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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)
480145113828	251	Pioneer Technology (Ptaa) Fate	Public, Charter	5-12	5952 I 30	Fate	75132	Rockwall County	Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 375-9672	366	26	13.9	25.1%	195 (53.3%)	49 (13.4%)	100 (27.3%)	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.8%)	$13,053			$969			$12,083	77.7	73.8	328	77
484608005265	252	Windthorst High School	Public	9-12	100 St Marys Dr	Windthorst	76389	Archer County	Windthorst Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 423-6680	141	15	9.1	44.7%	101 (71.6%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (27.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$15,352			$835			$14,517	77.6	78.4	241	11
481071000535	253	Boerne High School	Public	9-12	1 Greyhound Ln	Boerne	78006	Kendall County	Boerne Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 357-2200	1,356	86	15.8	21.2%	831 (61.3%)	19 (1.4%)	456 (33.6%)	13 (1.0%)	5 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	29 (2.1%)	$9,704			$544			$9,160	77.5	77.1	268	15
481875001753	254	Evadale High School	Public	9-12	908 Fm 105	Evadale	77615	Jasper County	Evadale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 276-1337	115	18	6.2	40.0%	102 (88.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.5%)	$18,487			$1,128			$17,360	77.5	67	499	245
480142712768	255	Ut Tyler University Academy At Tyler	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3900 University Blvd	Tyler	75799	Smith County	Ut Tyler University Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 730-3988	378	27	13.7		223 (59.0%)	30 (7.9%)	86 (22.8%)	13 (3.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.1%)	$9,651			$471			$9,180	77.4	74.4	319	64
484668013208	256	Young Women's Leadership Academy	Public	6-12	8040 Yermoland	El Paso	79907	El Paso County	Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 434-1300	332	27	12.2	46.7%	11 (3.3%)	5 (1.5%)	312 (94.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$10,982			$995			$9,987	77.4	78.6	233	23
481473000974	257	Smithson Valley High School	Public	9-12	14001 Hwy 46 W	Spring Branch	78070	Comal County	Comal Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 885-1000	2,332	146	15.9	16.8%	1,327 (56.9%)	68 (2.9%)	798 (34.2%)	30 (1.3%)	9 (0.4%)	9 (0.4%)	91 (3.9%)	$7,993			$600			$7,394	77.4	80.3	206	51
483303003670	258	North Zulch Elementary/Secondary	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	11390 Fifth St	North Zulch	77872	Madison County	North Zulch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 241-7100	352	31	11.5	65.9%	260 (73.9%)	9 (2.6%)	67 (19.0%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)	$14,108			$1,402			$12,707	77.4	80	208	50
483318012019	259	Byron Nelson High School	Public	9-12	2775 Bobcat Blvd	Trophy Club	76262	Denton County	Northwest Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 698-5600	2,809	155	18.1		1,693 (60.3%)	293 (10.4%)	565 (20.1%)	184 (6.6%)	24 (0.9%)	4 (0.1%)	46 (1.6%)	$8,958			$441			$8,516	77.3	80.4	202	57
482820003158	260	Lorena High	Public	9-12	1 Leopard Ln	Lorena	76655	McLennan County	Lorena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 857-4604	512	47	10.8	25.4%	383 (74.8%)	10 (2.0%)	99 (19.3%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)	$11,616			$623			$10,994	77.3	83.1	159	101

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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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