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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
1721	Billy Moore	Public, Charter	9-12	8500 Fm 3053	Overton	75684	Rusk County	The Excel Center (For Adults)	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 531-5500	140	7	21.4		34 (24.3%)	38 (27.1%)	66 (47.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,562							13.4	16.2	1682	39		480144813955
1722	Liberty-Eylau High School	Public	9-12	2905 Leopard Dr	Texarkana	75501	Bowie County	Liberty-Eylau Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 832-1535	543	65	8.3	82.3%	139 (25.6%)	330 (60.8%)	40 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.0%)	$14,646							13.3	24.7	1527	195		482739003079
1723	Lake View High School	Public	9-12	900 E 43rd St	San Angelo	76903	Tom Green County	San Angelo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 659-3500	1,072	73	14.6	62.7%	174 (16.2%)	36 (3.4%)	835 (77.9%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (1.9%)	$9,614							13.3	13.7	1727	4		483870004312
1724	North Side High School	Public	9-12	2211 McKinley Ave	Fort Worth	76164	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-4000	1,676	113	14.8	93.3%	39 (2.3%)	53 (3.2%)	1,558 (93.0%)	14 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (0.6%)	$9,985							13.1	14.2	1715	9		481970001893
1725	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							13.1	56.3	783	942		480020712127
1726	Justin F Kimball High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	3606 S Westmoreland Rd	Dallas	75233	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-2100	1,175	84	13.9	89.5%	12 (1.0%)	318 (27.1%)	829 (70.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (0.9%)	$10,874							13.1	11.8	1760	34		481623001295
1727	Beaumont United High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	3443 Fannett Rd	Beaumont	77705	Jefferson County	Beaumont Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 617-5400	2,035	126	16.1	91.9%	38 (1.9%)	1,347 (66.2%)	618 (30.4%)	10 (0.5%)	1 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	20 (1.0%)	$8,572							13.1	14.3	1714	13		480967013745
1728	Tulia High School	Public	9-12	501 Hornet Pl	Tulia	79088	Swisher County	Tulia Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 995-2759	267	30	9	78.7%	56 (21.0%)	17 (6.4%)	191 (71.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$14,737							13.1	20.1	1624	104		484332004918
1729	Ut - University Charter School At High Point	Public, Charter, Alternative	1-12	1603 Babcock Rd Ste 148	San Antonio	78229	Bexar County	University Of Texas University Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 834-4127	46	3	18		10 (21.7%)	7 (15.2%)	28 (60.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.2%)	$6,142							13	18.1	1647	82		480007112956
1730	Evolution Academy Houston	Public, Charter	9-12	2414 Spring Cypress Rd	Spring	77388	Harris County	Evolution Academy Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 907-3755	194	10	19.4	76.3%	11 (5.7%)	91 (46.9%)	84 (43.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	$9,158							13	6	1861	131		480023612916

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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.