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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
1901	Texans Can Academy - Oak Cliff	Public, Charter	9-12	325 W 12th St	Dallas	75208	Dallas County	Texans Can Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 943-2244	523	19	28.2	99.4%	16 (3.1%)	130 (24.9%)	377 (72.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,732	3.3	3.2	1937	36	480001607847
1902	Texans Can Academy - Houston Southwest	Public, Charter	9-12	10914 S Gessner	Houston	77071	Harris County	Texans Can Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 918-4316	410	14	28.3	88.5%	6 (1.5%)	103 (25.1%)	291 (71.0%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	$10,474	3.3	3.3	1925	23	480001613459
1903	Juvenile Detent Center	Public	6-12	600 Mission Rd	San Antonio	78210	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 335-7865	118	14	8.3		9 (7.6%)	22 (18.6%)	85 (72.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$16,611	3.3	2.4	1972	69	483873021101
1904	Team School	Public	9-12	1005 S Anglin	Cleburne	76031	Johnson County	Cleburne Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 202-2160	65	7	8.9	81.5%	34 (52.3%)	1 (1.5%)	27 (41.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.1%)	1 (1.5%)	$19,503	3.3	6.9	1847	57	481431001614
1905	Coastal Horizons Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	1220 Gregory St	Taft	78390	San Patricio County	Erath Excels Academy Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 528-3959	72	3	24		13 (18.1%)	6 (8.3%)	49 (68.1%)	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.8%)	$5,887	3.3	3.1	1941	36	480015912097
1906	Dupre Academy High School	Public	9-12	2008 Ave T	Lubbock	79411	Lubbock County	Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 219-2600	140	12	11.2	88.6%	10 (7.1%)	37 (26.4%)	92 (65.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$27,360	3.2	2.3	1977	71	482850007030
1907	Venture Alter High School	Public	7-12	600 SE Green Oaks Blvd	Arlington	76018	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(682) 867-6400	778	68	11.4	87.3%	71 (9.1%)	101 (13.0%)	565 (72.6%)	29 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.4%)	$10,564	3.2	4.4	1900	7	480870007066
1908	Frederick A Douglass Learning Academy	Public	9-12	1309 Jefferson Ave	Cleveland	77327	Liberty County	Cleveland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 592-7595	129	6	22.3	93.8%	13 (10.1%)	5 (3.9%)	109 (84.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$14,475	3.2	9.4	1802	106	481437012020
1909	Midland Alternative Program	Public	7-12	2101 W Missouri	Midland	79701	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 240-4700	122	14	8.8	73.0%	16 (13.1%)	16 (13.1%)	84 (68.9%)	2 (1.6%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	$103,361	3.2			(n/a)	483057012704
1910	Floresville Alter Center	Public	7-12	335 Alternative Ln	Floresville	78114	Wilson County	Floresville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 393-5368	28	4	7	78.6%	5 (17.9%)	1 (3.6%)	22 (78.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,594	3.2	2.4	1966	56	481935007499

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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.
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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
1901	Texans Can Academy - Oak Cliff	Public, Charter	9-12	325 W 12th St	Dallas	75208	Dallas County	Texans Can Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 943-2244	523	19	28.2	99.4%	16 (3.1%)	130 (24.9%)	377 (72.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,732							3.3	3.2	1937	36		480001607847
1902	Texans Can Academy - Houston Southwest	Public, Charter	9-12	10914 S Gessner	Houston	77071	Harris County	Texans Can Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 918-4316	410	14	28.3	88.5%	6 (1.5%)	103 (25.1%)	291 (71.0%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	$10,474							3.3	3.3	1925	23		480001613459
1903	Juvenile Detent Center	Public	6-12	600 Mission Rd	San Antonio	78210	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 335-7865	118	14	8.3		9 (7.6%)	22 (18.6%)	85 (72.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$16,611							3.3	2.4	1972	69		483873021101
1904	Team School	Public	9-12	1005 S Anglin	Cleburne	76031	Johnson County	Cleburne Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 202-2160	65	7	8.9	81.5%	34 (52.3%)	1 (1.5%)	27 (41.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.1%)	1 (1.5%)	$19,503							3.3	6.9	1847	57		481431001614
1905	Coastal Horizons Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	1220 Gregory St	Taft	78390	San Patricio County	Erath Excels Academy Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 528-3959	72	3	24		13 (18.1%)	6 (8.3%)	49 (68.1%)	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.8%)	$5,887							3.3	3.1	1941	36		480015912097
1906	Dupre Academy High School	Public	9-12	2008 Ave T	Lubbock	79411	Lubbock County	Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 219-2600	140	12	11.2	88.6%	10 (7.1%)	37 (26.4%)	92 (65.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$27,360							3.2	2.3	1977	71		482850007030
1907	Venture Alter High School	Public	7-12	600 SE Green Oaks Blvd	Arlington	76018	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(682) 867-6400	778	68	11.4	87.3%	71 (9.1%)	101 (13.0%)	565 (72.6%)	29 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.4%)	$10,564							3.2	4.4	1900	7		480870007066
1908	Frederick A Douglass Learning Academy	Public	9-12	1309 Jefferson Ave	Cleveland	77327	Liberty County	Cleveland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 592-7595	129	6	22.3	93.8%	13 (10.1%)	5 (3.9%)	109 (84.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$14,475							3.2	9.4	1802	106		481437012020
1909	Midland Alternative Program	Public	7-12	2101 W Missouri	Midland	79701	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 240-4700	122	14	8.8	73.0%	16 (13.1%)	16 (13.1%)	84 (68.9%)	2 (1.6%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	$103,361							3.2			(n/a)		483057012704
1910	Floresville Alter Center	Public	7-12	335 Alternative Ln	Floresville	78114	Wilson County	Floresville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 393-5368	28	4	7	78.6%	5 (17.9%)	1 (3.6%)	22 (78.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,594							3.2	2.4	1966	56		481935007499