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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2026 vs 2025)					ID
Rank (of 2009)	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 (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Rank (2025)	Rank Change from 2025	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	ID
1921	Texans Can Academy - Fort Worth Westcreek	Public, Charter	9-12	6620 Westcreek Dr	Fort Worth	76133	Tarrant County	Texans Can Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 531-3223	240	5	48.5	92.9%	8 (3.3%)	104 (43.3%)	126 (52.5%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,106							3.2	6.4	1837	84		480001608908
1922	Marshall Early Graduation School	Public	8-12	1202 Evans St	Marshall	75670	Harrison County	Marshall Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 927-8700	71	6	11.2	87.3%	10 (14.1%)	30 (42.3%)	29 (40.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	$12,530							3.2	2.7	1930	8		482916013949
1923	Grimes Education Center	Public	9-12	1745 Hutton	Carrollton	75006	Dallas County	Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 968-5600	99	9	10.5	62.6%	2 (2.0%)	18 (18.2%)	76 (76.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.0%)	$17,077							3.2	4.8	1865	58		481305005671
1924	Premier H S Of San Juan	Public, Charter	9-12	1202 E Business 83	San Juan	78589	Hidalgo County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 961-4721	108	6	17.2	92.6%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	108 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,461							3.1	13.1	1725	199		480020712127
1925	Pathways High School	Public	9-12	318 W Morgan St	Denison	75020	Grayson County	Denison Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 462-7150	62	5	13.2	75.8%	31 (50.0%)	7 (11.3%)	18 (29.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (9.7%)	$10,900							3.1	8.7	1802	123		481671007294
1926	Texans Can Academy - Pleasant Grove	Public, Charter	9-12	1227 N Masters Dr	Dallas	75217	Dallas County	Texans Can Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 225-1194	529	20	26	62.8%	4 (0.8%)	160 (30.2%)	360 (68.1%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,301							3.1	3.1	1911	15		480001610548
1927	Success High School	Public	9-12	500 Gattis School Rd	Round Rock	78664	Williamson County	Round Rock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 428-7196	221	22	10	46.6%	29 (13.1%)	39 (17.6%)	137 (62.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.9%)	$14,745							3.1	21.3	1579	348		483808008958
1928	Oaks Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	1-12	121 Old San Antonio Rd	Boerne	78006	Kendall County	Meadowland Charter District	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 331-4094	36	10	3.4	91.7%	14 (38.9%)	6 (16.7%)	15 (41.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.8%)	$36,887							3.1	4.8	1864	64		480140412137
1929	Livingston H S Academy	Public	9-12	400 Fm 350 S	Livingston	77351	Polk County	Livingston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 328-8600	13	1	13.4	76.9%	7 (53.8%)	1 (7.7%)	5 (38.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,282							3.1			(n/a)		482778013296
1930	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	38	3	12.6	81.6%	11 (28.9%)	7 (18.4%)	18 (47.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.3%)	$24,223							3	39.7	1168	762		480020708357

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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 17, 2026, 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.