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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
1931	Dallas County Juvenile Justice	Public, Charter	6-12	2600 Lone Star Dr Ste 5	Dallas	75212	Dallas County	Academy For Academic Excellence	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 689-4440	139	28	5	100.0%	7 (5.0%)	70 (50.4%)	59 (42.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$19,359	2.7	3.9	1909	22	480009308164
1932	Richard Milburn Academy Fort Worth	Public, Charter	9-12	6785 Camp Bowie Blvd #200	Fort Worth	76116	Tarrant County	Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 731-7627	167	6	26.4	63.5%	30 (18.0%)	62 (37.1%)	70 (41.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	$13,616	2.7	2.2	1981	49	480007509507
1933	Ludi Pena Martin Accelerated Education Center	Public	10-12	605 N Main	Perryton	79070	Ochiltree County	Perryton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 434-0389	13	5	2.6	53.8%	4 (30.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (61.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.7%)	$33,145	2.7	4.3	1903	30	483465009006
1934	Falls Career High School	Public	10-12	1800 Colt Cir	Marble Falls	78654	Burnet County	Marble Falls Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 798-3621	45	6	7.6	71.1%	18 (40.0%)	1 (2.2%)	23 (51.1%)	1 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.4%)	$21,013	2.6	10.2	1786	148	482901010469
1935	Harris County Juvenile Detention Center	Public, Charter, Alternative	4-12	1200 Congress St Ste 6500	Houston	77002	Harris County	Excel Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 222-4354	165	15	11	98.2%	9 (5.5%)	87 (52.7%)	66 (40.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	$14,982	2.6	2.6	1960	25	480004907909
1936	Richard Milburn Alter H S (Killeen)	Public, Charter	9-12	802 N 8th St	Killeen	76541	Bell County	Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 634-4444	136	6	21.1	67.6%	12 (8.8%)	60 (44.1%)	46 (33.8%)	2 (1.5%)	3 (2.2%)	4 (2.9%)	9 (6.6%)	$8,326	2.6	2.3	1974	38	480007508097
1937	Juvenile Detention Center	Public, Alternative	6-11	1001 N Doolittle Rd	Edinburg	78542	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(956) 289-2321	38	8	4.7	94.7%	2 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.6%)	$31,636	2.5	3.4	1920	17	481818006693
1938	Winfree Academy Charter School Dallas	Public, Charter	9-12	2550 Beckleymeade Ave Ste 150	Dallas	75237	Dallas County	Winfree Academy Charter Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 930-5199	245	4	55.6		5 (2.0%)	128 (52.2%)	107 (43.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$7,323	2.5	2.8	1952	14	480020211380
1939	Richard Milburn Academy Corpus Christi	Public, Charter	9-12	3512 S Staples St	Corpus Christi	78411	Nueces County	Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 225-4424	237	8	30.9	70.5%	28 (11.8%)	9 (3.8%)	195 (82.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	$8,570	2.5	5.4	1880	59	480007508344
1940	Richard Milburn Academy Houston (Suburban)	Public, Charter	9-12	500 Century Plaza Dr Ste 180	Houston	77073	Harris County	Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 209-3505	157	6	27	92.4%	3 (1.9%)	67 (42.7%)	84 (53.5%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$11,377	2.5	3.6	1917	23	480007513173

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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.
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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
1931	Dallas County Juvenile Justice	Public, Charter	6-12	2600 Lone Star Dr Ste 5	Dallas	75212	Dallas County	Academy For Academic Excellence	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 689-4440	139	28	5	100.0%	7 (5.0%)	70 (50.4%)	59 (42.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$19,359							2.7	3.9	1909	22		480009308164
1932	Richard Milburn Academy Fort Worth	Public, Charter	9-12	6785 Camp Bowie Blvd #200	Fort Worth	76116	Tarrant County	Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 731-7627	167	6	26.4	63.5%	30 (18.0%)	62 (37.1%)	70 (41.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	$13,616							2.7	2.2	1981	49		480007509507
1933	Ludi Pena Martin Accelerated Education Center	Public	10-12	605 N Main	Perryton	79070	Ochiltree County	Perryton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 434-0389	13	5	2.6	53.8%	4 (30.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (61.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.7%)	$33,145							2.7	4.3	1903	30		483465009006
1934	Falls Career High School	Public	10-12	1800 Colt Cir	Marble Falls	78654	Burnet County	Marble Falls Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 798-3621	45	6	7.6	71.1%	18 (40.0%)	1 (2.2%)	23 (51.1%)	1 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.4%)	$21,013							2.6	10.2	1786	148		482901010469
1935	Harris County Juvenile Detention Center	Public, Charter, Alternative	4-12	1200 Congress St Ste 6500	Houston	77002	Harris County	Excel Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 222-4354	165	15	11	98.2%	9 (5.5%)	87 (52.7%)	66 (40.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	$14,982							2.6	2.6	1960	25		480004907909
1936	Richard Milburn Alter H S (Killeen)	Public, Charter	9-12	802 N 8th St	Killeen	76541	Bell County	Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 634-4444	136	6	21.1	67.6%	12 (8.8%)	60 (44.1%)	46 (33.8%)	2 (1.5%)	3 (2.2%)	4 (2.9%)	9 (6.6%)	$8,326							2.6	2.3	1974	38		480007508097
1937	Juvenile Detention Center	Public, Alternative	6-11	1001 N Doolittle Rd	Edinburg	78542	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(956) 289-2321	38	8	4.7	94.7%	2 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.6%)	$31,636							2.5	3.4	1920	17		481818006693
1938	Winfree Academy Charter School Dallas	Public, Charter	9-12	2550 Beckleymeade Ave Ste 150	Dallas	75237	Dallas County	Winfree Academy Charter Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 930-5199	245	4	55.6		5 (2.0%)	128 (52.2%)	107 (43.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$7,323							2.5	2.8	1952	14		480020211380
1939	Richard Milburn Academy Corpus Christi	Public, Charter	9-12	3512 S Staples St	Corpus Christi	78411	Nueces County	Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 225-4424	237	8	30.9	70.5%	28 (11.8%)	9 (3.8%)	195 (82.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	$8,570							2.5	5.4	1880	59		480007508344
1940	Richard Milburn Academy Houston (Suburban)	Public, Charter	9-12	500 Century Plaza Dr Ste 180	Houston	77073	Harris County	Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 209-3505	157	6	27	92.4%	3 (1.9%)	67 (42.7%)	84 (53.5%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$11,377							2.5	3.6	1917	23		480007513173