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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
1611	Adapt	Public	6-12	7400 Lewis Ln	Manvel	77578	Brazoria County	Alvin Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(281) 245-2681	89	21	4.2	75.3%	14 (15.7%)	21 (23.6%)	51 (57.3%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	$14,339							20.2	10.9	1774	163		480809022943
1612	Irving High School	Public	9-12	900 N O'Connor Rd	Irving	75061	Dallas County	Irving Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 600-6300	2,390	153	15.6	83.8%	216 (9.0%)	135 (5.6%)	1,810 (75.7%)	37 (1.5%)	175 (7.3%)	1 (0.0%)	16 (0.7%)	$8,302							20.1	19.1	1636	24		482442002726
1613	Phoenix School At Southwest Schools	Public, Charter	5-12	9920 W Sam Houston Pkwy S	Houston	77099	Harris County	Southwest Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 784-6345	107			78.5%	44 (41.1%)	22 (20.6%)	33 (30.8%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	6 (5.6%)	$19,745							20.1	20.4	1615	2		480012508252
1614	Hidalgo Early College High School	Public	9-12	910 E Pirate Dr	Hidalgo	78557	Hidalgo County	Hidalgo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 843-4301	1,029	86	11.9	85.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1,029 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,390							20	21.4	1598	16		482310002347
1615	Killeen High School	Public	9-12	500 N 38th St	Killeen	76543	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 336-7208	2,083	119	17.4	74.3%	217 (10.4%)	736 (35.3%)	884 (42.4%)	21 (1.0%)	11 (0.5%)	39 (1.9%)	175 (8.4%)	$9,322							20	25.8	1506	109		482566002871
1616	James Madison High School	Public	9-12	3000 Martin Luther King Jr Blv	Dallas	75215	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-2800	349	30	11.8	97.1%	4 (1.1%)	206 (59.0%)	133 (38.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	$18,344							20	17.6	1656	40		481623001311
1617	Dickinson Continuation Center	Public	8-12	2805 Oak Park	Dickinson	77539	Galveston County	Dickinson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 229-6350	78	6	13.2	62.8%	17 (21.8%)	12 (15.4%)	48 (61.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	$10,404							20	39.4	1186	431		481707012520
1618	Smith High School	Public	9-12	2335 N Josey Ln	Carrollton	75006	Dallas County	Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 968-5200	1,971	133	14.8	67.5%	115 (5.8%)	421 (21.4%)	1,292 (65.6%)	83 (4.2%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (2.9%)	$9,848							19.9	22.9	1569	49		481305000803
1619	Evolution Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	1101 S Sherman St	Richardson	75081	Dallas County	Evolution Academy Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 907-3755	233	9	25.8	50.2%	11 (4.7%)	70 (30.0%)	139 (59.7%)	6 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	$11,583							19.9	9.2	1808	189		480023609188
1620	Post High School	Public	9-12	307 W 4th St	Post	79356	Garza County	Post Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 495-2770	233	22	10.3	65.2%	55 (23.6%)	13 (5.6%)	151 (64.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.2%)	$9,477							19.8	20.9	1607	13		483549004026

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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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Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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