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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)	Ranking (2026 vs 2025)	ID
1821	Premier H S Of Arlington	Public, Charter	9-12	551 Ryan Plaza Dr	Arlington	76011	Tarrant County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 547-7901	176	9	19.5	79.0%	17 (9.7%)	56 (31.8%)	97 (55.1%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	$8,037	8.3	9.9	1787	34	480020712402
1822	Triumph Public High Schools-Brownsville	Public, Charter	9-12	944 E Los Ebanos Blvd	Brownsville	78520	Cameron County	Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 372-1433	122	5	22.7		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	122 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,320	8.2	12.6	1736	86	480013313801
1823	Alter Impact Center	Public	6-12	4125b F M 967	Buda	78610	Hays County	Hays Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 268-8473	70	35	1.9	58.6%	6 (8.6%)	4 (5.7%)	59 (84.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	$23,801	8.2	12.1	1747	76	480001006990
1824	Letot Campus	Public, Charter	7-12	10505 Denton Dr	Dallas	75220	Dallas County	Academy For Academic Excellence	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 956-2036	45	8	5.3	100.0%	4 (8.9%)	22 (48.9%)	18 (40.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.2%)	$35,030	8.2			(n/a)	480009312005
1825	Bob E Griggs High School	Public	9-12	6010 Walker St	Haltom City	76117	Tarrant County	Birdville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 547-5400	140	21	6.6	68.6%	49 (35.0%)	13 (9.3%)	72 (51.4%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.6%)	$28,220	8.2	12.6	1737	88	481023013066
1826	Texans Can Academy - Carrollton-Farmers Branch	Public, Charter	9-12	2720 Hollandale Ln	Farmers Branch	75234	Dallas County	Texans Can Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 243-2178	214	7	30.9	72.4%	4 (1.9%)	22 (10.3%)	188 (87.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,687	8.2	2.8	1927	101	480001609532
1827	Texas Virtual Academy At Hallsville	Public, Virtual, Alternative	3-12	311 Willow St	Hallsville	75650	Harrison County	Hallsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	Yes	No	(903) 668-5990	19,731				5,720 (29.0%)	3,172 (16.1%)	9,603 (48.7%)	284 (1.4%)	82 (0.4%)	42 (0.2%)	828 (4.2%)	$10,680	8.1	10.9	1767	60	482217012918
1828	The Excel Center For Adults - Lockhart	Public, Charter	9-12	1400 E Mlk Industrial Blvd	Lockhart	78644	Caldwell County	The Excel Center (For Adults)	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 531-5500	118	7	15.9		41 (34.7%)	14 (11.9%)	62 (52.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$5,676	8	8.9	1799	29	480144813780
1829	Allison L Steele E L C	Public	9-12	204 Wright Ave	Schertz	78154	Guadalupe County	Schertz-Cibolo-U City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 945-6401	87	11	7.8	35.6%	26 (29.9%)	4 (4.6%)	51 (58.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	5 (5.7%)	$9,128	8	19.2	1635	194	483948016965
1830	Premier H S Of Dayton	Public, Charter	9-12	1707 County Rd 611	Dayton	77535	Liberty County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 257-8017	112	6	17.6	54.5%	81 (72.3%)	5 (4.5%)	22 (19.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.8%)	$10,333	7.8	8.9	1797	33	480020712902

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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.
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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
1821	Premier H S Of Arlington	Public, Charter	9-12	551 Ryan Plaza Dr	Arlington	76011	Tarrant County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 547-7901	176	9	19.5	79.0%	17 (9.7%)	56 (31.8%)	97 (55.1%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	$8,037							8.3	9.9	1787	34		480020712402
1822	Triumph Public High Schools-Brownsville	Public, Charter	9-12	944 E Los Ebanos Blvd	Brownsville	78520	Cameron County	Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 372-1433	122	5	22.7		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	122 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,320							8.2	12.6	1736	86		480013313801
1823	Alter Impact Center	Public	6-12	4125b F M 967	Buda	78610	Hays County	Hays Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 268-8473	70	35	1.9	58.6%	6 (8.6%)	4 (5.7%)	59 (84.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	$23,801							8.2	12.1	1747	76		480001006990
1824	Letot Campus	Public, Charter	7-12	10505 Denton Dr	Dallas	75220	Dallas County	Academy For Academic Excellence	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 956-2036	45	8	5.3	100.0%	4 (8.9%)	22 (48.9%)	18 (40.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.2%)	$35,030							8.2			(n/a)		480009312005
1825	Bob E Griggs High School	Public	9-12	6010 Walker St	Haltom City	76117	Tarrant County	Birdville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 547-5400	140	21	6.6	68.6%	49 (35.0%)	13 (9.3%)	72 (51.4%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.6%)	$28,220							8.2	12.6	1737	88		481023013066
1826	Texans Can Academy - Carrollton-Farmers Branch	Public, Charter	9-12	2720 Hollandale Ln	Farmers Branch	75234	Dallas County	Texans Can Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 243-2178	214	7	30.9	72.4%	4 (1.9%)	22 (10.3%)	188 (87.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,687							8.2	2.8	1927	101		480001609532
1827	Texas Virtual Academy At Hallsville	Public, Virtual, Alternative	3-12	311 Willow St	Hallsville	75650	Harrison County	Hallsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	Yes	No	(903) 668-5990	19,731				5,720 (29.0%)	3,172 (16.1%)	9,603 (48.7%)	284 (1.4%)	82 (0.4%)	42 (0.2%)	828 (4.2%)	$10,680							8.1	10.9	1767	60		482217012918
1828	The Excel Center For Adults - Lockhart	Public, Charter	9-12	1400 E Mlk Industrial Blvd	Lockhart	78644	Caldwell County	The Excel Center (For Adults)	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 531-5500	118	7	15.9		41 (34.7%)	14 (11.9%)	62 (52.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$5,676							8	8.9	1799	29		480144813780
1829	Allison L Steele E L C	Public	9-12	204 Wright Ave	Schertz	78154	Guadalupe County	Schertz-Cibolo-U City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 945-6401	87	11	7.8	35.6%	26 (29.9%)	4 (4.6%)	51 (58.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	5 (5.7%)	$9,128							8	19.2	1635	194		483948016965
1830	Premier H S Of Dayton	Public, Charter	9-12	1707 County Rd 611	Dayton	77535	Liberty County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 257-8017	112	6	17.6	54.5%	81 (72.3%)	5 (4.5%)	22 (19.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.8%)	$10,333							7.8	8.9	1797	33		480020712902