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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
1351	Nacogdoches High School	Public	9-12	4310 Appleby Sand Rd	Nacogdoches	75965	Nacogdoches County	Nacogdoches Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 564-2466	1,755	122	14.4	73.7%	391 (22.3%)	458 (26.1%)	832 (47.4%)	30 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	42 (2.4%)	$7,903	32.1	32	1366	15	483209003561
1352	North Forest High School	Public	9-12	10726 Mesa Dr	Houston	77078	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 636-4300	905	76	11.9	96.2%	9 (1.0%)	443 (49.0%)	444 (49.1%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	$14,973	32.1	17	1671	319	482364013022
1353	Psja Memorial Early College High School	Public	9-12	800 S Alamo Rd	Alamo	78516	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2420	1,997	133	15	96.8%	7 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1,986 (99.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	$12,926	32.1	33.1	1342	11	483486007653
1354	C C Winn High School	Public	9-12	265 Foster-Maldonado Blvd	Eagle Pass	78852	Maverick County	Eagle Pass Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 757-0828	1,878	110	17	81.7%	8 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1,795 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$10,554	32.1	30.9	1391	37	481773007986
1355	Apple Springs High School	Public	7-12	9120 Fm 2501	Apple Springs	75926	Trinity County	Apple Springs Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 831-2241	96	9	10.5	45.8%	86 (89.6%)	5 (5.2%)	4 (4.2%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,769	31.9	33	1346	9	480849000216
1356	Hightower High School	Public	9-12	3333 Hurricane Ln	Missouri City	77459	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-5240	2,312	144	16.1	59.3%	31 (1.3%)	1,291 (55.8%)	776 (33.6%)	129 (5.6%)	13 (0.6%)	5 (0.2%)	67 (2.9%)	$8,853	31.8	30.4	1401	45	481965007885
1357	Hamlin Collegiate High School	Public, Charter	7-12	450 S W Ave F	Hamlin	79520	Jones County	Hamlin Collegiate Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 576-3624	171	20	8.4	69.0%	77 (45.0%)	9 (5.3%)	76 (44.4%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.1%)	$13,636	31.7	30.5	1399	42	482226002235
1358	Westbury High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	11911 Chimney Rock	Houston	77035	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 723-6015	1,991	130	15.3	91.3%	51 (2.6%)	508 (25.5%)	1,378 (69.2%)	34 (1.7%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (0.9%)	$9,583	31.6	23.7	1554	196	482364002609
1359	Austin Achieve High School	Public, Charter	9-12	7424 E Hwy 290 Building 2	Austin	78723	Travis County	Austin Achieve Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 522-4190	581	34	17.1	90.2%	11 (1.9%)	28 (4.8%)	538 (92.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$8,810	31.5	30	1411	52	480143113981
1360	Premier H S Of Abilene	Public, Charter	9-12	3161 S 23rd St Ste 4	Abilene	79605	Taylor County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 698-8111	176	10	18.1	66.5%	101 (57.4%)	10 (5.7%)	56 (31.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	8 (4.5%)	$8,368	31.5	62	635	725	480020708378

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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
1351	Nacogdoches High School	Public	9-12	4310 Appleby Sand Rd	Nacogdoches	75965	Nacogdoches County	Nacogdoches Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 564-2466	1,755	122	14.4	73.7%	391 (22.3%)	458 (26.1%)	832 (47.4%)	30 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	42 (2.4%)	$7,903							32.1	32	1366	15		483209003561
1352	North Forest High School	Public	9-12	10726 Mesa Dr	Houston	77078	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 636-4300	905	76	11.9	96.2%	9 (1.0%)	443 (49.0%)	444 (49.1%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	$14,973							32.1	17	1671	319		482364013022
1353	Psja Memorial Early College High School	Public	9-12	800 S Alamo Rd	Alamo	78516	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2420	1,997	133	15	96.8%	7 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1,986 (99.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	$12,926							32.1	33.1	1342	11		483486007653
1354	C C Winn High School	Public	9-12	265 Foster-Maldonado Blvd	Eagle Pass	78852	Maverick County	Eagle Pass Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 757-0828	1,878	110	17	81.7%	8 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1,795 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$10,554							32.1	30.9	1391	37		481773007986
1355	Apple Springs High School	Public	7-12	9120 Fm 2501	Apple Springs	75926	Trinity County	Apple Springs Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 831-2241	96	9	10.5	45.8%	86 (89.6%)	5 (5.2%)	4 (4.2%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,769							31.9	33	1346	9		480849000216
1356	Hightower High School	Public	9-12	3333 Hurricane Ln	Missouri City	77459	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-5240	2,312	144	16.1	59.3%	31 (1.3%)	1,291 (55.8%)	776 (33.6%)	129 (5.6%)	13 (0.6%)	5 (0.2%)	67 (2.9%)	$8,853							31.8	30.4	1401	45		481965007885
1357	Hamlin Collegiate High School	Public, Charter	7-12	450 S W Ave F	Hamlin	79520	Jones County	Hamlin Collegiate Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 576-3624	171	20	8.4	69.0%	77 (45.0%)	9 (5.3%)	76 (44.4%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.1%)	$13,636							31.7	30.5	1399	42		482226002235
1358	Westbury High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	11911 Chimney Rock	Houston	77035	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 723-6015	1,991	130	15.3	91.3%	51 (2.6%)	508 (25.5%)	1,378 (69.2%)	34 (1.7%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (0.9%)	$9,583							31.6	23.7	1554	196		482364002609
1359	Austin Achieve High School	Public, Charter	9-12	7424 E Hwy 290 Building 2	Austin	78723	Travis County	Austin Achieve Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 522-4190	581	34	17.1	90.2%	11 (1.9%)	28 (4.8%)	538 (92.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$8,810							31.5	30	1411	52		480143113981
1360	Premier H S Of Abilene	Public, Charter	9-12	3161 S 23rd St Ste 4	Abilene	79605	Taylor County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 698-8111	176	10	18.1	66.5%	101 (57.4%)	10 (5.7%)	56 (31.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	8 (4.5%)	$8,368							31.5	62	635	725		480020708378