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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
981	Balmorhea Independent School District (Isd) Educational Community	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	403 S San Angelo	Balmorhea	79718	Reeves County	Balmorhea Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 375-2224	146	18	8.1	83.6%	28 (19.2%)	0 (0.0%)	116 (79.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$19,767	47.3	44.4	1070	89	480933000392
982	Denison High School	Public	9-12	4200 N State Hwy 91	Denison	75020	Grayson County	Denison Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 462-7125	1,351	97	13.9	56.6%	727 (53.8%)	125 (9.3%)	335 (24.8%)	18 (1.3%)	19 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	127 (9.4%)	$9,478	47.3	49.1	957	25	481671001433
983	Childress High School	Public	9-12	800 Ave J N W	Childress	79201	Childress County	Childress Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 937-6131	317	32	9.8	46.7%	170 (53.6%)	11 (3.5%)	121 (38.2%)	5 (1.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	$11,437	47.2	68.8	461	522	481386000871
984	Cherokee School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	305 S Indian Ave	Cherokee	76832	San Saba County	Cherokee Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 622-4298	123	19	6.3	66.7%	82 (66.7%)	4 (3.3%)	33 (26.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$15,240	47.2	67.3	500	484	481374000866
985	Rockport-Fulton High School	Public	9-12	1801 Omohundro	Rockport	78382	Aransas County	Rockport-Fulton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 790-2220	918	63	14.4	54.1%	477 (52.0%)	14 (1.5%)	369 (40.2%)	24 (2.6%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	30 (3.3%)	$10,706	47.2	46.5	1017	32	480855000222
986	Harmony School Of Excellence - Laredo	Public, Charter	9-12	4401 San Francisco Ave Bld B	Laredo	78041	Webb County	Harmony Public Schools - South Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 791-0007	671	42	15.9	88.5%	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	670 (99.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,621	47.2	63.9	582	404	480026613428
987	Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco High School	Public	7-12	172 Badger Ln	Ben Bolt	78342	Jim Wells County	Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 664-9822	206	20	10.2	85.0%	14 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	192 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,951	47.1	36.5	1274	287	480987000461
988	Groesbeck High School	Public	9-12	1202 N Ellis	Groesbeck	76642	Limestone County	Groesbeck Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 729-4101	497	39	12.7	58.8%	260 (52.3%)	62 (12.5%)	151 (30.4%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.6%)	$9,957	47.1	42.6	1115	127	482181002202
989	Forney Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	9-12	309 S Bois D'Arc St	Forney	75126	Kaufman County	Forney Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(469) 762-4100	197	10	18.8	22.8%	115 (58.4%)	36 (18.3%)	37 (18.8%)	4 (2.0%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	$4,497	47.1	51.7	897	92	481956023028
990	Van High School	Public	9-12	985 N Maple	Van	75790	Van Zandt County	Van Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 963-8623	768	52	14.8	54.8%	508 (66.1%)	23 (3.0%)	196 (25.5%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.3%)	$9,504	47	63.3	599	391	484392004985

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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.
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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
981	Balmorhea Independent School District (Isd) Educational Community	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	403 S San Angelo	Balmorhea	79718	Reeves County	Balmorhea Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 375-2224	146	18	8.1	83.6%	28 (19.2%)	0 (0.0%)	116 (79.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$19,767							47.3	44.4	1070	89		480933000392
982	Denison High School	Public	9-12	4200 N State Hwy 91	Denison	75020	Grayson County	Denison Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 462-7125	1,351	97	13.9	56.6%	727 (53.8%)	125 (9.3%)	335 (24.8%)	18 (1.3%)	19 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	127 (9.4%)	$9,478							47.3	49.1	957	25		481671001433
983	Childress High School	Public	9-12	800 Ave J N W	Childress	79201	Childress County	Childress Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 937-6131	317	32	9.8	46.7%	170 (53.6%)	11 (3.5%)	121 (38.2%)	5 (1.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	$11,437							47.2	68.8	461	522		481386000871
984	Cherokee School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	305 S Indian Ave	Cherokee	76832	San Saba County	Cherokee Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 622-4298	123	19	6.3	66.7%	82 (66.7%)	4 (3.3%)	33 (26.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$15,240							47.2	67.3	500	484		481374000866
985	Rockport-Fulton High School	Public	9-12	1801 Omohundro	Rockport	78382	Aransas County	Rockport-Fulton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 790-2220	918	63	14.4	54.1%	477 (52.0%)	14 (1.5%)	369 (40.2%)	24 (2.6%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	30 (3.3%)	$10,706							47.2	46.5	1017	32		480855000222
986	Harmony School Of Excellence - Laredo	Public, Charter	9-12	4401 San Francisco Ave Bld B	Laredo	78041	Webb County	Harmony Public Schools - South Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 791-0007	671	42	15.9	88.5%	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	670 (99.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,621							47.2	63.9	582	404		480026613428
987	Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco High School	Public	7-12	172 Badger Ln	Ben Bolt	78342	Jim Wells County	Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 664-9822	206	20	10.2	85.0%	14 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	192 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,951							47.1	36.5	1274	287		480987000461
988	Groesbeck High School	Public	9-12	1202 N Ellis	Groesbeck	76642	Limestone County	Groesbeck Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 729-4101	497	39	12.7	58.8%	260 (52.3%)	62 (12.5%)	151 (30.4%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.6%)	$9,957							47.1	42.6	1115	127		482181002202
989	Forney Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	9-12	309 S Bois D'Arc St	Forney	75126	Kaufman County	Forney Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(469) 762-4100	197	10	18.8	22.8%	115 (58.4%)	36 (18.3%)	37 (18.8%)	4 (2.0%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	$4,497							47.1	51.7	897	92		481956023028
990	Van High School	Public	9-12	985 N Maple	Van	75790	Van Zandt County	Van Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 963-8623	768	52	14.8	54.8%	508 (66.1%)	23 (3.0%)	196 (25.5%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.3%)	$9,504							47	63.3	599	391		484392004985