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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
1921	Clearfork Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	7820 Hanger Cutoff Rd	Fort Worth	76135	Tarrant County	University Of Texas University Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(570) 954-2465	32	0			21 (65.6%)	3 (9.4%)	6 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.3%)	$15,985	2.9	37.9	1231	690	480007113999
1922	Learn4life	Public, Charter	9-12	1922 S General McMullen	San Antonio	78226	Bexar County	Edgewood Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 898-4078	224			96.4%	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	222 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,043	2.8	8.1	1824	98	481815014175
1923	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	2.8	3.1	1939	16	481119007528
1924	Momentum High School	Public	9-12	14450 Tc Jester Blvd	Houston	77014	Harris County	Spring Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(281) 891-6223	176	23	7.8	90.9%	3 (1.7%)	87 (49.4%)	82 (46.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.1%)	$14,515	2.8	2.7	1956	32	484122012718
1925	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	2.8	2.4	1968	43	483873006611
1926	Devine Learning Academy	Public	9-12	205 W College	Devine	78016	Medina County	Devine Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(830) 851-0711	26			42.3%	7 (26.9%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (69.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$2,020	2.8	3.5	1919	7	481695022885
1927	Texans Can Academy - Carrollton-Farmers Branch	Public, Charter	9-12	2720 Hollandale Ln	Farmers Branch	75234	Dallas County	Texans Can Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 243-2178	214	7	30.9	72.4%	4 (1.9%)	22 (10.3%)	188 (87.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,687	2.8	2.7	1959	32	480001609532
1928	Waco Center For Youth	Public	7-12	3501 N 19th St	Waco	76708	McLennan County	Axtell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 745-5339	69	7	9.8	47.8%	43 (62.3%)	11 (15.9%)	12 (17.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.3%)	$15,404	2.8	16.7	1675	253	480915006358
1929	Lone Star H S Southeast (Tjjd)	Public	5-12	1027 Pvt Rd 2261	Giddings	78942	Lee County	Lone Star School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 542-4522	128				14 (10.9%)	51 (39.8%)	60 (46.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)		2.7	3.2	1929		480143208968
1930	Marshall Early Graduation School	Public	8-12	1202 Evans St	Marshall	75670	Harrison County	Marshall Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 927-8700	71	6	11.2	87.3%	10 (14.1%)	30 (42.3%)	29 (40.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	$12,530	2.7	1.7	1988	58	482916013949

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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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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
1921	Clearfork Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	7820 Hanger Cutoff Rd	Fort Worth	76135	Tarrant County	University Of Texas University Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(570) 954-2465	32	0			21 (65.6%)	3 (9.4%)	6 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.3%)	$15,985							2.9	37.9	1231	690		480007113999
1922	Learn4life	Public, Charter	9-12	1922 S General McMullen	San Antonio	78226	Bexar County	Edgewood Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 898-4078	224			96.4%	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	222 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,043							2.8	8.1	1824	98		481815014175
1923	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							2.8	3.1	1939	16		481119007528
1924	Momentum High School	Public	9-12	14450 Tc Jester Blvd	Houston	77014	Harris County	Spring Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(281) 891-6223	176	23	7.8	90.9%	3 (1.7%)	87 (49.4%)	82 (46.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.1%)	$14,515							2.8	2.7	1956	32		484122012718
1925	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							2.8	2.4	1968	43		483873006611
1926	Devine Learning Academy	Public	9-12	205 W College	Devine	78016	Medina County	Devine Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(830) 851-0711	26			42.3%	7 (26.9%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (69.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$2,020							2.8	3.5	1919	7		481695022885
1927	Texans Can Academy - Carrollton-Farmers Branch	Public, Charter	9-12	2720 Hollandale Ln	Farmers Branch	75234	Dallas County	Texans Can Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 243-2178	214	7	30.9	72.4%	4 (1.9%)	22 (10.3%)	188 (87.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,687							2.8	2.7	1959	32		480001609532
1928	Waco Center For Youth	Public	7-12	3501 N 19th St	Waco	76708	McLennan County	Axtell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 745-5339	69	7	9.8	47.8%	43 (62.3%)	11 (15.9%)	12 (17.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.3%)	$15,404							2.8	16.7	1675	253		480915006358
1929	Lone Star H S Southeast (Tjjd)	Public	5-12	1027 Pvt Rd 2261	Giddings	78942	Lee County	Lone Star School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 542-4522	128				14 (10.9%)	51 (39.8%)	60 (46.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)								2.7	3.2	1929			480143208968
1930	Marshall Early Graduation School	Public	8-12	1202 Evans St	Marshall	75670	Harrison County	Marshall Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 927-8700	71	6	11.2	87.3%	10 (14.1%)	30 (42.3%)	29 (40.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	$12,530							2.7	1.7	1988	58		482916013949