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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
1841	Premier H S - Houston (Sharpstown)	Public, Charter	9-12	6615 Rookin St	Houston	77074	Harris County	Premier High Schools	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(713) 347-1002	91	3	35.1	93.4%	4 (4.4%)	19 (20.9%)	66 (72.5%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	$15,057	6.3	4.6	1899	58	480020722832
1842	Georgetown Behavioral Health Institute	Public, Charter, Alternative	1-12	3101 S Austin Ave	Georgetown	78626	Williamson County	University Of Texas University Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 751-4534	27	3	9.1		12 (44.4%)	5 (18.5%)	10 (37.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,434	6.3	11.2	1769	73	480007113297
1843	Richard Milburn Academy Midland	Public, Charter	9-12	1305 N Midland Dr	Midland	79703	Midland County	Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 203-9829	149	5	30.2	49.7%	25 (16.8%)	6 (4.0%)	117 (78.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$11,290	6.3	3.5	1918	75	480007513433
1844	The Learning Center	Public, Alternative	1-12	20419 Fm 1485	New Caney	77357	Montgomery County	New Caney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 577-2850	102	15	6.6	81.4%	21 (20.6%)	14 (13.7%)	62 (60.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	4 (3.9%)	$19,564	6.2	6.4	1857	13	483240007079
1845	Coles H S And Educational Center	Public	8-12	924 Winnebago St	Corpus Christi	78401	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 878-7380	110	17	6.5	93.6%	4 (3.6%)	3 (2.7%)	101 (91.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	$20,461	6.2	5.9	1865	20	481527006082
1846	Learning Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1601 S Edmonds Ln	Lewisville	75067	Denton County	Lewisville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 713-5185	244	34	7.2	67.2%	42 (17.2%)	61 (25.0%)	124 (50.8%)	8 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.7%)	$40,980	6.1	9.8	1793	53	482730006744
1847	Reach High School	Public	10-12	1101 Merritt	Fort Worth	76114	Tarrant County	Castleberry Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 252-2390	41	4	10.2	87.8%	6 (14.6%)	1 (2.4%)	31 (75.6%)	1 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.9%)	$24,382	5.9	9.6	1797	50	481317007121
1848	Travis Early College High School	Public	9-12	1211 E Oltorf St	Austin	78704	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-2527	1,011	78	13	84.7%	40 (4.0%)	82 (8.1%)	850 (84.1%)	28 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.1%)	$10,936	5.7	7.4	1832	16	480894000360
1849	Lockhart Pride High School	Public	10-12	500 N Pecos	Lockhart	78644	Caldwell County	Lockhart Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 398-0130	66	9	7.4	75.8%	10 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (81.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.0%)	$10,923	5.5	5.6	1875	26	482787021148
1850	Premier High School-Elementary Paso Eastpointe	Public, Charter	9-12	1231 Lee Trevino	El Paso	79907	El Paso County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 316-3663	125	7	17.8	82.4%	4 (3.2%)	1 (0.8%)	120 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,312	5.4	8.2	1823	27	480020713288

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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.
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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
1841	Premier H S - Houston (Sharpstown)	Public, Charter	9-12	6615 Rookin St	Houston	77074	Harris County	Premier High Schools	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(713) 347-1002	91	3	35.1	93.4%	4 (4.4%)	19 (20.9%)	66 (72.5%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	$15,057							6.3	4.6	1899	58		480020722832
1842	Georgetown Behavioral Health Institute	Public, Charter, Alternative	1-12	3101 S Austin Ave	Georgetown	78626	Williamson County	University Of Texas University Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 751-4534	27	3	9.1		12 (44.4%)	5 (18.5%)	10 (37.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,434							6.3	11.2	1769	73		480007113297
1843	Richard Milburn Academy Midland	Public, Charter	9-12	1305 N Midland Dr	Midland	79703	Midland County	Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 203-9829	149	5	30.2	49.7%	25 (16.8%)	6 (4.0%)	117 (78.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$11,290							6.3	3.5	1918	75		480007513433
1844	The Learning Center	Public, Alternative	1-12	20419 Fm 1485	New Caney	77357	Montgomery County	New Caney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 577-2850	102	15	6.6	81.4%	21 (20.6%)	14 (13.7%)	62 (60.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.9%)	$19,564							6.2	6.4	1857	13		483240007079
1845	Coles H S And Educational Center	Public	8-12	924 Winnebago St	Corpus Christi	78401	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 878-7380	110	17	6.5	93.6%	4 (3.6%)	3 (2.7%)	101 (91.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	$20,461							6.2	5.9	1865	20		481527006082
1846	Learning Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1601 S Edmonds Ln	Lewisville	75067	Denton County	Lewisville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 713-5185	244	34	7.2	67.2%	42 (17.2%)	61 (25.0%)	124 (50.8%)	8 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.7%)	$40,980							6.1	9.8	1793	53		482730006744
1847	Reach High School	Public	10-12	1101 Merritt	Fort Worth	76114	Tarrant County	Castleberry Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 252-2390	41	4	10.2	87.8%	6 (14.6%)	1 (2.4%)	31 (75.6%)	1 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.9%)	$24,382							5.9	9.6	1797	50		481317007121
1848	Travis Early College High School	Public	9-12	1211 E Oltorf St	Austin	78704	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-2527	1,011	78	13	84.7%	40 (4.0%)	82 (8.1%)	850 (84.1%)	28 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.1%)	$10,936							5.7	7.4	1832	16		480894000360
1849	Lockhart Pride High School	Public	10-12	500 N Pecos	Lockhart	78644	Caldwell County	Lockhart Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 398-0130	66	9	7.4	75.8%	10 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (81.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.0%)	$10,923							5.5	5.6	1875	26		482787021148
1850	Premier High School-Elementary Paso Eastpointe	Public, Charter	9-12	1231 Lee Trevino	El Paso	79907	El Paso County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 316-3663	125	7	17.8	82.4%	4 (3.2%)	1 (0.8%)	120 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,312							5.4	8.2	1823	27		480020713288