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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)
483525003989	1151	Port Isabel Early College High School	Public	9-12	18001 Hwy 100	Port Isabel	78578	Cameron County	Point Isabel Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 943-0030	593	44	13.5	84.1%	46 (7.8%)	1 (0.2%)	539 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	$12,551			$1,343			$11,208	41.1	37.4	1235	84
484365006922	1152	United South High School	Public	9-12	4001 Ave Los Presidentes	Laredo	78046	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-5400	3,252	190	17.1	84.8%	4 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	3,237 (99.5%)	7 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	$9,734			$1,408			$8,326	41	36.2	1258	106
484071004619	1153	Socorro High School	Public	9-12	10150 Alameda Ave	El Paso	79927	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-2000	2,562	114	22.5	86.3%	38 (1.5%)	7 (0.3%)	2,494 (97.3%)	3 (0.1%)	12 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	6 (0.2%)	$9,679			$1,257			$8,422	41	35.4	1274	121
484595005231	1154	Wills Point High School	Public	9-12	1800 W S Commerce	Wills Point	75169	Van Zandt County	Wills Point Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 873-2371	862	61	14.2	68.9%	479 (55.6%)	43 (5.0%)	295 (34.2%)	3 (0.3%)	11 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.6%)	$10,331			$694			$9,637	40.9	43	1111	43
481575001142	1155	Crosby High School	Public	9-12	333 Red Summit Dr	Crosby	77532	Harris County	Crosby Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 328-9237	2,050	113	18	55.5%	678 (33.1%)	283 (13.8%)	1,008 (49.2%)	7 (0.3%)	5 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (3.4%)	$9,303			$733			$8,570	40.7	47.2	1003	152
481854001737	1156	Ennis High School	Public	9-12	2301 Ensign Rd	Ennis	75119	Ellis County	Ennis Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 872-3500	1,848	120	15.3	67.3%	465 (25.2%)	274 (14.8%)	1,064 (57.6%)	7 (0.4%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	31 (1.7%)	$10,271			$1,134			$9,137	40.7	36.7	1247	91
482115002122	1157	Sterling High School	Public	9-12	300 W Baker Rd	Baytown	77521	Harris County	Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 420-4500	2,130	141	15.1	71.2%	387 (18.2%)	355 (16.7%)	1,303 (61.2%)	35 (1.6%)	5 (0.2%)	5 (0.2%)	40 (1.9%)	$12,696			$2,070			$10,626	40.7	45.9	1045	112
480017913451	1158	Jubilee Brownsville	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4955 Pablo Kisel Blvd	Brownsville	78526	Cameron County	Jubilee Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 509-2690	980	53	18.5	81.0%	20 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	951 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	$7,583			$1,896			$5,687	40.7	42.9	1114	44
484590005228	1159	Willis High School	Public	9-12	10005 Hwy 75 N	Willis	77378	Montgomery County	Willis Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 856-1250	2,634	145	18.1	56.9%	1,259 (47.8%)	226 (8.6%)	1,022 (38.8%)	22 (0.8%)	8 (0.3%)	6 (0.2%)	91 (3.5%)	$8,730			$836			$7,894	40.6	36.4	1253	94
482034002024	1160	Garland High School	Public	9-12	310 S Garland Ave	Garland	75040	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 494-8492	2,481	151	16.3	66.5%	287 (11.6%)	322 (13.0%)	1,603 (64.6%)	181 (7.3%)	22 (0.9%)	1 (0.0%)	65 (2.6%)	$10,334			$786			$9,548	40.6	36.5	1251	91

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