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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
1911	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	3.2	1927	16		480001610548
1912	Guinn Special Programs Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	2221 Legacy Dr	Plano	75023	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 752-6900	0	4	0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								3.1			(n/a)		483510008737
1913	Seminole Success Center	Public	9-12	206 SW 3rd	Seminole	79360	Gaines County	Seminole Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 758-2772	34	4	8.6	82.4%	7 (20.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (79.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$39,231							3.1	33.6	1335	578		483975007288
1914	Forney Learning Academy	Public	9-12	15640 Fm 548	Forney	75126	Kaufman County	Forney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 762-4150	104	21	4.9	51.9%	16 (15.4%)	54 (51.9%)	29 (27.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	4 (3.8%)	$21,863							3.1	2.9	1946	32		481956008683
1915	G L Wiley Opportunity Center	Public, Alternative	2-12	1030 E Live Oak St	Waco	76704	McLennan County	Waco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 757-3829	98	15	6.5	81.6%	5 (5.1%)	55 (56.1%)	38 (38.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$27,962							3	4.7	1896	19		484428007039
1916	Healy-Murphy	Public	9-12	618 Live Oak St	San Antonio	78202	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 223-2944	141	15	9.4		5 (3.5%)	17 (12.1%)	118 (83.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$6,381							3	1.9	1986	70		483873005911
1917	Richard Milburn Academy Lubbock	Public, Charter	9-12	2333 50th St	Lubbock	79412	Lubbock County	Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 740-0811	155	7	21	81.3%	18 (11.6%)	13 (8.4%)	120 (77.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	$10,881							3	5.1	1890	27		480007508324
1918	Bell County Inspire Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	4800 E Rancier Ave	Killeen	76543	Bell County	Inspire Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 638-5250	44	3	15.2	93.2%	4 (9.1%)	23 (52.3%)	15 (34.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.5%)	$10,461							2.9	6	1864	54		480005313600
1919	Texans Can Academy - Houston North	Public, Charter	9-12	3401 Hardy St	Houston	77009	Harris County	Texans Can Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 659-4226	254	6	42.3	84.6%	2 (0.8%)	124 (48.8%)	128 (50.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,310							2.9	3.1	1940	21		480001607910
1920	Thomas Buzbee Vocational School	Public, Charter	9-12	143 Forest Service Rd #233	New Waverly	77358	Walker County	Raven School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 344-6677	42	5	8	92.9%	10 (23.8%)	16 (38.1%)	14 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.4%)	$38,437							2.9	7.3	1837	83		480004808075

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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.
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.