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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
551	Kingwood Park High School	Public	9-12	4015 Woodland Hills Dr	Kingwood	77339	Harris County	Humble Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 641-6600	1,884	126	14.9	33.2%	989 (52.5%)	166 (8.8%)	622 (33.0%)	36 (1.9%)	7 (0.4%)	11 (0.6%)	53 (2.8%)	$9,917							65.1	63.5	594	43		482391011266
552	Skidmore-Tynan High School	Public	9-12	213 W Walton	Skidmore	78389	Bee County	Skidmore-Tynan Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 287-3426	231	27	8.6	70.6%	72 (31.2%)	2 (0.9%)	148 (64.1%)	4 (1.7%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.3%)	$16,543							65	67.1	505	47		484041004576
553	Nyos Lamar Secondary	Public, Charter	6-12	12301 N Lamar Blvd	Austin	78753	Travis County	Nyos Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 583-6967	809	70	11.5	30.0%	298 (36.8%)	128 (15.8%)	268 (33.1%)	82 (10.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (3.8%)	$8,863							64.9	64.2	574	21		480005808056
554	Klein Cain High School	Public	9-12	10201 Spring Cypress Rd	Klein	77070	Harris County	Klein Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 249-4000	3,922	238	16.4	40.2%	1,161 (29.6%)	594 (15.1%)	1,555 (39.6%)	461 (11.8%)	14 (0.4%)	6 (0.2%)	131 (3.3%)	$7,906							64.9	63.5	592	38		482574013407
555	Brookeland High School	Public	6-12	187 Wildcat Walk	Brookeland	75931	Sabine County	Brookeland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 698-2413	183	19	9.5	59.0%	167 (91.3%)	5 (2.7%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.8%)	$11,880							64.9	69.2	448	107		481152000625
556	Yes Prep - Northline	Public, Charter	6-12	441 Little York Rd	Houston	77076	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 842-5400	1,004	60	16.8	90.7%	10 (1.0%)	13 (1.3%)	976 (97.2%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,622							64.8	60.1	685	129		480020913603
557	Frankston High School	Public	9-12	100 Perry St	Frankston	75763	Anderson County	Frankston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 876-3219	259	26	10.1	40.9%	182 (70.3%)	24 (9.3%)	36 (13.9%)	3 (1.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.6%)	$13,105							64.8	63.2	601	44		481977001939
558	Plainview Classical Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	310 S Ennis St	Plainview	79072	Hale County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(972) 316-3663	262	15	17.6	44.7%	134 (51.1%)	8 (3.1%)	108 (41.2%)	5 (1.9%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.1%)	$8,948							64.7	53	867	309		480016323066
559	Douglass School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	20712 S Fm 225	Douglass	75943	Nacogdoches County	Douglass Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 569-9804	424	44	9.5	41.3%	322 (75.9%)	14 (3.3%)	62 (14.6%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.2%)	$11,149							64.7	61.3	659	100		481746001506
560	Sterling City School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	700 7th St	Sterling City	76951	Sterling County	Sterling City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 378-5821	335	27	12.2	45.7%	167 (49.9%)	3 (0.9%)	161 (48.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$16,483							64.6	66.1	527	33		484155004749

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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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Educational resources:

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Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.