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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
941	Brenham High School	Public	9-12	525 A H Ehrig Dr	Brenham	77833	Washington County	Brenham Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 277-3800	1,544	109	14.1	48.4%	621 (40.2%)	293 (19.0%)	555 (35.9%)	35 (2.3%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (2.4%)	$10,635							48.8	46.7	1007	66		481128000604
942	Cypress Lakes High School	Public	9-12	5750 Greenhouse Rd	Katy	77449	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 856-3800	3,175	214	14.8	73.4%	192 (6.0%)	873 (27.5%)	1,817 (57.2%)	179 (5.6%)	27 (0.9%)	4 (0.1%)	83 (2.6%)	$8,017							48.8	49.5	945	3		481611011254
943	Penelope School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	309 Ave D	Penelope	76676	Hill County	Penelope Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 533-2215	216	18	11.8	50.5%	128 (59.3%)	6 (2.8%)	78 (36.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	$12,186							48.8	52.3	882	61		483456003885
944	Buffalo High School	Public	9-12	1724 N Buffalo Ave	Buffalo	75831	Leon County	Buffalo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 322-2473	304	26	11.8	61.2%	147 (48.4%)	8 (2.6%)	141 (46.4%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$10,852							48.8	61.4	656	288		481199000701
945	Krum High School	Public	9-12	700-A Bobcat Blvd	Krum	76249	Denton County	Krum Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 482-2601	776	54	14.2	31.2%	444 (57.2%)	29 (3.7%)	261 (33.6%)	11 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (3.6%)	$8,578							48.7	54.9	819	126		482598002925
946	Sulphur Springs High School	Public	9-12	1200 Connally	Sulphur Springs	75482	Hopkins County	Sulphur Springs Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 885-2158	1,270	104	12.1	58.6%	663 (52.2%)	110 (8.7%)	411 (32.4%)	11 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	71 (5.6%)	$10,666							48.7	50.4	924	22		484182004769
947	Winnsboro High School	Public	9-12	634 Post Oak St	Winnsboro	75494	Wood County	Winnsboro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 342-3641	487	42	11.7	53.4%	365 (74.9%)	10 (2.1%)	86 (17.7%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.1%)	$11,953							48.6	52.2	885	62		484620005272
948	Cotton Center School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2345 Fm 179	Cotton Center	79021	Hale County	Cotton Center Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 879-2176	100	17	5.8	62.0%	42 (42.0%)	1 (1.0%)	52 (52.0%)	3 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	$15,423							48.6	20.4	1616	668		481536001112
949	Dobie High School	Public	9-12	10220 Blackhawk	Houston	77089	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 740-0370	3,692	231	15.9	64.5%	153 (4.1%)	632 (17.1%)	2,491 (67.5%)	349 (9.5%)	2 (0.1%)	10 (0.3%)	55 (1.5%)	$8,961							48.6	50.8	919	30		483432003821
950	Hooks High School	Public	9-12	401 Ave A	Hooks	75561	Bowie County	Hooks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 547-2215	334	30	11.2	43.7%	224 (67.1%)	47 (14.1%)	25 (7.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (10.8%)	$15,184							48.5	60.6	673	277		482349002382

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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.