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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
921	Anson High School	Public	9-12	1509 S Commercial	Anson	79501	Jones County	Anson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 823-2404	200	26	7.7	52.0%	96 (48.0%)	3 (1.5%)	96 (48.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	$17,129							49.6	69.6	437	484		480840000208
922	Shelbyville School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	5322 St Hwy 87s	Shelbyville	75973	Shelby County	Shelbyville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 598-7323	891	70	12.6	54.3%	654 (73.4%)	120 (13.5%)	95 (10.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.4%)	$9,390							49.6	53.1	866	56		483996004532
923	Idea College Preparatory Mission	Public, Charter	6-12	1600 S Schuerbach Rd	Mission	78572	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 583-8315	798	50	15.9	91.0%	23 (2.9%)	2 (0.3%)	771 (96.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,909							49.5	50.3	928	5		480021112150
924	Cast Med High School	Public, Charter	9-12	2601 Louis Bauer Dr	San Antonio	78235	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 228-3380	213	15	14.5	73.7%	12 (5.6%)	14 (6.6%)	178 (83.6%)	7 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$14,307							49.5	50.4	926	2		483873013894
925	Arp High School	Public	9-12	101 Toney Dr	Arp	75750	Smith County	Arp Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 859-4917	308	29	10.4	45.5%	201 (65.3%)	41 (13.3%)	52 (16.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.2%)	$11,834							49.4	54.5	831	94		480873000270
926	Mathis High School	Public	9-12	1615 E San Patricio Ave	Mathis	78368	San Patricio County	Mathis Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 547-3322	408	35	11.5	77.2%	41 (10.0%)	2 (0.5%)	358 (87.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	$13,981							49.2	48.6	968	42		482940003312
927	Carver H S For Applied Technical/Engineering/Arts	Public, Magnet	9-12	2100 S Victory Dr	Houston	77088	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 878-0310	708	55	12.9	80.9%	14 (2.0%)	369 (52.1%)	309 (43.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.0%)	$10,810							49.2	38.2	1226	299		480771000056
928	Harmony Science Academy (San Antonio)	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	8505 Lakeside Pkwy	San Antonio	78245	Bexar County	Harmony Public Schools - South Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 674-7788	718	49	14.5	73.4%	75 (10.4%)	49 (6.8%)	552 (76.9%)	27 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.8%)	$12,991							49.1	57.4	749	179		480026611126
929	Benavides Secondary	Public	6-12	1025 Eagle Dr	Benavides	78341	Duval County	Benavides Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 256-3040	87	16	5.5	89.7%	5 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,595							49.1	22.9	1570	641		489913005627
930	Robert R Vela High School	Public	9-12	801 E Canton Rd	Edinburg	78539	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2650	2,101	147	14.3	61.7%	32 (1.5%)	7 (0.3%)	2,035 (96.9%)	25 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	$11,450							49.1	48.1	983	53		481818012159

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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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