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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
211	Glenda Dawson High School	Public	9-12	2050 Cullen Blvd	Pearland	77581	Brazoria County	Pearland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 412-8800	2,569	147	17.4	29.9%	625 (24.3%)	636 (24.8%)	659 (25.7%)	545 (21.2%)	7 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	95 (3.7%)	$7,918							80.9	79.9	214	3		483444011446
212	Taylor High School	Public	9-12	20700 Kingsland Blvd	Katy	77450	Harris County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 237-3100	3,384	209	16.2	41.7%	1,256 (37.1%)	322 (9.5%)	1,186 (35.0%)	481 (14.2%)	5 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	134 (4.0%)	$8,808							80.8	80.5	202	10		482517005518
213	Crawford High School	Public	6-12	200 Pirate Dr	Crawford	76638	McLennan County	Crawford Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 486-2381	318	30	10.5	14.2%	272 (85.5%)	7 (2.2%)	35 (11.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	$11,439							80.8	74.8	318	105		481560001131
214	Smithson Valley High School	Public	9-12	14001 Hwy 46 W	Spring Branch	78070	Comal County	Comal Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 885-1000	2,098	135	15.4	14.4%	1,180 (56.2%)	49 (2.3%)	738 (35.2%)	32 (1.5%)	6 (0.3%)	6 (0.3%)	87 (4.1%)	$9,482							80.7	77.4	259	45		481473000974
215	Ut Tyler University Academy At Tyler	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3900 University Blvd	Tyler	75799	Smith County	Ut Tyler University Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 730-3988	446	31	14.3		274 (61.4%)	30 (6.7%)	94 (21.1%)	16 (3.6%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.7%)	27 (6.1%)	$10,257							80.6	77.4	257	42		480142712768
216	Del Rio Early College High School	Public	9-12	100 Memorial Dr	Del Rio	78840	Val Verde County	San Felipe-Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 778-4416	472	41	11.4	59.7%	16 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	451 (95.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$4,895							80.6	80	212	4		483890013444
217	Rouse High School	Public	9-12	1222 Raider Way	Leander	78641	Williamson County	Leander Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 570-2000	2,260	141	15.9	8.1%	1,033 (45.7%)	82 (3.6%)	433 (19.2%)	579 (25.6%)	5 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	127 (5.6%)	$7,926							80.5	78.5	238	21		482703011944
218	Newcastle School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	505 Washington Ave	Newcastle	76372	Young County	Newcastle Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 846-3531	227	25	9.1	62.1%	186 (81.9%)	1 (0.4%)	32 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.5%)	$10,435							80.5	64.8	562	344		483270011372
219	Mason High School	Public	9-12	1105 W College Ave	Mason	76856	Mason County	Mason Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 347-1122	192	24	7.8	41.1%	139 (72.4%)	1 (0.5%)	51 (26.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$16,328							80.5	82.3	181	38		482928003307
220	Midway High School	Public	9-12	8200 Mars Dr	Waco	76712	McLennan County	Midway Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 761-5650	2,687	166	16.2	30.3%	1,407 (52.4%)	329 (12.2%)	688 (25.6%)	126 (4.7%)	5 (0.2%)	7 (0.3%)	125 (4.7%)	$7,248							80.5	77.9	245	25		483064003463

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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