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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
651	Lipan High School	Public	6-12	211 N Kickapoo	Lipan	76462	Hood County	Lipan Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 646-3366	249	26	9.7	47.4%	212 (85.1%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	$10,288							60.8	66.5	517	134		482763003104
652	Troy High School	Public	9-12	205 N Waco Rd	Troy	76579	Bell County	Troy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 938-2561	502	32	15.7	40.8%	316 (62.9%)	9 (1.8%)	153 (30.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.0%)	$9,417							60.8	59.6	692	40		484326004913
653	James Bowie High School	Public	9-12	7497 Us Hwy 67 W	Simms	75574	Bowie County	Simms Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 543-2219	153	19	8.1	58.8%	141 (92.2%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.6%)	$15,256							60.8	55.6	802	149		484032004567
654	Wolfe City High School	Public	9-12	8353 Hwy 34	Wolfe City	75496	Hunt County	Wolfe City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 496-2891	222	21	10.6	55.4%	157 (70.7%)	3 (1.4%)	52 (23.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.6%)	$11,566							60.7	67.2	504	150		484635005280
655	Benjamin School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	303 E Hayes St	Benjamin	79505	Knox County	Benjamin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 459-2231	94	14	6.6	60.6%	48 (51.1%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (46.8%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	$26,290							60.6	39.3	1189	534		480998000468
656	Harker Heights High School	Public	9-12	1001 E Fm 2410	Harker Heights	76548	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 336-0800	2,192	127	17.2	39.8%	577 (26.3%)	568 (25.9%)	681 (31.1%)	88 (4.0%)	10 (0.5%)	37 (1.7%)	231 (10.5%)	$9,708							60.6	51.6	899	243		482566008695
657	La Grange High School	Public	9-12	820 S Vail	La Grange	78945	Fayette County	La Grange Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 968-4800	600	51	11.8	47.8%	301 (50.2%)	45 (7.5%)	232 (38.7%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.7%)	$9,041							60.6	59.7	689	32		482610002933
658	Idea Monterrey Park College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	222 SW 39th St	San Antonio	78237	Bexar County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 239-4200	743	42	17.8	83.7%	34 (4.6%)	12 (1.6%)	687 (92.5%)	6 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,598							60.6	68	481	177		480021113183
659	Kaufer High School	Public	9-12	203 Seahawk Dr	Riviera	78379	Kleberg County	Riviera Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 296-3101	181	18	10.1	59.1%	46 (25.4%)	1 (0.6%)	131 (72.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.1%)	$12,563							60.4	61.5	653	6		483732004193
660	Fort Elliott School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	501 E Wilson	Briscoe	79011	Wheeler County	Fort Elliott Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 375-2454	141	19	7.4		116 (82.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.5%)	$19,420							60.4	77.1	268	392		481140000616

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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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