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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
482892009049	1061	Mansfield Summit High School	Public	9-12	1071 W Turner Warnell Rd	Arlington	76001	Tarrant County	Mansfield Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 314-0800	1,771	121	14.6	69.4%	276 (15.6%)	747 (42.2%)	534 (30.2%)	127 (7.2%)	5 (0.3%)	5 (0.3%)	77 (4.3%)	$9,325	$661	$8,664	44.6	40.6	1160	99
483519003984	1062	Pleasanton High School	Public	9-12	1100 W Adams St	Pleasanton	78064	Atascosa County	Pleasanton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 569-1250	980	74	13.2	59.2%	260 (26.5%)	4 (0.4%)	695 (70.9%)	9 (0.9%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (0.9%)	$12,904	$1,379	$11,525	44.5	57.1	739	323
482775003112	1063	Littlefield High School	Public	9-12	1100 Waylon Jennings Blvd	Littlefield	79339	Lamb County	Littlefield Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 385-5683	364	32	11.5	70.9%	75 (20.6%)	14 (3.8%)	270 (74.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$12,980	$1,404	$11,576	44.5	46.3	1029	34
480843000212	1064	Anthony High School	Public	9-12	825 Wildcat Dr	Anthony	79821	El Paso County	Anthony Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 886-6550	247	20	12.5	78.1%	8 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	236 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$14,540	$851	$13,689	44.5	35.7	1270	206
482550002839	1065	Kennedale High School	Public	9-12	901 Wildcat Way	Kennedale	76060	Tarrant County	Kennedale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 563-8100	1,005	67	15	48.1%	342 (34.0%)	270 (26.9%)	303 (30.1%)	33 (3.3%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	51 (5.1%)	$10,842	$627	$10,215	44.5	41.3	1147	82
480813000170	1066	Palo Duro High School	Public	9-12	1400 N Grant	Amarillo	79107	Potter County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-2400	1,902	127	14.9	85.4%	199 (10.5%)	326 (17.1%)	1,114 (58.6%)	197 (10.4%)	16 (0.8%)	2 (0.1%)	48 (2.5%)	$10,301	$1,352	$8,949	44.4	39.4	1187	121
482730006291	1067	The Colony High School	Public	9-12	4301 Blair Oaks Dr	The Colony	75056	Denton County	Lewisville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 713-5178	1,877	137	13.6	47.7%	567 (30.2%)	302 (16.1%)	751 (40.0%)	146 (7.8%)	11 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	98 (5.2%)	$9,609	$1,133	$8,475	44.4	47.3	1000	67
480933000392	1068	Balmorhea Independent School District (Isd) Educational Community	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	403 S San Angelo	Balmorhea	79718	Reeves County	Balmorhea Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 375-2224	145	20	7.3	84.8%	21 (14.5%)	2 (1.4%)	120 (82.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$21,255	$634	$20,621	44.4	52.7	855	213
482013010849	1069	Fort Hancock High School	Public	7-12	100 School Dr	Fort Hancock	79839	Hudspeth County	Ft Hancock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 769-3811	178	14	12.3	88.2%	4 (2.2%)	1 (0.6%)	170 (95.5%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$15,931	$1,073	$14,858	44.4	37.5	1232	163
482364012363	1070	Texas Connections Academy At Houston	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	3-12	10550 Richmond Ave Houston Tx	Houston	77042	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(281) 661-8293	8,332	279	29.8		3,037 (36.4%)	1,239 (14.9%)	3,096 (37.2%)	478 (5.7%)	39 (0.5%)	24 (0.3%)	419 (5.0%)	$8,993	$787	$8,206	44.4	48.4	967	103

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

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)
482892009049	1061	Mansfield Summit High School	Public	9-12	1071 W Turner Warnell Rd	Arlington	76001	Tarrant County	Mansfield Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 314-0800	1,771	121	14.6	69.4%	276 (15.6%)	747 (42.2%)	534 (30.2%)	127 (7.2%)	5 (0.3%)	5 (0.3%)	77 (4.3%)	$9,325			$661			$8,664	44.6	40.6	1160	99
483519003984	1062	Pleasanton High School	Public	9-12	1100 W Adams St	Pleasanton	78064	Atascosa County	Pleasanton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 569-1250	980	74	13.2	59.2%	260 (26.5%)	4 (0.4%)	695 (70.9%)	9 (0.9%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (0.9%)	$12,904			$1,379			$11,525	44.5	57.1	739	323
482775003112	1063	Littlefield High School	Public	9-12	1100 Waylon Jennings Blvd	Littlefield	79339	Lamb County	Littlefield Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 385-5683	364	32	11.5	70.9%	75 (20.6%)	14 (3.8%)	270 (74.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$12,980			$1,404			$11,576	44.5	46.3	1029	34
480843000212	1064	Anthony High School	Public	9-12	825 Wildcat Dr	Anthony	79821	El Paso County	Anthony Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 886-6550	247	20	12.5	78.1%	8 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	236 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$14,540			$851			$13,689	44.5	35.7	1270	206
482550002839	1065	Kennedale High School	Public	9-12	901 Wildcat Way	Kennedale	76060	Tarrant County	Kennedale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 563-8100	1,005	67	15	48.1%	342 (34.0%)	270 (26.9%)	303 (30.1%)	33 (3.3%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	51 (5.1%)	$10,842			$627			$10,215	44.5	41.3	1147	82
480813000170	1066	Palo Duro High School	Public	9-12	1400 N Grant	Amarillo	79107	Potter County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-2400	1,902	127	14.9	85.4%	199 (10.5%)	326 (17.1%)	1,114 (58.6%)	197 (10.4%)	16 (0.8%)	2 (0.1%)	48 (2.5%)	$10,301			$1,352			$8,949	44.4	39.4	1187	121
482730006291	1067	The Colony High School	Public	9-12	4301 Blair Oaks Dr	The Colony	75056	Denton County	Lewisville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 713-5178	1,877	137	13.6	47.7%	567 (30.2%)	302 (16.1%)	751 (40.0%)	146 (7.8%)	11 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	98 (5.2%)	$9,609			$1,133			$8,475	44.4	47.3	1000	67
480933000392	1068	Balmorhea Independent School District (Isd) Educational Community	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	403 S San Angelo	Balmorhea	79718	Reeves County	Balmorhea Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 375-2224	145	20	7.3	84.8%	21 (14.5%)	2 (1.4%)	120 (82.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$21,255			$634			$20,621	44.4	52.7	855	213
482013010849	1069	Fort Hancock High School	Public	7-12	100 School Dr	Fort Hancock	79839	Hudspeth County	Ft Hancock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 769-3811	178	14	12.3	88.2%	4 (2.2%)	1 (0.6%)	170 (95.5%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$15,931			$1,073			$14,858	44.4	37.5	1232	163
482364012363	1070	Texas Connections Academy At Houston	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	3-12	10550 Richmond Ave Houston Tx	Houston	77042	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(281) 661-8293	8,332	279	29.8		3,037 (36.4%)	1,239 (14.9%)	3,096 (37.2%)	478 (5.7%)	39 (0.5%)	24 (0.3%)	419 (5.0%)	$8,993			$787			$8,206	44.4	48.4	967	103