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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
241	Holliday High School	Public	9-12	751 College Ave	Holliday	76366	Archer County	Holliday Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 586-1624	365	33	10.9	16.7%	306 (83.8%)	1 (0.3%)	42 (11.5%)	3 (0.8%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	$12,562	78.4	76.1	291	50	482340002375
242	Ut Tyler University Academy At Palestine	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	100 University Blvd	Palestine	75801	Anderson County	Ut Tyler University Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 727-2326	263	19	14		131 (49.8%)	27 (10.3%)	66 (25.1%)	21 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.8%)	$10,529	78.3	73.7	339	97	480142712863
243	Ischool High - Atascocita	Public, Charter	9-12	15903 W Lake Houston Pkwy	Houston	77044	Harris County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 247-5801	148	6	24.6	36.5%	36 (24.3%)	37 (25.0%)	58 (39.2%)	7 (4.7%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	8 (5.4%)	$9,445	78.2	79.3	224	19	480016314320
244	Melissa High School	Public	9-12	3030 Milrany Ln	Melissa	75454	Collin County	Melissa Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 837-4216	1,983	137	14.4		915 (46.1%)	343 (17.3%)	391 (19.7%)	188 (9.5%)	9 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	136 (6.9%)	$8,564	78.2	82.6	172	72	483012010505
245	Harmony School Of Innovation - Fort Worth	Public, Charter	7-12	8100 S Hulen St	Fort Worth	76123	Tarrant County	Harmony Public Schools - North Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 386-5505	947	56	17	50.6%	134 (14.1%)	271 (28.6%)	383 (40.4%)	121 (12.8%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (3.6%)	$10,493	77.9	77.7	250	5	480029212847
246	Harlandale Independent School District (Isd) Stem Echs-Alamo Colleges At Pac	Public	9-12	4040 Apollo	San Antonio	78214	Bexar County	Harlandale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 989-4300	393	16	24.6	73.5%	22 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	365 (92.9%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$6,995	77.8	76.7	281	35	482247012943
247	Panther Creek High School	Public	9-12	1875 Pga Pkwy	Frisco	75034	Denton County	Frisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 633-6000	1,253	91	13.7	16.1%	322 (25.7%)	284 (22.7%)	157 (12.5%)	415 (33.1%)	9 (0.7%)	3 (0.2%)	63 (5.0%)	$10,387	77.8	72.8	363	116	482001014188
248	Randolph High School	Public	9-12	Bldg 1225	Universal City	78148	Bexar County	Randolph Field Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 357-2400	464	35	13	8.6%	157 (33.8%)	78 (16.8%)	138 (29.7%)	13 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	73 (15.7%)	$12,481	77.8	78	244	4	483645004088
249	Rochelle School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	5902 Lafayette	Rochelle	76872	McCulloch County	Rochelle Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 243-5224	160	19	8.2	51.9%	110 (68.8%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (28.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	$16,438	77.8	69.8	429	180	483750004212
250	College Park High School	Public	9-12	3701 College Park Dr	The Woodlands	77384	Montgomery County	Conroe Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 709-3000	3,313	200	16.5	27.4%	1,454 (43.9%)	282 (8.5%)	1,055 (31.8%)	345 (10.4%)	12 (0.4%)	5 (0.2%)	160 (4.8%)	$8,129	77.8	75.7	300	50	481500010964

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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
241	Holliday High School	Public	9-12	751 College Ave	Holliday	76366	Archer County	Holliday Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 586-1624	365	33	10.9	16.7%	306 (83.8%)	1 (0.3%)	42 (11.5%)	3 (0.8%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	$12,562							78.4	76.1	291	50		482340002375
242	Ut Tyler University Academy At Palestine	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	100 University Blvd	Palestine	75801	Anderson County	Ut Tyler University Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 727-2326	263	19	14		131 (49.8%)	27 (10.3%)	66 (25.1%)	21 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.8%)	$10,529							78.3	73.7	339	97		480142712863
243	Ischool High - Atascocita	Public, Charter	9-12	15903 W Lake Houston Pkwy	Houston	77044	Harris County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 247-5801	148	6	24.6	36.5%	36 (24.3%)	37 (25.0%)	58 (39.2%)	7 (4.7%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	8 (5.4%)	$9,445							78.2	79.3	224	19		480016314320
244	Melissa High School	Public	9-12	3030 Milrany Ln	Melissa	75454	Collin County	Melissa Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 837-4216	1,983	137	14.4		915 (46.1%)	343 (17.3%)	391 (19.7%)	188 (9.5%)	9 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	136 (6.9%)	$8,564							78.2	82.6	172	72		483012010505
245	Harmony School Of Innovation - Fort Worth	Public, Charter	7-12	8100 S Hulen St	Fort Worth	76123	Tarrant County	Harmony Public Schools - North Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 386-5505	947	56	17	50.6%	134 (14.1%)	271 (28.6%)	383 (40.4%)	121 (12.8%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (3.6%)	$10,493							77.9	77.7	250	5		480029212847
246	Harlandale Independent School District (Isd) Stem Echs-Alamo Colleges At Pac	Public	9-12	4040 Apollo	San Antonio	78214	Bexar County	Harlandale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 989-4300	393	16	24.6	73.5%	22 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	365 (92.9%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$6,995							77.8	76.7	281	35		482247012943
247	Panther Creek High School	Public	9-12	1875 Pga Pkwy	Frisco	75034	Denton County	Frisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 633-6000	1,253	91	13.7	16.1%	322 (25.7%)	284 (22.7%)	157 (12.5%)	415 (33.1%)	9 (0.7%)	3 (0.2%)	63 (5.0%)	$10,387							77.8	72.8	363	116		482001014188
248	Randolph High School	Public	9-12	Bldg 1225	Universal City	78148	Bexar County	Randolph Field Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 357-2400	464	35	13	8.6%	157 (33.8%)	78 (16.8%)	138 (29.7%)	13 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	73 (15.7%)	$12,481							77.8	78	244	4		483645004088
249	Rochelle School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	5902 Lafayette	Rochelle	76872	McCulloch County	Rochelle Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 243-5224	160	19	8.2	51.9%	110 (68.8%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (28.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	$16,438							77.8	69.8	429	180		483750004212
250	College Park High School	Public	9-12	3701 College Park Dr	The Woodlands	77384	Montgomery County	Conroe Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 709-3000	3,313	200	16.5	27.4%	1,454 (43.9%)	282 (8.5%)	1,055 (31.8%)	345 (10.4%)	12 (0.4%)	5 (0.2%)	160 (4.8%)	$8,129							77.8	75.7	300	50		481500010964