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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
1081	Royse City High School	Public	9-12	700 Fm 2642	Royse City	75189	Hunt County	Royse City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 636-9991	2,834	190	14.9	39.2%	1,111 (39.2%)	478 (16.9%)	1,049 (37.0%)	49 (1.7%)	15 (0.5%)	9 (0.3%)	123 (4.3%)	$9,501							43.1	51.5	901	180		483822004268
1082	Cypress Springs High School	Public	9-12	7909 Fry Rd	Cypress	77433	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 345-3000	2,800	189	14.8	69.4%	188 (6.7%)	1,041 (37.2%)	1,284 (45.9%)	179 (6.4%)	18 (0.6%)	3 (0.1%)	87 (3.1%)	$8,207							43.1	44.2	1078	4		481611007623
1083	Chisholm Trail High School	Public	9-12	3100 NW College Dr	Fort Worth	76179	Tarrant County	Eagle Mt-Saginaw Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 232-7112	2,258	140	16.1	46.4%	595 (26.4%)	413 (18.3%)	1,045 (46.3%)	84 (3.7%)	7 (0.3%)	11 (0.5%)	103 (4.6%)	$7,730							43.1	46.2	1024	59		481770012760
1084	Godley High School	Public	9-12	9501 N Hwy 171	Godley	76044	Johnson County	Godley Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 592-4320	868	62	14	41.4%	486 (56.0%)	38 (4.4%)	311 (35.8%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	27 (3.1%)	$11,577							43.1	36.9	1264	180		482096002090
1085	Matagorda Independent School District (Isd)	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-11	717 Wightman St	Matagorda	77457	Matagorda County	Matagorda Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 863-7693	109	16	6.9	56.9%	52 (47.7%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (48.6%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	$14,262							43	40.3	1172	87		482937003310
1086	Crowell School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	400 E Logan	Crowell	79227	Foard County	Crowell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 684-1403	189	17	11	58.2%	111 (58.7%)	2 (1.1%)	65 (34.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.8%)	$10,900							43	64.4	570	516		481587001153
1087	KIPP Somos Collegiate	Public, Charter	6-12	8915 Callaghan Rd	San Antonio	78230	Bexar County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 544-2791	573	43	13.3	90.2%	32 (5.6%)	37 (6.5%)	479 (83.6%)	19 (3.3%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$12,080							43	35.5	1300	213		480026413986
1088	Llano High School	Public	9-12	2509 S State Hwy 16	Llano	78643	Llano County	Llano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 248-2200	500	46	10.9	61.8%	311 (62.2%)	4 (0.8%)	168 (33.6%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	$9,903							43	45.4	1046	42		482781003121
1089	Van Horn School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	200 W 7th St	Van Horn	79855	Culberson County	Culberson County-Allamoore Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 283-2245	381	33	11.5	78.5%	41 (10.8%)	4 (1.0%)	316 (82.9%)	11 (2.9%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	$15,097							43	40.4	1168	79		481599001171
1090	Clint High School	Public	9-12	13890 Alameda Ave	Clint	79836	El Paso County	Clint Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 926-8300	747	50	14.9	81.8%	21 (2.8%)	5 (0.7%)	707 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.2%)	$10,901							43	49.4	952	138		481443000932

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