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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
1421	Covington School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	501 N Main St	Covington	76636	Hill County	Covington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 854-2215	353	27	12.9	56.1%	235 (66.6%)	1 (0.3%)	100 (28.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	13 (3.7%)	$13,755	29.2	36.5	1275	146	481548001121
1422	Premier H S Of Brownsville	Public, Charter	9-12	955 Paredes Line Rd	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 550-0084	147	8	17.6	85.7%	7 (4.8%)	2 (1.4%)	138 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,756	29.1	15.6	1691	269	480020708136
1423	West Mesquite High School	Public	9-12	2500 Memorial Pkwy	Mesquite	75149	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 882-7600	1,997	145	13.7	84.9%	113 (5.7%)	359 (18.0%)	1,478 (74.0%)	11 (0.6%)	13 (0.7%)	3 (0.2%)	20 (1.0%)	$9,747	29.1	34.7	1314	109	483039003422
1424	Settlement Home	Public, Charter	6-12	1600 Payton Gin Rd	Austin	78758	Travis County	University Of Texas University Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 751-4534	32	3	10.6		5 (15.6%)	7 (21.9%)	19 (59.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.1%)	$17,469	29	47.6	993	431	480007108383
1425	Plainview High School	Public	9-12	1501 Quincy St	Plainview	79072	Hale County	Plainview Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 293-6005	1,418	113	12.5	72.9%	171 (12.1%)	43 (3.0%)	1,170 (82.5%)	12 (0.8%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (1.2%)	$12,252	29	37.6	1245	180	483507021279
1426	Crosbyton Consolidated Independent School District Pre K-12	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	204 S Harrison	Crosbyton	79322	Crosby County	Crosbyton Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 675-7331	316	30	10.7	83.2%	64 (20.3%)	7 (2.2%)	240 (75.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$11,743	29	31	1386	40	480000101146
1427	Thurgood Marshall High School	Public	9-12	1220 Buffalo Run	Missouri City	77489	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 634-6630	1,698	110	15.4	72.1%	19 (1.1%)	1,080 (63.6%)	534 (31.4%)	26 (1.5%)	2 (0.1%)	6 (0.4%)	31 (1.8%)	$10,695	28.9	21.6	1594	167	481965009241
1428	Legacy High School	Public	9-12	3500 Neely Ave	Midland	79707	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 240-2000	2,735	135	20.2	47.9%	606 (22.2%)	190 (6.9%)	1,826 (66.8%)	59 (2.2%)	7 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	45 (1.6%)	$8,079	28.9	27.2	1470	42	483057003445
1429	Idea Sports Park College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	6650 Old Alice Rd	Brownsville	78526	Cameron County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 832-5300	457	37	12.5	92.6%	15 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	439 (96.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,325	28.7	28.7	1430	1	480021114077
1430	Mineral Wells High School	Public, Alternative	9-12	3801 Ram Blvd	Mineral Wells	76067	Palo Pinto County	Mineral Wells Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 325-4408	3,275	214	15.3	73.0%	1,641 (50.1%)	113 (3.5%)	1,374 (42.0%)	28 (0.9%)	9 (0.3%)	6 (0.2%)	104 (3.2%)	$32,308	28.7	27.9	1451	21	483095003487

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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 June 25, 2025, 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.
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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 1974)	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 (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
1421	Covington School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	501 N Main St	Covington	76636	Hill County	Covington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 854-2215	353	27	12.9	56.1%	235 (66.6%)	1 (0.3%)	100 (28.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	13 (3.7%)	$13,755							29.2	36.5	1275	146		481548001121
1422	Premier H S Of Brownsville	Public, Charter	9-12	955 Paredes Line Rd	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 550-0084	147	8	17.6	85.7%	7 (4.8%)	2 (1.4%)	138 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,756							29.1	15.6	1691	269		480020708136
1423	West Mesquite High School	Public	9-12	2500 Memorial Pkwy	Mesquite	75149	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 882-7600	1,997	145	13.7	84.9%	113 (5.7%)	359 (18.0%)	1,478 (74.0%)	11 (0.6%)	13 (0.7%)	3 (0.2%)	20 (1.0%)	$9,747							29.1	34.7	1314	109		483039003422
1424	Settlement Home	Public, Charter	6-12	1600 Payton Gin Rd	Austin	78758	Travis County	University Of Texas University Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 751-4534	32	3	10.6		5 (15.6%)	7 (21.9%)	19 (59.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.1%)	$17,469							29	47.6	993	431		480007108383
1425	Plainview High School	Public	9-12	1501 Quincy St	Plainview	79072	Hale County	Plainview Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 293-6005	1,418	113	12.5	72.9%	171 (12.1%)	43 (3.0%)	1,170 (82.5%)	12 (0.8%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (1.2%)	$12,252							29	37.6	1245	180		483507021279
1426	Crosbyton Consolidated Independent School District Pre K-12	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	204 S Harrison	Crosbyton	79322	Crosby County	Crosbyton Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 675-7331	316	30	10.7	83.2%	64 (20.3%)	7 (2.2%)	240 (75.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$11,743							29	31	1386	40		480000101146
1427	Thurgood Marshall High School	Public	9-12	1220 Buffalo Run	Missouri City	77489	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 634-6630	1,698	110	15.4	72.1%	19 (1.1%)	1,080 (63.6%)	534 (31.4%)	26 (1.5%)	2 (0.1%)	6 (0.4%)	31 (1.8%)	$10,695							28.9	21.6	1594	167		481965009241
1428	Legacy High School	Public	9-12	3500 Neely Ave	Midland	79707	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 240-2000	2,735	135	20.2	47.9%	606 (22.2%)	190 (6.9%)	1,826 (66.8%)	59 (2.2%)	7 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	45 (1.6%)	$8,079							28.9	27.2	1470	42		483057003445
1429	Idea Sports Park College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	6650 Old Alice Rd	Brownsville	78526	Cameron County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 832-5300	457	37	12.5	92.6%	15 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	439 (96.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,325							28.7	28.7	1430	1		480021114077
1430	Mineral Wells High School	Public, Alternative	9-12	3801 Ram Blvd	Mineral Wells	76067	Palo Pinto County	Mineral Wells Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 325-4408	3,275	214	15.3	73.0%	1,641 (50.1%)	113 (3.5%)	1,374 (42.0%)	28 (0.9%)	9 (0.3%)	6 (0.2%)	104 (3.2%)	$32,308							28.7	27.9	1451	21		483095003487