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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
1541	Davis H S Aldine	Public	9-12	12525 Ella Blvd	Houston	77067	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 539-4070	3,184	188	16.9	83.3%	43 (1.4%)	878 (27.6%)	2,168 (68.1%)	44 (1.4%)	8 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (1.4%)	$8,482							23.9	17.3	1664	123		480771012108
1542	Dr L G Pinkston Senior High School	Public	9-12	2815 Bickers St	Dallas	75212	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-2700	1,264	82	15.4	95.3%	19 (1.5%)	300 (23.7%)	919 (72.7%)	8 (0.6%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (0.9%)	$10,160							23.9	14.1	1720	178		481623001331
1543	Live Oak Academy	Public	9-12	4820 Jack C Hays Trl	Buda	78610	Hays County	Hays Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 268-8462	184	12	15.4	49.5%	37 (20.1%)	5 (2.7%)	134 (72.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.8%)	$12,360							23.9	10.7	1775	232		480001008835
1544	Wayside Sci-Technical Middle And High School	Public, Charter	6-12	6405 S Ih 35	Austin	78744	Travis County	Wayside Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 220-9120	554	41	13.5	88.3%	29 (5.2%)	23 (4.2%)	491 (88.6%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	$10,764							23.9	24.4	1542	2		480004412927
1545	Kashmere High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	6900 Wileyvale St	Houston	77028	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 636-6400	655	60	10.9	96.9%	10 (1.5%)	312 (47.6%)	328 (50.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	$19,729							23.7	16.7	1676	131		482364002506
1546	Three Way Jh/High School	Public	7-12	21350 Hwy 67	Stephenville	76401	Erath County	Three Way Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 965-6496	76	10	7.7	67.1%	39 (51.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (48.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,583							23.7	40.1	1173	373		484272004876
1547	KIPP University Prep High School	Public, Charter	9-12	239 Stark St	San Antonio	78204	Bexar County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 290-8720	630	40	15.6	94.4%	17 (2.7%)	23 (3.7%)	584 (92.7%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$10,236							23.7	26.2	1490	57		480026412354
1548	Judson High School	Public	9-12	9142 Fm 78	Converse	78109	Bexar County	Judson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 945-1100	2,498	169	14.7	74.1%	261 (10.4%)	665 (26.6%)	1,411 (56.5%)	37 (1.5%)	2 (0.1%)	11 (0.4%)	111 (4.4%)	$10,409							23.5	20.7	1610	62		482499002789
1549	Connally High School	Public	9-12	900 N Lacy Dr	Waco	76705	McLennan County	Connally Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 296-6700	614	56	11	73.3%	113 (18.4%)	219 (35.7%)	251 (40.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.4%)	$13,107							23.5	21.6	1596	47		481497000992
1550	McCollum High School	Public	9-12	500 W Formosa Blvd	San Antonio	78221	Bexar County	Harlandale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 989-1500	1,502	105	14.3	84.6%	41 (2.7%)	6 (0.4%)	1,448 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	$10,102							23.4	26.6	1482	68		482247002263

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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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