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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
1631	Scarborough High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	4141 Costa Rica	Houston	77092	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 613-2200	691	60	11.4	96.7%	17 (2.5%)	79 (11.4%)	579 (83.8%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	$14,315	19.3	17.6	1657	26	482364002580
1632	Manor New Technology High	Public	9-12	10323 Hwy 290e	Manor	78653	Travis County	Manor Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 278-4875	640	46	14	57.0%	47 (7.3%)	120 (18.8%)	404 (63.1%)	38 (5.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (4.4%)	$9,979	19.3	22.2	1581	51	482889011568
1633	Trinity Charter Schools - Canyon Lake Campus	Public, Charter	8-12	650 Scarborough Rd	Canyon Lake	78133	Comal County	Trinity Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 964-4390	15	3	5.2		5 (33.3%)	1 (6.7%)	8 (53.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (6.7%)	$35,294	19.2	12.4	1751	118	480025910529
1634	Victoria Regional Juvenile Justice Center	Public	7-12	97 Foster Field Dr	Victoria	77901	Victoria County	Victoria Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 575-0399	35	6	6.3	91.4%	16 (45.7%)	8 (22.9%)	10 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)	$17,217	19.2	11.7	1762	128	484415008072
1635	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	19.2	14.7	1708	73	483948016965
1636	Cedar Creek High School	Public	9-12	793 Union Chapel Rd	Cedar Creek	78612	Bastrop County	Bastrop Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 772-7300	2,144	115	18.5	68.2%	190 (8.9%)	37 (1.7%)	1,886 (88.0%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (1.2%)	$7,322	19.1	16.8	1674	38	480957012272
1637	Irvin High School	Public	9-12	5400 Sanders	El Paso	79924	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 587-3500	932	69	13.4	88.5%	19 (2.0%)	25 (2.7%)	872 (93.6%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	9 (1.0%)	$11,601	19.1	15.9	1686	49	481830001694
1638	Options Early Graduation High School	Public	9-12	905 Martine St	Texarkana	75503	Bowie County	Texarkana Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 793-5632	61	8	7.3	85.2%	26 (42.6%)	25 (41.0%)	7 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	2 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,296	18.9	19.7	1631	7	484248008124
1639	Memorial High School	Public	9-12	3501 Ssgt Lucian Adam Dr	Port Arthur	77642	Jefferson County	Port Arthur Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 984-4000	2,140	164	13	80.7%	40 (1.9%)	914 (42.7%)	1,086 (50.7%)	55 (2.6%)	27 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (0.8%)	$11,264	18.8	17.8	1654	15	483540009317
1640	Clearfork Academy South	Public, Charter	7-12	1632 E Fm 4	Cleburne	76103	Johnson County	University Of Texas University Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(570) 954-2465	31	0			20 (64.5%)	3 (9.7%)	8 (25.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$6,014	18.7	5.9	1866	226	480007122915

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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.
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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
1631	Scarborough High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	4141 Costa Rica	Houston	77092	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 613-2200	691	60	11.4	96.7%	17 (2.5%)	79 (11.4%)	579 (83.8%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	$14,315							19.3	17.6	1657	26		482364002580
1632	Manor New Technology High	Public	9-12	10323 Hwy 290e	Manor	78653	Travis County	Manor Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 278-4875	640	46	14	57.0%	47 (7.3%)	120 (18.8%)	404 (63.1%)	38 (5.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (4.4%)	$9,979							19.3	22.2	1581	51		482889011568
1633	Trinity Charter Schools - Canyon Lake Campus	Public, Charter	8-12	650 Scarborough Rd	Canyon Lake	78133	Comal County	Trinity Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 964-4390	15	3	5.2		5 (33.3%)	1 (6.7%)	8 (53.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (6.7%)	$35,294							19.2	12.4	1751	118		480025910529
1634	Victoria Regional Juvenile Justice Center	Public	7-12	97 Foster Field Dr	Victoria	77901	Victoria County	Victoria Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 575-0399	35	6	6.3	91.4%	16 (45.7%)	8 (22.9%)	10 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)	$17,217							19.2	11.7	1762	128		484415008072
1635	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							19.2	14.7	1708	73		483948016965
1636	Cedar Creek High School	Public	9-12	793 Union Chapel Rd	Cedar Creek	78612	Bastrop County	Bastrop Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 772-7300	2,144	115	18.5	68.2%	190 (8.9%)	37 (1.7%)	1,886 (88.0%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (1.2%)	$7,322							19.1	16.8	1674	38		480957012272
1637	Irvin High School	Public	9-12	5400 Sanders	El Paso	79924	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 587-3500	932	69	13.4	88.5%	19 (2.0%)	25 (2.7%)	872 (93.6%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	9 (1.0%)	$11,601							19.1	15.9	1686	49		481830001694
1638	Options Early Graduation High School	Public	9-12	905 Martine St	Texarkana	75503	Bowie County	Texarkana Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 793-5632	61	8	7.3	85.2%	26 (42.6%)	25 (41.0%)	7 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	2 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,296							18.9	19.7	1631	7		484248008124
1639	Memorial High School	Public	9-12	3501 Ssgt Lucian Adam Dr	Port Arthur	77642	Jefferson County	Port Arthur Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 984-4000	2,140	164	13	80.7%	40 (1.9%)	914 (42.7%)	1,086 (50.7%)	55 (2.6%)	27 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (0.8%)	$11,264							18.8	17.8	1654	15		483540009317
1640	Clearfork Academy South	Public, Charter	7-12	1632 E Fm 4	Cleburne	76103	Johnson County	University Of Texas University Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(570) 954-2465	31	0			20 (64.5%)	3 (9.7%)	8 (25.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$6,014							18.7	5.9	1866	226		480007122915