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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
271	Bob Hope High School	Public, Charter	9-12	4545 Hwy 73	Port Arthur	77642	Jefferson County	Bob Hope School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 983-3244	555	30	18.6	92.1%	3 (0.5%)	28 (5.0%)	520 (93.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$9,662							77	69.8	432	161		480141014096
272	Franklin High School	Public	9-12	1252 W Fm 1644	Franklin	77856	Robertson County	Franklin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 828-7100	448	39	11.4	40.0%	315 (70.3%)	30 (6.7%)	85 (19.0%)	9 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	$10,374							77	81.6	189	83		481974001936
273	Spring Hill High School	Public	9-12	2800 E George Richey	Longview	75605	Gregg County	Spring Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 446-3338	570	51	11	29.5%	357 (62.6%)	55 (9.6%)	123 (21.6%)	8 (1.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.2%)	$9,837							76.9	73.9	335	62		484119004709
274	Iola High School	Public	6-12	7282 Ft Worth St	Iola	77861	Grimes County	Iola Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 394-2361	315	34	9.3	38.4%	241 (76.5%)	5 (1.6%)	57 (18.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	$12,793							76.9	77.2	267	7		482424002701
275	Sst Corpus Christi	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	6633 Evans Rd	Corpus Christi	78413	Nueces County	School Of Science And Technology Discovery	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 851-2450	2,343	157	14.9	70.1%	247 (10.5%)	66 (2.8%)	1,952 (83.3%)	39 (1.7%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	34 (1.5%)	$11,198							76.9	67.4	494	219		480140012144
276	Perrin School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	216 N Benson	Perrin	76486	Jack County	Perrin-Whitt Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 798-3845	324	29	11.2	49.4%	251 (77.5%)	1 (0.3%)	58 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)	$11,456							76.8	69.5	440	164		483463003887
277	Brandeis High School	Public	9-12	13011 Kyle Seale Pkwy	San Antonio	78249	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-8200	2,657	157	16.9	26.1%	653 (24.6%)	152 (5.7%)	1,472 (55.4%)	262 (9.9%)	10 (0.4%)	5 (0.2%)	103 (3.9%)	$8,855							76.8	73.6	343	66		483312011431
278	Stephen F Austin High School	Public	9-12	3434 Pheasant Creek Dr	Sugar Land	77498	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-2000	2,655	140	19	36.6%	419 (15.8%)	421 (15.9%)	398 (15.0%)	1,315 (49.5%)	13 (0.5%)	6 (0.2%)	83 (3.1%)	$9,178							76.7	73.4	354	76		481965007000
279	Premier High School-Canyon	Public, Charter	9-12	3404 4th Ave Ste A	Canyon	79015	Randall County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 416-8106	32	2	16	40.6%	27 (84.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,038							76.6	60.3	679	400		480020714234
280	Great Hearts Irving Upper	Public, Charter	6-12	3520 World Cup	Irving	75038	Dallas County	Great Hearts Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 725-0014	937	60	15.6	18.9%	288 (30.7%)	84 (9.0%)	198 (21.1%)	336 (35.9%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (2.8%)	$9,323							76.6	79.9	215	65		480144113888

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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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