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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)
482212002223	831	Hallettsville High School	Public	9-12	200 N Ridge St	Hallettsville	77964	Lavaca County	Hallettsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 798-2242	424	36	11.7	38.9%	291 (68.6%)	32 (7.5%)	85 (20.0%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	$11,108			$712			$10,396	54.4	60.8	659	172
484665005303	832	Yorktown High School	Public	9-12	417 W 4th St	Yorktown	78164	DeWitt County	Yorktown Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 564-2252	153	17	8.8	54.2%	73 (47.7%)	3 (2.0%)	74 (48.4%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$14,126			$648			$13,478	54.4	45.6	1052	220
481894001770	833	Fairfield High School	Public	9-12	631 Post Oak Rd	Fairfield	75840	Freestone County	Fairfield Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 389-4177	523	44	12	53.0%	281 (53.7%)	72 (13.8%)	135 (25.8%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.8%)	$13,520			$1,722			$11,798	54.2	49.4	944	111
484269004874	834	Three Rivers Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	351 S School Rd	Three Rivers	78071	Live Oak County	Three Rivers Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 786-3603	285	34	8.3	58.6%	111 (38.9%)	1 (0.4%)	167 (58.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.4%)	$18,788			$1,073			$17,715	54.2	49.1	948	114
483324003739	835	Nueces Canyon Jh/High School	Public	7-12	200 Taylor St	Barksdale	78828	Edwards County	Nueces Canyon Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 234-3524	110	15	7.2	69.1%	59 (53.6%)	1 (0.9%)	47 (42.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	$15,961			$2,210			$13,751	54.2	73.8	329	506
483291003626	836	Normangee High School	Public	9-12	116 Spur 3	Normangee	77871	Leon County	Normangee Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 396-6111	185	19	9.5	46.5%	141 (76.2%)	14 (7.6%)	21 (11.4%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.2%)	$11,324			$799			$10,524	54.2	60.5	667	169
480020708357	837	Premier H S Of Tyler	Public, Charter	9-12	1106 N Glenwood Blvd	Tyler	75702	Smith County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 592-5222	40	4	10.3	92.5%	11 (27.5%)	15 (37.5%)	13 (32.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.5%)	$6,091			$939			$5,152	54.1	11.9	1720	883
484293004891	838	Tom Bean High School	Public	9-12	7719 State Hwy 11	Tom Bean	75489	Grayson County	Tom Bean Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 546-6319	193	22	8.7	43.0%	152 (78.8%)	2 (1.0%)	31 (16.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	$12,269			$800			$11,469	54.1	46.2	1032	194
482391010753	839	Atascocita High School	Public	9-12	13300 Will Clayton Pkwy	Humble	77346	Harris County	Humble Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 641-7500	3,790	223	16.9	45.3%	1,071 (28.3%)	1,057 (27.9%)	1,420 (37.5%)	94 (2.5%)	19 (0.5%)	17 (0.4%)	112 (3.0%)	$8,824			$413			$8,411	54.1	55.2	791	48
483438003858	840	Patton Springs School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1261 E Fm 193	Afton	79220	Dickens County	Patton Springs Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 689-2220	76	11	6.6	75.0%	44 (57.9%)	2 (2.6%)	29 (38.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	$24,436			$1,657			$22,780	54	90	55	785

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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.