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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
771	Pasadena Memorial High School	Public	9-12	4410 Crenshaw	Pasadena	77504	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 740-0390	3,177	183	17.3	65.2%	205 (6.5%)	165 (5.2%)	2,671 (84.1%)	108 (3.4%)	5 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	22 (0.7%)	$8,457							55.8	60.9	666	105		483432009283
772	Coleman High School	Public	9-12	201 W 15th	Coleman	76834	Coleman County	Coleman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 625-2156	229	27	8.5	32.8%	144 (62.9%)	3 (1.3%)	65 (28.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.0%)	$14,442							55.8	66.1	525	247		481455000943
773	Valley Mills High School	Public	9-12	Hwy # 6 & # 1 Eagle Way	Valley Mills	76689	McLennan County	Valley Mills Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 932-5251	206	21	9.7	44.7%	129 (62.6%)	7 (3.4%)	60 (29.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.4%)	$13,320							55.7	50.4	925	152		484376004977
774	Vanguard Mozart	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	155 E Business 83	Alamo	78516	Hidalgo County	Vanguard Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 223-2030	1,236	77	15.9	90.7%	14 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1,221 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$11,538							55.7	54.7	824	50		480019513037
775	Idea Brownsville College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	4395 Paredes Line Rd	Brownsville	78526	Cameron County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 832-5150	783	46	17.1	78.7%	23 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	754 (96.3%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,354							55.7	59	710	65		480021112683
776	Clarendon High School	Public	9-12	420 S Allen	Clarendon	79226	Donley County	Clarendon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 310-7901	128	20	6.5	41.4%	99 (77.3%)	3 (2.3%)	21 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.9%)	$15,135							55.6	64.4	569	207		481416000893
777	Odem High School	Public	9-12	1 Owl Square	Odem	78370	San Patricio County	Odem-Edroy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 368-8121	278	26	10.7	60.4%	50 (18.0%)	1 (0.4%)	224 (80.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$12,396							55.6	53.2	859	82		483336003744
778	Anna High School	Public	9-12	1107 Rosamond Pkwy	Anna	75409	Collin County	Anna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 924-1100	1,602	92	17.4	44.1%	547 (34.1%)	409 (25.5%)	506 (31.6%)	41 (2.6%)	8 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	88 (5.5%)	$8,645							55.5	62.8	610	168		480834000207
779	Idea College Prep Weslaco	Public, Charter	6-12	2931 E Sugar Cane Dr	Weslaco	78599	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 351-4100	728	45	16	84.6%	20 (2.7%)	3 (0.4%)	703 (96.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,937							55.5	45.7	1038	259		480021112495
780	Coolidge High School	Public	6-12	1002 Kirven	Coolidge	76635	Limestone County	Coolidge Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 786-4822	140	14	9.6	72.9%	41 (29.3%)	21 (15.0%)	76 (54.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$11,566							55.5	51	914	134		481512021408

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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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