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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
2321	Lighthouse Learning Center - Daep	Public, Alternative	1-12	1035 Dixie Dr	Clute	77531	Brazoria County	Brazosport Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 730-7340	88	15	5.8	71.6%	23 (26.1%)	14 (15.9%)	48 (54.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.4%)	$18,024	3.9	7.5	2302	19	481119007528
2322	Alter Educational Center	Public	6-12	1299 A Yukon	Odessa	79762	Ector County	Ector County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(432) 456-0049	85	8	11	90.6%	12 (14.1%)	4 (4.7%)	66 (77.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.5%)	$20,140	3.7	4.5	2352	30	481800001596
2323	Texas School For The Blind And Visually Impaired	Public, Alternative	3-12	1100 W 45th St	Austin	78756	Travis County	Texas School For The Blind & Visually Impaired	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 206-9167	129			69.0%	45 (34.9%)	16 (12.4%)	59 (45.7%)	5 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	3 (2.3%)		3.6			(n/a)	480025209536
2324	Coastal Horizons Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	1220 Gregory St	Taft	78390	San Patricio County	Erath Excels Academy Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 528-3959	72	3	24		13 (18.1%)	6 (8.3%)	49 (68.1%)	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.8%)	$5,887	3.6	4.1	2355	31	480015912097
2325	Harris County Juvenile Detention Center	Public, Charter, Alternative	4-12	1200 Congress St Ste 6500	Houston	77002	Harris County	Excel Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 222-4354	165	15	11	98.2%	9 (5.5%)	87 (52.7%)	66 (40.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	$14,982	3.6	3.5	2366	41	480004907909
2326	T R U C E Learning Center	Public	6-12	1101 Merritt	Fort Worth	76114	Tarrant County	Castleberry Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 252-2490	27	1	27	96.3%	3 (11.1%)	1 (3.7%)	21 (77.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (7.4%)	$19,467	3.5	20.7	2019	307	481317007446
2327	Daep	Public	6-12	906 Merida St	San Antonio	78207	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 438-6820	75	19	3.9	93.3%	1 (1.3%)	5 (6.7%)	69 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,172	3.5	3.4	2369	42	483873006611
2328	Daep	Public	6-12	342 Cockerell	Abilene	79601	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 794-4150	96	8	12.1	83.3%	15 (15.6%)	25 (26.0%)	46 (47.9%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (8.3%)	$8,071	3.5			(n/a)	480744007449
2329	Int'l Newcomer Academy	Public	6-9	4801 Eastline Dr	Fort Worth	76119	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-5600	429	25	16.9	98.4%	52 (12.1%)	33 (7.7%)	317 (73.9%)	24 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$9,184	3.4	3.3	2372	43	481970005395
2330	Taylor County Learning Center	Public	6-12	2002 Jameson St	Abilene	79603	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 794-4150	26			57.7%	4 (15.4%)	5 (19.2%)	16 (61.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.8%)	$25,405	3.3			(n/a)	480744009062

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on STAAR Reading, STAAR Mathematics, STAAR Science, STAAR Social Studies 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.

School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 2344)	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
2321	Lighthouse Learning Center - Daep	Public, Alternative	1-12	1035 Dixie Dr	Clute	77531	Brazoria County	Brazosport Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 730-7340	88	15	5.8	71.6%	23 (26.1%)	14 (15.9%)	48 (54.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.4%)	$18,024							3.9	7.5	2302	19		481119007528
2322	Alter Educational Center	Public	6-12	1299 A Yukon	Odessa	79762	Ector County	Ector County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(432) 456-0049	85	8	11	90.6%	12 (14.1%)	4 (4.7%)	66 (77.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.5%)	$20,140							3.7	4.5	2352	30		481800001596
2323	Texas School For The Blind And Visually Impaired	Public, Alternative	3-12	1100 W 45th St	Austin	78756	Travis County	Texas School For The Blind & Visually Impaired	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 206-9167	129			69.0%	45 (34.9%)	16 (12.4%)	59 (45.7%)	5 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	3 (2.3%)								3.6			(n/a)		480025209536
2324	Coastal Horizons Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	1220 Gregory St	Taft	78390	San Patricio County	Erath Excels Academy Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 528-3959	72	3	24		13 (18.1%)	6 (8.3%)	49 (68.1%)	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.8%)	$5,887							3.6	4.1	2355	31		480015912097
2325	Harris County Juvenile Detention Center	Public, Charter, Alternative	4-12	1200 Congress St Ste 6500	Houston	77002	Harris County	Excel Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 222-4354	165	15	11	98.2%	9 (5.5%)	87 (52.7%)	66 (40.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	$14,982							3.6	3.5	2366	41		480004907909
2326	T R U C E Learning Center	Public	6-12	1101 Merritt	Fort Worth	76114	Tarrant County	Castleberry Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 252-2490	27	1	27	96.3%	3 (11.1%)	1 (3.7%)	21 (77.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (7.4%)	$19,467							3.5	20.7	2019	307		481317007446
2327	Daep	Public	6-12	906 Merida St	San Antonio	78207	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 438-6820	75	19	3.9	93.3%	1 (1.3%)	5 (6.7%)	69 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,172							3.5	3.4	2369	42		483873006611
2328	Daep	Public	6-12	342 Cockerell	Abilene	79601	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 794-4150	96	8	12.1	83.3%	15 (15.6%)	25 (26.0%)	46 (47.9%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (8.3%)	$8,071							3.5			(n/a)		480744007449
2329	Int'l Newcomer Academy	Public	6-9	4801 Eastline Dr	Fort Worth	76119	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-5600	429	25	16.9	98.4%	52 (12.1%)	33 (7.7%)	317 (73.9%)	24 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$9,184							3.4	3.3	2372	43		481970005395
2330	Taylor County Learning Center	Public	6-12	2002 Jameson St	Abilene	79603	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 794-4150	26			57.7%	4 (15.4%)	5 (19.2%)	16 (61.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.8%)	$25,405							3.3			(n/a)		480744009062