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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)
480894000327	1781	Navarro Early College High School	Public	9-12	1201 Peyton Gin Rd	Austin	78758	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-2514	1,649	99	16.7	87.5%	45 (2.7%)	94 (5.7%)	1,477 (89.6%)	25 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.5%)	$11,644			$1,045			$10,598	10.3	13.6	1693	88
481830001663	1782	Austin High School	Public	9-12	3500 Memphis Ave	El Paso	79930	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-4200	1,184	85	13.9	89.9%	53 (4.5%)	25 (2.1%)	1,074 (90.7%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.4%)	21 (1.8%)	$10,835			$1,300			$9,535	10.2	11.4	1731	51
483697013214	1783	Rice Challenge Academy	Public	9-12	600 Fm 3013	Eagle Lake	77434	Colorado County	Rice Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 234-3531	88	4	22.2	94.3%	39 (44.3%)	28 (31.8%)	16 (18.2%)	2 (2.3%)	3 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,589			$234			$13,355	10.2	23.2	1536	247
482901010469	1784	Falls Career High School	Public	9-12	1800 Colt Cir	Marble Falls	78654	Burnet County	Marble Falls Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 798-3621	49	6	7.7	65.3%	31 (63.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (34.7%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,590			$701			$16,889	10.2	12.1	1717	67
482115022859	1785	Gccisd Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	1-12	5950 N Main	Baytown	77521	Harris County	Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(281) 421-4488	43	2	21.5	55.8%	9 (20.9%)	12 (27.9%)	20 (46.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.7%)								10.1	38.6	1206	579
482889003263	1786	Manor High School	Public	9-12	14832 N Fm 973	Manor	78653	Travis County	Manor Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 278-4665	2,280	144	15.8	66.5%	106 (4.6%)	533 (23.4%)	1,499 (65.7%)	73 (3.2%)	8 (0.4%)	5 (0.2%)	56 (2.5%)	$9,006			$1,197			$7,809	10.1	10.7	1739	47
480144813780	1787	The Excel Center For Adults - Lockhart	Public, Charter	9-12	1400 E Mlk Industrial Blvd	Lockhart	78644	Caldwell County	The Excel Center (For Adults)	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 531-5500	189	5	38.4		89 (47.1%)	29 (15.3%)	66 (34.9%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$6,895			$01			$6,894	10	32.4	1337	450
483570004042	1788	Prairie Lea School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	6910 Hwy 80	Prairie Lea	78661	Caldwell County	Prairie Lea Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 488-2328	229	19	11.8	79.9%	57 (24.9%)	12 (5.2%)	152 (66.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.1%)	$11,568			$1,863			$9,705	9.9	6.5	1815	27
481623012551	1789	Wilmer-Hutchins High School	Public	9-12	5520 Langdon Rd	Dallas	75241	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-2900	1,020	66	15.4	73.2%	10 (1.0%)	497 (48.7%)	495 (48.5%)	9 (0.9%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	$11,699			$1,606			$10,093	9.9	8.5	1776	13
480020714032	1790	Premier H S Odessa	Public, Charter	9-12	1801 N Lee Ave	Odessa	79761	Ector County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 305-0095	89	5	18.4	66.3%	16 (18.0%)	1 (1.1%)	69 (77.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	2 (2.2%)	$12,318			$2,528			$9,790	9.9	4.2	1870	80

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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.