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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)
480020712127	781	Premier H S Of San Juan	Public, Charter	9-12	1202 E Business 83	San Juan	78589	Hidalgo County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 961-4721	113	7	17.2	92.0%	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	111 (98.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,714			$836			$7,878	56.3	46.6	1023	242
484071011391	782	Eastlake High School	Public	9-12	13000 Emerald Pass	El Paso	79928	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-3600	2,851	148	19.3	72.6%	113 (4.0%)	40 (1.4%)	2,661 (93.3%)	9 (0.3%)	8 (0.3%)	1 (0.0%)	19 (0.7%)	$9,152			$1,230			$7,921	56.3	49.5	938	156
481032000515	783	Blanco High School	Public	9-12	1215 Fourth St	Blanco	78606	Blanco County	Blanco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 833-4337	355	29	12.4	40.3%	177 (49.9%)	5 (1.4%)	166 (46.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	$12,452			$1,085			$11,368	56.2	57.5	728	55
482811003146	784	Longview High School	Public, Charter	9-12	201 E Tomlinson Pkwy	Longview	75605	Gregg County	Longview Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 663-1301	2,170	153	14.1	82.1%	435 (20.0%)	720 (33.2%)	890 (41.0%)	37 (1.7%)	19 (0.9%)	4 (0.2%)	65 (3.0%)	$11,888			$2,200			$9,688	56.2	56.3	759	25
483993004529	785	Sharyland High School	Public	9-12	1106 N Shary Rd	Mission	78572	Hidalgo County	Sharyland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 580-5300	1,546	114	13.6	56.8%	44 (2.8%)	7 (0.5%)	1,449 (93.7%)	38 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.5%)	$12,336			$1,439			$10,897	56.2	62.7	625	160
482190002208	786	Groveton J H-H S	Public	6-12	Hwy 94 And W 5th St	Groveton	75845	Trinity County	Groveton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 642-1473	428	40	10.7	62.4%	317 (74.1%)	26 (6.1%)	67 (15.7%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.8%)	$13,851			$1,917			$11,935	56.2	53.6	838	52
482136002135	787	Graham High School	Public	9-12	1000 Brazos St	Graham	76450	Young County	Graham Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 549-1504	669	50	13.4	51.0%	434 (64.9%)	7 (1.0%)	208 (31.1%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.2%)	$11,748			$3,792			$7,955	56.1	52.6	865	78
483990004526	788	Shamrock High School	Public	9-12	100 S Illinois	Shamrock	79079	Wheeler County	Shamrock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 256-3492	111	14	8.1	66.7%	52 (46.8%)	8 (7.2%)	41 (36.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.4%)	$16,930			$2,979			$13,951	56.1	58.7	703	85
482874011311	789	Magnolia West High School	Public	9-12	42202 Fm 1774	Magnolia	77355	Montgomery County	Magnolia Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 252-2550	2,208	147	15	52.2%	1,138 (51.5%)	46 (2.1%)	951 (43.1%)	21 (1.0%)	5 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	46 (2.1%)	$9,526			$818			$8,708	56	51.6	886	97
481428000903	790	Clear Creek High School	Public	8-12	2305 E Main St	League City	77573	Galveston County	Clear Creek Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 284-1700	2,400	150	16		981 (40.9%)	271 (11.3%)	896 (37.3%)	130 (5.4%)	9 (0.4%)	5 (0.2%)	108 (4.5%)	$9,596			$931			$8,665	56	50.7	913	123

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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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