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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
1661	Premier H S - Corpus Christi	Public, Charter	9-12	5130 Kostoryz Rd	Corpus Christi	78415	Nueces County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(201) 402-0253	137	6	21.6	86.9%	13 (9.5%)	7 (5.1%)	112 (81.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	$9,922							17.3	12.5	1748	87		480020714237
1662	Triumph Public High Schools-San Benito	Public, Charter	9-12	1785 W Business Hwy 77	San Benito	78586	Cameron County	Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 276-9930	108	6	16.7		1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	107 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,967							17.2	19.4	1633	29		480013311872
1663	Pearsall High School	Public	9-12	1990 Maverick Dr	Pearsall	78061	Frio County	Pearsall Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 334-8011	572	36	15.7	86.0%	29 (5.1%)	2 (0.3%)	539 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$8,894							17.2	15.9	1687	24		483447003867
1664	Ki Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	1-12	120 Bert Brown Rd	San Marcos	78666	Hays County	Ki Charter	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 396-8500	185	25	7.4	91.9%	92 (49.7%)	27 (14.6%)	46 (24.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	17 (9.2%)	$19,733							17.1	18	1651	13		480144713122
1665	Donna North High School	Public	9-12	7250 N Val Verde Rd	Donna	78537	Hidalgo County	Donna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 464-4190	1,974	138	14.3	94.5%	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1,972 (99.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,303							17.1	18	1650	15		481739012761
1666	La Marque High School	Public	9-12	397 Duroux	La Marque	77568	Galveston County	Texas City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 938-4261	737	58	12.7	88.5%	48 (6.5%)	397 (53.9%)	264 (35.8%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.0%)	$13,795							17.1	14.4	1713	47		484251002941
1667	South Hills High School	Public	9-12	6101 McCart	Fort Worth	76133	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-7000	1,846	115	16	90.5%	75 (4.1%)	126 (6.8%)	1,607 (87.1%)	23 (1.2%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (0.7%)	$9,740							17	21.6	1592	75		481970008026
1668	Walnut Springs School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	184 Ave A	Walnut Springs	76690	Bosque County	Walnut Springs Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 797-2132	165	19	8.7	84.2%	63 (38.2%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (60.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$16,053							16.9	26.8	1478	190		484452012079
1669	Franklin D Roosevelt H S Of Innovation	Public, Magnet	9-12	525 Bonnie View Rd	Dallas	75203	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-6800	720	48	14.9	97.6%	10 (1.4%)	262 (36.4%)	434 (60.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.3%)	$14,515							16.9	9.6	1795	126		481623001343
1670	John B Connally High School	Public	9-12	13212 N Lamar	Austin	78753	Travis County	Pflugerville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 594-0800	1,974	142	13.8	68.2%	155 (7.9%)	297 (15.0%)	1,298 (65.8%)	179 (9.1%)	7 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	36 (1.8%)	$9,562							16.9	17.4	1661	9		483483007467

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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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