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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
591	Follett School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	205 E Ivanhoe	Follett	79034	Lipscomb County	Follett Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 653-2301	182	19	9.4	52.2%	118 (64.8%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (28.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.5%)	$10,786							63.2	64.2	576	15		481950001806
592	Samuel Clemens High School	Public	9-12	1001 Elbel Rd	Schertz	78154	Guadalupe County	Schertz-Cibolo-U City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 945-6501	2,589	140	18.5	28.2%	840 (32.4%)	279 (10.8%)	1,262 (48.7%)	45 (1.7%)	6 (0.2%)	7 (0.3%)	150 (5.8%)	$7,835							63.1	65.6	542	50		483948004488
593	Carthage High School	Public	9-12	#1 Bulldog Dr	Carthage	75633	Panola County	Carthage Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 693-2552	785	61	12.8	46.0%	424 (54.0%)	159 (20.3%)	177 (22.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (2.8%)	$11,657							63.1	61.7	645	52		481311000812
594	Irion High School	Public	7-12	301 N 3rd St	Mertzon	76941	Irion County	Irion County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 835-2881	134	19	7.1	26.9%	90 (67.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (32.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$17,466							63.1	62.5	618	24		483036003400
595	Latexo High School	Public	7-12	298 F M 2663	Latexo	75849	Houston County	Latexo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 544-5664	210	24	8.6	45.7%	152 (72.4%)	3 (1.4%)	44 (21.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.8%)	$12,998							63.1	71.5	389	206		482691003035
596	Idea Edinburg College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	2553 Roegiers Rd	Edinburg	78541	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 287-6300	795	47	17	83.0%	28 (3.5%)	6 (0.8%)	755 (95.0%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,263							63	66.1	526	70		480021112500
597	Priddy School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1375 Sh 16 N	Priddy	76870	Mills County	Priddy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 966-3323	119	15	7.7	36.1%	97 (81.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$16,689							63	68.4	468	129		483582004057
598	Farmersville High School	Public	9-12	499 Hwy 78 N	Farmersville	75442	Collin County	Farmersville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 782-7757	765	50	15.3	54.0%	365 (47.7%)	42 (5.5%)	308 (40.3%)	11 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.0%)	$10,594							63	68.8	462	136		481908001777
599	Sabine High School	Public	9-12	5424 Fm 1252 W	Gladewater	75647	Gregg County	Sabine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 984-8587	456	40	11.4	42.8%	312 (68.4%)	14 (3.1%)	109 (23.9%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.5%)	$10,261							63	61.5	652	53		483846004282
600	Ore City High School	Public	9-12	100 Rebel Rd	Ore City	75683	Upshur County	Ore City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 968-3300	220	24	9.1	60.9%	144 (65.5%)	7 (3.2%)	57 (25.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.0%)	$14,869							63	62.7	615	15		483384003770

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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