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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
1301	Harmony School Of Innovation - Waco	Public, Charter	6-12	1100 S Valley Mills Dr	Beverly Hills	76711	McLennan County	Harmony Public Schools - North Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 235-0321	614	38	16.1	86.2%	77 (12.5%)	55 (9.0%)	461 (75.1%)	9 (1.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	$11,499							33.8	31.1	1385	84		480029213499
1302	Crane High School	Public	9-12	509 W 8th St	Crane	79731	Crane County	Crane Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(432) 558-1030	347	26	13.3	67.7%	48 (13.8%)	4 (1.2%)	291 (83.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$13,722							33.8	38.6	1207	95		481554001126
1303	Laurel Ridge	Public, Charter	6-12	17720 Corporate Woods Dr	San Antonio	78259	Bexar County	University Of Texas University Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 834-4127	39	4	8.7		14 (35.9%)	3 (7.7%)	19 (48.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (7.7%)	$12,629							33.8	11	1772	469		480007111352
1304	Paschal High School	Public	9-12	3001 Forest Park Blvd	Fort Worth	76110	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-5000	2,127	128	16.6	59.4%	563 (26.5%)	147 (6.9%)	1,329 (62.5%)	40 (1.9%)	8 (0.4%)	3 (0.1%)	37 (1.7%)	$9,138							33.7	34.7	1315	11		481970001897
1305	Pampa High School	Public	9-12	111 E Harvester	Pampa	79065	Gray County	Pampa Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 669-4800	1,012	72	14	51.7%	461 (45.6%)	29 (2.9%)	501 (49.5%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.5%)	$8,520							33.7	31.7	1371	66		483417003800
1306	Uplift Atlas Prep High School	Public, Charter	9-12	4600 Bryan St Bldg 2	Dallas	75204	Dallas County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 821-7325	503	34	14.9	84.9%	4 (0.8%)	39 (7.8%)	456 (90.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	$10,987							33.7	44.9	1054	252		480003012139
1307	Northside High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1101 Quitman	Houston	77009	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 226-4900	1,058	73	14.4	95.6%	10 (0.9%)	168 (15.9%)	874 (82.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	$11,802							33.7	22.9	1568	261		482364002434
1308	Merkel High School	Public	9-12	2000 S 7th St	Merkel	79536	Taylor County	Merkel Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 928-4667	281	36	7.7	43.8%	197 (70.1%)	3 (1.1%)	71 (25.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	$12,853							33.6	35.4	1303	5		483034003396
1309	Klein Forest High School	Public	9-12	11400 Misty Valley Dr	Klein	77066	Harris County	Klein Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 484-4500	3,418	238	14.3	80.1%	76 (2.2%)	682 (20.0%)	2,371 (69.4%)	222 (6.5%)	18 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	47 (1.4%)	$9,306							33.6	28.2	1442	133		482574005522
1310	Reagan County High School	Public	9-12	1111 Twelfth St	Big Lake	76932	Reagan County	Reagan County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 884-3705	229	23	10	53.3%	37 (16.2%)	0 (0.0%)	190 (83.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,697							33.6	38.3	1217	93		483657004101

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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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Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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