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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)
482841003170	381	Lovelady J H High School	Public	7-12	11839 Tx St Hwy 19 S	Lovelady	75851	Houston County	Lovelady Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 636-7636	253	24	10.4	44.3%	188 (74.3%)	28 (11.1%)	29 (11.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	$11,952			$736			$11,216	71.8	64.2	583	202
482085002088	382	Glen Rose High School	Public	9-12	901 Stadium Dr	Glen Rose	76043	Somervell County	Glen Rose Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 898-3800	587	48	12.1	34.4%	391 (66.6%)	3 (0.5%)	167 (28.4%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.9%)	$12,572			$831			$11,741	71.7	79.1	223	159
481965000894	383	Lawrence E Elkins High School	Public	9-12	7007 Knights Ct	Missouri City	77459	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-2600	2,654	137	19.3	30.4%	314 (11.8%)	748 (28.2%)	420 (15.8%)	1,073 (40.4%)	14 (0.5%)	1 (0.0%)	84 (3.2%)	$8,514			$751			$7,763	71.7	69.2	447	64
482001013470	384	Memorial High School	Public	9-12	12300 Frisco St	Frisco	75033	Denton County	Frisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 633-7300	1,565	122	12.7	18.3%	624 (39.9%)	274 (17.5%)	269 (17.2%)	318 (20.3%)	11 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (4.4%)	$9,062			$382			$8,680	71.7	73.9	326	58
481065000534	385	Blum Independent School District (Isd)	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	310 S Ave F	Blum	76627	Hill County	Blum Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 874-5231	338	30	11	53.6%	282 (83.4%)	7 (2.1%)	38 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)	$10,576			$1,279			$9,296	71.6	57.2	737	352
483411003794	386	Palmer High School	Public	9-12	422 W Jefferson	Palmer	75152	Ellis County	Palmer Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 449-3487	370	29	12.8	44.6%	177 (47.8%)	8 (2.2%)	175 (47.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	$13,010			$883			$12,127	71.5	69.4	442	56
482691003035	387	Latexo High School	Public	7-12	298 F M 2663	Latexo	75849	Houston County	Latexo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 544-5664	199	26	7.7	51.3%	158 (79.4%)	4 (2.0%)	30 (15.1%)	5 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$13,249			$1,047			$12,203	71.5	76.3	284	103
484266004872	388	Thrall High School	Public	9-12	601 S Bounds St	Thrall	76578	Williamson County	Thrall Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 898-5193	254	24	10.7	28.7%	165 (65.0%)	8 (3.1%)	68 (26.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.7%)	$11,927			$445			$11,482	71.5	70	427	39
484287004887	389	Tioga School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	855 McKnight Rd	Tioga	76271	Grayson County	Tioga Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 202-2536	719	64	11.2	29.8%	541 (75.2%)	1 (0.1%)	150 (20.9%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.2%)	$10,742			$705			$10,037	71.4	67.3	490	101
483309003728	390	Northside School	Public, Alternative	K-12	18040 Hwy 283 N	Vernon	76384	Wilbarger County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 552-2551	243	19	12.7	34.2%	151 (62.1%)	1 (0.4%)	69 (28.4%)	4 (1.6%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.8%)	$9,674			$1,024			$8,650	71.3	69	452	62

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds