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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)
483165003531	891	Mt Enterprise High School	Public	6-12	301 NW 3rd St	Mt Enterprise	75681	Rusk County	Mount Enterprise Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 822-3721	264	27	9.8	54.5%	199 (75.4%)	18 (6.8%)	29 (11.0%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	11 (4.2%)	$12,134			$684			$11,450	51.8	47.8	990	99
480023512289	892	Gateway Technical High School	Public, Charter	9-12	2951 Williams Dr	Georgetown	78628	Williamson County	Orenda Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 868-5299	46	1	58.2		24 (52.2%)	2 (4.3%)	18 (39.1%)	1 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.2%)	$5,138			$155			$4,983	51.7	44.1	1083	191
483699004121	893	Richards High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	9477 Panther Dr	Richards	77873	Grimes County	Richards Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 851-2364	235	21	11.2	42.6%	194 (82.6%)	12 (5.1%)	21 (8.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	$11,768			$1,274			$10,494	51.7	46	1040	147
482835003167	894	Louise High School	Public	9-12	408 Second St	Louise	77455	Wharton County	Louise Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 648-2202	156	17	9.2	62.8%	59 (37.8%)	7 (4.5%)	90 (57.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,649			$1,051			$15,598	51.7	56	768	126
481956023028	895	Forney Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	9-12	309 S Bois D Arc St	Forney	75126	Kaufman County	Forney Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(469) 762-4100	147	6	25.9	32.7%	71 (48.3%)	35 (23.8%)	34 (23.1%)	2 (1.4%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)								51.7			(n/a)
483891004447	896	San Isidro High School	Public	9-12	5175 Fm 1017	San Isidro	78588	Starr County	San Isidro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 481-3110	67	7	9.2	95.5%	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,180			$269			$15,910	51.7	55.8	775	121
482566008695	897	Harker Heights High School	Public	9-12	1001 E Fm 2410	Harker Heights	76548	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 336-0800	2,268	130	17.3	38.4%	592 (26.1%)	585 (25.8%)	716 (31.6%)	96 (4.2%)	17 (0.7%)	34 (1.5%)	228 (10.1%)	$8,375			$833			$7,541	51.6	54.3	820	77
481965006540	898	Kempner High School	Public	9-12	14777 Voss Rd	Sugar Land	77498	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-2300	1,896	109	17.3	60.8%	228 (12.0%)	301 (15.9%)	757 (39.9%)	553 (29.2%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (2.7%)	$9,390			$773			$8,617	51.5	52.3	876	22
483822004268	899	Royse City High School	Public	9-12	700 Fm 2642	Royse City	75189	Rockwall County	Royse City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 636-9991	2,726	170	15.9	39.0%	1,139 (41.8%)	422 (15.5%)	1,000 (36.7%)	38 (1.4%)	13 (0.5%)	8 (0.3%)	106 (3.9%)	$8,155			$403			$7,753	51.5	50.6	916	17
484317004904	900	Trinidad School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	105 W Eaton	Trinidad	75163	Henderson County	Trinidad Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 778-2673	156	20	7.6	80.8%	77 (49.4%)	15 (9.6%)	41 (26.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (14.7%)	$14,952			$1,525			$13,427	51.5	25.7	1483	583

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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:

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

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