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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)	Ranking (2026 vs 2025)	ID
571	N Garland High School	Public	9-12	2109 W Buckingham Rd	Garland	75042	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 675-3120	2,929	168	17.4	71.1%	281 (9.6%)	353 (12.1%)	1,447 (49.4%)	650 (22.2%)	127 (4.3%)	4 (0.1%)	67 (2.3%)	$8,844	63.8	65.2	546	25	482034002036
572	World Languages Institute	Public	6-12	1066 W Magnolia Ave	Fort Worth	76104	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-2223	520	41	12.8	83.1%	23 (4.4%)	15 (2.9%)	477 (91.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$10,301	63.7	74.3	319	253	481970012991
573	North Hopkins High School	Public	7-12	1994 Fm 71 W	Sulphur Springs	75482	Hopkins County	North Hopkins Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 945-2192	231	24	9.8	47.2%	162 (70.1%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (24.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.8%)	$12,439	63.7	48.2	955	382	483297003664
574	Yes Prep - Northside	Public, Charter	6-12	5215 Jensen Dr	Houston	77026	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 924-0400	948	59	15.9	93.2%	9 (0.9%)	63 (6.6%)	874 (92.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$11,717	63.7	45.3	1031	457	480020912692
575	Huntington High School	Public	9-12	1105 N 5th St	Huntington	75949	Angelina County	Huntington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 876-4150	485	39	12.5	41.0%	404 (83.3%)	17 (3.5%)	40 (8.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.9%)	$8,849	63.6	58.7	707	132	482400002654
576	Central High School	Public	9-12	9450 Ray White Rd	Keller	76244	Tarrant County	Keller Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 744-2000	2,410	149	16.1	31.1%	1,076 (44.6%)	333 (13.8%)	622 (25.8%)	201 (8.3%)	3 (0.1%)	6 (0.2%)	169 (7.0%)	$8,250	63.6	64.6	563	13	482526009380
577	Magnolia West High School	Public	9-12	42202 Fm 1774	Magnolia	77355	Montgomery County	Magnolia Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 252-2550	2,356	154	15.3	52.4%	1,133 (48.1%)	69 (2.9%)	1,081 (45.9%)	19 (0.8%)	10 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (1.9%)	$7,683	63.6	56.8	752	175	482874011311
578	Richland High School	Public	9-12	5201 Holiday Ln E	North Richland Hills	76180	Tarrant County	Birdville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 547-7000	2,063	130	15.8	49.5%	844 (40.9%)	239 (11.6%)	743 (36.0%)	85 (4.1%)	11 (0.5%)	3 (0.1%)	138 (6.7%)	$9,200	63.6	64.3	568	10	481023000495
579	Elkhart High School	Public	9-12	9002 S State Hwy 19	Elkhart	75839	Anderson County	Elkhart Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 764-5161	305	32	9.4	44.9%	241 (79.0%)	10 (3.3%)	44 (14.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	$14,246	63.5	76.2	288	291	481839001732
580	Harrold School	Public, Alternative	K-12	18106 Stewart St	Harrold	76364	Wilbarger County	Harrold Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 886-2213	154	15	10	48.1%	91 (59.1%)	7 (4.5%)	42 (27.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.8%)	$12,097	63.5	71.6	378	202	482262002298

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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 17, 2026, 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 (2026 vs 2025)					ID
Rank (of 2009)	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 (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Rank (2025)	Rank Change from 2025	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	ID
571	N Garland High School	Public	9-12	2109 W Buckingham Rd	Garland	75042	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 675-3120	2,929	168	17.4	71.1%	281 (9.6%)	353 (12.1%)	1,447 (49.4%)	650 (22.2%)	127 (4.3%)	4 (0.1%)	67 (2.3%)	$8,844							63.8	65.2	546	25		482034002036
572	World Languages Institute	Public	6-12	1066 W Magnolia Ave	Fort Worth	76104	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-2223	520	41	12.8	83.1%	23 (4.4%)	15 (2.9%)	477 (91.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$10,301							63.7	74.3	319	253		481970012991
573	North Hopkins High School	Public	7-12	1994 Fm 71 W	Sulphur Springs	75482	Hopkins County	North Hopkins Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 945-2192	231	24	9.8	47.2%	162 (70.1%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (24.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.8%)	$12,439							63.7	48.2	955	382		483297003664
574	Yes Prep - Northside	Public, Charter	6-12	5215 Jensen Dr	Houston	77026	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 924-0400	948	59	15.9	93.2%	9 (0.9%)	63 (6.6%)	874 (92.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$11,717							63.7	45.3	1031	457		480020912692
575	Huntington High School	Public	9-12	1105 N 5th St	Huntington	75949	Angelina County	Huntington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 876-4150	485	39	12.5	41.0%	404 (83.3%)	17 (3.5%)	40 (8.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.9%)	$8,849							63.6	58.7	707	132		482400002654
576	Central High School	Public	9-12	9450 Ray White Rd	Keller	76244	Tarrant County	Keller Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 744-2000	2,410	149	16.1	31.1%	1,076 (44.6%)	333 (13.8%)	622 (25.8%)	201 (8.3%)	3 (0.1%)	6 (0.2%)	169 (7.0%)	$8,250							63.6	64.6	563	13		482526009380
577	Magnolia West High School	Public	9-12	42202 Fm 1774	Magnolia	77355	Montgomery County	Magnolia Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 252-2550	2,356	154	15.3	52.4%	1,133 (48.1%)	69 (2.9%)	1,081 (45.9%)	19 (0.8%)	10 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (1.9%)	$7,683							63.6	56.8	752	175		482874011311
578	Richland High School	Public	9-12	5201 Holiday Ln E	North Richland Hills	76180	Tarrant County	Birdville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 547-7000	2,063	130	15.8	49.5%	844 (40.9%)	239 (11.6%)	743 (36.0%)	85 (4.1%)	11 (0.5%)	3 (0.1%)	138 (6.7%)	$9,200							63.6	64.3	568	10		481023000495
579	Elkhart High School	Public	9-12	9002 S State Hwy 19	Elkhart	75839	Anderson County	Elkhart Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 764-5161	305	32	9.4	44.9%	241 (79.0%)	10 (3.3%)	44 (14.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	$14,246							63.5	76.2	288	291		481839001732
580	Harrold School	Public, Alternative	K-12	18106 Stewart St	Harrold	76364	Wilbarger County	Harrold Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 886-2213	154	15	10	48.1%	91 (59.1%)	7 (4.5%)	42 (27.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.8%)	$12,097							63.5	71.6	378	202		482262002298