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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
1181	Texas Connections Academy At Houston	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	3-12	10550 Richmond Ave Houston Tx	Houston	77042	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(281) 661-8293	8,641	280	30.8		3,093 (35.8%)	1,238 (14.3%)	3,332 (38.6%)	499 (5.8%)	36 (0.4%)	21 (0.2%)	422 (4.9%)	$6,717							39.2	44.4	1072	109		482364012363
1182	Nordheim School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	500 N Broadway	Nordheim	78141	DeWitt County	Nordheim Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 938-5211	116	17	6.8	64.7%	58 (50.0%)	2 (1.7%)	53 (45.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.6%)	$19,624							39.2	42.5	1119	63		483288003624
1183	Gold Burg School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	468 Prater Rd	Bowie	76230	Montague County	Gold Burg Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 872-3562	148	14	10.2	57.4%	96 (64.9%)	4 (2.7%)	40 (27.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.4%)	$12,711							39.2	39.6	1183			482097002091
1184	Corrigan-Camden High School	Public	9-12	504 S Home St	Corrigan	75939	Polk County	Corrigan-Camden Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 398-2543	248	22	11.1	65.7%	84 (33.9%)	52 (21.0%)	97 (39.1%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.4%)	$15,076							39.1	41.8	1134	50		481530001098
1185	Fruitvale High School	Public	9-12	141 Vzcr 1901	Fruitvale	75127	Van Zandt County	Fruitvale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 896-4363	99	10	9.9	48.5%	82 (82.8%)	1 (1.0%)	16 (16.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,257							39.1	42.1	1130	55		482007005476
1186	Edinburg North High School	Public	9-12	3101 N Closner	Edinburg	78539	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2500	2,542	180	14.1	80.8%	27 (1.1%)	8 (0.3%)	2,502 (98.4%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	$11,211							39	35.7	1297	111		481818021343
1187	Cooper High School	Public	9-12	3639 Sayles Blvd	Abilene	79605	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 691-1000	1,570	109	14.3	61.4%	532 (33.9%)	240 (15.3%)	682 (43.4%)	30 (1.9%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	80 (5.1%)	$9,668							39	36.8	1268	81		480744000016
1188	Stevens High School	Public	9-12	600 Ellison N	San Antonio	78251	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-6450	2,546	170	14.9	61.1%	237 (9.3%)	167 (6.6%)	2,049 (80.5%)	28 (1.1%)	5 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	57 (2.2%)	$9,190							39	36.9	1263	75		483312010437
1189	East View High School	Public	9-12	4490 E University Ave	Georgetown	78626	Williamson County	Georgetown Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 943-1800	2,206	141	15.6	37.9%	688 (31.2%)	176 (8.0%)	1,157 (52.4%)	65 (2.9%)	10 (0.5%)	3 (0.1%)	107 (4.9%)	$7,407							39	34	1326	137		482060008083
1190	Waller High School	Public	9-12	31213 Waller Spring Creek Rd	Waller	77484	Harris County	Waller Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 372-3654	2,995	176	17	58.6%	792 (26.4%)	348 (11.6%)	1,728 (57.7%)	42 (1.4%)	13 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	70 (2.3%)	$9,487							38.9	38.3	1221	31		484443005073

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