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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
1211	Overton High School	Public	6-12	501 E Henderson	Overton	75684	Rusk County	Overton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 834-6143	267	23	11.7	59.2%	187 (70.0%)	24 (9.0%)	35 (13.1%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	15 (5.6%)	$10,500							38.1	36.1	1288	77		483387003772
1212	North Shore Senior High	Public	9-12	353 N Castlegory	Houston	77049	Harris County	Galena Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 386-4100	4,284	266	16.1	87.0%	140 (3.3%)	980 (22.9%)	3,098 (72.3%)	27 (0.6%)	13 (0.3%)	2 (0.0%)	24 (0.6%)	$10,685							38	39.4	1187	25		482025001989
1213	Valley View High School	Public	9-12	802 S Lee St	Valley View	76272	Cooke County	Valley View Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 726-3522	257	26	9.9	24.1%	150 (58.4%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (38.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	$11,930							38	37.7	1237	24		484386004980
1214	Westside High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	14201 Briar Forest	Houston	77077	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 920-8000	2,729	146	18.7	67.1%	344 (12.6%)	863 (31.6%)	1,223 (44.8%)	198 (7.3%)	6 (0.2%)	6 (0.2%)	89 (3.3%)	$8,655							38	47.9	989	225		482364008816
1215	Porter Early College High School	Public	9-12	3500 International Blvd	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 548-7800	1,543	112	13.8	93.3%	11 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1,531 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,772							37.9	34.4	1320	105		481168000642
1216	Edinburg High School	Public	9-12	2600 E Wisconsin	Edinburg	78539	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2400	2,267	168	13.5	84.3%	25 (1.1%)	6 (0.3%)	2,228 (98.3%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.2%)	$11,698							37.9	37.8	1233	17		481818001637
1217	Kountze High School	Public	9-12	1488 Fm 1293	Kountze	77625	Hardin County	Kountze Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 246-3474	328	35	9.3	50.6%	234 (71.3%)	43 (13.1%)	28 (8.5%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.8%)	$13,207							37.8	40.4	1165	52		482592002919
1218	Santa Anna Secondary	Public	7-12	701 Bowie St	Santa Anna	76878	Coleman County	Santa Anna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 348-3137	113	14	8.1	57.5%	74 (65.5%)	6 (5.3%)	27 (23.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.3%)	$14,763							37.8	62.3	626	592		483921004471
1219	Uplift Williams Prep High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1750 Viceroy Dr	Dallas	75235	Dallas County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 276-0352	517	38	13.6	85.3%	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	505 (97.7%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$9,729							37.8	33.7	1333	114		480003012012
1220	Canutillo High School	Public	9-12	6675 S Desert Blvd	El Paso	79932	El Paso County	Canutillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 877-7800	1,443	96	15.1	62.6%	58 (4.0%)	16 (1.1%)	1,352 (93.7%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (0.8%)	$8,881							37.6	37.6	1244	24		481278000772

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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:

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

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.