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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)
481970012991	471	World Languages Institute	Public	6-12	1066 W Magnolia Ave	Fort Worth	76104	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-2223	549	37	14.8	83.2%	33 (6.0%)	15 (2.7%)	494 (90.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.7%)	$10,433			$2,122			$8,311	68.4	73.2	350	121
481839001732	472	Elkhart High School	Public	9-12	9002 S State Hwy 19	Elkhart	75839	Anderson County	Elkhart Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 764-5161	315	36	8.8	47.0%	251 (79.7%)	12 (3.8%)	38 (12.1%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.2%)	$12,801			$2,153			$10,648	68.3	72.2	375	97
482364012243	473	Energized For Stem Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	7055 Beechnut St	Houston	77074	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 394-3550	583	24	24	99.3%	9 (1.5%)	23 (3.9%)	544 (93.3%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,232			$788			$7,444	68.3	56.5	755	282
481101000569	474	Boyd High School	Public	9-12	700 Knox Ave	Boyd	76023	Wise County	Boyd Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 433-9580	386	33	11.6	39.4%	309 (80.1%)	5 (1.3%)	60 (15.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)							$10,794	68.3	60.1	676	202
483426003808	475	Paradise High School	Public	9-12	338 School House Rd	Paradise	76073	Wise County	Paradise Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 969-5010	388	35	11.2	24.2%	299 (77.1%)	3 (0.8%)	76 (19.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	$10,493			$518			$9,976	68.2	79.8	211	264
483318013139	476	V R Eaton High School	Public	9-12	1350 Eagle Dr	Fort Worth	76052	Tarrant County	Northwest Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 698-3955	3,273	172	19		1,584 (48.4%)	513 (15.7%)	859 (26.2%)	210 (6.4%)	12 (0.4%)	6 (0.2%)	89 (2.7%)	$8,981			$451			$8,530	68.2	63.5	600	124
481476000976	477	Comanche High School	Public	9-12	1600 N Austin	Comanche	76442	Comanche County	Comanche Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 356-2581	360	34	10.4	55.3%	163 (45.3%)	0 (0.0%)	183 (50.8%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	$11,439			$1,140			$10,298	68.1	47.4	998	521
483873013665	478	Cast Technical High School	Public, Charter	9-12	637 N Main	San Antonio	78205	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 554-2700	457	30	15	61.7%	36 (7.9%)	13 (2.8%)	396 (86.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.8%)	$10,370			$1,623			$8,747	68	67.1	495	17
480021113183	479	Idea Monterrey Park College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	222 SW 39th St	San Antonio	78237	Bexar County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 239-4200	691	42	16.2	92.2%	34 (4.9%)	17 (2.5%)	629 (91.0%)	8 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,761			$1,148			$8,612	68	78.3	245	234
482430002708	480	Ira School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	6190 W Fm 1606	Ira	79527	Scurry County	Ira Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 573-2628	267	24	11.3	23.6%	204 (76.4%)	1 (0.4%)	59 (22.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$11,140			$767			$10,373	68	72.9	359	121

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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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