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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
1341	Spring Woods High School	Public	9-12	2045 Gessner	Houston	77080	Harris County	Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 251-3100	2,020	149	13.6	86.9%	122 (6.0%)	85 (4.2%)	1,752 (86.7%)	29 (1.4%)	11 (0.5%)	1 (0.0%)	20 (1.0%)	$9,956							32.5	32.2	1361	20		484110004696
1342	La Feria Early College High School	Public	9-12	901 N Canal St	La Feria	78559	Cameron County	La Feria Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 797-8370	901	69	13	80.9%	18 (2.0%)	2 (0.2%)	881 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,060							32.5	30.1	1406	64		482604002927
1343	Stanton High School	Public	9-12	705 Knooce St	Stanton	79782	Martin County	Stanton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(432) 607-3700	328	27	11.9	40.5%	89 (27.1%)	3 (0.9%)	228 (69.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	$12,395							32.4	40.6	1164	179		484143004740
1344	Leggett High School	Public	7-12	254 E Fm 942	Leggett	77350	Polk County	Leggett Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 398-2412	96	7	13.9	75.0%	55 (57.3%)	14 (14.6%)	26 (27.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,603							32.4	57.9	738	606		482712003049
1345	KIPP Northeast College Preparatory	Public, Charter	9-12	9680 Mesa Dr	Houston	77078	Harris County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 230-0567	614	37	16.6	94.1%	1 (0.2%)	184 (30.0%)	423 (68.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	$9,890							32.4	30.9	1390	45		480026412977
1346	Gorman High School	Public	9-12	114 W Lexington	Gorman	76454	Eastland County	Gorman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 734-3171	87	13	6.6	57.5%	53 (60.9%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (35.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.3%)	1 (1.1%)	$15,660							32.4	48.2	979	367		482127002129
1347	Legacy School Of Sport Sciences	Public, Charter	6-12	2727 Spring Creek Dr	Spring	77373	Harris County	Legacy School Of Sport Sciences	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 396-0837	468	25	18.7		25 (5.3%)	308 (65.8%)	124 (26.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	$8,597							32.3	16.7	1677	330		480145913637
1348	Taylor High School	Public	9-12	7555 Howell Sugar Land Rd	Houston	77083	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 988-3500	2,838	171	16.5	79.4%	103 (3.6%)	705 (24.8%)	1,705 (60.1%)	273 (9.6%)	37 (1.3%)	6 (0.2%)	9 (0.3%)	$6,925							32.3	31.4	1378	30		480783008598
1349	Berkner High School	Public	9-12	1600 E Spring Vly Rd	Richardson	75081	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 593-7000	2,350	168	13.9	55.3%	350 (14.9%)	675 (28.7%)	886 (37.7%)	347 (14.8%)	13 (0.6%)	1 (0.0%)	78 (3.3%)	$11,448							32.2	37.5	1247	102		483702004124
1350	Big Spring High School	Public	9-12	707 E 11th Pl	Big Spring	79720	Howard County	Big Spring Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 264-3641	982	82	11.9	64.2%	219 (22.3%)	55 (5.6%)	668 (68.0%)	14 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.5%)	$10,102							32.1	30.8	1393	43		481020000474

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