Best High Schools in Texas for Special Education Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in Texas!

Every year, the Texas Education Agency shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, Special Education students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Texas test scores and rankings. Other leading school comparison sites use data that is up to FOUR years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

The list is updated annually upon the release of the STAAR EOC test scores by the Texas Education Agency. The most recent update was on Wednesday, September 11, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)							Ranking (Special Education vs All Students - 2023)
ID	Rank (of 1478)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (Special Education)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (Special Education)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
482967011859	1	Achieve Early College High School	Public	9-12	1601 N 27th St	McAllen	78501	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 971-4200	411	41	9.9	69.3%	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	392 (95.4%)	10 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$12,413			$732			$11,682	99.9%	99.2%	0.70%
481623012569	1	Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy At A Maceo Smith	Public, Magnet	6-12	3030 Stag	Dallas	75241	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-2100	499	31	16	83.2%	6 (1.2%)	96 (19.2%)	385 (77.2%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	$10,118			$1,153			$8,965	99.9%	90.4%	9.52%
482391017028	1	Guy M Sconzo Early College High School	Public	9-12	9155 Will Clayton Pkwy	Humble	77338	Harris County	Humble Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 641-7300	438	22	19.6	47.7%	80 (18.3%)	102 (23.3%)	222 (50.7%)	22 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.3%)	$8,967			$210			$8,757	99.9%	93.5%	6.41%
482166013033	1	Iuniversity Prep	Public, Virtual, Magnet	5-12	3051 Ira E Woods Ave	Grapevine	76051	Tarrant County	Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	Yes	No	(817) 305-4895	1,252	39	32.1		734 (58.6%)	72 (5.8%)	197 (15.7%)	144 (11.5%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	100 (8.0%)	$6,042			$460			$5,582	99.9%	98.6%	1.36%
480894011930	1	Lasa High School	Public	9-12	1012 Arthur Stiles Rd	Austin	78721	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-2589	1,432	80	17.8	13.6%	617 (43.1%)	38 (2.7%)	312 (21.8%)	349 (24.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	115 (8.0%)	$9,936			$311			$9,625	99.9%	99.7%	0.24%
481830003791	1	Silva Health Magnet	Public	9-12	121 Val Verde St	El Paso	79905	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-7400	510	38	13.3	71.0%	19 (3.7%)	11 (2.2%)	453 (88.8%)	22 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	$9,822			$812			$9,010	99.9%	96.2%	3.71%
482364002483	7	Debakey H S For Health Prof	Public, Magnet	9-12	2545 Pressler	Houston	77030	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 741-2410	916	54	17	43.1%	128 (14.0%)	153 (16.7%)	306 (33.4%)	294 (32.1%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	30 (3.3%)	$10,017			$762			$9,255	99.5%	99.0%	0.55%
482364002552	8	Kinder H S For Performing And Visual Arts	Public, Magnet	9-12	790 Austin St	Houston	77002	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(713) 942-1960	786	49	16.1	16.0%	285 (36.3%)	147 (18.7%)	228 (29.0%)	73 (9.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	49 (6.2%)	$10,654			$724			$9,930	99.5%	97.9%	1.60%
480012408248	9	Calvin Nelms High School	Public, Charter	9-12	20625 Clay Rd	Katy	77449	Harris County	Calvin Nelms Charter Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 398-8031	169	10	16.9		32 (18.9%)	23 (13.6%)	101 (59.8%)	8 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	$8,584			$277			$8,307	99.4%	94.9%	4.49%
484110008831	10	Westchester Academy For International Studies	Public, Charter	6-12	901 Yorkchester	Houston	77079	Harris County	Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 251-1800	890	64	13.9	56.7%	171 (19.2%)	27 (3.0%)	590 (66.3%)	67 (7.5%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.6%)	$11,221			$889			$10,331	99.3%	91.3%	7.99%

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About our rankings:

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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.