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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)
480017908438	1561	Jubilee San Antonio	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4427 Chandler Rd	San Antonio	78222	Bexar County	Jubilee Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 278-3880	1,010	55	18.3	88.2%	56 (5.5%)	75 (7.4%)	863 (85.4%)	9 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.7%)	$8,808			$2,201			$6,606	23.1	18.3	1620	59
481905001776	1562	Fannindel High School	Public	7-12	601 W Main St	Ladonia	75449	Fannin County	Fannindel Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 367-7251	64	10	6.1	84.4%	23 (35.9%)	28 (43.8%)	6 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (9.4%)	$16,409			$1,286			$15,124	23.1	30	1385	177
482442002733	1563	MacArthur High School	Public	9-12	3700 N Mac Arthur Blvd	Irving	75062	Dallas County	Irving Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 600-7200	2,586	175	14.7	79.5%	184 (7.1%)	551 (21.3%)	1,654 (64.0%)	121 (4.7%)	32 (1.2%)	6 (0.2%)	38 (1.5%)	$10,312			$1,107			$9,205	23	24	1516	47
483873004368	1564	Jefferson High School	Public, Magnet, Charter	9-12	723 Donaldson Ave	San Antonio	78201	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 438-6570	1,686	117	14.3	86.7%	27 (1.6%)	23 (1.4%)	1,625 (96.4%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.4%)	$11,819			$1,946			$9,873	23	22.6	1550	14
480026412504	1565	KIPP Sunnyside High School	Public, Charter	9-12	11000 Scott St	Houston	77047	Harris County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 230-0562	583	37	15.7	89.2%	2 (0.3%)	360 (61.7%)	206 (35.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.7%)	$11,078			$797			$10,280	22.9	23	1540	25
482364002434	1566	Northside High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1101 Quitman	Houston	77009	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 226-4900	1,168	78	14.9	94.0%	10 (0.9%)	149 (12.8%)	1,005 (86.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	$10,307			$999			$9,308	22.9	16.5	1654	88
481305000803	1567	Smith High School	Public	9-12	2335 N Josey Ln	Carrollton	75006	Dallas County	Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 968-5200	1,933	132	14.5	70.6%	144 (7.4%)	434 (22.5%)	1,193 (61.7%)	99 (5.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (3.2%)	$10,498			$1,162			$9,336	22.9	19.9	1593	26
489913005627	1568	Benavides Secondary	Public, Charter	6-12	1025 Eagle Dr	Benavides	78341	Duval County	Benavides Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 256-3040	114	16	7.3	86.0%	3 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	111 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,351			$5,942			$16,410	22.9	3.8	1882	314
484415012267	1569	Victoria East High School	Public	9-12	4103 E Mockingbird Dr	Victoria	77904	Victoria County	Victoria Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 788-2820	1,845	128	14.3	65.1%	351 (19.0%)	139 (7.5%)	1,297 (70.3%)	25 (1.4%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	27 (1.5%)	$8,975			$890			$8,085	22.8	23.8	1521	48
480771000063	1570	Nimitz High School	Public	9-12	2005 W W Thorne Dr	Houston	77073	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 443-7480	2,772	145	19	85.1%	74 (2.7%)	1,209 (43.6%)	1,394 (50.3%)	28 (1.0%)	8 (0.3%)	20 (0.7%)	39 (1.4%)	$10,383			$1,882			$8,501	22.7	20.8	1582	12

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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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