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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
1681	Southwest High School	Public	9-12	4100 Altamesa Blvd	Fort Worth	76133	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-8000	1,155	84	13.6	84.7%	97 (8.4%)	433 (37.5%)	554 (48.0%)	28 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (3.5%)	$12,072	15.9	14.8	1705	24	481970001913
1682	Brazoria County Juvenile Detention	Public	5-12	1804 County Rd 171	Angleton	77515	Brazoria County	Angleton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 864-1210	33	8	4.3		12 (36.4%)	7 (21.2%)	14 (42.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,049	15.8	3.3	1924	242	480831007814
1683	Lanier High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1514 W Cesar E Chavez Blvd	San Antonio	78207	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 978-7910	1,620	105	15.4	96.5%	42 (2.6%)	38 (2.3%)	1,502 (92.7%)	30 (1.9%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	$12,286	15.8	13.8	1724	41	483873004370
1684	Premier High School-San Antonio Windcrest	Public, Charter	9-12	8220 Windsor Cross Dr	San Antonio	78239	Bexar County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 524-8103	78	3	26	74.4%	12 (15.4%)	8 (10.3%)	57 (73.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	$15,770	15.8	27	1473	211	480020708110
1685	West Orange-Stark High School	Public	9-12	1400 Newton St	Orange	77631	Orange County	West Orange-Cove Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 882-5570	659	59	11.2	87.3%	80 (12.1%)	367 (55.7%)	168 (25.5%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	36 (5.5%)	$10,605	15.6	12.7	1740	55	484509005143
1686	Triumph Public High Schools-Laredo South	Public, Charter	9-12	4620 S Lucy	Laredo	78046	Webb County	Triumph Public High Schools Central Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 723-0345	129	7	18.5		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	129 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,893	15.6	8.3	1820	134	480017412212
1687	Hereford High School	Public	9-12	200 Ave F	Hereford	79045	Deaf Smith County	Hereford Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 363-7620	1,182	78	15	73.7%	103 (8.7%)	6 (0.5%)	1,063 (89.9%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	$8,685	15.6	27.5	1461	226	482301002335
1688	Winfree Academy Charter School - Grand Prairie	Public, Charter	9-12	2985 S State Hwy 360 Ste 160	Grand Prairie	75052	Tarrant County	Winfree Academy Charter Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 204-2030	198	8	23.9		17 (8.6%)	57 (28.8%)	113 (57.1%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.0%)	$8,569	15.4	6.6	1854	166	480020209187
1689	Lake Worth High School	Public	9-12	4210 Boat Club Rd	Lake Worth	76135	Tarrant County	Lake Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 306-4230	953	61	15.5	86.9%	147 (15.4%)	225 (23.6%)	528 (55.4%)	20 (2.1%)	7 (0.7%)	4 (0.4%)	22 (2.3%)	$11,012	15.3	18.3	1644	45	482649002978
1690	Premier H S Of Laredo	Public, Charter	9-12	2201 Chihuahua St	Laredo	78043	Webb County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 723-7788	138	8	16.5	97.8%	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	136 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,705	15.3	12	1757	67	480020708404

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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
1681	Southwest High School	Public	9-12	4100 Altamesa Blvd	Fort Worth	76133	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-8000	1,155	84	13.6	84.7%	97 (8.4%)	433 (37.5%)	554 (48.0%)	28 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (3.5%)	$12,072							15.9	14.8	1705	24		481970001913
1682	Brazoria County Juvenile Detention	Public	5-12	1804 County Rd 171	Angleton	77515	Brazoria County	Angleton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 864-1210	33	8	4.3		12 (36.4%)	7 (21.2%)	14 (42.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,049							15.8	3.3	1924	242		480831007814
1683	Lanier High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1514 W Cesar E Chavez Blvd	San Antonio	78207	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 978-7910	1,620	105	15.4	96.5%	42 (2.6%)	38 (2.3%)	1,502 (92.7%)	30 (1.9%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	$12,286							15.8	13.8	1724	41		483873004370
1684	Premier High School-San Antonio Windcrest	Public, Charter	9-12	8220 Windsor Cross Dr	San Antonio	78239	Bexar County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 524-8103	78	3	26	74.4%	12 (15.4%)	8 (10.3%)	57 (73.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	$15,770							15.8	27	1473	211		480020708110
1685	West Orange-Stark High School	Public	9-12	1400 Newton St	Orange	77631	Orange County	West Orange-Cove Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 882-5570	659	59	11.2	87.3%	80 (12.1%)	367 (55.7%)	168 (25.5%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	36 (5.5%)	$10,605							15.6	12.7	1740	55		484509005143
1686	Triumph Public High Schools-Laredo South	Public, Charter	9-12	4620 S Lucy	Laredo	78046	Webb County	Triumph Public High Schools Central Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 723-0345	129	7	18.5		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	129 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,893							15.6	8.3	1820	134		480017412212
1687	Hereford High School	Public	9-12	200 Ave F	Hereford	79045	Deaf Smith County	Hereford Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 363-7620	1,182	78	15	73.7%	103 (8.7%)	6 (0.5%)	1,063 (89.9%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	$8,685							15.6	27.5	1461	226		482301002335
1688	Winfree Academy Charter School - Grand Prairie	Public, Charter	9-12	2985 S State Hwy 360 Ste 160	Grand Prairie	75052	Tarrant County	Winfree Academy Charter Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 204-2030	198	8	23.9		17 (8.6%)	57 (28.8%)	113 (57.1%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.0%)	$8,569							15.4	6.6	1854	166		480020209187
1689	Lake Worth High School	Public	9-12	4210 Boat Club Rd	Lake Worth	76135	Tarrant County	Lake Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 306-4230	953	61	15.5	86.9%	147 (15.4%)	225 (23.6%)	528 (55.4%)	20 (2.1%)	7 (0.7%)	4 (0.4%)	22 (2.3%)	$11,012							15.3	18.3	1644	45		482649002978
1690	Premier H S Of Laredo	Public, Charter	9-12	2201 Chihuahua St	Laredo	78043	Webb County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 723-7788	138	8	16.5	97.8%	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	136 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,705							15.3	12	1757	67		480020708404