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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
1581	Robstown Early College High School	Public	9-12	609 Hwy 44	Robstown	78380	Nueces County	Robstown Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 767-6600	750	52	14.3	85.6%	16 (2.1%)	9 (1.2%)	720 (96.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$9,801							21.2	21.4	1599	18		483744004204
1582	Brookesmith School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	13400 Fm 586 S	Brookesmith	76827	Brown County	Brookesmith Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 643-3023	139	17	8.2	41.7%	107 (77.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (17.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.8%)	$16,425							21.2	29.6	1418	164		481155000627
1583	Idea Bluff Springs College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	1700 E Slaughter Ln	Austin	78744	Travis County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 822-4200	689	40	17	85.2%	49 (7.1%)	44 (6.4%)	573 (83.2%)	13 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (1.0%)	$11,313							21.2	23.7	1553	30		480021113523
1584	Everman High School	Public	9-12	1000 S Race St	Everman	76140	Tarrant County	Everman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 568-5200	1,529	90	16.9	95.2%	48 (3.1%)	571 (37.3%)	866 (56.6%)	14 (0.9%)	5 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (1.6%)	$9,556							21.2	25.2	1517	67		481881001757
1585	Washington B T High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	4204 Yale St	Houston	77018	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-6600	811	73	11	97.5%	6 (0.7%)	370 (45.6%)	426 (52.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	$14,822							21.1	12.9	1736	151		482364002605
1586	Trinity Leadership	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2001 Brown Blvd	Arlington	76006	Tarrant County	Texas Leadership Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 385-9338	990	73	13.6	55.3%	24 (2.4%)	733 (74.0%)	177 (17.9%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (5.2%)	$9,647							21.1	17.5	1660	74		480140913171
1587	Premier H S Of Pflugerville	Public, Charter	9-12	616 Fm 685 Suites 201-206b	Pflugerville	78660	Travis County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 316-3663	120	3	38.2	54.2%	27 (22.5%)	13 (10.8%)	71 (59.2%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.8%)	$9,748							21.1	19.7	1630	43		480020713281
1588	Royal High School	Public	9-12	34499 Royal Rd	Brookshire	77423	Waller County	Royal Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 934-2215	968	68	14.1	62.6%	65 (6.7%)	179 (18.5%)	695 (71.8%)	8 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.1%)	$10,653							21.1	12.5	1745	157		483819004264
1589	The East Austin College Prep At Mlk	Public, Charter	7-12	5800 E Martin Luther King Jr	Austin	78721	Travis County	Valere Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 287-5050	169	13	13	75.7%	3 (1.8%)	9 (5.3%)	152 (89.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	$17,737							21.1	21.7	1589			480141412881
1590	Big Springs Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	10664 N Us Hwy 83	Leakey	78873	Real County	Big Springs Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 232-7101	101	11	9.1	64.4%	43 (42.6%)	1 (1.0%)	56 (55.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	$19,944							21.1	25.3	1516	74		480022709011

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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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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.