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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
621	Yes Prep - Southeast	Public, Charter	6-12	353 Crenshaw Rd	Houston	77034	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 967-9400	854	56	15.3	82.7%	12 (1.4%)	31 (3.6%)	803 (94.0%)	7 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,867							62.3	57.5	747	126		480020908803
622	Harmony Science Academy- Beaumont	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4055 Calder Ave	Beaumont	77706	Jefferson County	Harmony Public Schools - Houston West	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 838-4000	1,206	76	15.8	73.1%	129 (10.7%)	517 (42.9%)	390 (32.3%)	126 (10.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (3.5%)	$13,713							62.2	68.7	463	159		480140512934
623	Tidehaven High School	Public	9-12	205 Fm 1095	El Maton	77440	Matagorda County	Tidehaven Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 843-4310	312	25	12.3	57.7%	111 (35.6%)	13 (4.2%)	181 (58.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$14,764							62.1	69	456	167		484281004883
624	New Home School	Public	6-12	225 N Main St	New Home	79381	Lynn County	New Home Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 924-7543	343	25	13.4	7.9%	258 (75.2%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (21.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.6%)	$7,776							62	80.8	197	427		483249003605
625	Weiss High School	Public	9-12	5201 Wolf Pack Dr	Pflugerville	78660	Travis County	Pflugerville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 594-1400	1,985	126	15.7	36.0%	421 (21.2%)	376 (18.9%)	861 (43.4%)	210 (10.6%)	5 (0.3%)	7 (0.4%)	105 (5.3%)	$8,363							61.9	59.4	700	75		483483013491
626	Chillicothe School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1610 S 6th St	Chillicothe	79225	Hardeman County	Chillicothe Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 852-5322	189	21	8.8	78.8%	65 (34.4%)	1 (0.5%)	111 (58.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.8%)	$12,624							61.9	68.6	465	161		481389000876
627	West Plains High School	Public	9-12	10576 Arden Rd	Amarillo	79109	Randall County	Canyon Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(806) 510-2600	1,221	79	15.4	23.6%	715 (58.6%)	37 (3.0%)	398 (32.6%)	33 (2.7%)	9 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (2.4%)	$8,083							61.8	64	579	48		481281014308
628	Como-Pickton School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	13017 Tx Hwy 11 E	Como	75431	Hopkins County	Como-Pickton Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 488-3671	770	65	11.7	63.5%	393 (51.0%)	18 (2.3%)	323 (41.9%)	14 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (2.6%)	$11,665							61.7	56.6	771	143		481488000989
629	Cushing School	Public	6-12	1088 W Bearkat Dr	Cushing	75760	Nacogdoches County	Cushing Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 326-4890	298	26	11.3	67.4%	206 (69.1%)	19 (6.4%)	58 (19.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.4%)	$12,063							61.7	62.2	629			481608001176
630	Carlisle School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	8960 Fm 13 W	Henderson	75654	Rusk County	Carlisle Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 861-3801	646	60	10.8	49.2%	247 (38.2%)	28 (4.3%)	354 (54.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.5%)	$11,615							61.7	45.8	1036	406		481287000783

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