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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)
482349002382	671	Hooks High School	Public	8-12	401 Ave A	Hooks	75561	Bowie County	Hooks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 547-2215	309	31	10	50.5%	214 (69.3%)	40 (12.9%)	30 (9.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.4%)	$13,704			$1,441			$12,263	60.6	68.8	459	212
484662005299	672	Yoakum High School	Public	9-12	104 Poth St	Yoakum	77995	Lavaca County	Yoakum Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 293-3442	484	53	9.1	67.6%	152 (31.4%)	24 (5.0%)	297 (61.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	$15,655			$2,822			$12,833	60.5	54.8	804	132
481956001810	673	Forney High School	Public	9-12	1800 Fm 741 S	Forney	75126	Kaufman County	Forney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 762-4200	2,351	130	18	27.7%	964 (41.0%)	539 (22.9%)	705 (30.0%)	48 (2.0%)	8 (0.3%)	6 (0.3%)	81 (3.4%)	$8,813			$464			$8,349	60.5	59.9	678	5
484230004813	674	Teague High School	Public	9-12	420 Loop 255	Teague	75860	Freestone County	Teague Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 739-1500	402	35	11.4	57.7%	217 (54.0%)	39 (9.7%)	122 (30.3%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.0%)	$13,192			$1,172			$12,020	60.4	59.8	679	5
480004211302	675	Paul And Jane Meyer Public High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1020 Elm Ave Bld 500	Waco	76704	McLennan County	Rapoport Academy Public School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 754-2288	227	23	10	62.1%	53 (23.3%)	55 (24.2%)	112 (49.3%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	$17,037			$997			$16,040	60.4	65.5	546	129
482040002056	676	Garrison High School	Public	9-12	459 N Us Hwy 59	Garrison	75946	Nacogdoches County	Garrison Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 347-7030	225	21	10.5	50.2%	142 (63.1%)	43 (19.1%)	30 (13.3%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	$12,710			$672			$12,038	60.4	55.6	780	104
480020714234	677	Premier High School-Canyon	Public, Charter	9-12	3404 4th Ave Ste A	Canyon	79015	Randall County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 416-8106	44	3	15.2	54.5%	33 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (22.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)								60.3	58.4	711	34
483951004492	678	Eldorado High School	Public	9-12	205 Fields Ave	Eldorado	76936	Schleicher County	Schleicher Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 853-2514	163	18	9.2	57.7%	46 (28.2%)	0 (0.0%)	113 (69.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	$14,172			$1,087			$13,085	60.3	55.6	779	101
480003413330	679	Cumberland High School	Public, Charter	9-12	7200 Paluxy Dr	Tyler	75703	Smith County	Cumberland Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 405-1399	551	41	13.5	53.4%	247 (44.8%)	104 (18.9%)	156 (28.3%)	19 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.4%)	$7,589			$542			$7,047	60.3	52.7	858	179
484557005181	680	Whiteface School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	401 Antelope Blvd	Whiteface	79379	Cochran County	Whiteface Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 287-1154	325	34	9.5	61.5%	131 (40.3%)	0 (0.0%)	182 (56.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	$14,470			$676			$13,794	60.3	49.4	943	263

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About our rankings:

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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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