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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
791	Nocona High School	Public	9-12	1012 Clay	Nocona	76255	Montague County	Nocona Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 825-3264	258	23	11.1	50.8%	159 (61.6%)	4 (1.6%)	84 (32.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	$14,888							54.7	54.5	830	39		483279003620
792	Stratford High School	Public	9-12	503 N 8th St	Stratford	79084	Sherman County	Stratford Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 366-3330	160	20	7.8	47.5%	62 (38.8%)	2 (1.3%)	93 (58.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	$12,033							54.6	70.9	405	387		484167004756
793	Burleson High School	Public	9-12	100 Elk Dr	Burleson	76028	Johnson County	Burleson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 245-0000	1,791	118	15.2	35.3%	990 (55.3%)	179 (10.0%)	488 (27.2%)	43 (2.4%)	10 (0.6%)	4 (0.2%)	77 (4.3%)	$9,134							54.4	55.5	805	12		481218000715
794	Idea McAllen College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	201 N Bentsen Rd	McAllen	78501	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 429-4100	820	49	16.8	74.8%	26 (3.2%)	3 (0.4%)	781 (95.2%)	10 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,152							54.3	63.4	596	198		480021112679
795	Goodrich High School	Public	9-12	234 Katie Simpson St	Goodrich	77335	Polk County	Goodrich Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 365-1100	67	10	6.5	98.5%	27 (40.3%)	9 (13.4%)	30 (44.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	$14,763							54.3	35.5	1301	506		482109002104
796	Shallowater High School	Public	9-12	1009 State Champions Dr	Shallowater	79363	Lubbock County	Shallowater Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 832-4531	518	50	10.3	30.1%	335 (64.7%)	3 (0.6%)	166 (32.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.3%)	$11,007							54.3	69.4	443	353		483987004523
797	Lago Vista High School	Public	9-12	5185 Lohman Ford Rd	Lago Vista	78645	Travis County	Lago Vista Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 267-8300	650	48	13.4	22.9%	406 (62.5%)	4 (0.6%)	193 (29.7%)	8 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.8%)	$7,579							54.3	63.7	586	211		482640002973
798	Lamar High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	3325 Westheimer Rd	Houston	77098	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 522-5960	2,968	151	19.6	47.2%	587 (19.8%)	917 (30.9%)	1,207 (40.7%)	157 (5.3%)	9 (0.3%)	3 (0.1%)	88 (3.0%)	$8,619							54.2	51.1	912	114		482364002512
799	Rice High School	Public	9-12	1400 SW McKinney St	Rice	75155	Navarro County	Rice Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 326-4502	340	25	13.8	56.2%	80 (23.5%)	4 (1.2%)	246 (72.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.6%)	$13,296							54.2	58.5	721	78		483696008005
800	Danbury High School	Public	9-12	5611 Panther Dr	Danbury	77534	Brazoria County	Danbury Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 922-1226	220	20	10.9	23.2%	150 (68.2%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (27.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.1%)	$13,692							54.1	58.9	718	82		481629001393

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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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