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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)
480819000190	1091	Anahuac High School	Public	9-12	201 Kansas	Anahuac	77514	Chambers County	Anahuac Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 267-2010	454	29	15.5	58.4%	221 (48.7%)	35 (7.7%)	169 (37.2%)	10 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)	$14,575			$1,643			$12,932	43.8	54.7	809	282
482901003274	1092	Marble Falls High School	Public	9-12	2101 Mustang Dr	Marble Falls	78654	Burnet County	Marble Falls Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 693-4375	1,145	86	13.3	61.0%	527 (46.0%)	19 (1.7%)	553 (48.3%)	8 (0.7%)	7 (0.6%)	4 (0.3%)	27 (2.4%)	$11,479			$1,247			$10,232	43.7	44.2	1078	14
481674013273	1093	Ray Braswell High School	Public	9-12	26750 E University Dr	Aubrey	76227	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 347-7700	2,767	178	15.5	42.9%	792 (28.6%)	1,105 (39.9%)	637 (23.0%)	87 (3.1%)	9 (0.3%)	6 (0.2%)	131 (4.7%)	$9,589			$545			$9,045	43.7	46.8	1017	76
484647005290	1094	Wortham High School	Public	9-12	109 S 5th St	Wortham	76693	Freestone County	Wortham Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 765-3094	175	19	9	50.3%	106 (60.6%)	30 (17.1%)	33 (18.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.4%)	$13,358			$886			$12,472	43.7	46.8	1015	79
480141513534	1095	Manara Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	8201 Tristar Dr	Irving	75063	Dallas County	Manara Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 304-1155	114	8	14	50.0%	31 (27.2%)	24 (21.1%)	3 (2.6%)	55 (48.2%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,464			$964			$7,500	43.7	46.6	1021	74
482595002923	1096	Kress High School	Public	7-12	200 E 5th	Kress	79052	Swisher County	Kress Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 684-2651	145	14	10.1	60.7%	52 (35.9%)	12 (8.3%)	80 (55.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,146			$1,437			$12,709	43.6	51.3	894	202
483486003921	1097	Psja Early College High School	Public	9-12	805 W Ridge Rd	San Juan	78589	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2300	2,459	173	14.1	93.4%	22 (0.9%)	3 (0.1%)	2,431 (98.9%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,391			$2,329			$10,062	43.5	43.4	1101	4
484380021360	1098	Valley View High School	Public	9-12	600 Jackson Rd	Hidalgo	78557	Hidalgo County	Valley View Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 340-1500	1,170	67	17.5	96.5%	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1,168 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,961			$1,541			$9,420	43.5	39.2	1193	95
484278004880	1099	Throckmorton Collegiate Independent School District (Isd)	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	210 College St	Throckmorton	76483	Throckmorton County	Throckmorton Collegiate Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 849-2421	158	21	7.6	59.5%	129 (81.6%)	4 (2.5%)	25 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,141			$3,899			$14,243	43.5	18.9	1613	514
482473002764	1100	Jefferson High School	Public	9-12	1 Bulldog Dr	Jefferson	75657	Marion County	Jefferson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 665-2461	380	35	10.9	65.5%	201 (52.9%)	126 (33.2%)	39 (10.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	$11,305			$1,332			$9,973	43.4	39.8	1177	77

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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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