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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
1281	Cisco Learning Center	Public	10-12	804 Ave H	Cisco	76437	Eastland County	Cisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 442-4852	12	4	2.9	66.7%	12 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$28,053							34.4	5.5	1877	596		481407009215
1282	Alto High School	Public	9-12	248 Cr 2429	Alto	75925	Cherokee County	Alto Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 858-7110	146	19	7.8	78.1%	37 (25.3%)	43 (29.5%)	51 (34.9%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (8.2%)	$18,502							34.4	56.8	766	516		480798000127
1283	Uplift Hampton Prep High School	Public, Charter	9-12	8915 S Hampton Rd	Dallas	75237	Dallas County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 421-1982	414	31	13.5	82.1%	1 (0.2%)	200 (48.3%)	199 (48.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (3.1%)	$11,433							34.3	28.8	1427	144		480003012200
1284	KIPP East End High School	Public, Charter	9-12	5402 Lawndale St	Houston	77023	Harris County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 879-3100	625	37	16.8	90.7%	4 (0.6%)	42 (6.7%)	570 (91.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	$11,013							34.2	26.5	1484	200		480026414121
1285	Ector High School	Public	6-12	301 S Main	Ector	75439	Fannin County	Ector Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 961-2076	110	13	8.7	49.1%	87 (79.1%)	1 (0.9%)	17 (15.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.6%)	$12,113							34.2	33.8	1332	47		481803001599
1286	Aransas Pass High School	Public	9-12	450 S Ave A	Aransas Pass	78336	San Patricio County	Aransas Pass Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 758-3248	431	34	12.6	65.7%	122 (28.3%)	7 (1.6%)	285 (66.1%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.8%)	$12,220							34.1	38.4	1214	72		480858000224
1287	Moody High School	Public	9-12	11862 S Lonestar Pkwy	Moody	76557	McLennan County	Moody Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 853-3622	216	23	9.4	54.6%	125 (57.9%)	10 (4.6%)	64 (29.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.9%)	$13,374							34.1	44.1	1082	205		483129003516
1288	Caney Creek High School	Public	9-12	13470 F M 1485	Conroe	77306	Montgomery County	Conroe Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 709-2000	2,783	171	16.2	77.4%	719 (25.8%)	153 (5.5%)	1,840 (66.1%)	11 (0.4%)	15 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	43 (1.5%)	$8,979							34.1	36.4	1279	9		481500007401
1289	Jones Futures Academy	Public, Magnet	9-12	7414 St Lo Rd	Houston	77033	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 733-1111	298	25	11.8	94.3%	4 (1.3%)	83 (27.9%)	209 (70.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$15,479							34.1	44.7	1056	233		482364002503
1290	Ray High School	Public	9-12	1002 Texan Trl	Corpus Christi	78411	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-7300	1,578	97	16.2	71.0%	179 (11.3%)	35 (2.2%)	1,311 (83.1%)	33 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	18 (1.1%)	$12,867							34.1	31.4	1379	89		481527001080

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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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Educational resources:

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State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.