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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
1711	Big Bend High School	Public, Alternative	K-12	550 Roadrunner Cir	Terlingua	79852	Brewster County	Terlingua Central School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 371-2281	121	15	8	73.6%	21 (17.4%)	1 (0.8%)	99 (81.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,955							14	21.7	1588	123		484239007193
1712	Carter-Riverside High School	Public	9-12	3301 Yucca Ave	Fort Worth	76111	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-9000	1,039	65	15.9	90.7%	46 (4.4%)	39 (3.8%)	926 (89.1%)	17 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.0%)	$10,748							13.9	13.8	1723	11		481970001839
1713	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							13.8	15.1	1699	14		481222003287
1714	Hill Country Youth Ranch	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3522 Junction Hwy	Ingram	78025	Kerr County	Big Springs Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 367-6100	74	8	9.3	70.3%	39 (52.7%)	5 (6.8%)	28 (37.8%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	$16,474							13.8	12.5	1743	29		480022711321
1715	Odessa High School	Public	9-12	1301 N Dotsy	Odessa	79763	Ector County	Ector County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(432) 456-0029	3,814	214	17.8	81.9%	270 (7.1%)	76 (2.0%)	3,421 (89.7%)	19 (0.5%)	5 (0.1%)	6 (0.2%)	17 (0.4%)	$8,279							13.7	12.5	1747	32		481800001587
1716	Spring High School	Public	9-12	19428 Interstate 45 N	Spring	77373	Harris County	Spring Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 891-7000	2,594	129	20	69.0%	167 (6.4%)	1,080 (41.6%)	1,194 (46.0%)	34 (1.3%)	23 (0.9%)	19 (0.7%)	77 (3.0%)	$8,581							13.7	15	1702	14		484122004720
1717	Eastern Hills High School	Public	9-12	5701 Shelton St	Fort Worth	76112	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-4000	1,189	77	15.4	89.2%	48 (4.0%)	523 (44.0%)	552 (46.4%)	20 (1.7%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	41 (3.4%)	$10,300							13.7	12.2	1753	36		481970001857
1718	Hempstead High School	Public	9-12	801 Donoho	Hempstead	77445	Waller County	Hempstead Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 826-3331	462	32	14.5	72.5%	43 (9.3%)	97 (21.0%)	312 (67.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	$11,985							13.6	14.2	1717	1		482292002321
1719	Oak Cliff Faith Family Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	300 W Kiest Blvd	Dallas	75224	Dallas County	Faith Family Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 224-4110	2,670	132	20.1	99.4%	34 (1.3%)	549 (20.6%)	2,057 (77.0%)	4 (0.1%)	4 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (0.8%)	$9,196							13.6	11.3	1768	49		480010513356
1720	Southwest Preparatory Southeast Campus	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	735 S Ww White Rd	San Antonio	78220	Bexar County	Southwest Preparatory School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 333-1403	172	16	10.6	93.0%	10 (5.8%)	35 (20.3%)	120 (69.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.5%)	$11,623							13.5	7.7	1829	109		480006308433

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