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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
661	Richardson High School	Public	9-12	1250 W Belt Line Rd	Richardson	75080	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 593-3000	2,669	193	13.8	44.6%	733 (27.5%)	512 (19.2%)	1,151 (43.1%)	163 (6.1%)	16 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	92 (3.4%)	$11,201							60.3	63	608	53		483702004151
662	Rowe High School	Public	9-12	2101 N Ware Rd	McAllen	78501	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 632-5100	1,905	150	12.6	70.2%	50 (2.6%)	9 (0.5%)	1,814 (95.2%)	24 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.4%)	$11,722							60.3	56.7	768	106		482967021345
663	Compass Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5530 Billy Hext Rd	Odessa	79765	Ector County	Compass Academy Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 272-1836	1,558	91	17	2.6%	934 (59.9%)	20 (1.3%)	582 (37.4%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (1.1%)	$8,170							60.2	69.1	452	211		480141712503
664	Freeman High School	Public, Alternative	9-10	7800 Katy Hockley Rd	Katy	77493	Harris County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(281) 234-6600	778	65	11.8	53.7%	88 (11.3%)	254 (32.6%)	310 (39.8%)	84 (10.8%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	38 (4.9%)	$00							60.2			(n/a)		482517014023
665	Eldorado High School	Public	9-12	205 Fields Ave	Eldorado	76936	Schleicher County	Schleicher Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 853-2514	146	18	7.9	56.2%	45 (30.8%)	1 (0.7%)	99 (67.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$11,717							60.2	60.3	680	15		483951004492
666	College View High School	Public	9-12	1300 George Bush Dr	College Station	77840	Brazos County	College Station Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 764-5540	95	12	8.1	48.4%	56 (58.9%)	7 (7.4%)	23 (24.2%)	2 (2.1%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.3%)	$21,148							60.1	61.4	655	11		480735013429
667	Gregory-Portland High School	Public	9-12	4601 Wildcat Dr	Portland	78374	San Patricio County	Gregory-Portland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 777-4251	1,511	96	15.8	41.4%	506 (33.5%)	17 (1.1%)	907 (60.0%)	44 (2.9%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	31 (2.1%)	$11,070							60.1	57.7	742	75		482178002199
668	Quitman High School	Public	9-12	1101 E Goode St	Quitman	75783	Wood County	Quitman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 763-5000	346	38	9.1	39.9%	256 (74.0%)	8 (2.3%)	64 (18.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.6%)	$14,552							60.1	70.4	415	253		483630004078
669	Millsap High School	Public	9-12	600 Bulldog Blvd	Millsap	76066	Parker County	Millsap Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 274-2694	301	31	9.7	35.2%	242 (80.4%)	2 (0.7%)	45 (15.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)	$11,479							60	55.6	803	134		483087003477
670	Heritage Academy Of Del Rio	Public, Charter	9-12	709 B Kings Way	Del Rio	78840	Val Verde County	Heritage Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 774-6230	191	14	13.9	84.8%	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	185 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$10,553							60	61.8	642	28		480008011493

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.