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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)
481161000633	1441	Brownfield High School	Public	9-12	702 Cub Dr	Brownfield	79316	Terry County	Brownfield Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 637-4523	443	41	10.6	77.7%	76 (17.2%)	17 (3.8%)	340 (76.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	$13,362			$1,826			$11,536	28.2	25.1	1494	53
483312003706	1442	Jay High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	7611 Marbach Rd	San Antonio	78227	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 397-2700	2,248	156	14.4	80.9%	149 (6.6%)	112 (5.0%)	1,919 (85.4%)	22 (1.0%)	5 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	38 (1.7%)	$9,237			$903			$8,334	28.2	23.9	1517	75
480003013058	1443	Uplift Heights Preparatory High School	Public, Charter	9-12	2650 Canada Dr	Dallas	75212	Dallas County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 442-7094	537	36	14.7	87.2%	2 (0.4%)	52 (9.7%)	476 (88.6%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$10,741			$999			$9,742	28	16.8	1651	208
483897004452	1444	San Marcos High School	Public	9-12	2601 Rattler Rd	San Marcos	78666	Hays County	San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 393-6805	2,536	164	15.4	76.1%	520 (20.5%)	135 (5.3%)	1,813 (71.5%)	23 (0.9%)	6 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	36 (1.4%)	$10,296			$1,096			$9,200	28	22.4	1558	114
480967005951	1445	West Brook Senior High School	Public	9-12	8750 Phelan Blvd	Beaumont	77706	Jefferson County	Beaumont Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 617-5500	2,245	117	19.1	57.9%	345 (15.4%)	1,128 (50.2%)	547 (24.4%)	133 (5.9%)	7 (0.3%)	5 (0.2%)	80 (3.6%)	$9,579			$1,069			$8,510	28	29.7	1393	52
481623001289	1446	Thomas Jefferson High School	Public	9-12	4001 Walnut Hill Ln	Dallas	75229	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-7300	1,452	103	14	97.3%	21 (1.4%)	55 (3.8%)	1,362 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	$11,062			$3,139			$7,923	28	17.4	1641	195
483219003570	1447	Navasota High School	Public	9-12	9238 Hwy 90	Navasota	77868	Grimes County	Navasota Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 825-4250	884	72	12.2	73.4%	189 (21.4%)	175 (19.8%)	504 (57.0%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.0%)	$13,101			$2,016			$11,085	27.9	27.9	1428	19
484206004791	1448	Taft High School	Public	9-12	502 Rincon Rd	Taft	78390	San Patricio County	Taft Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 528-2636	242	25	9.5	80.2%	33 (13.6%)	1 (0.4%)	204 (84.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$18,203			$2,717			$15,486	27.9	23.3	1533	85
483095003487	1449	Mineral Wells High School	Public	9-12	3801 Ram Blvd	Mineral Wells	76067	Palo Pinto County	Mineral Wells Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 325-4408	920	64	14.3	73.8%	454 (49.3%)	23 (2.5%)	409 (44.5%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	25 (2.7%)	$12,744			$1,086			$11,658	27.9	24	1514	65
482442002734	1450	Nimitz High School	Public	9-12	100 W Oakdale	Irving	75060	Dallas County	Irving Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 600-5700	2,361	164	14.3	83.8%	164 (6.9%)	121 (5.1%)	1,974 (83.6%)	49 (2.1%)	35 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (0.8%)	$10,653			$1,108			$9,546	27.8	29.6	1396	54

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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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