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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
181	Borden County School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	240 W Kincaid St	Gail	79738	Borden County	Borden County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 756-4450	249	22	11.2		176 (70.7%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (28.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$24,382	82.2	70.2	419	238	481086000552
182	Galena Park Independent School District (Isd) Career & Technical Echs	Public	9-12	5800 Uvalde	Houston	77049	Harris County	Galena Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 459-7198	487	16	29.8	86.2%	20 (4.1%)	21 (4.3%)	443 (91.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$4,708	82.2	78.2	242	60	482025013711
183	Ira School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	6190 W Fm 1606	Ira	79527	Scurry County	Ira Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 573-2628	284	24	11.7	23.6%	206 (72.5%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (26.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$13,822	82.1	68	482	299	482430002708
184	Heritage High School	Public	9-12	14040 Eldorado Pkwy	Frisco	75035	Collin County	Frisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 633-5900	1,996	138	14.4	13.5%	516 (25.9%)	296 (14.8%)	190 (9.5%)	880 (44.1%)	15 (0.8%)	4 (0.2%)	95 (4.8%)	$7,805	82.1	79.2	227	43	482001012192
185	Blanson Cte High School	Public	9-12	311 W Rd	Houston	77038	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 591-4950	1,258	76	16.5	80.4%	22 (1.7%)	115 (9.1%)	1,074 (85.4%)	35 (2.8%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.6%)	$8,843	82	81.2	191	6	480771013733
186	Bowie High School	Public	9-12	4103 W Slaughter Ln	Austin	78749	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-5247	2,876	164	17.5	14.0%	1,617 (56.2%)	72 (2.5%)	891 (31.0%)	136 (4.7%)	11 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	147 (5.1%)	$7,831	81.8	82.4	178	8	480894006508
187	Houston Academy For International Studies	Public, Magnet	9-12	1810 Stuart	Houston	77004	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 942-1430	473	21	22.5	59.2%	42 (8.9%)	116 (24.5%)	291 (61.5%)	12 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	$7,895	81.8	86.7	115	72	482364011263
188	Arlington College And Career High School	Public	9-12	4900 W Arkansas Ln	Arlington	76016	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 515-3550	340	19	17.8	78.2%	31 (9.1%)	66 (19.4%)	230 (67.6%)	7 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	$7,706	81.8	88.6	90	98	480870013677
189	Rock Hill High School	Public	9-12	16061 Coit Rd	Frisco	75035	Collin County	Prosper Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 219-2300	2,442	176	13.8		736 (30.1%)	345 (14.1%)	340 (13.9%)	850 (34.8%)	14 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	155 (6.3%)	$9,835	81.8	80.1	210	21	483600013796
190	Foster High School	Public	9-12	4400 Fm 723	Richmond	77406	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 223-3800	2,747	126	21.8	33.3%	734 (26.7%)	782 (28.5%)	765 (27.8%)	335 (12.2%)	9 (0.3%)	4 (0.1%)	118 (4.3%)	$8,196	81.8	79.8	216	26	482658008559

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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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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
181	Borden County School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	240 W Kincaid St	Gail	79738	Borden County	Borden County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 756-4450	249	22	11.2		176 (70.7%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (28.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$24,382							82.2	70.2	419	238		481086000552
182	Galena Park Independent School District (Isd) Career & Technical Echs	Public	9-12	5800 Uvalde	Houston	77049	Harris County	Galena Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 459-7198	487	16	29.8	86.2%	20 (4.1%)	21 (4.3%)	443 (91.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$4,708							82.2	78.2	242	60		482025013711
183	Ira School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	6190 W Fm 1606	Ira	79527	Scurry County	Ira Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 573-2628	284	24	11.7	23.6%	206 (72.5%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (26.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$13,822							82.1	68	482	299		482430002708
184	Heritage High School	Public	9-12	14040 Eldorado Pkwy	Frisco	75035	Collin County	Frisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 633-5900	1,996	138	14.4	13.5%	516 (25.9%)	296 (14.8%)	190 (9.5%)	880 (44.1%)	15 (0.8%)	4 (0.2%)	95 (4.8%)	$7,805							82.1	79.2	227	43		482001012192
185	Blanson Cte High School	Public	9-12	311 W Rd	Houston	77038	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 591-4950	1,258	76	16.5	80.4%	22 (1.7%)	115 (9.1%)	1,074 (85.4%)	35 (2.8%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.6%)	$8,843							82	81.2	191	6		480771013733
186	Bowie High School	Public	9-12	4103 W Slaughter Ln	Austin	78749	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-5247	2,876	164	17.5	14.0%	1,617 (56.2%)	72 (2.5%)	891 (31.0%)	136 (4.7%)	11 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	147 (5.1%)	$7,831							81.8	82.4	178	8		480894006508
187	Houston Academy For International Studies	Public, Magnet	9-12	1810 Stuart	Houston	77004	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 942-1430	473	21	22.5	59.2%	42 (8.9%)	116 (24.5%)	291 (61.5%)	12 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	$7,895							81.8	86.7	115	72		482364011263
188	Arlington College And Career High School	Public	9-12	4900 W Arkansas Ln	Arlington	76016	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 515-3550	340	19	17.8	78.2%	31 (9.1%)	66 (19.4%)	230 (67.6%)	7 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	$7,706							81.8	88.6	90	98		480870013677
189	Rock Hill High School	Public	9-12	16061 Coit Rd	Frisco	75035	Collin County	Prosper Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 219-2300	2,442	176	13.8		736 (30.1%)	345 (14.1%)	340 (13.9%)	850 (34.8%)	14 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	155 (6.3%)	$9,835							81.8	80.1	210	21		483600013796
190	Foster High School	Public	9-12	4400 Fm 723	Richmond	77406	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 223-3800	2,747	126	21.8	33.3%	734 (26.7%)	782 (28.5%)	765 (27.8%)	335 (12.2%)	9 (0.3%)	4 (0.1%)	118 (4.3%)	$8,196							81.8	79.8	216	26		482658008559