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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)	Ranking (2026 vs 2025)	ID
201	Calvin Nelms High School	Public, Charter	9-12	20625 Clay Rd	Katy	77449	Harris County	Calvin Nelms Charter Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 398-8031	183	10	17.5		29 (15.8%)	29 (15.8%)	111 (60.7%)	7 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.8%)	$8,385	80.7	84.4	147	54	480012408248
202	Ischool High At University Park	Public, Charter	6-12	20515 Tx Hwy 249	Houston	77070	Harris County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 316-3663	433	19	22.9	32.8%	144 (33.3%)	57 (13.2%)	160 (37.0%)	58 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.2%)	$7,582	80.7	86.2	117	85	480016312903
203	Holland High School	Public	9-12	100 S Rose Ln	Holland	76534	Bell County	Holland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 657-2523	183	23	7.8	38.3%	121 (66.1%)	4 (2.2%)	50 (27.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.4%)	$12,660	80.7	77.7	254	51	482337002373
204	Allen High School	Public	9-12	300 Rivercrest Blvd	Allen	75002	Collin County	Allen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 727-0400	5,206	263	19.8		2,028 (39.0%)	734 (14.1%)	782 (15.0%)	1,345 (25.8%)	27 (0.5%)	13 (0.2%)	277 (5.3%)	$8,146	80.7	82.3	178	26	480789000117
205	Wylie East High School	Public	9-12	3000 Wylie E Dr	Wylie	75098	Collin County	Wylie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 429-3150	2,709	158	17.1	28.0%	1,153 (42.6%)	477 (17.6%)	673 (24.8%)	307 (11.3%)	7 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (3.4%)	$8,471	80.6	77.1	267	62	484653011511
206	Harold T Branch Academy For Career & Technical Educational	Public	9-12	3902 Morgan Ave	Corpus Christi	78405	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-4780	248	13	18.8	62.1%	34 (13.7%)	4 (1.6%)	203 (81.9%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$9,411	80.6	81	208	2	481527012733
207	Rock Hill High School	Public	9-12	16061 Coit Rd	Frisco	75035	Collin County	Prosper Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 219-2300	2,442	176	13.8		736 (30.1%)	345 (14.1%)	340 (13.9%)	850 (34.8%)	14 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	155 (6.3%)	$9,835	80.5	81.8	189	18	483600013796
208	Brock High School	Public	9-12	400 Eagle Spirit Ln	Brock	76087	Parker County	Brock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 596-7425	631	50	12.4	8.2%	514 (81.5%)	3 (0.5%)	92 (14.6%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.2%)	$10,479	80.3	73.5	334	126	481146000621
209	Grapevine-Colleyville Collegiate Academy At Tcc NE	Public	9-12	828 W Harwood Bldg Nmpc	Hurst	76054	Tarrant County	Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 515-6775	358	14	25.5	43.0%	133 (37.2%)	15 (4.2%)	163 (45.5%)	26 (7.3%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.7%)	$4,922	80.3	77.2	262	53	482166013073
210	Neches High School	Public	7-12	1509 Acr 346	Palestine	75803	Anderson County	Neches Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 584-3443	142	15	9.5	40.1%	104 (73.2%)	12 (8.5%)	21 (14.8%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	$12,956	80.3	88.3	87	123	483225003575

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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 17, 2026, 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 (2026 vs 2025)					ID
Rank (of 2009)	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 (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Rank (2025)	Rank Change from 2025	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	ID
201	Calvin Nelms High School	Public, Charter	9-12	20625 Clay Rd	Katy	77449	Harris County	Calvin Nelms Charter Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 398-8031	183	10	17.5		29 (15.8%)	29 (15.8%)	111 (60.7%)	7 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.8%)	$8,385							80.7	84.4	147	54		480012408248
202	Ischool High At University Park	Public, Charter	6-12	20515 Tx Hwy 249	Houston	77070	Harris County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 316-3663	433	19	22.9	32.8%	144 (33.3%)	57 (13.2%)	160 (37.0%)	58 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.2%)	$7,582							80.7	86.2	117	85		480016312903
203	Holland High School	Public	9-12	100 S Rose Ln	Holland	76534	Bell County	Holland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 657-2523	183	23	7.8	38.3%	121 (66.1%)	4 (2.2%)	50 (27.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.4%)	$12,660							80.7	77.7	254	51		482337002373
204	Allen High School	Public	9-12	300 Rivercrest Blvd	Allen	75002	Collin County	Allen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 727-0400	5,206	263	19.8		2,028 (39.0%)	734 (14.1%)	782 (15.0%)	1,345 (25.8%)	27 (0.5%)	13 (0.2%)	277 (5.3%)	$8,146							80.7	82.3	178	26		480789000117
205	Wylie East High School	Public	9-12	3000 Wylie E Dr	Wylie	75098	Collin County	Wylie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 429-3150	2,709	158	17.1	28.0%	1,153 (42.6%)	477 (17.6%)	673 (24.8%)	307 (11.3%)	7 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (3.4%)	$8,471							80.6	77.1	267	62		484653011511
206	Harold T Branch Academy For Career & Technical Educational	Public	9-12	3902 Morgan Ave	Corpus Christi	78405	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-4780	248	13	18.8	62.1%	34 (13.7%)	4 (1.6%)	203 (81.9%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$9,411							80.6	81	208	2		481527012733
207	Rock Hill High School	Public	9-12	16061 Coit Rd	Frisco	75035	Collin County	Prosper Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 219-2300	2,442	176	13.8		736 (30.1%)	345 (14.1%)	340 (13.9%)	850 (34.8%)	14 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	155 (6.3%)	$9,835							80.5	81.8	189	18		483600013796
208	Brock High School	Public	9-12	400 Eagle Spirit Ln	Brock	76087	Parker County	Brock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 596-7425	631	50	12.4	8.2%	514 (81.5%)	3 (0.5%)	92 (14.6%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.2%)	$10,479							80.3	73.5	334	126		481146000621
209	Grapevine-Colleyville Collegiate Academy At Tcc NE	Public	9-12	828 W Harwood Bldg Nmpc	Hurst	76054	Tarrant County	Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 515-6775	358	14	25.5	43.0%	133 (37.2%)	15 (4.2%)	163 (45.5%)	26 (7.3%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.7%)	$4,922							80.3	77.2	262	53		482166013073
210	Neches High School	Public	7-12	1509 Acr 346	Palestine	75803	Anderson County	Neches Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 584-3443	142	15	9.5	40.1%	104 (73.2%)	12 (8.5%)	21 (14.8%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	$12,956							80.3	88.3	87	123		483225003575