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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
1311	Bastrop High School	Public	9-12	1614 Chambers St	Bastrop	78602	Bastrop County	Bastrop Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 772-7200	1,767	110	16.1	49.1%	486 (27.5%)	76 (4.3%)	1,133 (64.1%)	12 (0.7%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	56 (3.2%)	$8,690							33.6	37.9	1232	79		480957000409
1312	Aim College & Career Prep	Public	8-12	5200 Ave N 1/2	Galveston	77550	Galveston County	Galveston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 761-6302	101	11	9.2	91.1%	23 (22.8%)	31 (30.7%)	42 (41.6%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.0%)	$16,604							33.5	35.7	1295	17		482028012288
1313	Chapel Hill High School	Public	9-12	13172 State Hwy 64 E	Tyler	75707	Smith County	Chapel Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 566-2311	990	77	12.8	79.4%	213 (21.5%)	189 (19.1%)	549 (55.5%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.2%)	$10,785							33.5	37.6	1246	67		481365000859
1314	Uplift Heights Healthcare Institute	Public, Charter	9-12	2650 Canada Dr	Dallas	75212	Dallas County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 442-7094	497	35	14.1	85.3%	3 (0.6%)	57 (11.5%)	425 (85.5%)	10 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,381							33.5	28	1445	131		480003013058
1315	North Crowley High School	Public	9-12	9100 S Hulen	Fort Worth	76123	Tarrant County	Crowley Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 263-1250	2,936	201	14.6	69.9%	185 (6.3%)	1,797 (61.2%)	707 (24.1%)	110 (3.7%)	11 (0.4%)	6 (0.2%)	120 (4.1%)	$8,221							33.5	31.2	1381	66		481591008040
1316	Strawn School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	224 E Walnut	Strawn	76475	Palo Pinto County	Strawn Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 116-5776	172	20	8.7	68.0%	83 (48.3%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (42.4%)	3 (1.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.0%)	$14,364							33.3	15.7	1690	374		484170004759
1317	Premier H S Of Palmview	Public, Charter	9-12	406 W Veterans Blvd	Palmview	78572	Hidalgo County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 584-8458	108	7	16.1	99.1%	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	106 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,627							33.3	31.7	1369	52		480020711464
1318	Bryan Adams H S Leadership Academy	Public	9-12	2101 Millmar Dr	Dallas	75228	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-4900	2,208	149	14.7	92.6%	109 (4.9%)	218 (9.9%)	1,828 (82.8%)	21 (1.0%)	12 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (0.9%)	$9,423							33.3	41.3	1151	167		481623001205
1319	Premont Collegiate High School	Public	6-12	400 S Elaine St	Premont	78375	Jim Wells County	Premont Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 348-3915	387	30	12.9	91.0%	14 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	370 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,917							33.2	16	1684	365		483576004050
1320	Desoto High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	600 Eagle Dr	Desoto	75115	Dallas County	Desoto Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 230-0726	1,936	105	18.3	62.8%	32 (1.7%)	1,377 (71.1%)	455 (23.5%)	8 (0.4%)	9 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (2.8%)	$7,439							33.2	25.9	1500	180		481686001459

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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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