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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
1031	Yes Prep - Northside	Public, Charter	6-12	5215 Jensen Dr	Houston	77026	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 924-0400	948	59	15.9	93.2%	9 (0.9%)	63 (6.6%)	874 (92.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$11,717							45.3	39.4	1184	153		480020912692
1032	Mansfield Summit High School	Public	9-12	1071 W Turner Warnell Rd	Arlington	76001	Tarrant County	Mansfield Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 314-0800	1,772	112	15.8	67.7%	273 (15.4%)	737 (41.6%)	539 (30.4%)	124 (7.0%)	6 (0.3%)	5 (0.3%)	88 (5.0%)	$9,298							45.3	44.6	1063	31		482892009049
1033	Calhoun High School	Public	9-12	201 Sandcrab Blvd	Port Lavaca	77979	Calhoun County	Calhoun County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 552-3775	989	71	13.8	51.1%	231 (23.4%)	11 (1.1%)	685 (69.3%)	51 (5.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.0%)	$10,453							45.2	48.9	962	71		481248000741
1034	Kirbyville High School	Public	9-12	1100 S Margaret	Kirbyville	75956	Jasper County	Kirbyville Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 423-7513	427	37	11.5	46.1%	305 (71.4%)	35 (8.2%)	50 (11.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.0%)	$10,592							45.1	43.9	1088	54		482571002894
1035	Brownwood High School	Public	9-12	2100 Slayden	Brownwood	76801	Brown County	Brownwood Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 646-9549	935	69	13.5	47.3%	428 (45.8%)	49 (5.2%)	424 (45.3%)	5 (0.5%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.7%)	$9,644							45	49.3	953	82		481170000672
1036	Dawson School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	600 Brownfield Hwy	Welch	79377	Dawson County	Dawson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 489-7461	140	13	10.4	65.0%	29 (20.7%)	1 (0.7%)	110 (78.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,538							45	41.6	1146	110		481635001399
1037	Socorro High School	Public	9-12	10150 Alameda Ave	El Paso	79927	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-2000	2,579	153	16.8	84.5%	43 (1.7%)	7 (0.3%)	2,504 (97.1%)	4 (0.2%)	14 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	5 (0.2%)	$8,998							44.9	41	1155	118		484071004619
1038	Central High School	Public	9-12	7622 Us Hwy 69 N	Pollok	75969	Angelina County	Central Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 853-2167	408	35	11.5	54.2%	267 (65.4%)	21 (5.1%)	108 (26.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	$13,018							44.9	49.8	936	102		481350000846
1039	Tornillo High School	Public	9-12	430 D Oil Mill	Tornillo	79853	El Paso County	Tornillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 765-3550	241	20	11.9	94.2%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	241 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,647							44.9	36.7	1270	231		484299004898
1040	Ranchview High School	Public	9-12	8401 Vly Ranch Pkwy E	Irving	75063	Dallas County	Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 968-5000	899	69	13.1	50.2%	75 (8.3%)	328 (36.5%)	251 (27.9%)	199 (22.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (4.8%)	$12,021							44.9	54.5	829	211		481305009190

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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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Educational resources:

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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.