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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
231	Poth High School	Public	9-12	506 N Dickson St	Poth	78147	Wilson County	Poth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 484-3322	275	27	10	32.4%	148 (53.8%)	1 (0.4%)	125 (45.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$10,760							79.2	83.7	154	77		483555004032
232	Harmony School Of Innovation - Dallas	Public, Charter	6-12	8080 W President George Bush	Dallas	75252	Collin County	Harmony Public Schools - North Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 321-0100	539	29	18.6	46.2%	129 (23.9%)	125 (23.2%)	158 (29.3%)	113 (21.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	$11,215							79.1	81.3	190	42		480029212871
233	Texas Technical University K-12	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1901 University Avenue Ste 501	Lubbock	79410	Lubbock County	Texas Technical University K-12	No	No	Yes	No	(806) 834-2238	729	39	18.6		425 (58.3%)	56 (7.7%)	171 (23.5%)	37 (5.1%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	31 (4.3%)								79	77.1	269	36		480148014286
234	Ume Dallas Secondary	Public, Charter	7-12	3838 Spur 408	Dallas	75236	Dallas County	Ume Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(214) 545-6243	688	40	17.3	40.6%	181 (26.3%)	90 (13.1%)	376 (54.7%)	16 (2.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.1%)	$10,006							78.9	77.7	251	17		480142522809
235	Prosper High School	Public	9-12	301 Eagle Dr	Prosper	75078	Collin County	Prosper Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 219-2180	3,753	234	16		1,668 (44.4%)	406 (10.8%)	490 (13.1%)	951 (25.3%)	18 (0.5%)	4 (0.1%)	216 (5.8%)	$8,281							78.8	76.6	285	50		483600004064
236	Byron Nelson High School	Public	9-12	2775 Bobcat Blvd	Trophy Club	76262	Denton County	Northwest Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 698-5600	2,969	159	18.7		1,730 (58.3%)	302 (10.2%)	615 (20.7%)	213 (7.2%)	18 (0.6%)	5 (0.2%)	86 (2.9%)	$7,475							78.7	77.3	261	25		483318012019
237	Psja Thomas Jefferson T-Stem Early College High School	Public	9-12	714 E Business Hwy 83	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 784-8525	553	40	13.8	95.5%	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	542 (98.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,193							78.6	79.2	226	11		483486012225
238	Prairie Valley School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	12920 Fm 103	Nocona	76255	Montague County	Prairie Valley Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 825-4425	135	15	9.2	51.1%	100 (74.1%)	1 (0.7%)	20 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (10.4%)	$12,317							78.6	67.3	501	263		483573004044
239	Hartley School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	901 Johnson St	Hartley	79044	Hartley County	Hartley Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 365-4458	236	19	12.1	62.7%	76 (32.2%)	3 (1.3%)	157 (66.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,947							78.6	67.6	491	252		482268002302
240	Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts	Public, Charter	7-12	3901 S Hulen St	Fort Worth	76109	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 924-1482	415	35	11.7		204 (49.2%)	67 (16.1%)	102 (24.6%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (7.7%)	$7,938							78.5	83	168	72		480023109030

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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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