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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
601	Trenton High School	Public	9-12	2289 Fm 815	Trenton	75490	Fannin County	Trenton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 989-2242	213	17	12.3	39.4%	132 (62.0%)	7 (3.3%)	70 (32.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$9,464	62.9	62	637	36	484314004902
602	Wink High School	Public	7-12	200 N Rosey Dodd Ave	Wink	79789	Winkler County	Wink-Loving Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 527-3880	211	26	8		98 (46.4%)	4 (1.9%)	107 (50.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$15,954	62.9	45.4	1045	443	484617005269
603	Boyd High School	Public	9-12	700 Knox Ave	Boyd	76023	Wise County	Boyd Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 433-9580	417	38	11	36.5%	326 (78.2%)	7 (1.7%)	72 (17.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	$11,095	62.9	68.3	476	127	481101000569
604	Yes Prep - White Oak	Public, Charter	6-12	5620 W Tidwell	Houston	77091	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 924-5200	942	56	16.8	93.0%	7 (0.7%)	73 (7.7%)	845 (89.7%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	10 (1.1%)	$11,747	62.8	53.2	856	252	480020912924
605	Deer Park High School	Public	9-12	710 W San Augustine	Deer Park	77536	Harris County	Deer Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 668-7200	4,057	272	14.9	34.4%	1,309 (32.3%)	94 (2.3%)	2,519 (62.1%)	42 (1.0%)	3 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	89 (2.2%)	$9,957	62.7	68.4	470	135	481653001415
606	Hamshire-Fannett High School	Public	9-12	12552 Second St	Hamshire	77622	Jefferson County	Hamshire-Fannett Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 243-2512	633	45	14.2	29.9%	384 (60.7%)	75 (11.8%)	145 (22.9%)	10 (1.6%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.4%)	$9,533	62.7	53.1	864	258	482232002239
607	Mercedes Early College Academy	Public	9-12	950 W 6th St	Mercedes	78570	Hidalgo County	Mercedes Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 514-5180	355	22	15.9	80.0%	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	348 (98.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,738	62.7	56.4	781	174	483025012441
608	Founders Classical Academy Corinth - Upper School	Public, Charter	6-12	3600 Meadowview Dr	Corinth	75065	Denton County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 321-1144	509	35	14.6	19.6%	304 (59.7%)	34 (6.7%)	107 (21.0%)	34 (6.7%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.1%)	$8,127	62.7	60.1	686	78	480016311536
609	Christoval High School	Public	6-12	20454 Ranch Rd 2084	Christoval	76935	Tom Green County	Christoval Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 896-2355	342	30	11.4	15.2%	252 (73.7%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (23.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	$8,154	62.6	60.3	683	74	481401000886
610	Keene High School	Public	9-12	404 Charger Dr	Keene	76059	Johnson County	Keene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 774-5225	373	29	12.6	57.1%	153 (41.0%)	11 (2.9%)	145 (38.9%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	48 (12.9%)	11 (2.9%)	$10,220	62.6	46	1029	419	482523006726

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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
601	Trenton High School	Public	9-12	2289 Fm 815	Trenton	75490	Fannin County	Trenton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 989-2242	213	17	12.3	39.4%	132 (62.0%)	7 (3.3%)	70 (32.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$9,464							62.9	62	637	36		484314004902
602	Wink High School	Public	7-12	200 N Rosey Dodd Ave	Wink	79789	Winkler County	Wink-Loving Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 527-3880	211	26	8		98 (46.4%)	4 (1.9%)	107 (50.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$15,954							62.9	45.4	1045	443		484617005269
603	Boyd High School	Public	9-12	700 Knox Ave	Boyd	76023	Wise County	Boyd Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 433-9580	417	38	11	36.5%	326 (78.2%)	7 (1.7%)	72 (17.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	$11,095							62.9	68.3	476	127		481101000569
604	Yes Prep - White Oak	Public, Charter	6-12	5620 W Tidwell	Houston	77091	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 924-5200	942	56	16.8	93.0%	7 (0.7%)	73 (7.7%)	845 (89.7%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	10 (1.1%)	$11,747							62.8	53.2	856	252		480020912924
605	Deer Park High School	Public	9-12	710 W San Augustine	Deer Park	77536	Harris County	Deer Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 668-7200	4,057	272	14.9	34.4%	1,309 (32.3%)	94 (2.3%)	2,519 (62.1%)	42 (1.0%)	3 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	89 (2.2%)	$9,957							62.7	68.4	470	135		481653001415
606	Hamshire-Fannett High School	Public	9-12	12552 Second St	Hamshire	77622	Jefferson County	Hamshire-Fannett Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 243-2512	633	45	14.2	29.9%	384 (60.7%)	75 (11.8%)	145 (22.9%)	10 (1.6%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.4%)	$9,533							62.7	53.1	864	258		482232002239
607	Mercedes Early College Academy	Public	9-12	950 W 6th St	Mercedes	78570	Hidalgo County	Mercedes Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 514-5180	355	22	15.9	80.0%	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	348 (98.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,738							62.7	56.4	781	174		483025012441
608	Founders Classical Academy Corinth - Upper School	Public, Charter	6-12	3600 Meadowview Dr	Corinth	75065	Denton County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 321-1144	509	35	14.6	19.6%	304 (59.7%)	34 (6.7%)	107 (21.0%)	34 (6.7%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.1%)	$8,127							62.7	60.1	686	78		480016311536
609	Christoval High School	Public	6-12	20454 Ranch Rd 2084	Christoval	76935	Tom Green County	Christoval Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 896-2355	342	30	11.4	15.2%	252 (73.7%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (23.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	$8,154							62.6	60.3	683	74		481401000886
610	Keene High School	Public	9-12	404 Charger Dr	Keene	76059	Johnson County	Keene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 774-5225	373	29	12.6	57.1%	153 (41.0%)	11 (2.9%)	145 (38.9%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	48 (12.9%)	11 (2.9%)	$10,220							62.6	46	1029	419		482523006726