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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
1321	Venus High School	Public	9-12	12 Bulldog Dr	Venus	76084	Johnson County	Venus Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 366-8815	717	47	15.1	76.0%	187 (26.1%)	37 (5.2%)	466 (65.0%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (2.5%)	$9,947							33.2	33.3	1339	18		484401004993
1322	Premier H S-Houston (Champions)	Public, Charter	9-12	3355 Fm 1960 Rd W Ste 1a And	Houston	77068	Harris County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 316-3663	109	7	16.3	74.3%	7 (6.4%)	39 (35.8%)	60 (55.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	$9,247							33	34.1	1323	1		480020713396
1323	Kermit High School	Public	9-12	1000 E Tommy Thompson St	Kermit	79745	Winkler County	Kermit Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 586-1050	395	29	13.7	60.3%	49 (12.4%)	6 (1.5%)	329 (83.3%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$10,424							33	30.7	1396	73		482556002845
1324	Pasadena High School	Public	9-12	206 S Shaver	Pasadena	77506	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 740-0310	2,217	142	15.6	89.6%	61 (2.8%)	36 (1.6%)	2,108 (95.1%)	3 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	7 (0.3%)	$10,158							33	35.6	1299	25		483432003839
1325	Center Point High School	Public	9-12	207 China	Center Point	78010	Kerr County	Center Point Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 353-8142	163	17	9.3	59.5%	54 (33.1%)	1 (0.6%)	105 (64.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$16,081							33	30.5	1398	73		481335000837
1326	Jubilee Brownsville	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4955 Pablo Kisel Blvd	Brownsville	78520	Cameron County	Jubilee Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 509-2690	999	61	16.4	81.9%	19 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	969 (97.0%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	$10,394							32.9	40.7	1160	166		480017913451
1327	David W Carter High School	Public	9-12	1819 W Wheatland Rd	Dallas	75232	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 932-5700	1,097	70	15.7	91.2%	17 (1.5%)	625 (57.0%)	438 (39.9%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.2%)	$12,078							32.8	17.8	1652	325		481623001229
1328	Crowley High School	Public	9-12	1005 W Main St	Crowley	76036	Tarrant County	Crowley Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 297-5810	2,433	175	13.9	70.1%	235 (9.7%)	1,141 (46.9%)	890 (36.6%)	56 (2.3%)	16 (0.7%)	3 (0.1%)	92 (3.8%)	$8,277							32.7	31	1388	60		481591001155
1329	Burkeville School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	231 Cr 2099	Burkeville	75932	Newton County	Burkeville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 565-2201	252	22	11.3	84.5%	163 (64.7%)	73 (29.0%)	11 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	$10,569							32.7	31.6	1373	44		481215000713
1330	Madison High School	Public	9-12	13719 Whiteheather	Houston	77045	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 433-9801	1,588	119	13.3	89.9%	21 (1.3%)	527 (33.2%)	1,006 (63.4%)	16 (1.0%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (0.8%)	$12,197							32.7	20.4	1617	287		482364002530

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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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Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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