Best High Schools in Texas for At Risk 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, At Risk 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 (At Risk vs All Students - 2022)
481623005865	1	School For The Talented And Gifted	Public, Magnet	9-12	1201 E Eighth St	Dallas	75203	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-5970	502	27	18.9	38.4%	158 (31.5%)	40 (8.0%)	192 (38.2%)	92 (18.3%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	14 (2.8%)	$9,307	$708	$8,599	99.9%	99.9%	0.05%
481623003641	2	School Of Science And Engineering	Public, Magnet	9-12	1201 E Eighth St	Dallas	75203	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-5960	501	28	17.8	51.1%	64 (12.8%)	47 (9.4%)	319 (63.7%)	63 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (1.0%)	$9,146	$768	$8,378	99.9%	99.8%	0.05%
480783012389	3	Alief Early College High School	Public	9-12	2811 A Hayes Rd	Houston	77082	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 988-3010	412	21	19.1	81.3%	17 (4.1%)	106 (25.7%)	213 (51.7%)	66 (16.0%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	$10,731	$1,546	$9,185	99.8%	99.3%	0.53%
483312006023	4	Health Careers High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	4646 Hamilton Wolfe	San Antonio	78229	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-5400	908	57	15.8	24.2%	142 (15.6%)	48 (5.3%)	473 (52.1%)	210 (23.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	32 (3.5%)	$8,303	$438	$7,865	99.8%	99.8%	0.00%
480016312903	5	Ischool High At University Park	Public, Charter	6-12	20515 Tx Hwy 249	Houston	77070	Harris County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 316-3663	316	14	23	36.7%	106 (33.5%)	32 (10.1%)	110 (34.8%)	48 (15.2%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	15 (4.7%)	$7,962	$224	$7,737	99.7%	98.7%	1.06%
481623006532	6	Dr Wright L Lassiter Junior Early College High School	Public	9-12	701 Elm St 1st Floor	Dallas	75202	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 860-2356	261	14	18.6	79.7%	3 (1.1%)	34 (13.0%)	218 (83.5%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$11,192	$972	$10,220	99.7%	99.2%	0.47%
483057012458	7	Early College H S At Midland College	Public	9-12	3600 N Garfield Allison Fine	Midland	79705	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 685-4641	342	17	19.5	33.0%	54 (15.8%)	35 (10.2%)	233 (68.1%)	16 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$7,754	$575	$7,178	99.6%	99.6%	0.05%
481623005444	8	Judge Barefoot Sanders Law Magnet	Public, Magnet	9-12	1201 E Eighth St	Dallas	75203	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-5920	468	26	18	73.3%	23 (4.9%)	73 (15.6%)	351 (75.0%)	13 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	$9,251	$818	$8,433	99.6%	99.4%	0.20%
481623010561	9	Irma Rangel Young Women's Leadership School	Public, Magnet	6-12	1718 Robert B Cullum Blvd	Dallas	75210	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-5200	592	34	17.3	70.8%	42 (7.1%)	52 (8.8%)	478 (80.7%)	14 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$9,771	$1,168	$8,602	99.5%	99.6%	0.12%
481623001273	10	School Of Health Professions	Public, Magnet	9-12	1201 E Eighth St	Dallas	75203	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-5930	488	27	17.9	70.5%	15 (3.1%)	67 (13.7%)	387 (79.3%)	14 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$9,775	$757	$9,018	99.5%	99.3%	0.20%

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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.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)							Ranking (At Risk vs All Students - 2022)
ID	Rank (of 1837)	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 (At Risk)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (At Risk)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
481623005865	1	School For The Talented And Gifted	Public, Magnet	9-12	1201 E Eighth St	Dallas	75203	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-5970	502	27	18.9	38.4%	158 (31.5%)	40 (8.0%)	192 (38.2%)	92 (18.3%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	14 (2.8%)	$9,307			$708			$8,599	99.9%	99.9%	0.05%
481623003641	2	School Of Science And Engineering	Public, Magnet	9-12	1201 E Eighth St	Dallas	75203	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-5960	501	28	17.8	51.1%	64 (12.8%)	47 (9.4%)	319 (63.7%)	63 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (1.0%)	$9,146			$768			$8,378	99.9%	99.8%	0.05%
480783012389	3	Alief Early College High School	Public	9-12	2811 A Hayes Rd	Houston	77082	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 988-3010	412	21	19.1	81.3%	17 (4.1%)	106 (25.7%)	213 (51.7%)	66 (16.0%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	$10,731			$1,546			$9,185	99.8%	99.3%	0.53%
483312006023	4	Health Careers High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	4646 Hamilton Wolfe	San Antonio	78229	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-5400	908	57	15.8	24.2%	142 (15.6%)	48 (5.3%)	473 (52.1%)	210 (23.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	32 (3.5%)	$8,303			$438			$7,865	99.8%	99.8%	0.00%
480016312903	5	Ischool High At University Park	Public, Charter	6-12	20515 Tx Hwy 249	Houston	77070	Harris County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 316-3663	316	14	23	36.7%	106 (33.5%)	32 (10.1%)	110 (34.8%)	48 (15.2%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	15 (4.7%)	$7,962			$224			$7,737	99.7%	98.7%	1.06%
481623006532	6	Dr Wright L Lassiter Junior Early College High School	Public	9-12	701 Elm St 1st Floor	Dallas	75202	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 860-2356	261	14	18.6	79.7%	3 (1.1%)	34 (13.0%)	218 (83.5%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$11,192			$972			$10,220	99.7%	99.2%	0.47%
483057012458	7	Early College H S At Midland College	Public	9-12	3600 N Garfield Allison Fine	Midland	79705	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 685-4641	342	17	19.5	33.0%	54 (15.8%)	35 (10.2%)	233 (68.1%)	16 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$7,754			$575			$7,178	99.6%	99.6%	0.05%
481623005444	8	Judge Barefoot Sanders Law Magnet	Public, Magnet	9-12	1201 E Eighth St	Dallas	75203	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-5920	468	26	18	73.3%	23 (4.9%)	73 (15.6%)	351 (75.0%)	13 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	$9,251			$818			$8,433	99.6%	99.4%	0.20%
481623010561	9	Irma Rangel Young Women's Leadership School	Public, Magnet	6-12	1718 Robert B Cullum Blvd	Dallas	75210	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-5200	592	34	17.3	70.8%	42 (7.1%)	52 (8.8%)	478 (80.7%)	14 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$9,771			$1,168			$8,602	99.5%	99.6%	0.12%
481623001273	10	School Of Health Professions	Public, Magnet	9-12	1201 E Eighth St	Dallas	75203	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-5930	488	27	17.9	70.5%	15 (3.1%)	67 (13.7%)	387 (79.3%)	14 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$9,775			$757			$9,018	99.5%	99.3%	0.20%