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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2026 vs 2025)					ID
Rank (of 2009)	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 (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Rank (2025)	Rank Change from 2025	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	ID
411	Yes Prep - North Central	Public, Charter	6-12	13703 Aldine-Westfield Rd	Houston	77039	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 967-8800	1,002	58	17.2	89.4%	7 (0.7%)	16 (1.6%)	971 (96.9%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	$12,328							70.9	77.7	251	160		480020909503
412	Brazos High School	Public	9-12	16621 Hwy 36 S	Wallis	77485	Austin County	Brazos Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 478-6832	317	25	12.5	48.3%	118 (37.2%)	17 (5.4%)	171 (53.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	$12,432							70.9	61.2	638	226		484447005075
413	Alpine High School	Public	9-12	300 E Hendryx	Alpine	79830	Brewster County	Alpine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 837-7710	286	29	9.9	45.1%	94 (32.9%)	1 (0.3%)	185 (64.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$12,627							70.9	74.8	311	102		480795000124
414	Harmony Science Academy-Houston	Public, Charter	9-12	9431 W Sam Houston Pkwy S	Houston	77099	Harris County	Harmony Public Schools - Houston South	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 492-0214	750	47	15.9	77.2%	85 (11.3%)	125 (16.7%)	426 (56.8%)	107 (14.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	$13,506							70.9	72	369	45		480021008804
415	Kingwood Park High School	Public	9-12	4015 Woodland Hills Dr	Kingwood	77339	Harris County	Humble Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 641-6600	1,884	126	14.9	33.2%	989 (52.5%)	166 (8.8%)	622 (33.0%)	36 (1.9%)	7 (0.4%)	11 (0.6%)	53 (2.8%)	$9,917							70.9	65.1	551	136		482391011266
416	Kaufer High School	Public	9-12	203 Seahawk Dr	Riviera	78379	Kleberg County	Riviera Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 296-3101	181	18	10.1	59.1%	46 (25.4%)	1 (0.6%)	131 (72.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.1%)	$12,563							70.9	60.4	659	243		483732004193
417	New Braunfels High School	Public	9-12	2551 Loop 337 N	New Braunfels	78130	Comal County	New Braunfels Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 627-6000	1,990	111	17.9	26.3%	999 (50.2%)	30 (1.5%)	867 (43.6%)	21 (1.1%)	6 (0.3%)	5 (0.3%)	62 (3.1%)	$8,524							70.8	71.5	382	35		483237003591
418	Amarillo High School	Public	9-12	4225 Danbury	Amarillo	79109	Randall County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 326-2000	2,161	136	15.8	31.4%	1,413 (65.4%)	119 (5.5%)	499 (23.1%)	60 (2.8%)	9 (0.4%)	7 (0.3%)	54 (2.5%)	$8,517							70.8	72.8	349	69		480813000142
419	Clyde High School	Public	9-12	500 Hays Rd	Clyde	79510	Callahan County	Clyde Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 893-2161	444	39	11.2	33.3%	344 (77.5%)	4 (0.9%)	77 (17.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.8%)	$11,442							70.7	70.6	401	18		481445000935
420	Garner College And Career Preparatory Academy	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2222 Garner School Rd	Weatherford	76088	Parker County	Garner Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 682-4251	357	35	10.1	53.5%	243 (68.1%)	3 (0.8%)	96 (26.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.6%)	$13,996							70.7			(n/a)		482037002054

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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 17, 2026, 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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