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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)
484095004658	1251	Southwest High School	Public	9-12	11690 Dragon Ln	San Antonio	78252	Bexar County	Southwest Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 622-4500	2,200	140	15.7	69.2%	134 (6.1%)	92 (4.2%)	1,928 (87.6%)	5 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	36 (1.6%)	$10,477			$1,225			$9,252	37.3	34.6	1286	35
483192005557	1252	Mullin Main	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	403 Bulldog Dr	Mullin	76864	Mills County	Mullin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(855) 467-0030	92	16	5.8	95.7%	70 (76.1%)	1 (1.1%)	21 (22.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,849			$4,201			$21,648	37.3	52.5	870	382
481677001456	1253	Denver City High School	Public	9-12	601 Mustang Ave	Denver City	79323	Yoakum County	Denver City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 592-5950	512	37	13.9	53.1%	64 (12.5%)	6 (1.2%)	436 (85.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$14,643			$1,173			$13,470	37.2	45.9	1043	210
484311004900	1254	Trent Independent School District	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	12821 E Interstate 20	Trent	79561	Taylor County	Trent Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 862-6125	146	18	8.1	70.5%	99 (67.8%)	3 (2.1%)	35 (24.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.2%)	$18,896			$2,321			$16,575	37.1	45	1066	188
483723004189	1255	Rising Star High School	Public	6-12	905 N Main St	Rising Star	76471	Eastland County	Rising Star Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 643-3521	88	13	6.9	61.4%	70 (79.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,226			$225			$12,001	37.1	46.5	1027	228
481956010867	1256	North Forney High School	Public	9-12	6170 N Mason Blvd	Forney	75126	Kaufman County	Forney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 762-4210	2,434	163	14.9	49.8%	372 (15.3%)	1,185 (48.7%)	711 (29.2%)	59 (2.4%)	4 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	99 (4.1%)	$8,695			$453			$8,242	37	34.9	1279	23
482862003241	1257	Lyford High School	Public	9-12	8125 W High School Cir	Lyford	78569	Willacy County	Lyford Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 347-3909	470	42	11.1	75.7%	25 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	443 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,243			$1,433			$12,810	37	32.9	1328	71
481982005367	1258	Freer High School	Public	9-12	905 S Norton	Freer	78357	Duval County	Freer Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 394-6025	188	17	10.7	86.7%	13 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	174 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$21,073			$6,487			$14,586	36.9	39.5	1181	77
482459002750	1259	Jacksonville High School	Public	9-12	1210 Corinth Rd	Jacksonville	75766	Cherokee County	Jacksonville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 586-3661	1,364	87	15.7	77.2%	343 (25.1%)	194 (14.2%)	772 (56.6%)	9 (0.7%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (3.2%)	$10,648			$3,285			$7,362	36.9	36.1	1262	3
484584005225	1260	Wildorado School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1523 S Locust	Wildorado	79098	Oldham County	Wildorado Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 426-3317	215	21	10.3	20.9%	182 (84.7%)	2 (0.9%)	26 (12.1%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$10,078			$721			$9,357	36.9	41.4	1145	115

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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:

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Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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