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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)
482574008631	881	Klein Collins High School	Public	9-12	20811 Ella Blvd	Klein	77388	Harris County	Klein Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 484-5500	3,422	208	16.4	45.4%	1,016 (29.7%)	623 (18.2%)	1,380 (40.3%)	245 (7.2%)	13 (0.4%)	4 (0.1%)	141 (4.1%)	$9,197			$716			$8,482	52.2	50.2	925	44
480013912365	882	Tekoa Academy Of Accelerated Studies	Public, Charter	9-12	327 Thomas Blvd	Port Arthur	77640	Jefferson County	Tekoa Academy Of Accelerated Studies Stem School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 982-5400	52	6	9	96.2%	0 (0.0%)	42 (80.8%)	8 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)								52.2	81.7	178	704
484620005272	883	Winnsboro High School	Public	9-12	634 Post Oak St	Winnsboro	75494	Wood County	Winnsboro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 342-3641	492	41	11.8	65.2%	366 (74.4%)	12 (2.4%)	94 (19.1%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.6%)	$12,835			$2,400			$10,435	52.2	51	904	21
483150003526	884	Motley County School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1600 Bundy	Matador	79244	Motley County	Motley County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 347-2676	166	17	9.6	64.5%	117 (70.5%)	2 (1.2%)	44 (26.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	$19,368			$3,123			$16,245	52.1	63.7	597	287
481828001654	885	El Campo High School	Public	9-12	600 W Norris St	El Campo	77437	Wharton County	El Campo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 543-6341	1,062	75	14.2	59.5%	299 (28.2%)	94 (8.9%)	652 (61.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (1.5%)	$10,731			$985			$9,746	52	44.1	1082	197
481596001164	886	Cuero High School	Public	9-12	920 E Broadway	Cuero	77954	DeWitt County	Cuero Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 275-1900	638	55	11.5	52.7%	251 (39.3%)	56 (8.8%)	309 (48.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.0%)	$13,583			$1,267			$12,315	52	56.6	751	135
484071009547	887	El Dorado High School	Public	9-12	12401 Edgemere	El Paso	79938	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-3200	2,245	132	17	75.2%	96 (4.3%)	55 (2.4%)	2,046 (91.1%)	20 (0.9%)	2 (0.1%)	7 (0.3%)	19 (0.8%)	$9,673			$1,237			$8,436	51.9	48.8	957	70
484447005075	888	Brazos High School	Public	9-12	16621 Hwy 36 S	Wallis	77485	Austin County	Brazos Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 478-6832	287	22	12.9	53.7%	97 (33.8%)	12 (4.2%)	165 (57.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.8%)	$13,965			$1,007			$12,958	51.9	57.1	742	146
482796003134	889	Lometa School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	8th And Main	Lometa	76853	Lampasas County	Lometa Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 752-3384	276	27	10	84.1%	118 (42.8%)	6 (2.2%)	140 (50.7%)	4 (1.4%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	$12,100			$2,886			$9,214	51.8	46.3	1030	141
482625002961	890	La Pryor High School	Public	7-12	165 E Edith St	La Pryor	78872	Zavala County	La Pryor Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 365-4007	225	25	9.1	86.2%	8 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	217 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,014			$614			$14,400	51.8	38.6	1207	317

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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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