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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
731	Southland School	Public, Alternative	K-12	190 Eighth St	Southland	79364	Garza County	Southland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 496-2050	132	17	7.9	71.2%	63 (47.7%)	3 (2.3%)	63 (47.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	$17,148							57.6	38.4	1215	484		484089004650
732	Pioneer Technology (Ptaa) Greenville	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	8503 Bldg-B Jack Finney Blvd	Greenville	75402	Hunt County	Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 257-3920	794	49	16.2	50.5%	399 (50.3%)	49 (6.2%)	250 (31.5%)	31 (3.9%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	61 (7.7%)	$7,369							57.5	56.7	769	37		480145113443
733	Canyon High School	Public	9-12	1510 Ih 35 N	New Braunfels	78130	Comal County	Comal Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 221-2400	2,414	152	15.8	32.4%	1,067 (44.2%)	84 (3.5%)	1,144 (47.4%)	33 (1.4%)	6 (0.2%)	11 (0.5%)	69 (2.9%)	$8,664							57.5	57	760	27		481473000967
734	Grape Creek High School	Public	9-12	8834 Grape Creek Rd	San Angelo	76901	Tom Green County	Grape Creek Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 653-1852	334	27	12.2	67.7%	155 (46.4%)	2 (0.6%)	165 (49.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)	$9,862							57.4	63.6	589	145		482160007458
735	Harmony School Of Innovation - El Paso	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	5210 Fairbanks Dr	El Paso	79924	El Paso County	Harmony Public Schools - West Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 757-2929	1,306	80	16.2	76.1%	96 (7.4%)	70 (5.4%)	1,092 (83.6%)	11 (0.8%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	30 (2.3%)	$11,543							57.3	54.6	826	91		480027212339
736	Cuero High School	Public	9-12	920 E Broadway	Cuero	77954	DeWitt County	Cuero Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 275-1900	647	52	12.3	42.0%	278 (43.0%)	46 (7.1%)	304 (47.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.5%)	$10,397							57.3	52	888	152		481596001164
737	Fredericksburg High School	Public	9-12	1107 Hwy 16 S	Fredericksburg	78624	Gillespie County	Fredericksburg Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 997-7551	1,031	78	13.2	51.2%	500 (48.5%)	1 (0.1%)	516 (50.0%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (0.9%)	$10,206							57.2	59.1	704	33		481984001940
738	Bowie High School	Public	9-12	341 E Hwy 287 N	Bowie	76230	Montague County	Bowie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 689-2840	467	35	13.4	39.0%	341 (73.0%)	6 (1.3%)	95 (20.3%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.6%)	$8,137							57.2	61.5	651	87		481099000563
739	Anne Frank Inspire Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	11216 Bandera Rd	San Antonio	78249	Bexar County	Inspire Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 638-5900	608	28	21.7	35.4%	209 (34.4%)	28 (4.6%)	333 (54.8%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.9%)	$13,273							57.2	65.4	549	190		480005313163
740	Cedar Ridge High School	Public	9-12	2801 Gattis School Rd	Round Rock	78664	Williamson County	Round Rock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 704-0100	2,713	162	16.7	32.0%	875 (32.3%)	331 (12.2%)	1,112 (41.0%)	247 (9.1%)	5 (0.2%)	5 (0.2%)	138 (5.1%)	$8,550							57.2	59	712	28		483808011097

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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.