	189	22	8.6	58.7%	113 (59.8%)	6 (3.2%)	63 (33.3%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	$12,818			$996			$11,822	71.1	73.3	346	48
483312012985	395	Harlan High School	Public	9-12	14350 Culebra Rd	San Antonio	78253	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 398-2200	2,532	148	17.1	29.8%	528 (20.9%)	275 (10.9%)	1,493 (59.0%)	63 (2.5%)	4 (0.2%)	14 (0.6%)	155 (6.1%)	$7,564			$323			$7,241	71.1	72.2	372	23
482241002248	396	Hardin-Jefferson High School	Public	9-12	3155 Hwy 326 S	Sour Lake	77659	Hardin County	Hardin-Jefferson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 981-6430	749	54	13.9	37.5%	506 (67.6%)	123 (16.4%)	83 (11.1%)	9 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (3.5%)	$10,273			$777			$9,496	71	67.6	484	88
481149000623	397	Bronte Independent School District (Isd)	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	210 S Jefferson St	Bronte	76933	Coke County	Bronte Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 473-2521	235	28	8.2	51.9%	185 (78.7%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$12,945			$1,630			$11,316	71	85.5	118	279
481800012779	398	George H W Bush New Technical Odessa	Public	9-12	300 E 29th St	Odessa	79761	Ector County	Ector County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(432) 456-6989	460	36	12.6	38.5%	66 (14.3%)	12 (2.6%)	368 (80.0%)	10 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$9,627			$1,231			$8,396	71	78.2	247	151
482517002809	399	Katy High School	Public	9-12	6331 Hwy Blvd	Katy	77494	Fort Bend County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 237-6700	3,330	206	16.1	37.7%	1,428 (42.9%)	368 (11.1%)	1,231 (37.0%)	172 (5.2%)	9 (0.3%)	9 (0.3%)	113 (3.4%)	$9,560			$286			$9,274	71	76.4	281	118
482274002305	400	Haskell High School	Public	9-12	600 N Ave E	Haskell	79521	Haskell County	Haskell Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 864-8535	148	24	6.2	59.5%	75 (50.7%)	10 (6.8%)	58 (39.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	$21,238			$4,437			$16,801	71	60.8	660	260

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About our rankings:

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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