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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)
480003014097	1341	Wisdom High School	Public, Charter	9-12	301 W Camp Wisdom Rd	Dallas	75232	Dallas County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 653-6900	367	11	33.4	88.8%	1 (0.3%)	104 (28.3%)	256 (69.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	$9,945			$946			$8,999	33.1	30.6	1374	33
482262002298	1342	Harrold School	Public, Alternative	K-12	18106 Stewart St	Harrold	76364	Wilbarger County	Harrold Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 886-2213	138	15	8.9	41.3%	102 (73.9%)	6 (4.3%)	27 (19.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$18,009			$1,091			$16,918	33.1	69.5	439	903
481371000863	1343	Charlotte High School	Public	9-12	70 Trojan Dr	Charlotte	78011	Atascosa County	Charlotte Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 277-1432	130	18	7.2	66.9%	19 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	110 (84.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$17,085			$1,772			$15,313	33.1	32.3	1340	3
480849000216	1344	Apple Springs High School	Public	7-12	9120 Fm 2501	Apple Springs	75926	Trinity County	Apple Springs Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 831-2241	87	11	7.7	50.6%	73 (83.9%)	8 (9.2%)	5 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,617			$2,847			$12,771	33	48.2	976	368
484002004541	1345	Shepherd High School	Public	9-12	1 Pirate Ln	Shepherd	77371	San Jacinto County	Shepherd Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 628-3371	601	49	12.3	76.7%	289 (48.1%)	28 (4.7%)	255 (42.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.2%)	$12,786			$1,515			$11,271	33	28.7	1410	65
483104006997	1346	Veterans Memorial High School	Public	9-12	700 E Two Mile Rd	Mission	78574	Hidalgo County	Mission Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-3000	1,932	138	14	80.6%	24 (1.2%)	3 (0.2%)	1,902 (98.4%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$11,939			$1,029			$10,910	33	26.1	1473	127
480020713657	1347	Premier High School-San Antonio Ingram	Public, Charter	9-12	6218 NW Loop 410	San Antonio	78238	Bexar County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 603-4444	141	6	23.5	73.8%	11 (7.8%)	7 (5.0%)	121 (85.8%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$8,543			$691			$7,852	33	47.7	993	354
480020722830	1348	Premier H S - Wichita Falls	Public, Charter	9-12	2201 Kemp Blvd	Wichita Falls	76309	Wichita County	Premier High Schools	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(940) 350-9434	111	4	25.6	77.5%	55 (49.5%)	9 (8.1%)	42 (37.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.5%)								33	25.5	1486	138
480972000442	1349	A C Jones High School	Public	9-12	1902 N Adams	Beeville	78102	Bee County	Beeville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 362-6000	1,041	65	16	81.4%	142 (13.6%)	20 (1.9%)	860 (82.6%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.2%)	$11,969			$1,570			$10,399	33	32.4	1338	11
482448002743	1350	Itasca High School	Public	9-12	123 N College	Itasca	76055	Hill County	Itasca Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 687-2922	192	21	8.9	58.9%	74 (38.5%)	18 (9.4%)	92 (47.9%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	$15,471			$1,684			$13,786	32.9	34.1	1295	55

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison