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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
491	Valor South Austin	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	11720 S Mopac Expy	Austin	78739	Travis County	Valor Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 646-4170	1,364	73	18.6	13.6%	837 (61.4%)	32 (2.3%)	322 (23.6%)	73 (5.4%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (7.1%)	$9,946							67.4	68.7	449	42		480146113593
492	Nederland High School	Public	9-12	2101 18th St	Nederland	77627	Jefferson County	Nederland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 727-2741	1,500	111	13.5	39.3%	761 (50.7%)	147 (9.8%)	439 (29.3%)	104 (6.9%)	7 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	39 (2.6%)	$9,438							67.4	64.5	565	73		483228003581
493	Klein Oak High School	Public	9-12	22603 Northcrest Dr	Klein	77389	Harris County	Klein Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 484-5000	3,766	221	17	40.4%	1,320 (35.1%)	553 (14.7%)	1,467 (39.0%)	273 (7.2%)	12 (0.3%)	3 (0.1%)	138 (3.7%)	$7,782							67.3	67.5	485	8		482574005759
494	Medina School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	One Bobcat Ln	Medina	78055	Bandera County	Medina Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 589-2851	243	34	7.2	58.0%	164 (67.5%)	11 (4.5%)	64 (26.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	$18,471							67.3	70.8	392	102		483003003372
495	Harmony High School	Public	9-12	9788 State Hwy 154 W	Big Sandy	75755	Upshur County	Harmony Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 725-5495	273	34	8.1	44.3%	192 (70.3%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (27.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$10,502							67.3	66	525	30		482256002294
496	Slocum High School	Public	9-12	5765 E State Hwy 294	Elkhart	75839	Anderson County	Slocum Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 478-3624	86	11	7.5	40.7%	76 (88.4%)	1 (1.2%)	9 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,921							67.3	62.5	614	118		484050004585
497	Pearland High School	Public	9-12	3775 S Main St	Pearland	77581	Brazoria County	Pearland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 997-7445	3,412	191	17.9	35.0%	1,188 (34.8%)	432 (12.7%)	1,466 (43.0%)	209 (6.1%)	7 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	107 (3.1%)	$7,907							67.3	72.2	364	133		483444003863
498	Bryson School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	300 N McCloud St	Bryson	76427	Jack County	Bryson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 392-3281	267	21	13	45.7%	242 (90.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$9,464							67.2	62.4	616	118		481182000695
499	Weimar High School	Public	9-12	506 W Main St	Weimar	78962	Colorado County	Weimar Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 725-9504	214	21	10	55.1%	90 (42.1%)	28 (13.1%)	90 (42.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	$13,925							67.2	68.3	465	34		484482005106
500	Vroonland - Vanguard High School	Public	9-12	4201 Faithom P Lucas Sr Blvd	Mesquite	75181	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 882-0001	1,605	98	16.4	73.8%	157 (9.8%)	225 (14.0%)	1,166 (72.6%)	25 (1.6%)	11 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (1.3%)	$7,578							67.1	70.3	407	93		483039013814

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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 17, 2026, 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.