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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)
484074004623	1211	Somerset High School	Public	9-12	7650 S Loop 1604 W	Somerset	78069	Bexar County	Somerset Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 750-8958	1,150	77	14.9	77.6%	87 (7.6%)	7 (0.6%)	1,046 (91.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.5%)	$10,931			$901			$10,030	38.4	31.5	1357	146
480858000224	1212	Aransas Pass High School	Public	9-12	450 S Ave A	Aransas Pass	78336	San Patricio County	Aransas Pass Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 758-3248	449	37	11.9	64.8%	130 (29.0%)	8 (1.8%)	295 (65.7%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.4%)	$12,665			$1,184			$11,481	38.4	47.3	1001	211
484089004650	1213	Southland School	Public, Alternative	K-12	190 Eighth St	Southland	79364	Lubbock County	Southland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 996-5339	127	18	7.2	68.5%	61 (48.0%)	2 (1.6%)	63 (49.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$16,707			$705			$16,002	38.4	42	1134	79
483240011842	1214	Porter High School	Public	9-12	22625 Sandy Ln	Porter	77365	Montgomery County	New Caney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 577-5900	2,120	142	14.9	67.0%	490 (23.1%)	180 (8.5%)	1,341 (63.3%)	34 (1.6%)	10 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	63 (3.0%)	$10,526			$832			$9,694	38.3	33	1326	112
483657004101	1215	Reagan County High School	Public	9-12	1111 Twelfth St	Big Lake	76932	Reagan County	Reagan County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 884-3714	215	24	8.9	57.2%	25 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	187 (87.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$21,231			$1,297			$19,935	38.3	24.4	1504	289
482253002284	1216	Harlingen High School	Public	9-12	1201 E Marshall Ave	Harlingen	78550	Cameron County	Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(956) 427-3600	1,931	137	14.1	82.1%	95 (4.9%)	4 (0.2%)	1,820 (94.3%)	5 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.3%)	$12,109			$1,379			$10,730	38.3	25	1497	281
480144013813	1217	Iltexas Houston Windmill Lakes Orem High School	Public, Charter	9-12	9901 Windmill Lakes Blvd	Houston	77075	Harris County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 649-6817	727	49	14.8	90.1%	14 (1.9%)	149 (20.5%)	549 (75.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.5%)	$9,026			$2,390			$6,636	38.3	32	1349	132
482490002779	1218	Jonesboro School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	14909 E St Hwy 36	Jonesboro	76538	Coryell County	Jonesboro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 463-2111	319	27	11.8	54.9%	284 (89.0%)	3 (0.9%)	23 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	$9,666			$918			$8,748	38.3	66.2	528	690
484443005073	1219	Waller High School	Public	8-12	31213 Waller Spring Creek Rd	Waller	77484	Harris County	Waller Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 372-3654	2,846	167	17	63.6%	792 (27.8%)	304 (10.7%)	1,631 (57.3%)	34 (1.2%)	12 (0.4%)	3 (0.1%)	70 (2.5%)	$10,175			$750			$9,425	38.3	38.8	1203	16
484044004579	1220	Slaton High School	Public	9-12	105 N 20th St	Slaton	79364	Lubbock County	Slaton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 828-5833	350	35	10	70.9%	94 (26.9%)	15 (4.3%)	238 (68.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$15,076			$1,087			$13,989	38.2	31.4	1360	140

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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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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.