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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)
480001613458	1951	Texans Can Academy - Garland	Public, Charter	9-12	2266 Arapaho Rd	Garland	75044	Dallas County	Texans Can Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 441-7202	199	6	36.1	80.9%	10 (5.0%)	50 (25.1%)	131 (65.8%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.5%)	$14,021			$3,005			$11,016	2.8	2.9	1910	41
480146413723	1952	Lake Granbury Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	1300 Crossland Rd	Granbury	76048	Hood County	Lake Granbury Academy Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 579-0852	41	3	12.6	80.5%	12 (29.3%)	7 (17.1%)	22 (53.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,246			$2,090			$12,155	2.8	3.4	1890	62
484122012718	1953	Momentum High School	Public	8-12	14450 Tc Jester Blvd	Houston	77014	Harris County	Spring Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(281) 891-6223	224	18	12.4	75.0%	13 (5.8%)	125 (55.8%)	79 (35.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)								2.7			(n/a)
480001407174	1954	George Gervin Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	6944 S Sunbelt Dr	San Antonio	78218	Bexar County	George Gervin Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 568-8800	622	44	14.2	100.0%	15 (2.4%)	276 (44.4%)	313 (50.3%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (1.9%)	$13,903			$1,092			$12,810	2.7	5.7	1836	118
480894009077	1955	Travis County Juvenile Detention Center	Public	7-12	2515 S Congress Ave	Austin	78704	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-2554	24	5	4.5	58.3%	3 (12.5%)	9 (37.5%)	10 (41.7%)	1 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.2%)	$67,217			$10,517			$56,700	2.7	2.6	1923	32
480001609532	1956	Texans Can Academy - Carrollton-Farmers Branch	Public, Charter	9-12	2720 Hollandale Ln	Farmers Branch	75234	Dallas County	Texans Can Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 243-2178	319	20	15.9	82.4%	10 (3.1%)	16 (5.0%)	288 (90.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	$12,742			$2,522			$10,220	2.7	4.7	1859	97
480004907909	1957	Harris County Juvenile Detention Center	Public, Charter	6-12	1200 Congress St Ste 6500	Houston	77002	Harris County	Excel Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 222-4354	136	11	12.3	97.8%	6 (4.4%)	83 (61.0%)	44 (32.4%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$18,518			$8,197			$10,320	2.6	3.4	1888	69
483095008348	1958	Mineral Wells Academy	Public	9-12	3810 Ram Blvd	Mineral Wells	76067	Palo Pinto County	Mineral Wells Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 325-3033	19	1	21.3	73.7%	10 (52.6%)	1 (5.3%)	7 (36.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.3%)	$11,444			$604			$10,840	2.6			(n/a)
481881012891	1959	Everman Academy High School	Public	9-12	300 Shelby Rd	Everman	76140	Tarrant County	Everman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 568-3592	57	6	9.3	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	25 (43.9%)	30 (52.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	$18,461			$1,313			$17,148	2.6	1.6	1956	3
483192013338	1960	Mullin Mosaic	Public, Alternative	1-12	1313 Washington St	Levelland	79336	Hockley County	Mullin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(855) 467-0030	12	2	5.5		7 (58.3%)	3 (25.0%)	2 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$34,941			$8,605			$26,336	2.5			(n/a)

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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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