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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2026 vs 2025)					ID
Rank (of 2009)	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 (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Rank (2025)	Rank Change from 2025	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	ID
1891	Crosswinds Accelerated High School	Public	9-12	1100 N Carrier Pkwy	Grand Prairie	75050	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 522-2950	435	20	21.9	56.1%	32 (7.4%)	50 (11.5%)	345 (79.3%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$8,522							4.8	3.7	1893	2		482142012100
1892	Texasworks - Houston-Champions	Public, Charter	9-12	3355 Cypress Creek Pwky	Houston	77068	Harris County	Texas Works	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(972) 316-3663	12	1	12		0 (0.0%)	7 (58.3%)	5 (41.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								4.7			(n/a)		489913623166
1893	Premier H S - San Angelo	Public, Charter	9-12	126 S Jackson St	San Angelo	76901	Tom Green County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 603-4444	180	9	19.2	68.3%	62 (34.4%)	5 (2.8%)	106 (58.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)	$8,970							4.7	6.6	1834	59		480020713758
1894	Juvenile Detent Center	Public	5-12	122 Golfview	Richmond	77469	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 633-7312	49	5	10.1	69.4%	8 (16.3%)	26 (53.1%)	14 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	$18,792							4.7	10.9	1771	123		482658021244
1895	Challenge Academy	Public	7-12	2015 Alexander Ave	Waco	76708	McLennan County	Waco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 754-0803	52	4	13.4	92.3%	3 (5.8%)	22 (42.3%)	27 (51.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,933							4.6	2.1	1959	64		484428007397
1896	Premier H S - Desoto	Public, Charter	9-12	929 W Belt Line Rd	Desoto	75115	Dallas County	Premier High Schools	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(972) 349-1920	72	4	18	65.3%	1 (1.4%)	44 (61.1%)	26 (36.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	$13,149							4.5	7.4	1822	74		480020722835
1897	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							4.5			(n/a)		481317007446
1898	Triumph Public High Schools-Abilene	Public, Charter	9-12	221 Oak St	Abilene	79602	Taylor County	Triumph Public High Schools-West Texas	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(325) 261-0158	85	4	19.1		19 (22.4%)	7 (8.2%)	53 (62.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (7.1%)								4.3			(n/a)		480010623175
1899	Cedar Crest	Public, Charter	6-12	3500 Interstate 35 Frontage Rd	Belton	76513	Bell County	University Of Texas University Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(915) 238-7028	75	5	13.8		33 (44.0%)	11 (14.7%)	27 (36.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.0%)	$11,889							4.3	12	1752	147		480007113489
1900	Coles H S And Educational Center	Public	8-12	924 Winnebago St	Corpus Christi	78401	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 878-7380	110	17	6.5	93.6%	4 (3.6%)	3 (2.7%)	101 (91.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	$20,461							4.3	6.2	1845	55		481527006082

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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 17, 2026, 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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.