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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
101	Killeen Independent School District (Isd) Early College High School	Public	9-12	51000 Tank Destroyer Blvd	Fort Cavazos	76544	Coryell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 336-0260	960	47	20.2	48.6%	164 (17.1%)	271 (28.2%)	330 (34.4%)	51 (5.3%)	7 (0.7%)	32 (3.3%)	105 (10.9%)	$9,364	87.3	87.8	98	3	482566013234
102	Harlingen School Of Health Professions	Public	8-12	2302 N 21st St	Harlingen	78550	Cameron County	Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(956) 430-4078	448	36	12.5	56.0%	20 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	417 (93.1%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$10,853	87.3	90.9	50	52	482253013014
103	Waxahachie Global High School	Public	9-12	275 Indian Dr	Waxahachie	75165	Ellis County	Waxahachie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 923-4761	369	29	12.9	34.4%	144 (39.0%)	46 (12.5%)	141 (38.2%)	14 (3.8%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	20 (5.4%)	$9,029	87.2	89	78	25	484473011211
104	Gruver High School	Public	9-12	601 Garrett Ave	Gruver	79040	Hansford County	Gruver Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 733-2477	141	21	6.6	31.9%	72 (51.1%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (46.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$14,601	87.2	90.3	60	44	482193002210
105	Harmony School Of Innovation-Sugar Land	Public, Charter	9-12	13738 Old Richmond Rd	Sugar Land	77498	Fort Bend County	Harmony Public Schools - Houston West	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 302-6445	912	53	17.1	56.0%	155 (17.0%)	203 (22.3%)	182 (20.0%)	357 (39.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.5%)	$12,109	87.1	84.8	135	30	480140512741
106	Victory Early College High School	Public	9-12	4141 S Victory St	Houston	77088	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 878-7885	442	22	19.9	80.3%	7 (1.6%)	71 (16.1%)	339 (76.7%)	10 (2.3%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.5%)	$7,234	87.1	87.1	108	2	480771011879
107	Silva Health Magnet	Public	9-12	121 Val Verde St	El Paso	79905	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-7400	544	36	15.1	66.0%	20 (3.7%)	17 (3.1%)	480 (88.2%)	20 (3.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	$9,177	87.1	90.2	61	46	481830003791
108	Rosie Sorrells Education And Social Services High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1201 E Eighth St	Dallas	75203	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-5940	168	16	10.2	79.2%	6 (3.6%)	32 (19.0%)	127 (75.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$20,682	86.9	91	46	62	481623005441
109	The Woodlands High School	Public	9-12	6101 Research Forest Dr	The Woodlands	77381	Montgomery County	Conroe Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 709-1200	4,444	248	17.9	11.9%	2,290 (51.5%)	217 (4.9%)	1,318 (29.7%)	419 (9.4%)	17 (0.4%)	5 (0.1%)	178 (4.0%)	$7,510	86.8	87.5	103	6	481500001007
110	Eastwood Academy	Public	9-12	1315 Dumble	Houston	77023	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 924-1697	365	21	17	71.5%	6 (1.6%)	6 (1.6%)	349 (95.6%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,619	86.7	82.4	179	69	482364007928

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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
101	Killeen Independent School District (Isd) Early College High School	Public	9-12	51000 Tank Destroyer Blvd	Fort Cavazos	76544	Coryell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 336-0260	960	47	20.2	48.6%	164 (17.1%)	271 (28.2%)	330 (34.4%)	51 (5.3%)	7 (0.7%)	32 (3.3%)	105 (10.9%)	$9,364							87.3	87.8	98	3		482566013234
102	Harlingen School Of Health Professions	Public	8-12	2302 N 21st St	Harlingen	78550	Cameron County	Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(956) 430-4078	448	36	12.5	56.0%	20 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	417 (93.1%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$10,853							87.3	90.9	50	52		482253013014
103	Waxahachie Global High School	Public	9-12	275 Indian Dr	Waxahachie	75165	Ellis County	Waxahachie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 923-4761	369	29	12.9	34.4%	144 (39.0%)	46 (12.5%)	141 (38.2%)	14 (3.8%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	20 (5.4%)	$9,029							87.2	89	78	25		484473011211
104	Gruver High School	Public	9-12	601 Garrett Ave	Gruver	79040	Hansford County	Gruver Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 733-2477	141	21	6.6	31.9%	72 (51.1%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (46.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$14,601							87.2	90.3	60	44		482193002210
105	Harmony School Of Innovation-Sugar Land	Public, Charter	9-12	13738 Old Richmond Rd	Sugar Land	77498	Fort Bend County	Harmony Public Schools - Houston West	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 302-6445	912	53	17.1	56.0%	155 (17.0%)	203 (22.3%)	182 (20.0%)	357 (39.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.5%)	$12,109							87.1	84.8	135	30		480140512741
106	Victory Early College High School	Public	9-12	4141 S Victory St	Houston	77088	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 878-7885	442	22	19.9	80.3%	7 (1.6%)	71 (16.1%)	339 (76.7%)	10 (2.3%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.5%)	$7,234							87.1	87.1	108	2		480771011879
107	Silva Health Magnet	Public	9-12	121 Val Verde St	El Paso	79905	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-7400	544	36	15.1	66.0%	20 (3.7%)	17 (3.1%)	480 (88.2%)	20 (3.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	$9,177							87.1	90.2	61	46		481830003791
108	Rosie Sorrells Education And Social Services High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1201 E Eighth St	Dallas	75203	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-5940	168	16	10.2	79.2%	6 (3.6%)	32 (19.0%)	127 (75.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$20,682							86.9	91	46	62		481623005441
109	The Woodlands High School	Public	9-12	6101 Research Forest Dr	The Woodlands	77381	Montgomery County	Conroe Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 709-1200	4,444	248	17.9	11.9%	2,290 (51.5%)	217 (4.9%)	1,318 (29.7%)	419 (9.4%)	17 (0.4%)	5 (0.1%)	178 (4.0%)	$7,510							86.8	87.5	103	6		481500001007
110	Eastwood Academy	Public	9-12	1315 Dumble	Houston	77023	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 924-1697	365	21	17	71.5%	6 (1.6%)	6 (1.6%)	349 (95.6%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,619							86.7	82.4	179	69		482364007928