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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
1471	Coldspring-Oakhurst High School	Public	9-12	14100 State Hwy 150 W	Coldspring	77331	San Jacinto County	Coldspring-Oakhurst Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 653-1140	492	41	12	59.1%	305 (62.0%)	86 (17.5%)	67 (13.6%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.7%)	$11,864							27	32	1364	107		481452000940
1472	Lancaster High School	Public	9-12	200 E Wintergreen Rd	Lancaster	75134	Dallas County	Lancaster Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 218-1800	2,255	151	14.9	75.9%	33 (1.5%)	1,647 (73.0%)	519 (23.0%)	10 (0.4%)	10 (0.4%)	1 (0.0%)	35 (1.6%)	$6,955							27	22	1587	115		482667003003
1473	Woodsboro High School	Public	6-12	508 Kasten St	Woodsboro	78393	Refugio County	Woodsboro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 543-4518	233	21	10.8	42.5%	95 (40.8%)	7 (3.0%)	129 (55.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$12,305							27	30.2	1404	69		484638005282
1474	Huston Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	680 Peach Orchard Rd	Stephenville	76401	Erath County	Erath Excels Academy Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 965-8883	35	6	5.4	77.1%	27 (77.1%)	1 (2.9%)	6 (17.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)	$18,749							27	46	1028	446		480015908364
1475	Tyler High School	Public	9-12	3535 Lion Ln	Tyler	75702	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-2850	2,148	146	14.7	86.7%	65 (3.0%)	587 (27.3%)	1,462 (68.1%)	4 (0.2%)	7 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (1.1%)	$9,618							26.7	28.2	1440	35		484347004939
1476	Karen Wagner High School	Public	9-12	3000 N Foster Rd	San Antonio	78244	Bexar County	Judson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 662-5000	2,423	154	15.7	76.4%	187 (7.7%)	620 (25.6%)	1,489 (61.5%)	48 (2.0%)	4 (0.2%)	9 (0.4%)	66 (2.7%)	$11,358							26.7	20.5	1614	138		482499010445
1477	Sweetwater High School	Public	9-12	1205 Ragland	Sweetwater	79556	Nolan County	Sweetwater Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 235-4371	553	45	12.3	57.9%	213 (38.5%)	20 (3.6%)	298 (53.9%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.5%)	$10,325							26.7	32.4	1358	119		484203004788
1478	Seguin High School	Public	9-12	1315 E Cedar	Seguin	78155	Guadalupe County	Seguin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 401-8000	2,020	129	15.6	64.5%	452 (22.4%)	84 (4.2%)	1,442 (71.4%)	10 (0.5%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	25 (1.2%)	$9,771							26.7	29.1	1424	54		483969004512
1479	Nimitz High School	Public	9-12	2005 W W Thorne Dr	Houston	77073	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 443-7480	2,651	165	16	78.3%	55 (2.1%)	1,130 (42.6%)	1,371 (51.7%)	20 (0.8%)	11 (0.4%)	14 (0.5%)	50 (1.9%)	$8,713							26.6	22.7	1572	93		480771000063
1480	Huntsville High School	Public	9-12	650 F M 2821 E	Huntsville	77320	Walker County	Huntsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 435-6100	1,882	117	16	68.1%	621 (33.0%)	486 (25.8%)	712 (37.8%)	23 (1.2%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	33 (1.8%)	$9,851							26.6	27.2	1471	9		482403002658

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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