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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
1061	Dawson Pk-12	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	199 N School Ave	Dawson	76639	Navarro County	Dawson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 578-1031	628	39	16.1	63.4%	352 (56.1%)	41 (6.5%)	202 (32.2%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (4.0%)	$11,241							44.2	48.7	966	95		481638001397
1062	Rotan K-12	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	102 N McKinley Ave	Rotan	79546	Fisher County	Rotan Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 735-3041	273	27	10.1	58.2%	102 (37.4%)	14 (5.1%)	144 (52.7%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.7%)	$10,118							44.2	48.1	982	80		483804004245
1063	Pine Tree High School	Public	9-12	1005 W Fairmont St	Longview	75604	Gregg County	Pine Tree Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 295-5031	1,257	92	13.6	58.6%	404 (32.1%)	263 (20.9%)	497 (39.5%)	15 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	74 (5.9%)	$10,363							44.1	42.6	1116	53		483498003932
1064	Monterey High School	Public	9-12	3211 47th St	Lubbock	79413	Lubbock County	Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 219-1900	2,117	137	15.4	66.7%	443 (20.9%)	261 (12.3%)	1,351 (63.8%)	11 (0.5%)	8 (0.4%)	3 (0.1%)	40 (1.9%)	$7,658							44.1	46.6	1012	52		482850010892
1065	Clear View High School	Public	9-12	400 S Walnut	Webster	77598	Harris County	Clear Creek Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 284-1500	190	23	8.3		91 (47.9%)	16 (8.4%)	67 (35.3%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	11 (5.8%)	$18,894							44.1	41.8	1135	70		481428006666
1066	San Saba High School	Public	9-12	808 W Wallace	San Saba	76877	San Saba County	San Saba Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 267-2731	217	23	9.6	73.7%	80 (36.9%)	0 (0.0%)	134 (61.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$13,110							44	51.3	906	160		483903004457
1067	Idea Tres Lagos College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	5200 Tres Lagos Blvd	McAllen	78504	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 287-6900	685	42	16.4	80.6%	39 (5.7%)	6 (0.9%)	631 (92.1%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,550							44	42.6	1118	51		480021113673
1068	Sanford-Fritch High School	Public	9-12	538 Eagle Blvd	Fritch	79036	Hutchinson County	Sanford-Fritch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 397-0159	236	26	9	39.8%	194 (82.2%)	1 (0.4%)	24 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.9%)	$11,944							43.9	42	1131	63		483915004466
1069	May High School	Public	7-12	3400 Cr 411 E	May	76857	Brown County	May Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 259-2131	114	14	8	35.1%	89 (78.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (18.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.5%)	$12,661							43.9	62.2	632	437		482952003319
1070	Hubbard High School	Public	6-12	1803 W Hwy 31	Hubbard	76648	Hill County	Hubbard Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 576-2549	203	25	8.1	52.7%	126 (62.1%)	17 (8.4%)	50 (24.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.4%)	$11,384							43.8	51	915	155		482373002626

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

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