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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
1861	Hays Inspire Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	2250 Clovis R Barker Rd	San Marcos	78666	Hays County	Inspire Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 638-5400	24	2	10.8	87.5%	10 (41.7%)	2 (8.3%)	12 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,061							5	12	1756	105		480005309121
1862	Tnc Campus (Texas Neurorehabilitation Center)	Public, Charter, Alternative	3-11	1106 W Dittmar Rd	Austin	78745	Travis County	University Of Texas University Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 750-0426	57	11	5.3		40 (70.2%)	6 (10.5%)	3 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (7.0%)	$22,847							4.9			(n/a)		480007109408
1863	Texas School For The Deaf	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1102 S Congress Ave	Austin	78704	Travis County	Texas School For The Deaf	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 462-5353	500			50.6%	187 (37.4%)	76 (15.2%)	192 (38.4%)	25 (5.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.6%)								4.8	8.5	1818	45		480025309537
1864	Oaks Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	1-12	121 Old San Antonio Rd	Boerne	78006	Kendall County	Meadowland Charter District	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 331-4094	36	10	3.4	91.7%	14 (38.9%)	6 (16.7%)	15 (41.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.8%)	$36,887							4.8	57.5	745	1119		480140412137
1865	Grimes Education Center	Public	9-12	1745 Hutton	Carrollton	75006	Dallas County	Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 968-5600	99	9	10.5	62.6%	2 (2.0%)	18 (18.2%)	76 (76.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.0%)	$17,077							4.8	4.9	1892	27		481305005671
1866	Texans Can Academy - Garland	Public, Charter	10-12	9704 Skillman St	Dallas	75243	Dallas County	Texans Can Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 824-4226	6				0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,436							4.7	2.8	1954	88		480001613458
1867	Bexar County Learning Center	Public	7-12	3621 Farm Rd	San Antonio	78223	Bexar County	East Central Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 335-1745	41	3	13.6	92.7%	7 (17.1%)	8 (19.5%)	26 (63.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,869							4.7	4.2	1905	38		481785007517
1868	Gillespie County High School	Public	10-12	1110 S Adams	Fredericksburg	78624	Gillespie County	Fredericksburg Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 990-4598	19	1	19	57.9%	10 (52.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (47.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,924							4.6			(n/a)		481984021258
1869	Loraine School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	800 S Lightfoot	Loraine	79532	Mitchell County	Loraine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 737-2225	141	19	7.5	63.8%	50 (35.5%)	2 (1.4%)	85 (60.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.8%)	$19,760							4.5	15.3	1696	173		482817003156
1870	Premier H S Odessa	Public, Charter	9-12	1801 N Lee Ave	Odessa	79761	Ector County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 305-0095	99	3	30	68.7%	9 (9.1%)	3 (3.0%)	86 (86.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,606							4.5	9.9	1792	78		480020714032

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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