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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
1701	Premier H S Of Waco	Public, Charter	9-12	4720 N 19th St	Waco	76708	McLennan County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 752-0441	128	6	20.1	84.4%	31 (24.2%)	25 (19.5%)	70 (54.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	$8,276							14.6	20.1	1623	78		480020708331
1702	Waco High School	Public	9-12	2020 N 42nd St	Waco	76710	McLennan County	Waco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 776-1150	1,885	140	13.4	83.7%	156 (8.3%)	559 (29.7%)	1,121 (59.5%)	7 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (2.1%)	$10,225							14.6	17.3	1663	39		484428005054
1703	Compass Rose Legacy	Public, Charter	6-12	3300 Sidney Brooks	San Antonio	78235	Bexar County	Compass Rose Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 890-8448	530	35	15.2	84.5%	42 (7.9%)	40 (7.5%)	433 (81.7%)	9 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	$13,481							14.6	14.7	1707	4		480145713398
1704	Dilley High School	Public	9-12	#1 Grey Wolf Dr	Dilley	78017	Frio County	Dilley Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 965-1814	258	27	9.5	72.5%	15 (5.8%)	1 (0.4%)	242 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,819							14.5	12.6	1741	37		481710001483
1705	Grand Prairie High School	Public	9-12	101 Gopher Blvd	Grand Prairie	75050	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 809-5711	2,817	186	15.1	77.7%	157 (5.6%)	311 (11.0%)	2,286 (81.2%)	16 (0.6%)	13 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	32 (1.1%)	$7,376							14.4	15.9	1688	17		482142002152
1706	Crosstimbers Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	236 Harmony Rd	Weatherford	76087	Parker County	Crosstimbers Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 594-6220	130	8	16.4	41.5%	104 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (16.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.8%)	$11,625							14.4	25.4	1514	192		480027811303
1707	Premier High Schools - Edinburg Career & Technical	Public, Charter	9-12	4701 Sugar Rd	Edinburg	78539	Hidalgo County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 316-3663	153	9	17.6	94.8%	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	150 (98.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,212							14.3	8.5	1819	112		480020713282
1708	Cleveland High School	Public	9-12	1600 E Houston St	Cleveland	77327	Liberty County	Cleveland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 592-8752	3,627	208	17.4	90.6%	260 (7.2%)	126 (3.5%)	3,199 (88.2%)	6 (0.2%)	5 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	30 (0.8%)	$8,404							14.2	15.6	1692	16		481437000925
1709	Texas Leadership Of Midland	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3300 Thomas Ave	Midland	79703	Midland County	Texas Leadership Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 242-7117	888	53	16.9	45.0%	180 (20.3%)	53 (6.0%)	617 (69.5%)	11 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (2.9%)	$6,943							14.2	19.7	1632	77		480140912979
1710	Premier H S Of Comanche/Early	Public, Charter	9-12	819 Early Blvd	Early	76802	Brown County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 356-9673	65	3	21.6	78.5%	36 (55.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (41.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.1%)	$10,945							14.1	29	1425	285		480020708780

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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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Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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