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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
301	Shiner High School	Public	7-12	510 Cr 348	Shiner	77984	Lavaca County	Shiner Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 594-3131	311	25	12.4	24.4%	222 (71.4%)	15 (4.8%)	59 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.2%)	$10,868							75.4	79.1	231	70		484011004554
302	Young Women's Steam Research & Preparatory Academy	Public	6-12	2231 Arizona Ave	El Paso	79930	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-4830	443	26	16.8	60.3%	77 (17.4%)	12 (2.7%)	336 (75.8%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.3%)	$10,336							75.3	70.7	408	106		481830013596
303	Cedar Park High School	Public	9-12	2150 Cypress Creek Rd	Cedar Park	78613	Williamson County	Leander Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 570-1200	2,155	141	15.2	11.7%	1,200 (55.7%)	71 (3.3%)	497 (23.1%)	257 (11.9%)	7 (0.3%)	1 (0.0%)	122 (5.7%)	$8,589							75.2	81	194	109		482703008089
304	Great Hearts Northern Oaks	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	17223 Jones Maltsberger Rd	San Antonio	78247	Bexar County	Great Hearts Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 888-9483	1,430	74	19.2	15.7%	688 (48.1%)	23 (1.6%)	578 (40.4%)	99 (6.9%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (2.8%)	$9,427							75.2	79.8	218	86		480144113216
305	Milano High School	Public	9-12	600 N 6th St	Milano	76556	Milam County	Milano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 455-9333	148	22	6.6	45.3%	84 (56.8%)	8 (5.4%)	46 (31.1%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.4%)	$15,951							75.1	69.2	450	145		483069003467
306	Lone Star High School	Public	9-12	2606 Panther Creek Pkwy	Frisco	75034	Denton County	Frisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 633-5300	2,004	131	15.2	15.6%	691 (34.5%)	328 (16.4%)	336 (16.8%)	503 (25.1%)	15 (0.7%)	2 (0.1%)	129 (6.4%)	$8,173							75.1	74.3	326	20		482001012473
307	Lingleville School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	21261 N Fm 219	Lingleville	76461	Erath County	Lingleville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 968-2596	270	25	10.8	40.4%	131 (48.5%)	1 (0.4%)	133 (49.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	$13,978							75	59	713	406		482760003102
308	Mansfield Lake Ridge High School	Public	9-12	101 N Day Miar Rd	Mansfield	76063	Tarrant County	Mansfield Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(682) 314-0400	2,751	157	17.5	32.1%	499 (18.1%)	1,264 (45.9%)	531 (19.3%)	298 (10.8%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	155 (5.6%)	$6,947							75	77.3	265	43		482892011441
309	Rockwall-Heath High School	Public	9-12	801 Laurence Dr	Heath	75032	Rockwall County	Rockwall Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 772-2474	3,072	187	16.4	28.8%	1,465 (47.7%)	419 (13.6%)	903 (29.4%)	109 (3.5%)	36 (1.2%)	2 (0.1%)	138 (4.5%)	$7,248							74.9	73.4	353	44		483765011000
310	Palmer High School	Public	9-12	422 W Jefferson	Palmer	75152	Ellis County	Palmer Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 449-3487	403	27	14.6	46.7%	191 (47.4%)	6 (1.5%)	188 (46.7%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.2%)	$10,863							74.9	71.5	388	78		483411003794

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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.