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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
351	Clear Lake High School	Public	9-12	2929 Bay Area Blvd	Houston	77058	Harris County	Clear Creek Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 284-1900	2,500	142	17.6		980 (39.2%)	180 (7.2%)	933 (37.3%)	261 (10.4%)	5 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	141 (5.6%)	$8,030	72.7	70.1	424	73	481428000906
352	Northside School	Public, Alternative	K-12	18040 Hwy 283 N	Vernon	76384	Wilbarger County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 552-2551	227	17	13.6	36.6%	148 (65.2%)	1 (0.4%)	59 (26.0%)	3 (1.3%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.7%)	$8,236	72.5	71.3	392	40	483309003728
353	Bullard High School	Public	9-12	1426 S Houston	Bullard	75757	Cherokee County	Bullard Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 894-3272	909	74	12.2	21.6%	740 (81.4%)	40 (4.4%)	91 (10.0%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.4%)	$10,960	72.5	69.5	439	86	481206000703
354	Harmony Science Academy - Carrollton	Public, Charter	6-12	1024 W Rosemeade Pkwy	Carrollton	75007	Denton County	Harmony Public Schools - North Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 394-9560	564	36	15.7	50.7%	60 (10.6%)	79 (14.0%)	265 (47.0%)	142 (25.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.7%)	$11,875	72.4	73.6	344	10	480029213362
355	Whitehouse High School	Public	9-12	901 E Main	Whitehouse	75791	Smith County	Whitehouse Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 839-5551	1,404	106	13.2	38.8%	868 (61.8%)	182 (13.0%)	234 (16.7%)	52 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (4.8%)	$9,462	72.4	76.6	282	73	484560005183
356	Redwater High School	Public	9-12	120 Red River Rd N	Redwater	75573	Bowie County	Redwater Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 671-3421	357	38	9.4	35.3%	322 (90.2%)	12 (3.4%)	9 (2.5%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.5%)	$17,346	72.4	74.7	319	37	483675004109
357	Hudson High School	Public	9-12	6735 Ted Trout Dr	Lufkin	75904	Angelina County	Hudson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 875-9232	783	64	12.2	46.0%	480 (61.3%)	44 (5.6%)	213 (27.2%)	15 (1.9%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.4%)	$10,312	72.4	70.7	409	52	482379002631
358	Lawrence E Elkins High School	Public	9-12	7007 Knights Ct	Missouri City	77459	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-2600	2,848	151	18.8	29.2%	269 (9.4%)	746 (26.2%)	437 (15.3%)	1,281 (45.0%)	15 (0.5%)	4 (0.1%)	96 (3.4%)	$7,650	72.3	71.7	385	27	481965000894
359	H S For Law And Justice	Public, Magnet	9-12	3503 Coyle	Houston	77003	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 867-5100	391	24	16	82.1%	13 (3.3%)	77 (19.7%)	295 (75.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$12,174	72.3	81.8	184	175	482364005745
360	Sharpstown International School	Public, Magnet	6-12	8330 Triola	Houston	77036	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 778-3440	1,352	71	19.1	92.9%	20 (1.5%)	56 (4.1%)	1,177 (87.1%)	96 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	$8,387	72.3	75.6	305	55	482364002584

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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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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
351	Clear Lake High School	Public	9-12	2929 Bay Area Blvd	Houston	77058	Harris County	Clear Creek Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 284-1900	2,500	142	17.6		980 (39.2%)	180 (7.2%)	933 (37.3%)	261 (10.4%)	5 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	141 (5.6%)	$8,030							72.7	70.1	424	73		481428000906
352	Northside School	Public, Alternative	K-12	18040 Hwy 283 N	Vernon	76384	Wilbarger County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 552-2551	227	17	13.6	36.6%	148 (65.2%)	1 (0.4%)	59 (26.0%)	3 (1.3%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.7%)	$8,236							72.5	71.3	392	40		483309003728
353	Bullard High School	Public	9-12	1426 S Houston	Bullard	75757	Cherokee County	Bullard Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 894-3272	909	74	12.2	21.6%	740 (81.4%)	40 (4.4%)	91 (10.0%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.4%)	$10,960							72.5	69.5	439	86		481206000703
354	Harmony Science Academy - Carrollton	Public, Charter	6-12	1024 W Rosemeade Pkwy	Carrollton	75007	Denton County	Harmony Public Schools - North Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 394-9560	564	36	15.7	50.7%	60 (10.6%)	79 (14.0%)	265 (47.0%)	142 (25.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.7%)	$11,875							72.4	73.6	344	10		480029213362
355	Whitehouse High School	Public	9-12	901 E Main	Whitehouse	75791	Smith County	Whitehouse Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 839-5551	1,404	106	13.2	38.8%	868 (61.8%)	182 (13.0%)	234 (16.7%)	52 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (4.8%)	$9,462							72.4	76.6	282	73		484560005183
356	Redwater High School	Public	9-12	120 Red River Rd N	Redwater	75573	Bowie County	Redwater Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 671-3421	357	38	9.4	35.3%	322 (90.2%)	12 (3.4%)	9 (2.5%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.5%)	$17,346							72.4	74.7	319	37		483675004109
357	Hudson High School	Public	9-12	6735 Ted Trout Dr	Lufkin	75904	Angelina County	Hudson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 875-9232	783	64	12.2	46.0%	480 (61.3%)	44 (5.6%)	213 (27.2%)	15 (1.9%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.4%)	$10,312							72.4	70.7	409	52		482379002631
358	Lawrence E Elkins High School	Public	9-12	7007 Knights Ct	Missouri City	77459	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-2600	2,848	151	18.8	29.2%	269 (9.4%)	746 (26.2%)	437 (15.3%)	1,281 (45.0%)	15 (0.5%)	4 (0.1%)	96 (3.4%)	$7,650							72.3	71.7	385	27		481965000894
359	H S For Law And Justice	Public, Magnet	9-12	3503 Coyle	Houston	77003	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 867-5100	391	24	16	82.1%	13 (3.3%)	77 (19.7%)	295 (75.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$12,174							72.3	81.8	184	175		482364005745
360	Sharpstown International School	Public, Magnet	6-12	8330 Triola	Houston	77036	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 778-3440	1,352	71	19.1	92.9%	20 (1.5%)	56 (4.1%)	1,177 (87.1%)	96 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	$8,387							72.3	75.6	305	55		482364002584