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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
1641	McCamey High School	Public	9-12	1100 S Burleson Ave	McCamey	79752	Upton County	McCamey Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 652-3666	144	15	9.6	48.6%	26 (18.1%)	3 (2.1%)	109 (75.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.8%)	$17,448							18.7	25.4	1510	131		482970003346
1642	Edcouch-Elsa High School	Public	9-12	601 N Yellowjacket Dr	Elsa	78543	Hidalgo County	Edcouch-Elsa Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 262-6074	1,309	106	12.3	93.4%	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1,306 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,489							18.6	18.1	1646	4		481806001602
1643	Harlandale High School	Public	9-12	114 E Gerald Ave	San Antonio	78214	Bexar County	Harlandale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 989-1000	1,652	110	15	79.4%	21 (1.3%)	6 (0.4%)	1,623 (98.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$10,011							18.5	24.7	1532	111		482247002260
1644	Austin High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1700 Dumble	Houston	77023	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 924-1600	1,181	87	13.5	95.5%	16 (1.4%)	81 (6.9%)	1,078 (91.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	$11,475							18.5	15.1	1700	56		482364002393
1645	Marfa Schools	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	400 W Lincoln St	Marfa	79843	Presidio County	Marfa Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 729-5500	194	21	9.1	98.5%	14 (7.2%)	2 (1.0%)	178 (91.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,238							18.4	38.2	1223	422		482904003277
1646	MacArthur High School	Public	9-12	3700 N Mac Arthur Blvd	Irving	75062	Dallas County	Irving Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 600-7200	2,484	155	16	79.7%	174 (7.0%)	431 (17.4%)	1,707 (68.7%)	88 (3.5%)	39 (1.6%)	7 (0.3%)	38 (1.5%)	$8,028							18.4	23	1565	81		482442002733
1647	KIPP Oak Cliff Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	3837 Simpson Stuart Rd	Dallas	75241	Dallas County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 323-4240	340	29	11.7	93.2%	5 (1.5%)	165 (48.5%)	162 (47.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	$12,867							18.2	14.2	1716	69		480026413754
1648	Paint Rock School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	698 S Sims St	Paint Rock	76866	Concho County	Paint Rock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 732-4314	213	20	10.4	77.9%	98 (46.0%)	1 (0.5%)	101 (47.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.6%)	$20,557							18.2	38.4	1211	437		483398003779
1649	Midland High School	Public	8-12	906 W Illinois Ave	Midland	79701	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 240-3000	2,718	143	19	48.9%	531 (19.5%)	163 (6.0%)	1,947 (71.6%)	25 (0.9%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.1%)	46 (1.7%)	$8,344							18.1	17.2	1667	18		483057003447
1650	Milford School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	205 Third Ave	Milford	76670	Ellis County	Milford Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 493-2911	258	23	11.4	64.7%	90 (34.9%)	41 (15.9%)	112 (43.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.8%)	$10,018							18.1	18.2	1645	5		483078003473

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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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