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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
1361	Buna High School	Public	9-12	711 County Rd 734	Buna	77612	Jasper County	Buna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 994-4811	435	39	11	45.3%	383 (88.0%)	16 (3.7%)	16 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.9%)	$12,398							31.5	45.9	1035	326		481209000705
1362	Poteet High School	Public	9-12	1020 Fm 1470	Poteet	78065	Atascosa County	Poteet Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 742-3522	481	40	11.9	68.4%	47 (9.8%)	5 (1.0%)	425 (88.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	$12,357							31.4	36.6	1271	91		483552004029
1363	Thomas Jefferson High School	Public	9-12	4001 Walnut Hill Ln	Dallas	75229	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-7300	1,516	108	14	97.6%	25 (1.6%)	77 (5.1%)	1,390 (91.7%)	3 (0.2%)	14 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.5%)	$11,731							31.4	28	1448	85		481623001289
1364	Robert M Shoemaker High School	Public	9-12	3302 S Clear Creek Rd	Killeen	76549	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 336-0900	2,165	122	17.7	60.9%	262 (12.1%)	975 (45.0%)	633 (29.2%)	54 (2.5%)	9 (0.4%)	55 (2.5%)	177 (8.2%)	$9,358							31.3	30	1410	46		482566008696
1365	Santa Maria High School	Public	9-12	33316 River Dr	Santa Maria	78592	Cameron County	Santa Maria Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 565-9144	165	23	7	97.6%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	165 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,932							31.3	26	1498	133		483933021157
1366	Wheatley High School	Public	9-12	4801 Providence	Houston	77020	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 671-3900	537	58	9.2	96.5%	3 (0.6%)	289 (53.8%)	241 (44.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$21,380							31.3	17.5	1659	293		482364002611
1367	Rockdale High School	Public	9-12	500 Childress	Rockdale	76567	Milam County	Rockdale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 430-6140	468	43	10.8	53.6%	165 (35.3%)	34 (7.3%)	248 (53.0%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	$11,825							31.2	39.8	1180	187		483759004216
1368	Liberty High School	Public	9-12	2615 Jefferson Dr	Liberty	77575	Liberty County	Liberty Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 336-6483	768	42	18.4	49.6%	338 (44.0%)	85 (11.1%)	317 (41.3%)	8 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.2%)	$9,265							31.2	37.6	1243	125		482745003087
1369	KIPP Austin Collegiate	Public, Charter	9-12	8004 Cameron Rd	Austin	78754	Travis County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 501-3586	847	57	14.9	91.0%	18 (2.1%)	22 (2.6%)	796 (94.0%)	7 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	$11,839							31.1	40.1	1174	195		480026411782
1370	Hitchcock High School	Public	9-12	6629 Fm 2004	Hitchcock	77563	Galveston County	Hitchcock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 316-6544	585	29	20.4	72.0%	109 (18.6%)	248 (42.4%)	204 (34.9%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.9%)	$12,347							31	30.6	1397	27		482331002367

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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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