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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
971	Idea North Mission College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	2706 N Holland Ave	Mission	78574	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 424-4300	756	51	14.7	92.2%	16 (2.1%)	3 (0.4%)	735 (97.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$12,788							47.7	47.5	996	25		480021113237
972	Burges High School	Public	9-12	7800 Edgemere Way	El Paso	79925	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-7200	1,394	86	16.1	72.7%	73 (5.2%)	34 (2.4%)	1,252 (89.8%)	10 (0.7%)	3 (0.2%)	5 (0.4%)	17 (1.2%)	$9,404							47.6	39.1	1197	225		481830001669
973	Woodson School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	207 E Hill	Woodson	76491	Throckmorton County	Woodson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 345-6521	178	16	11.2	56.2%	140 (78.7%)	1 (0.6%)	32 (18.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	$16,535							47.6	64.3	572	401		484641005285
974	Psja North Early College High School	Public	9-12	500 E Nolana Loop	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2360	2,166	149	14.5	92.6%	21 (1.0%)	4 (0.2%)	2,138 (98.7%)	3 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,080							47.5	44	1084	110		483486006896
975	McDade High School	Public	7-12	156 Marlin St	McDade	78650	Bastrop County	McDade Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 273-2522	169	20	8.5	49.7%	62 (36.7%)	1 (0.6%)	99 (58.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.4%)	$12,077							47.4	35.1	1305	330		482976013256
976	Bangs High School	Public	9-12	305 N 3rd St	Bangs	76823	Brown County	Bangs Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 752-6822	226	24	9.5	60.2%	142 (62.8%)	11 (4.9%)	63 (27.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.4%)	$11,475							47.4	49.5	944	32		480939000398
977	Yes Prep - East End	Public, Charter	6-12	8401 Lawndale St	Houston	77012	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 967-7800	1,014	64	15.8	88.5%	8 (0.8%)	5 (0.5%)	999 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$11,855							47.4	53.9	843	134		480020911415
978	Manara Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	8201 Tristar Dr	Irving	75063	Dallas County	Manara Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 304-1155	125	7	17.5	56.0%	29 (23.2%)	29 (23.2%)	2 (1.6%)	57 (45.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	7 (5.6%)	$9,714							47.4	43.7	1097	119		480141513534
979	Bridge City High School	Public	9-12	2690 Texas Ave	Bridge City	77611	Orange County	Bridge City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 735-1600	891	64	14	31.6%	641 (71.9%)	14 (1.6%)	190 (21.3%)	20 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.8%)	$9,196							47.3	54.8	822	157		481131000607
980	Quanah High School	Public	9-12	501 W 7th	Quanah	79252	Hardeman County	Quanah Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 663-2791	143	24	6	72.0%	78 (54.5%)	2 (1.4%)	58 (40.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.8%)	$20,676							47.3	71	403	577		483618004067

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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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Educational resources:

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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.