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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
1871	Winfree Academy Charter School (Irving)	Public, Charter	9-12	3110 Skyway Cir S	Irving	75038	Dallas County	Winfree Academy Charter Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 251-2010	173	4	39.9		13 (7.5%)	28 (16.2%)	125 (72.3%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.3%)	$8,344							5.5	4.4	1873	2		480020208756
1872	Alter Educational Center	Public	6-12	1299 A Yukon	Odessa	79762	Ector County	Ector County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(432) 456-0049	85	8	11	90.6%	12 (14.1%)	4 (4.7%)	66 (77.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.5%)	$20,140							5.5	4.5	1871	1		481800001596
1873	Galveston County Detention Center	Public	6-12	6101 Attwater	Dickinson	77539	Galveston County	Dickinson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 229-6363	24	3	8.8	16.7%	6 (25.0%)	11 (45.8%)	6 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.2%)	$22							5.5			(n/a)		481707007290
1874	Polytechnic High School	Public	9-12	1300 Conner Ave	Fort Worth	76105	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-0000	1,375	82	16.8	91.3%	25 (1.8%)	199 (14.5%)	1,127 (82.0%)	14 (1.0%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.6%)	$9,494							5.4	5.2	1854	20		481970001901
1875	Texasworks - San Angelo	Public, Charter	9-12	126 S Jackson St	San Angelo	76901	Tom Green County	Texas Works	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(972) 316-3663	39	2	19.5		9 (23.1%)	1 (2.6%)	28 (71.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								5.3			(n/a)		489913623156
1876	Hays Inspire Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	2250 Clovis R Barker Rd	San Marcos	78666	Hays County	Inspire Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 638-5400	24	2	10.8	87.5%	10 (41.7%)	2 (8.3%)	12 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,061							5.3	5	1861	15		480005309121
1877	Calvert School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1007 Hanna St	Calvert	77837	Robertson County	Calvert Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 364-2824	145	17	8.4	92.4%	10 (6.9%)	92 (63.4%)	37 (25.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	5 (3.4%)	$14,128							5.3	8.1	1815	62		481254000756
1878	Quest High School	Public	9-12	702 N Wood St	Burnet	78611	Burnet County	Burnet Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 756-6747	35	4	8.4	65.7%	28 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,101							5.3	13.8	1713	165		481222003287
1879	Ranch Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	3120 Vzcr 2318	Canton	75103	Van Zandt County	Ranch Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 939-8000	64	4	16.8	82.8%	38 (59.4%)	3 (4.7%)	21 (32.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.1%)	$16,648							5.2	10.3	1782	97		480017108398
1880	Joe Dale Sparks Campus	Public	5-12	210 S Woodrow	Denton	76205	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 349-2468	73	15	4.8	41.1%	22 (30.1%)	17 (23.3%)	27 (37.0%)	2 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.8%)	$26,415							5.2	4.2	1877	3		481674003735

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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.
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