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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
251	Yes Prep - North Central	Public, Charter	6-12	13703 Aldine-Westfield Rd	Houston	77039	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 967-8800	1,002	58	17.2	89.4%	7 (0.7%)	16 (1.6%)	971 (96.9%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	$12,328							77.7	77.8	247	4		480020909503
252	Ischool High At The Woodlands	Public, Charter	9-12	3232 College Park Dr	Conroe	77384	Montgomery County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 316-3663	290	11	26.3	29.0%	118 (40.7%)	22 (7.6%)	113 (39.0%)	13 (4.5%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.9%)	$7,423							77.7	82.6	174	78		480016312926
253	Panhandle High School	Public	9-12	106 W 11th St	Panhandle	79068	Carson County	Panhandle Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 537-3897	201	22	9.2	18.9%	158 (78.6%)	1 (0.5%)	28 (13.9%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.5%)	$13,305							77.7	76.9	277	24		483423003805
254	Holland High School	Public	9-12	100 S Rose Ln	Holland	76534	Bell County	Holland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 657-2523	183	23	7.8	38.3%	121 (66.1%)	4 (2.2%)	50 (27.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.4%)	$12,660							77.7	80.5	201	53		482337002373
255	Idea Quest College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	14001 N Rooth Rd	Edinburg	78541	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 287-1003	667	43	15.5	80.2%	17 (2.5%)	9 (1.3%)	631 (94.6%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,760							77.5	77.2	266	11		480021111947
256	Seymour High School	Public	9-12	300 Stadium Dr	Seymour	76380	Baylor County	Seymour Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 889-2947	157	20	7.6	49.7%	104 (66.2%)	1 (0.6%)	38 (24.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.3%)	$18,951							77.5	79.6	221	35		483978004520
257	Claude Schools	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	500 W 5 St	Claude	79019	Armstrong County	Claude Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 226-2191	297	29	10.2	27.3%	252 (84.8%)	7 (2.4%)	31 (10.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$9,013							77.5	71.8	380	123		481425000900
258	Tomball High School	Public	9-12	30330 Quinn Rd	Tomball	77375	Harris County	Tomball Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 357-3220	3,227	178	18	31.4%	1,502 (46.5%)	197 (6.1%)	1,261 (39.1%)	111 (3.4%)	10 (0.3%)	3 (0.1%)	143 (4.4%)	$7,414							77.5	76.8	279	21		484296004894
259	Impact Early College High School	Public	9-12	1415 Market St	Baytown	77520	Harris County	Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 420-4802	413	17	24.3	64.4%	42 (10.2%)	45 (10.9%)	299 (72.4%)	19 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$6,769							77.3	80.1	211	48		482115012492
260	Wall High School	Public	9-12	8065 Loop 570	Wall	76957	Tom Green County	Wall Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 651-7521	361	36	10.1	15.2%	284 (78.7%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (19.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$9,679							77.3	78.1	243	17		484441005069

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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.