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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)
481821001651	851	Edna High School	Public	9-12	1303 W Gayle	Edna	77957	Jackson County	Edna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 782-5255	431	36	11.9	61.0%	151 (35.0%)	61 (14.2%)	204 (47.3%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	$13,374			$1,386			$11,987	53.5	58.1	715	136
481611013325	852	Cypress Park High School	Public	9-12	7425 Westgreen Blvd	Cypress	77433	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 897-4000	2,960	186	15.9	74.8%	175 (5.9%)	876 (29.6%)	1,725 (58.3%)	115 (3.9%)	7 (0.2%)	4 (0.1%)	58 (2.0%)	$9,728			$1,022			$8,706	53.4	47.8	988	136
484080004629	853	Sonora Secondary School	Public	7-12	1717 Tayloe Ave	Sonora	76950	Sutton County	Sonora Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 387-6940	299	33	9	53.8%	62 (20.7%)	0 (0.0%)	233 (77.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$16,440			$1,526			$14,914	53.3	54.8	805	48
480020912924	854	Yes Prep - White Oak	Public, Charter	6-12	5620 W Tidwell	Houston	77091	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 924-5200	879	52	16.7	88.3%	10 (1.1%)	75 (8.5%)	766 (87.1%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.4%)	$11,220			$2,145			$9,075	53.2	42.7	1119	265
481830001678	855	Coronado High School	Public	9-12	100 Champions Pl	El Paso	79912	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-2000	2,391	139	17.2	57.4%	239 (10.0%)	26 (1.1%)	2,042 (85.4%)	49 (2.0%)	3 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	29 (1.2%)	$8,879			$946			$7,934	53.2	55.2	789	66
482850010891	856	Lubbock High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	2004 19th St	Lubbock	79401	Lubbock County	Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 219-1600	1,839	112	16.3	55.2%	466 (25.3%)	83 (4.5%)	1,112 (60.5%)	130 (7.1%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (2.3%)	$9,567			$1,595			$7,972	53.2	50.5	919	63
483336003744	857	Odem High School	Public	9-12	1 Owl Square	Odem	78370	San Patricio County	Odem-Edroy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 368-8121	279	23	12	62.7%	45 (16.1%)	2 (0.7%)	228 (81.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$13,879			$1,739			$12,140	53.2	55	794	63
480016313495	858	Founders Classical Academy Of Schertz	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	8453 E Fm 1518 N	Schertz	78154	Guadalupe County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 316-3663	816	47	17.2	33.1%	378 (46.3%)	48 (5.9%)	331 (40.6%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	49 (6.0%)	$8,778			$478			$8,300	53.2	66.4	522	336
482034002033	859	Lakeview Centennial High School	Public	9-12	3505 Hayman Dr	Garland	75043	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 240-3740	2,258	143	15.7	68.2%	244 (10.8%)	691 (30.6%)	1,146 (50.8%)	105 (4.7%)	9 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	61 (2.7%)	$9,229			$784			$8,444	53.2	48.2	975	116
482346002380	860	Honey Grove High School	Public	9-12	1208 N Seventeenth St	Honey Grove	75446	Fannin County	Honey Grove Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 378-2264	218	21	10.4	56.9%	147 (67.4%)	16 (7.3%)	46 (21.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.7%)	$11,847			$1,210			$10,637	53.1	59.6	687	173

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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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