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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
501	Dulles High School	Public	9-12	550 Dulles Ave	Sugar Land	77478	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-5600	2,165	122	17.7	43.7%	287 (13.3%)	445 (20.6%)	496 (22.9%)	844 (39.0%)	9 (0.4%)	4 (0.2%)	80 (3.7%)	$9,238							66.7	65.8	538	37		481965001818
502	Grady School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	3011 State Hwy 176	Lenorah	79749	Martin County	Grady Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 459-2445	241	20	12.1	16.2%	162 (67.2%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (32.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$21,319							66.7	73.4	351	151		482130002131
503	Timber Creek High School	Public	9-12	12350 Timberland Blvd	Fort Worth	76244	Tarrant County	Keller Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 744-2300	2,970	175	16.9	26.8%	1,329 (44.7%)	390 (13.1%)	803 (27.0%)	193 (6.5%)	10 (0.3%)	6 (0.2%)	239 (8.0%)	$7,951							66.7	65.9	536	33		482526011897
504	Maud School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	389 Houston Dr	Maud	75567	Bowie County	Maud Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 585-2219	450	38	11.6	58.2%	351 (78.0%)	25 (5.6%)	34 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.7%)	35 (7.8%)	$10,594							66.6	58.9	717	213		482946003317
505	Lovelady J H High School	Public	7-12	11839 Tx St Hwy 19 S	Lovelady	75851	Houston County	Lovelady Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 636-7636	254	25	9.9	37.0%	190 (74.8%)	23 (9.1%)	30 (11.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	6 (2.4%)	$10,374							66.6	71.8	383	122		482841003170
506	Manvel High School	Public	9-12	19601 Hwy 6	Manvel	77578	Brazoria County	Alvin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 245-2232	2,238	145	15.4	51.1%	208 (9.3%)	921 (41.2%)	895 (40.0%)	142 (6.3%)	9 (0.4%)	3 (0.1%)	60 (2.7%)	$9,440							66.5	59.6	693	187		480809010456
507	Stratford High School	Public	9-12	14555 Fern St	Houston	77079	Harris County	Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 251-3400	2,394	126	19	32.2%	1,119 (46.7%)	246 (10.3%)	806 (33.7%)	141 (5.9%)	7 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (3.1%)	$8,304							66.5	70.5	411	96		484110004698
508	Olney High School	Public	9-12	704 W Grove	Olney	76374	Young County	Olney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 564-5637	183	27	6.7	51.4%	97 (53.0%)	6 (3.3%)	73 (39.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)	$15,153							66.5	65.4	548	40		483363003756
509	Jacksboro High School	Public	9-12	1400 N Main St	Jacksboro	76458	Jack County	Jacksboro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 567-7204	321	32	10.1	68.8%	194 (60.4%)	3 (0.9%)	113 (35.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	$13,529							66.5	58	735	226		482453002746
510	Clifton High School	Public	9-12	1101 N Ave Q	Clifton	76634	Bosque County	Clifton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 675-1845	311	26	11.9	52.7%	174 (55.9%)	6 (1.9%)	117 (37.6%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.6%)	$12,656							66.4	65.6	543	33		481440000931

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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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