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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)
481818001637	1231	Edinburg High School	Public	9-12	2600 E Wisconsin	Edinburg	78539	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2400	2,433	171	14.1	82.9%	29 (1.2%)	5 (0.2%)	2,397 (98.5%)	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	$11,600			$893			$10,706	37.8	44.4	1073	158
483039006301	1232	Poteet High School	Public	9-12	3300 Poteet Dr	Mesquite	75150	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 882-5300	1,592	110	14.4	70.9%	232 (14.6%)	447 (28.1%)	813 (51.1%)	39 (2.4%)	8 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	51 (3.2%)	$8,463			$635			$7,828	37.8	43.6	1091	141
481185000697	1233	Buckholts School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	203 S 10th	Buckholts	76518	Milam County	Buckholts Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 593-2744	110	17	6.4	90.9%	45 (40.9%)	1 (0.9%)	64 (58.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,164			$2,122			$13,042	37.8	55.6	778	455
481443009224	1234	Horizon High School	Public	9-12	14651 Horizon Blvd	El Paso	79928	El Paso County	Clint Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 926-4200	1,677	106	15.7	84.6%	80 (4.8%)	4 (0.2%)	1,581 (94.3%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	$11,413			$2,012			$9,402	37.8	27.8	1431	197
484386004980	1235	Valley View High School	Public	9-12	802 S Lee St	Valley View	76272	Cooke County	Valley View Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 726-3522	266	23	11.4	42.5%	168 (63.2%)	3 (1.1%)	86 (32.3%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	$16,231			$1,747			$14,484	37.7	47	1008	227
484494005116	1236	Wells School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	160 Rusk Ave	Wells	75976	Cherokee County	Wells Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 867-4400	259	22	11.5	66.4%	188 (72.6%)	24 (9.3%)	27 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.7%)	$23,639			$2,403			$21,236	37.7	43	1110	126
481623001357	1237	Skyline High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	7777 Forney Rd	Dallas	75227	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-3400	4,166	266	15.6	71.5%	63 (1.5%)	872 (20.9%)	3,176 (76.2%)	11 (0.3%)	18 (0.4%)	5 (0.1%)	21 (0.5%)	$10,054			$2,241			$7,813	37.7	32.1	1346	109
480020508773	1238	El Paso Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	11000 Argal Ct	El Paso	79935	El Paso County	El Paso Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 590-8589	237	8	28.7	60.3%	6 (2.5%)	5 (2.1%)	223 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$7,125			$762			$6,362	37.7	34.2	1291	53
480007613035	1239	Priority Charter Schools Copperas Cove	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2205 Fm 3046	Copperas Cove	76522	Coryell County	Priority Charter Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 238-8231	267	18	14.8	68.9%	71 (26.6%)	70 (26.2%)	79 (29.6%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.9%)	39 (14.6%)	$10,332			$1,413			$8,919	37.7	41.7	1140	99
480026813064	1240	Somerset Academy Collegiate	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4802 Vance Jackson Rd	San Antonio	78230	Bexar County	Somerset Academies Of Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 850-3002	1,367	76	17.9	72.6%	142 (10.4%)	95 (6.9%)	1,086 (79.4%)	13 (1.0%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (2.0%)	$9,236			$980			$8,256	37.7	35.7	1272	32

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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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Educational resources:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education