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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)
483087003477	801	Millsap High School	Public	9-12	600 Bulldog Blvd	Millsap	76066	Parker County	Millsap Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 274-2694	322	30	10.6	38.5%	261 (81.1%)	2 (0.6%)	49 (15.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	$13,592			$984			$12,609	55.6	56.5	752	49
481788001561	802	East Chambers High School	Public	9-12	234 E Buccaneer Dr	Winnie	77665	Chambers County	East Chambers Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 296-4184	466	33	14.2	50.2%	202 (43.3%)	36 (7.7%)	208 (44.6%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	$11,930			$1,148			$10,782	55.5	56.2	764	38
481218000715	803	Burleson High School	Public	9-12	100 Elk Dr	Burleson	76028	Johnson County	Burleson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 245-0000	1,782	119	15	38.6%	976 (54.8%)	185 (10.4%)	487 (27.3%)	41 (2.3%)	9 (0.5%)	5 (0.3%)	79 (4.4%)	$9,817			$2,640			$7,177	55.5	58.4	710	93
484340004926	804	Valley School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	11826 Hwy 86	Turkey	79261	Hall County	Turkey-Quitaque Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 455-1411	191	25	7.5	46.6%	130 (68.1%)	3 (1.6%)	56 (29.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$12,808			$1,522			$11,286	55.4	69.6	435	369
482991003366	805	McLeod School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	19395 Farm Rd 125	Mc Leod	75565	Cass County	McLeod Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 796-7181	428	34	12.4	54.4%	398 (93.0%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.0%)	$12,907			$633			$12,274	55.4	68.1	472	333
482517012984	806	Paetow High School	Public	9-12	23111 Stockdick School Rd	Katy	77493	Harris County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 234-4906	3,695	238	15.5	62.0%	437 (11.8%)	1,107 (30.0%)	1,714 (46.4%)	276 (7.5%)	7 (0.2%)	9 (0.2%)	145 (3.9%)	$9,397			$307			$9,090	55.4	56.3	760	46
483501003937	807	Pittsburg High School	Public	9-12	300 S Texas St	Pittsburg	75686	Camp County	Pittsburg Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 856-3646	674	69	9.7	74.3%	249 (36.9%)	98 (14.5%)	308 (45.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.4%)	$12,365			$893			$11,472	55.4	59.2	693	114
481557001129	808	Cranfills Gap School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	505 S 2nd St	Cranfills Gap	76637	Bosque County	Cranfills Gap Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 263-3388	128	16	8	69.5%	75 (58.6%)	3 (2.3%)	45 (35.2%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.1%)	$16,128			$1,516			$14,612	55.3	58.2	713	95
480021112390	809	Idea College Preparatory Pharr	Public, Charter	6-12	600 E Las Milpas Rd	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 283-1515	863	43	19.9	94.2%	8 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	853 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,304			$1,691			$8,613	55.3	62.4	628	181
482619021038	810	La Porte High School	Public	9-12	301 E Fairmont Pkwy	La Porte	77571	Harris County	La Porte Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 604-7500	2,079	125	16.5	49.5%	735 (35.4%)	170 (8.2%)	1,098 (52.8%)	30 (1.4%)	9 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	35 (1.7%)	$11,684			$1,288			$10,395	55.2	51.6	885	75

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.