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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
221	Friendswood High School	Public	9-12	702 Greenbriar Dr	Friendswood	77546	Galveston County	Friendswood Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 482-3413	2,014	123	16.3		1,325 (65.8%)	40 (2.0%)	403 (20.0%)	142 (7.1%)	5 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	95 (4.7%)	$9,760	80.3	81.7	188	33	481995001948
222	McCallum High School	Public	9-12	5600 Sunshine Dr	Austin	78756	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-2519	1,897	107	17.7	23.0%	1,076 (56.7%)	104 (5.5%)	582 (30.7%)	41 (2.2%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	88 (4.6%)	$8,511	80.2	80.5	203	19	480894000333
223	Tolar High School	Public	9-12	301 Rock Church Hwy	Tolar	76476	Hood County	Tolar Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 835-4718	272	24	11.1	39.0%	246 (90.4%)	4 (1.5%)	17 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	$8,833	80.1	78.9	232	9	484290004889
224	Marcus High School	Public	9-12	5707 Morriss Rd	Flower Mound	75028	Denton County	Lewisville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 713-5196	2,998	202	14.8	10.1%	1,857 (61.9%)	129 (4.3%)	546 (18.2%)	315 (10.5%)	21 (0.7%)	6 (0.2%)	124 (4.1%)	$8,367	80.1	82.3	182	42	482730005770
225	Boerne High School	Public	9-12	1 Greyhound Ln	Boerne	78006	Kendall County	Boerne Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 357-2200	1,494	89	16.7	18.0%	909 (60.8%)	11 (0.7%)	520 (34.8%)	10 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	41 (2.7%)	$8,311	80.1	77.5	255	30	481071000535
226	Cisco High School	Public	9-12	1300 Pershing	Cisco	76437	Eastland County	Cisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 442-3051	225	25	9	39.1%	181 (80.4%)	2 (0.9%)	38 (16.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$15,690	79.8	83.4	161	65	481407000887
227	Virginia Allred Stacey Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	2460 Kenly Ave Bldg 8265	San Antonio	78236	Bexar County	Lackland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 357-5100	395	41	9.6	11.4%	150 (38.0%)	51 (12.9%)	125 (31.6%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	61 (15.4%)	$15,812	79.8	78.4	239	12	482637006877
228	South Texas Independent School District (Isd) World Scholars	Public, Magnet	9-12	510 S Sugar Rd	Edinburg	78539	Hidalgo County	South Texas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 383-1684	403	31	13.1	61.3%	36 (8.9%)	3 (0.7%)	345 (85.6%)	13 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	$20,102	79.6	89	82	146	483715004181
229	George Ranch High School	Public	9-12	8181 Fm 762	Richmond	77469	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 223-4200	2,337	113	20.6	26.8%	829 (35.5%)	468 (20.0%)	646 (27.6%)	313 (13.4%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	75 (3.2%)	$8,363	79.5	80.2	208	21	482658011891
230	Goldthwaite High School	Public	9-12	1509 Hannah Valley Rd	Goldthwaite	76844	Mills County	Goldthwaite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 648-3081	168	21	7.8	44.6%	110 (65.5%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (30.4%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	$13,028	79.4	73.6	346	116	482100002094

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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
221	Friendswood High School	Public	9-12	702 Greenbriar Dr	Friendswood	77546	Galveston County	Friendswood Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 482-3413	2,014	123	16.3		1,325 (65.8%)	40 (2.0%)	403 (20.0%)	142 (7.1%)	5 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	95 (4.7%)	$9,760							80.3	81.7	188	33		481995001948
222	McCallum High School	Public	9-12	5600 Sunshine Dr	Austin	78756	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-2519	1,897	107	17.7	23.0%	1,076 (56.7%)	104 (5.5%)	582 (30.7%)	41 (2.2%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	88 (4.6%)	$8,511							80.2	80.5	203	19		480894000333
223	Tolar High School	Public	9-12	301 Rock Church Hwy	Tolar	76476	Hood County	Tolar Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 835-4718	272	24	11.1	39.0%	246 (90.4%)	4 (1.5%)	17 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	$8,833							80.1	78.9	232	9		484290004889
224	Marcus High School	Public	9-12	5707 Morriss Rd	Flower Mound	75028	Denton County	Lewisville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 713-5196	2,998	202	14.8	10.1%	1,857 (61.9%)	129 (4.3%)	546 (18.2%)	315 (10.5%)	21 (0.7%)	6 (0.2%)	124 (4.1%)	$8,367							80.1	82.3	182	42		482730005770
225	Boerne High School	Public	9-12	1 Greyhound Ln	Boerne	78006	Kendall County	Boerne Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 357-2200	1,494	89	16.7	18.0%	909 (60.8%)	11 (0.7%)	520 (34.8%)	10 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	41 (2.7%)	$8,311							80.1	77.5	255	30		481071000535
226	Cisco High School	Public	9-12	1300 Pershing	Cisco	76437	Eastland County	Cisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 442-3051	225	25	9	39.1%	181 (80.4%)	2 (0.9%)	38 (16.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$15,690							79.8	83.4	161	65		481407000887
227	Virginia Allred Stacey Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	2460 Kenly Ave Bldg 8265	San Antonio	78236	Bexar County	Lackland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 357-5100	395	41	9.6	11.4%	150 (38.0%)	51 (12.9%)	125 (31.6%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	61 (15.4%)	$15,812							79.8	78.4	239	12		482637006877
228	South Texas Independent School District (Isd) World Scholars	Public, Magnet	9-12	510 S Sugar Rd	Edinburg	78539	Hidalgo County	South Texas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 383-1684	403	31	13.1	61.3%	36 (8.9%)	3 (0.7%)	345 (85.6%)	13 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	$20,102							79.6	89	82	146		483715004181
229	George Ranch High School	Public	9-12	8181 Fm 762	Richmond	77469	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 223-4200	2,337	113	20.6	26.8%	829 (35.5%)	468 (20.0%)	646 (27.6%)	313 (13.4%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	75 (3.2%)	$8,363							79.5	80.2	208	21		482658011891
230	Goldthwaite High School	Public	9-12	1509 Hannah Valley Rd	Goldthwaite	76844	Mills County	Goldthwaite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 648-3081	168	21	7.8	44.6%	110 (65.5%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (30.4%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	$13,028							79.4	73.6	346	116		482100002094