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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
1271	Kilgore High School	Public	9-12	711 N Longview St	Kilgore	75662	Gregg County	Kilgore Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 988-3901	1,167	81	14.3	68.7%	499 (42.8%)	141 (12.1%)	455 (39.0%)	10 (0.9%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (5.1%)	$10,088							34.7	39.9	1177	94		482562002858
1272	Priority Charter Schools Temple	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	7177 Airport Rd	Temple	76502	Bell County	Priority Charter Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 778-8682	218	20	10.9	56.0%	78 (35.8%)	46 (21.1%)	69 (31.7%)	5 (2.3%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	17 (7.8%)	$10,628							34.7	32	1365	93		480007608098
1273	Lufkin High School	Public	9-12	309 Medford Dr	Lufkin	75901	Angelina County	Lufkin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 632-7721	2,026	170	11.9	84.0%	410 (20.2%)	547 (27.0%)	988 (48.8%)	26 (1.3%)	1 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	52 (2.6%)	$10,331							34.6	40.3	1171	102		482855007762
1274	Davinci School For Science And The Arts	Public, Charter	7-12	785 Southwestern Dr	El Paso	79912	El Paso County	Burnham Wood Charter School District	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 584-4024	982	57	17.2	89.9%	22 (2.2%)	8 (0.8%)	947 (96.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	$10,111							34.6	26	1495	221		480003711452
1275	C E Ellison High School	Public	9-12	909 E Elms Rd	Killeen	76542	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 336-0600	1,761	105	16.8	58.7%	199 (11.3%)	764 (43.4%)	560 (31.8%)	51 (2.9%)	4 (0.2%)	42 (2.4%)	141 (8.0%)	$10,717							34.6	31.9	1367	92		482566002866
1276	Holmes High School	Public	9-12	6500 Ingram Rd	San Antonio	78238	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 397-7000	2,422	168	14.4	77.6%	165 (6.8%)	152 (6.3%)	2,009 (82.9%)	50 (2.1%)	6 (0.2%)	5 (0.2%)	35 (1.4%)	$10,036							34.5	33.3	1340	64		483312003701
1277	Newman International At Cedar Hill	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1114 W Fm 1382	Cedar Hill	75104	Dallas County	Newman International Academy Of Arlington	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 207-5061	897	47	18.9	34.0%	126 (14.0%)	363 (40.5%)	344 (38.4%)	33 (3.7%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.6%)	$8,122							34.5	57.1	755	522		480142113295
1278	King High School	Public	9-12	5225 Gollihar Rd	Corpus Christi	78412	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 906-3400	1,279	83	15.3	69.7%	180 (14.1%)	40 (3.1%)	1,024 (80.1%)	15 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (1.5%)	$10,428							34.5	31.5	1375	97		481527001064
1279	Cotulla High School	Public	9-12	310 N Main St	Cotulla	78014	La Salle County	Cotulla Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 879-2374	356	41	8.6	84.6%	15 (4.2%)	2 (0.6%)	333 (93.5%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$21,380							34.5	38.4	1212	67		481540001114
1280	Woodville High School	Public	9-12	700 Eagle Dr	Woodville	75979	Tyler County	Woodville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 283-3714	360	39	9.2	56.4%	189 (52.5%)	87 (24.2%)	45 (12.5%)	3 (0.8%)	6 (1.7%)	2 (0.6%)	28 (7.8%)	$14,080							34.4	45.3	1048	232		484644005286

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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.