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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
91	Clements High School	Public	9-12	4200 Elkins Dr	Sugar Land	77479	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-2150	2,641	138	19.1	18.5%	519 (19.7%)	189 (7.2%)	328 (12.4%)	1,469 (55.6%)	3 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	132 (5.0%)	$8,383							87.7	86.7	116	25		481965005870
92	Cypress Ranch High School	Public	9-12	10700 Fry Rd	Cypress	77433	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 373-2300	3,463	202	17.1	27.1%	991 (28.6%)	614 (17.7%)	920 (26.6%)	783 (22.6%)	13 (0.4%)	5 (0.1%)	137 (4.0%)	$7,312							87.7	86.5	119	27		481611011253
93	Northwest Early College H S (Nwechs)	Public	9-12	6701 S Desert Blvd Building N	El Paso	79932	El Paso County	Canutillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 877-1700	373	23	16.4	56.6%	22 (5.9%)	4 (1.1%)	340 (91.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$9,167							87.6	88.5	91	2		481278011864
94	Academy For Technology Engineering Math & Science	Public	9-12	2034 Quantum Loop	Abilene	79602	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 794-4140	384	35	10.9	43.2%	223 (58.1%)	18 (4.7%)	114 (29.7%)	11 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	16 (4.2%)	$12,112							87.6	89	75	19		480744012452
95	Guthrie School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	301 Jaguar Ln	Guthrie	79236	King County	Guthrie Central School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 596-4466	93	16	5.8		84 (90.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$29,669							87.6	76.9	276	181		482202002217
96	Gateway College Preparatory School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3360 Westinghouse Rd	Georgetown	78626	Williamson County	Orenda Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 868-4947	1,681	93	18		741 (44.1%)	116 (6.9%)	373 (22.2%)	316 (18.8%)	4 (0.2%)	7 (0.4%)	124 (7.4%)	$8,006							87.6	76	295	199		480023512294
97	Iuniversity Prep	Public, Virtual, Magnet	5-12	3051 Ira E Woods Ave	Grapevine	76051	Tarrant County	Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	Yes	No	(817) 305-4895	1,415	38	37.1		798 (56.4%)	100 (7.1%)	256 (18.1%)	166 (11.7%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	89 (6.3%)	$5,002							87.5	90.8	53	44		482166013033
98	Chaparral Star Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	14046 Summit Dr	Austin	78728	Travis County	Chaparral Star Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 989-2672	364	25	14.5		136 (37.4%)	21 (5.8%)	72 (19.8%)	103 (28.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.5%)	$7,703							87.4	91.2	43	55		480006408059
99	Flower Mound High School	Public	9-12	3411 Peters Colony Rd	Flower Mound	75022	Denton County	Lewisville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 713-5192	3,426	213	16	7.1%	1,721 (50.2%)	105 (3.1%)	475 (13.9%)	968 (28.3%)	11 (0.3%)	3 (0.1%)	143 (4.2%)	$8,034							87.4	89.4	71	28		482730008196
100	Knippa School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	100 Kessler St	Knippa	78870	Uvalde County	Knippa Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 934-2177	408	33	12.4	45.6%	143 (35.0%)	2 (0.5%)	253 (62.0%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$14,189							87.4	67.2	503	403		482580002911

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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