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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
1051	Florence High School	Public	9-12	401 Fm 970	Florence	76527	Williamson County	Florence Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 793-2495	357	32	11.2	47.1%	165 (46.2%)	2 (0.6%)	176 (49.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.1%)	$13,150							44.6	28.8	1428	377		481932001791
1052	Waltrip High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1900 W 34th St	Houston	77018	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 688-1361	1,615	95	17	79.6%	108 (6.7%)	190 (11.8%)	1,287 (79.7%)	7 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (1.3%)	$9,562							44.6	28.3	1437	385		482364002604
1053	Marshall High School	Public	9-12	8000 Lobo Ln	San Antonio	78240	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-7100	2,634	171	15.3	65.4%	356 (13.5%)	179 (6.8%)	1,764 (67.0%)	174 (6.6%)	5 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	155 (5.9%)	$10,187							44.6	48.4	975	78		483312003711
1054	Chester High School	Public	6-12	273 Yellowjacket Dr	Chester	75936	Tyler County	Chester Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 969-2353	123	14	8.9	42.3%	110 (89.4%)	1 (0.8%)	4 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.5%)	$11,802							44.5	49	961	93		481377000868
1055	Princeton Senior High School	Public	9-12	1000 E Princeton Dr	Princeton	75407	Collin County	Princeton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 952-5400	1,262	75	16.9	62.0%	284 (22.5%)	280 (22.2%)	586 (46.4%)	51 (4.0%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.4%)	54 (4.3%)	$8,991							44.5	41.6	1144	89		483585004059
1056	Chico High School	Public	9-12	263 Fm 2952	Chico	76431	Wise County	Chico Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 644-5783	166	19	8.8	50.0%	97 (58.4%)	2 (1.2%)	57 (34.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.8%)	$12,171							44.4	28.7	1431	375		481380000870
1057	Big Sandy High School	Public	9-12	401 Wildcat Dr	Big Sandy	75755	Upshur County	Big Sandy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 636-5287	191	20	9.3	47.6%	128 (67.0%)	24 (12.6%)	23 (12.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.9%)	$13,839							44.3	39.8	1179	122		481014000470
1058	MacArthur High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	2923 MacArthur View	San Antonio	78217	Bexar County	North East Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(210) 356-7600	2,033	128	15.9	56.8%	374 (18.4%)	147 (7.2%)	1,382 (68.0%)	47 (2.3%)	5 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (3.8%)	$10,615							44.3	43	1107	49		483294003646
1059	Milby High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1601 Broadway	Houston	77012	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 928-7401	2,126	113	18.8	93.9%	10 (0.5%)	76 (3.6%)	2,014 (94.7%)	15 (0.7%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (0.4%)	$8,546							44.3	23.2	1558	499		482364002536
1060	Seguin High School	Public	9-12	7001 Silo Rd	Arlington	76002	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(682) 867-6700	1,554	111	13.9	71.6%	168 (10.8%)	586 (37.7%)	548 (35.3%)	187 (12.0%)	4 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	57 (3.7%)	$11,969							44.3	39.2	1196	136		480870009374

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