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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)
481818012159	981	Robert R Vela High School	Public	9-12	801 E Canton Rd	Edinburg	78539	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2650	2,189	157	13.9	62.1%	47 (2.1%)	12 (0.5%)	2,103 (96.1%)	23 (1.1%)	1 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	$11,602			$875			$10,728	48.1	50.4	921	60
483543004020	982	Port Neches-Groves High School	Public	9-12	1401 Merriman St	Port Neches	77651	Jefferson County	Port Neches-Groves Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 729-7644	1,627	114	14.2	42.6%	902 (55.4%)	59 (3.6%)	513 (31.5%)	97 (6.0%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (3.3%)	$10,629			$844			$9,785	48	51.2	900	82
483405003788	983	Palestine High School	Public	9-12	1600 S Loop 256	Palestine	75801	Anderson County	Palestine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 731-8005	998	84	11.8	76.8%	294 (29.5%)	211 (21.1%)	450 (45.1%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (3.6%)	$13,783			$2,230			$11,553	48	42.7	1118	135
482502002796	984	Junction High School	Public	9-12	1700 College St	Junction	76849	Kimble County	Junction Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 446-3326	190	20	9.5	54.2%	119 (62.6%)	1 (0.5%)	65 (34.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	$15,549			$1,454			$14,094	48	54.7	812	172
480021113508	985	Idea Judson College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	13427 Judson Rd	San Antonio	78233	Bexar County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 529-3600	737	49	15	73.9%	81 (11.0%)	103 (14.0%)	515 (69.9%)	17 (2.3%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	14 (1.9%)	$10,099			$827			$9,273	48	48.1	981	4
484035004571	986	Sinton High School	Public	9-12	400 N Pirate Blvd	Sinton	78387	San Patricio County	Sinton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 364-6650	610	45	13.6	67.2%	114 (18.7%)	6 (1.0%)	479 (78.5%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	$11,955			$2,167			$9,788	48	38.6	1205	219
482364008816	987	Westside High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	14201 Briar Forest	Houston	77077	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 920-8000	2,882	156	18.4	65.6%	392 (13.6%)	967 (33.6%)	1,262 (43.8%)	193 (6.7%)	9 (0.3%)	6 (0.2%)	53 (1.8%)	$9,326			$891			$8,435	47.9	45.5	1053	66
481623013553	988	Citylab High School	Public	9-12	912 S Ervay St	Dallas	75201	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-2702	220	19	11.5	71.8%	15 (6.8%)	49 (22.3%)	150 (68.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	$14,167			$1,385			$12,782	47.8	48.1	982	6
484481005103	989	Bruni High School	Public	9-12	619 Ave F	Bruni	78344	Webb County	Webb Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 747-5415	88	14	6.2	79.5%	4 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$27,715			$2,283			$25,433	47.7	49.7	935	54
483963004502	990	Sealy High School	Public	9-12	2372 Championship Dr	Sealy	77474	Austin County	Sealy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 885-3515	903	65	13.8	60.8%	329 (36.4%)	81 (9.0%)	455 (50.4%)	10 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.0%)	$10,699			$1,092			$9,607	47.6	44.2	1079	89

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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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