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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)
482745003087	1241	Liberty High School	Public	9-12	2615 Jefferson Dr	Liberty	77575	Liberty County	Liberty Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 336-6483	707	45	15.6	64.4%	292 (41.3%)	96 (13.6%)	292 (41.3%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.8%)	$12,805			$1,457			$11,348	37.6	39.4	1186	55
481278000772	1242	Canutillo High School	Public	9-12	6675 S Desert Blvd	El Paso	79932	El Paso County	Canutillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 877-7800	1,642	102	16	65.4%	52 (3.2%)	12 (0.7%)	1,553 (94.6%)	7 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (1.0%)	$12,966			$997			$11,969	37.6	37	1240	2
483507021279	1243	Plainview High School	Public	9-12	1501 Quincy St	Plainview	79072	Hale County	Plainview Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 293-6005	1,442	114	12.6	78.3%	189 (13.1%)	46 (3.2%)	1,186 (82.2%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.0%)	$11,901			$1,487			$10,414	37.6	38.3	1212	31
481365000859	1244	Chapel Hill High School	Public	9-12	13172 State Hwy 64 E	Tyler	75707	Smith County	Chapel Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 566-2311	1,063	78	13.5	75.1%	255 (24.0%)	205 (19.3%)	549 (51.6%)	10 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (4.0%)	$11,542			$975			$10,567	37.6	33.6	1309	65
483702004124	1245	Berkner High School	Public	9-12	1600 E Spring Vly Rd	Richardson	75081	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 593-7000	2,290	185	12.4	64.0%	388 (16.9%)	658 (28.7%)	850 (37.1%)	312 (13.6%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	76 (3.3%)	$10,152			$624			$9,528	37.5	29.5	1398	153
483390003775	1246	Paducah School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	810 Goodwin Ave	Paducah	79248	Cottle County	Paducah Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 524-2009	158	18	8.8	70.9%	67 (42.4%)	18 (11.4%)	69 (43.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	$14,236			$1,458			$12,778	37.5	41.2	1149	97
484209004793	1247	Tahoka High School	Public	9-12	1925 Ave P	Tahoka	79373	Lynn County	Tahoka Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 561-4538	175	22	8	53.1%	67 (38.3%)	4 (2.3%)	103 (58.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,982			$1,587			$16,395	37.5	33.5	1312	65
481168003324	1248	Lopez Early College High School	Public	9-12	3205 S Dakota Ave	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 982-7400	1,831	130	14.1	95.1%	7 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1,823 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,383			$1,814			$10,569	37.4	39.2	1190	58
483936004480	1249	Santa Rosa High School	Public	9-12	102 Jesus R Cruz St	Santa Rosa	78593	Cameron County	Santa Rosa Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 636-9800	289	30	9.6	86.5%	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	285 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,057			$1,969			$14,088	37.4	20.3	1586	337
481689001465	1250	Detroit High School	Public	9-12	Hwy 410 N	Detroit	75436	Red River County	Detroit Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 674-2646	137	18	7.5	62.0%	111 (81.0%)	5 (3.6%)	16 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	$18,042			$1,501			$16,541	37.3	42.6	1122	128

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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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