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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)	Ranking (2026 vs 2025)	ID
1131	Calhoun High School	Public	9-12	201 Sandcrab Blvd	Port Lavaca	77979	Calhoun County	Calhoun County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 552-3775	989	71	13.8	51.1%	231 (23.4%)	11 (1.1%)	685 (69.3%)	51 (5.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.0%)	$10,453	43.7	45.2	1033	98	481248000741
1132	Plains High School	Public	9-12	811 Cowboy Way	Plains	79355	Yoakum County	Plains Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 456-7401	129	18	7.2	55.8%	42 (32.6%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$16,119	43.7	37.3	1227	95	483504003942
1133	Saginaw High School	Public	9-12	800 N Blue Mound Rd	Saginaw	76131	Tarrant County	Eagle Mt-Saginaw Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 306-0914	2,013	130	15.4	50.2%	478 (23.7%)	456 (22.7%)	776 (38.5%)	202 (10.0%)	7 (0.3%)	4 (0.2%)	90 (4.5%)	$8,334	43.7	45.6	1026	107	481770011031
1134	Palestine High School	Public	9-12	1600 S Loop 256	Palestine	75801	Anderson County	Palestine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 731-8005	1,003	80	12.5	77.5%	275 (27.4%)	210 (20.9%)	458 (45.7%)	9 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (5.0%)	$11,377	43.7	41.6	1119	15	483405003788
1135	Riverside High School	Public	9-12	301 Midway Dr	El Paso	79915	El Paso County	Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 434-7000	952	63	15	86.3%	5 (0.5%)	5 (0.5%)	942 (98.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,175	43.6	44.6	1050	85	484668005337
1136	Roosevelt High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	5110 Walzem Rd	San Antonio	78218	Bexar County	North East Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(210) 356-2200	2,431	154	15.8	71.5%	307 (12.6%)	321 (13.2%)	1,603 (65.9%)	92 (3.8%)	5 (0.2%)	7 (0.3%)	96 (3.9%)	$9,524	43.5	40.7	1144	8	483294003655
1137	Stevens High School	Public	9-12	600 Ellison N	San Antonio	78251	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-6450	2,546	170	14.9	61.1%	237 (9.3%)	167 (6.6%)	2,049 (80.5%)	28 (1.1%)	5 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	57 (2.2%)	$9,190	43.5	39	1188	51	483312010437
1138	Hillcrest High School	Public	9-12	9924 Hillcrest Rd	Dallas	75230	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-6800	1,572	105	15	82.4%	168 (10.7%)	276 (17.6%)	1,074 (68.3%)	20 (1.3%)	10 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (1.5%)	$9,693	43.5	36.1	1254	116	481623001277
1139	North Shore Senior High	Public	9-12	353 N Castlegory	Houston	77049	Harris County	Galena Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 386-4100	4,284	266	16.1	87.0%	140 (3.3%)	980 (22.9%)	3,098 (72.3%)	27 (0.6%)	13 (0.3%)	2 (0.0%)	24 (0.6%)	$10,685	43.4	38	1212	73	482025001989
1140	Three Way Jh/High School	Public	7-12	21350 Hwy 67	Stephenville	76401	Erath County	Three Way Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 965-6496	76	10	7.7	67.1%	39 (51.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (48.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,583	43.4	23.7	1546	406	484272004876

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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
1131	Calhoun High School	Public	9-12	201 Sandcrab Blvd	Port Lavaca	77979	Calhoun County	Calhoun County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 552-3775	989	71	13.8	51.1%	231 (23.4%)	11 (1.1%)	685 (69.3%)	51 (5.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.0%)	$10,453							43.7	45.2	1033	98		481248000741
1132	Plains High School	Public	9-12	811 Cowboy Way	Plains	79355	Yoakum County	Plains Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 456-7401	129	18	7.2	55.8%	42 (32.6%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$16,119							43.7	37.3	1227	95		483504003942
1133	Saginaw High School	Public	9-12	800 N Blue Mound Rd	Saginaw	76131	Tarrant County	Eagle Mt-Saginaw Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 306-0914	2,013	130	15.4	50.2%	478 (23.7%)	456 (22.7%)	776 (38.5%)	202 (10.0%)	7 (0.3%)	4 (0.2%)	90 (4.5%)	$8,334							43.7	45.6	1026	107		481770011031
1134	Palestine High School	Public	9-12	1600 S Loop 256	Palestine	75801	Anderson County	Palestine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 731-8005	1,003	80	12.5	77.5%	275 (27.4%)	210 (20.9%)	458 (45.7%)	9 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (5.0%)	$11,377							43.7	41.6	1119	15		483405003788
1135	Riverside High School	Public	9-12	301 Midway Dr	El Paso	79915	El Paso County	Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 434-7000	952	63	15	86.3%	5 (0.5%)	5 (0.5%)	942 (98.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,175							43.6	44.6	1050	85		484668005337
1136	Roosevelt High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	5110 Walzem Rd	San Antonio	78218	Bexar County	North East Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(210) 356-2200	2,431	154	15.8	71.5%	307 (12.6%)	321 (13.2%)	1,603 (65.9%)	92 (3.8%)	5 (0.2%)	7 (0.3%)	96 (3.9%)	$9,524							43.5	40.7	1144	8		483294003655
1137	Stevens High School	Public	9-12	600 Ellison N	San Antonio	78251	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-6450	2,546	170	14.9	61.1%	237 (9.3%)	167 (6.6%)	2,049 (80.5%)	28 (1.1%)	5 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	57 (2.2%)	$9,190							43.5	39	1188	51		483312010437
1138	Hillcrest High School	Public	9-12	9924 Hillcrest Rd	Dallas	75230	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-6800	1,572	105	15	82.4%	168 (10.7%)	276 (17.6%)	1,074 (68.3%)	20 (1.3%)	10 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (1.5%)	$9,693							43.5	36.1	1254	116		481623001277
1139	North Shore Senior High	Public	9-12	353 N Castlegory	Houston	77049	Harris County	Galena Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 386-4100	4,284	266	16.1	87.0%	140 (3.3%)	980 (22.9%)	3,098 (72.3%)	27 (0.6%)	13 (0.3%)	2 (0.0%)	24 (0.6%)	$10,685							43.4	38	1212	73		482025001989
1140	Three Way Jh/High School	Public	7-12	21350 Hwy 67	Stephenville	76401	Erath County	Three Way Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 965-6496	76	10	7.7	67.1%	39 (51.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (48.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,583							43.4	23.7	1546	406		484272004876