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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
1621	Union Hill High School	Public	6-12	2197 F M 2088	Gilmer	75644	Upshur County	Union Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 762-2138	141	12	11.8	56.7%	99 (70.2%)	7 (5.0%)	27 (19.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.5%)	$13,536	19.8	28.8	1429	192	484356004955
1622	South Houston High School	Public	9-12	3820 S Shaver	South Houston	77587	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 740-0350	2,185	143	15.2	85.3%	50 (2.3%)	229 (10.5%)	1,874 (85.8%)	16 (0.7%)	6 (0.3%)	1 (0.0%)	9 (0.4%)	$9,661	19.7	25.8	1502	120	483432003849
1623	Hastings High School	Public	9-12	4410 Cook Rd	Houston	77072	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 498-8110	3,786	269	14	82.2%	145 (3.8%)	889 (23.5%)	2,381 (62.9%)	312 (8.2%)	48 (1.3%)	4 (0.1%)	7 (0.2%)	$7,818	19.7	20.3	1621	2	480783000104
1624	San Elizario High School	Public	9-12	13981 Socorro Rd	San Elizario	79849	El Paso County	San Elizario Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 872-3970	985	54	18	95.0%	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	979 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,720	19.6	20.3	1619	5	483885004433
1625	Victoria East High School	Public	9-12	4103 E Mockingbird Dr	Victoria	77904	Victoria County	Victoria Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 788-2820	1,861	132	14.1	66.8%	374 (20.1%)	141 (7.6%)	1,291 (69.4%)	24 (1.3%)	5 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (1.4%)	$7,959	19.6	22.8	1571	54	484415012267
1626	Ki Charter Academy Liberty Hill	Public, Charter	5-12	12550 Hwy 29	Liberty Hill	78642	Williamson County	Ki Charter	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 528-2100	125	13	9.7		68 (54.4%)	16 (12.8%)	28 (22.4%)	2 (1.6%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (8.0%)	$21,681	19.6	10.7	1776	150	480144714140
1627	Falfurrias High School	Public	9-12	100 W Jersey Dr	Falfurrias	78355	Brooks County	Brooks County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 325-8000	370	30	12.3	73.0%	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	365 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,762	19.5	27.3	1467	160	481158000630
1628	North Plains Opportunity Center	Public	10-12	1015 N Maddox Ave	Dumas	79029	Moore County	Dumas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 935-8774	35	6	6.2	80.0%	3 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (82.9%)	2 (5.7%)	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,554	19.5	7.1	1841	213	481761017047
1629	Lead Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	410 S Green St	Longview	75601	Gregg County	Longview Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 381-3921	201	14	14.8	85.6%	21 (10.4%)	82 (40.8%)	79 (39.3%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.0%)	$12,093	19.5	23.5	1556	73	482811012512
1630	Ralls High School	Public	9-12	1106 10th St	Ralls	79357	Crosby County	Ralls Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 253-2500	113	16	7.1	78.8%	24 (21.2%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (77.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	$14,013	19.4	16.5	1679	49	483639004084

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

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
1621	Union Hill High School	Public	6-12	2197 F M 2088	Gilmer	75644	Upshur County	Union Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 762-2138	141	12	11.8	56.7%	99 (70.2%)	7 (5.0%)	27 (19.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.5%)	$13,536							19.8	28.8	1429	192		484356004955
1622	South Houston High School	Public	9-12	3820 S Shaver	South Houston	77587	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 740-0350	2,185	143	15.2	85.3%	50 (2.3%)	229 (10.5%)	1,874 (85.8%)	16 (0.7%)	6 (0.3%)	1 (0.0%)	9 (0.4%)	$9,661							19.7	25.8	1502	120		483432003849
1623	Hastings High School	Public	9-12	4410 Cook Rd	Houston	77072	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 498-8110	3,786	269	14	82.2%	145 (3.8%)	889 (23.5%)	2,381 (62.9%)	312 (8.2%)	48 (1.3%)	4 (0.1%)	7 (0.2%)	$7,818							19.7	20.3	1621	2		480783000104
1624	San Elizario High School	Public	9-12	13981 Socorro Rd	San Elizario	79849	El Paso County	San Elizario Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 872-3970	985	54	18	95.0%	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	979 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,720							19.6	20.3	1619	5		483885004433
1625	Victoria East High School	Public	9-12	4103 E Mockingbird Dr	Victoria	77904	Victoria County	Victoria Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 788-2820	1,861	132	14.1	66.8%	374 (20.1%)	141 (7.6%)	1,291 (69.4%)	24 (1.3%)	5 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (1.4%)	$7,959							19.6	22.8	1571	54		484415012267
1626	Ki Charter Academy Liberty Hill	Public, Charter	5-12	12550 Hwy 29	Liberty Hill	78642	Williamson County	Ki Charter	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 528-2100	125	13	9.7		68 (54.4%)	16 (12.8%)	28 (22.4%)	2 (1.6%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (8.0%)	$21,681							19.6	10.7	1776	150		480144714140
1627	Falfurrias High School	Public	9-12	100 W Jersey Dr	Falfurrias	78355	Brooks County	Brooks County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 325-8000	370	30	12.3	73.0%	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	365 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,762							19.5	27.3	1467	160		481158000630
1628	North Plains Opportunity Center	Public	10-12	1015 N Maddox Ave	Dumas	79029	Moore County	Dumas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 935-8774	35	6	6.2	80.0%	3 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (82.9%)	2 (5.7%)	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,554							19.5	7.1	1841	213		481761017047
1629	Lead Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	410 S Green St	Longview	75601	Gregg County	Longview Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 381-3921	201	14	14.8	85.6%	21 (10.4%)	82 (40.8%)	79 (39.3%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.0%)	$12,093							19.5	23.5	1556	73		482811012512
1630	Ralls High School	Public	9-12	1106 10th St	Ralls	79357	Crosby County	Ralls Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 253-2500	113	16	7.1	78.8%	24 (21.2%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (77.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	$14,013							19.4	16.5	1679	49		483639004084