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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
1141	Schulenburg Secondary	Public	6-12	503 College St	Schulenburg	78956	Fayette County	Schulenburg Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 743-3605	411	36	11.3	68.9%	186 (45.3%)	52 (12.7%)	154 (37.5%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.4%)	$8,664							40.8	57.3	751	390		483954004494
1142	Hutto High School	Public	9-12	101 Chris Kelley Blvd	Hutto	78634	Williamson County	Hutto Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 759-4700	2,313	143	16.1	37.5%	613 (26.5%)	356 (15.4%)	1,131 (48.9%)	68 (2.9%)	7 (0.3%)	7 (0.3%)	131 (5.7%)	$8,480							40.8	44.9	1055	87		482410002686
1143	Lake Highlands High School	Public	9-12	9449 Church Rd	Dallas	75238	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 593-1000	2,972	202	14.7	50.8%	889 (29.9%)	804 (27.1%)	980 (33.0%)	219 (7.4%)	9 (0.3%)	5 (0.2%)	66 (2.2%)	$10,190							40.7	44.3	1073	70		483702004138
1144	Roosevelt High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	5110 Walzem Rd	San Antonio	78218	Bexar County	North East Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(210) 356-2200	2,431	154	15.8	71.5%	307 (12.6%)	321 (13.2%)	1,603 (65.9%)	92 (3.8%)	5 (0.2%)	7 (0.3%)	96 (3.9%)	$9,524							40.7	36.8	1269	125		483294003655
1145	Iraan High School	Public	9-12	100 S Farr St	Iraan	79744	Pecos County	Iraan-Sheffield Collegiate Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(432) 639-2512	112	13	8.5	44.6%	31 (27.7%)	3 (2.7%)	77 (68.8%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,730							40.7	52.7	875	270		482433002710
1146	Brady High School	Public	9-12	2301 Menard Hwy	Brady	76825	McCulloch County	Brady Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 597-2491	271	28	9.6	59.8%	130 (48.0%)	3 (1.1%)	128 (47.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	$11,159							40.7	50.4	927	219		481111000574
1147	Caprock High School	Public	9-12	3001 E 34th	Amarillo	79103	Randall County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-2200	2,058	140	14.6	74.5%	410 (19.9%)	101 (4.9%)	1,461 (71.0%)	40 (1.9%)	13 (0.6%)	1 (0.0%)	32 (1.6%)	$9,135							40.6	42.8	1111	36		480813000149
1148	Boling High School	Public	9-12	407 Atlantic St	Boling	77420	Wharton County	Boling Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 657-2816	328	22	14.6	47.0%	111 (33.8%)	34 (10.4%)	181 (55.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$12,427							40.6	46.7	1010	138		481078000541
1149	Garland High School	Public	9-12	310 S Garland Ave	Garland	75040	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 494-8492	2,335	158	14.7	69.1%	319 (13.7%)	304 (13.0%)	1,388 (59.4%)	161 (6.9%)	91 (3.9%)	2 (0.1%)	70 (3.0%)	$9,345							40.6	40.6	1162	13		482034002024
1150	Sunset High School	Public	9-12	2120 W Jefferson Blvd	Dallas	75208	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-1500	2,164	134	16.1	93.5%	32 (1.5%)	26 (1.2%)	2,089 (96.5%)	3 (0.1%)	9 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.2%)	$9,551							40.6	36	1292	142		481623001367

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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.