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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
1101	Hale Center High School	Public	9-12	411 Owl Dr	Hale Center	79041	Hale County	Hale Center Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 839-2452	174	19	9.1	66.7%	32 (18.4%)	4 (2.3%)	134 (77.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$16,475	42.2	30.7	1395	294	482205002219
1102	West Hardin High School	Public	7-12	39227 Hwy 105	Saratoga	77585	Hardin County	West Hardin County Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 274-5061	254	27	9.4	60.2%	228 (89.8%)	2 (0.8%)	18 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	$12,754	42.2	36.4	1280	178	484500005127
1103	Palacios Junior Senior High School	Public	6-12	3000 Sh 35 Business W	Palacios	77465	Matagorda County	Palacios Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 972-2571	655	59	11.1	69.6%	146 (22.3%)	11 (1.7%)	453 (69.2%)	36 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	$13,869	42.2	42.9	1109	6	483402003782
1104	West Oso High School	Public	9-12	754 Flato Rd	Corpus Christi	78405	Nueces County	West Oso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 806-5960	491	39	12.5	94.7%	5 (1.0%)	50 (10.2%)	434 (88.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$10,429	42.1	41.4	1149	45	484512005147
1105	Karnes City High School	Public	9-12	400 Hwy 123	Karnes City	78118	Karnes County	Karnes City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 780-6300	281	30	9.5	50.9%	50 (17.8%)	6 (2.1%)	219 (77.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$15,062	42.1	40.4	1169	64	482514002803
1106	Cleburne High School	Public	9-12	850 N Nolan River Rd	Cleburne	76033	Johnson County	Cleburne Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 202-1200	1,849	144	12.8	66.6%	788 (42.6%)	70 (3.8%)	850 (46.0%)	9 (0.5%)	10 (0.5%)	39 (2.1%)	83 (4.5%)	$11,420	42.1	40.4	1167	61	481431000917
1107	Ryan High School	Public	9-12	5101 E McKinney	Denton	76208	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 369-3000	2,051	162	12.6	57.9%	575 (28.0%)	410 (20.0%)	936 (45.6%)	42 (2.0%)	11 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	75 (3.7%)	$10,239	42	34.4	1319	212	481674006976
1108	Waxahachie High School	Public	9-12	3001 Us Hwy 287 Bypass	Waxahachie	75167	Ellis County	Waxahachie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 923-4600	3,056	194	15.7	44.4%	1,071 (35.0%)	648 (21.2%)	1,202 (39.3%)	13 (0.4%)	9 (0.3%)	4 (0.1%)	109 (3.6%)	$7,609	42	46.9	1005	103	484473005095
1109	Santa Rosa High School	Public	9-12	102 Jesus R Cruz St	Santa Rosa	78593	Cameron County	Santa Rosa Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 636-9800	291	31	9.3	85.2%	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	287 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,743	41.9	37.4	1251	142	483936004480
1110	Columbus High School	Public	9-12	103 Cardinal Ln	Columbus	78934	Colorado County	Columbus Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 732-5746	524	40	13.1	50.6%	239 (45.6%)	35 (6.7%)	242 (46.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	$12,708	41.9	57.7	743	367	481470000963

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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.
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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
1101	Hale Center High School	Public	9-12	411 Owl Dr	Hale Center	79041	Hale County	Hale Center Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 839-2452	174	19	9.1	66.7%	32 (18.4%)	4 (2.3%)	134 (77.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$16,475							42.2	30.7	1395	294		482205002219
1102	West Hardin High School	Public	7-12	39227 Hwy 105	Saratoga	77585	Hardin County	West Hardin County Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 274-5061	254	27	9.4	60.2%	228 (89.8%)	2 (0.8%)	18 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	$12,754							42.2	36.4	1280	178		484500005127
1103	Palacios Junior Senior High School	Public	6-12	3000 Sh 35 Business W	Palacios	77465	Matagorda County	Palacios Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 972-2571	655	59	11.1	69.6%	146 (22.3%)	11 (1.7%)	453 (69.2%)	36 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	$13,869							42.2	42.9	1109	6		483402003782
1104	West Oso High School	Public	9-12	754 Flato Rd	Corpus Christi	78405	Nueces County	West Oso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 806-5960	491	39	12.5	94.7%	5 (1.0%)	50 (10.2%)	434 (88.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$10,429							42.1	41.4	1149	45		484512005147
1105	Karnes City High School	Public	9-12	400 Hwy 123	Karnes City	78118	Karnes County	Karnes City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 780-6300	281	30	9.5	50.9%	50 (17.8%)	6 (2.1%)	219 (77.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$15,062							42.1	40.4	1169	64		482514002803
1106	Cleburne High School	Public	9-12	850 N Nolan River Rd	Cleburne	76033	Johnson County	Cleburne Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 202-1200	1,849	144	12.8	66.6%	788 (42.6%)	70 (3.8%)	850 (46.0%)	9 (0.5%)	10 (0.5%)	39 (2.1%)	83 (4.5%)	$11,420							42.1	40.4	1167	61		481431000917
1107	Ryan High School	Public	9-12	5101 E McKinney	Denton	76208	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 369-3000	2,051	162	12.6	57.9%	575 (28.0%)	410 (20.0%)	936 (45.6%)	42 (2.0%)	11 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	75 (3.7%)	$10,239							42	34.4	1319	212		481674006976
1108	Waxahachie High School	Public	9-12	3001 Us Hwy 287 Bypass	Waxahachie	75167	Ellis County	Waxahachie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 923-4600	3,056	194	15.7	44.4%	1,071 (35.0%)	648 (21.2%)	1,202 (39.3%)	13 (0.4%)	9 (0.3%)	4 (0.1%)	109 (3.6%)	$7,609							42	46.9	1005	103		484473005095
1109	Santa Rosa High School	Public	9-12	102 Jesus R Cruz St	Santa Rosa	78593	Cameron County	Santa Rosa Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 636-9800	291	31	9.3	85.2%	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	287 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,743							41.9	37.4	1251	142		483936004480
1110	Columbus High School	Public	9-12	103 Cardinal Ln	Columbus	78934	Colorado County	Columbus Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 732-5746	524	40	13.1	50.6%	239 (45.6%)	35 (6.7%)	242 (46.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	$12,708							41.9	57.7	743	367		481470000963