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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)
482391005502	211	Kingwood High School	Public	9-12	2701 Kingwood Dr	Kingwood	77339	Harris County	Humble Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 641-6900	2,898	175	16.5	16.2%	1,869 (64.5%)	137 (4.7%)	653 (22.5%)	133 (4.6%)	14 (0.5%)	9 (0.3%)	83 (2.9%)	$8,987			$412			$8,575	80	77.3	264	53
483444011446	212	Glenda Dawson High School	Public	8-12	2050 Cullen Blvd	Pearland	77581	Brazoria County	Pearland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 412-8800	2,557	142	18	27.7%	726 (28.4%)	616 (24.1%)	618 (24.2%)	488 (19.1%)	5 (0.2%)	5 (0.2%)	99 (3.9%)	$9,263			$848			$8,415	79.9	75.2	306	94
480144113888	213	Great Hearts Irving Upper	Public, Charter	6-12	3520 World Cup	Irving	75038	Dallas County	Great Hearts Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 725-0014	758	46	16.3	24.4%	250 (33.0%)	52 (6.9%)	158 (20.8%)	269 (35.5%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (3.3%)	$8,481			$267			$8,214	79.9	82	175	38
482658008559	214	Foster High School	Public	9-12	4400 Fm 723	Richmond	77406	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 223-3800	2,388	111	21.4	34.4%	685 (28.7%)	622 (26.0%)	751 (31.4%)	239 (10.0%)	7 (0.3%)	3 (0.1%)	81 (3.4%)	$9,269			$772			$8,497	79.8	80.8	195	19
483810004259	215	Round Top-Carmine High School	Public	7-12	378 Centennial St	Carmine	78932	Fayette County	Round Top-Carmine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 966-6118	112	13	8.8	33.9%	80 (71.4%)	4 (3.6%)	25 (22.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)	$13,437			$1,054			$12,383	79.8	85.6	116	99
480144113216	216	Great Hearts Northern Oaks	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	17223 Jones Maltsberger Rd	San Antonio	78247	Bexar County	Great Hearts Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 888-9483	1,440	75	19.1	17.8%	712 (49.4%)	26 (1.8%)	558 (38.8%)	106 (7.4%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (2.5%)	$8,875			$159			$8,716	79.8	73.9	325	109
480945000403	217	Barbers Hill High School	Public	9-12	9696 Eagle Dr	Mont Belvieu	77580	Chambers County	Barbers Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 576-2221	1,972	140	14.1		1,238 (62.8%)	74 (3.8%)	565 (28.7%)	29 (1.5%)	9 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (2.9%)	$13,502			$747			$12,755	79.7	78.9	227	10
484188011997	218	Sunnyvale High School	Public	9-12	222 N Collins Rd	Sunnyvale	75182	Dallas County	Sunnyvale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 203-4600	670	48	13.9	16.7%	311 (46.4%)	57 (8.5%)	101 (15.1%)	172 (25.7%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (3.7%)	$10,758			$512			$10,246	79.7	84.9	131	87
483978004520	219	Seymour High School	Public	9-12	300 Stadium Dr	Seymour	76380	Baylor County	Seymour Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 889-2947	177	19	9.4	53.7%	116 (65.5%)	2 (1.1%)	49 (27.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.6%)	$15,735			$1,490			$14,245	79.6	70.9	410	191
483483009531	220	Hendrickson High School	Public	9-12	19201 Colorodo Sand Dr	Pflugerville	78660	Travis County	Pflugerville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 594-1100	2,175	129	16.8	23.5%	696 (32.0%)	342 (15.7%)	818 (37.6%)	164 (7.5%)	7 (0.3%)	6 (0.3%)	142 (6.5%)	$9,641			$966			$8,674	79.5	76.2	288	68

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison