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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
1851	Por Vida Academy Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1135 Mission Rd	San Antonio	78210	Bexar County	Por Vida Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 775-1132	104	6	17.5		2 (1.9%)	3 (2.9%)	98 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,750	5.4	7	1844	7	480000407173
1852	Margie Chumbley Academy For Success	Public	9-12	6003 N St	Nacogdoches	75965	Nacogdoches County	Nacogdoches Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 205-1000	67	15	4.5	76.1%	12 (17.9%)	22 (32.8%)	33 (49.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,577	5.4	5.8	1871	19	483209011314
1853	The Summit (High School)	Public	9-12	1838 E Sam Houston Pkwy S	Pasadena	77503	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 740-0290	161	16	10.1	77.0%	13 (8.1%)	27 (16.8%)	120 (74.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$17,664	5.3	5.4	1881	28	483432010775
1854	Polytechnic High School	Public	9-12	1300 Conner Ave	Fort Worth	76105	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-0000	1,375	82	16.8	91.3%	25 (1.8%)	199 (14.5%)	1,127 (82.0%)	14 (1.0%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.6%)	$9,494	5.2	6.6	1853	1	481970001901
1855	Butz Preparatory Academy	Public	9-12	400 S Young St	Fort Stockton	79735	Pecos County	Fort Stockton Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(432) 336-4123	2,039	1	2039	64.1%	553 (27.1%)	375 (18.4%)	974 (47.8%)	22 (1.1%)	16 (0.8%)	8 (0.4%)	91 (4.5%)	$5,209	5.2	12.5	1749	106	482019014306
1856	Mercer & Blumberg Learning Center	Public	9-12	118 N Bowie St	Seguin	78155	Guadalupe County	Seguin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 401-8690	73	7	10.4	69.9%	17 (23.3%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (75.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,753	5.2	5.6	1876	20	483969006964
1857	Crossroads High School	Public	9-12	505 Pleasant Manor	Burleson	76028	Johnson County	Burleson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 245-0500	84	9	9.5	47.6%	43 (51.2%)	11 (13.1%)	25 (29.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.8%)	$34,629	5.2	10.4	1780	77	481218007978
1858	Richard Milburn Academy Pasadena	Public, Charter	9-12	320 Southmore Ave	Pasadena	77506	Harris County	Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 730-4570	123	8	15.2	69.9%	8 (6.5%)	3 (2.4%)	111 (90.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$10,432	5.2	3.8	1910	52	480007513435
1859	Trinity Charter Schools - Virtual Reclaim Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	1820 Shiloh Rd Ste 1303	Tyler	75703	Smith County	Trinity Charter School	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(903) 565-6801	68	3	22.6		24 (35.3%)	7 (10.3%)	33 (48.5%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.4%)	$11,167	5.2	18.3	1643	216	480025913198
1860	The Pro-Vision Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	4590 Wilmington	Houston	77051	Harris County	The Pro-Vision Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 748-0030	212	10	20.8	99.1%	0 (0.0%)	195 (92.0%)	13 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	$9,296	5	4.4	1902	42	480143412920

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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.
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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
1851	Por Vida Academy Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1135 Mission Rd	San Antonio	78210	Bexar County	Por Vida Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 775-1132	104	6	17.5		2 (1.9%)	3 (2.9%)	98 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,750							5.4	7	1844	7		480000407173
1852	Margie Chumbley Academy For Success	Public	9-12	6003 N St	Nacogdoches	75965	Nacogdoches County	Nacogdoches Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 205-1000	67	15	4.5	76.1%	12 (17.9%)	22 (32.8%)	33 (49.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,577							5.4	5.8	1871	19		483209011314
1853	The Summit (High School)	Public	9-12	1838 E Sam Houston Pkwy S	Pasadena	77503	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 740-0290	161	16	10.1	77.0%	13 (8.1%)	27 (16.8%)	120 (74.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$17,664							5.3	5.4	1881	28		483432010775
1854	Polytechnic High School	Public	9-12	1300 Conner Ave	Fort Worth	76105	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-0000	1,375	82	16.8	91.3%	25 (1.8%)	199 (14.5%)	1,127 (82.0%)	14 (1.0%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.6%)	$9,494							5.2	6.6	1853	1		481970001901
1855	Butz Preparatory Academy	Public	9-12	400 S Young St	Fort Stockton	79735	Pecos County	Fort Stockton Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(432) 336-4123	2,039	1	2039	64.1%	553 (27.1%)	375 (18.4%)	974 (47.8%)	22 (1.1%)	16 (0.8%)	8 (0.4%)	91 (4.5%)	$5,209							5.2	12.5	1749	106		482019014306
1856	Mercer & Blumberg Learning Center	Public	9-12	118 N Bowie St	Seguin	78155	Guadalupe County	Seguin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 401-8690	73	7	10.4	69.9%	17 (23.3%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (75.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,753							5.2	5.6	1876	20		483969006964
1857	Crossroads High School	Public	9-12	505 Pleasant Manor	Burleson	76028	Johnson County	Burleson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 245-0500	84	9	9.5	47.6%	43 (51.2%)	11 (13.1%)	25 (29.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.8%)	$34,629							5.2	10.4	1780	77		481218007978
1858	Richard Milburn Academy Pasadena	Public, Charter	9-12	320 Southmore Ave	Pasadena	77506	Harris County	Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 730-4570	123	8	15.2	69.9%	8 (6.5%)	3 (2.4%)	111 (90.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$10,432							5.2	3.8	1910	52		480007513435
1859	Trinity Charter Schools - Virtual Reclaim Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	1820 Shiloh Rd Ste 1303	Tyler	75703	Smith County	Trinity Charter School	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(903) 565-6801	68	3	22.6		24 (35.3%)	7 (10.3%)	33 (48.5%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.4%)	$11,167							5.2	18.3	1643	216		480025913198
1860	The Pro-Vision Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	4590 Wilmington	Houston	77051	Harris County	The Pro-Vision Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 748-0030	212	10	20.8	99.1%	0 (0.0%)	195 (92.0%)	13 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	$9,296							5	4.4	1902	42		480143412920