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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
1891	Texans Can Academy - Houston Hobby	Public, Charter	9-12	9020 Gulf Fwy	Houston	77017	Harris County	Texans Can Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 379-4226	322	14	22.6	98.1%	5 (1.6%)	134 (41.6%)	183 (56.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,382	3.7	3	1943	52	480001609602
1892	Edcouch-Elsa H S Academy	Public	9-12	211 N Yellowjacket Dr	Elsa	78543	Hidalgo County	Edcouch-Elsa Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 262-0151	70	5	15.2	78.6%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,353	3.7	2.9	1950	58	481806013006
1893	Crosswinds Accelerated High School	Public	9-12	1100 N Carrier Pkwy	Grand Prairie	75050	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 522-2950	435	20	21.9	56.1%	32 (7.4%)	50 (11.5%)	345 (79.3%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (0.9%)	$8,522	3.7	2.4	1969	76	482142012100
1894	Triumph Public High Schools-Lubbock	Public, Charter	9-12	4008 Ave R	Lubbock	79412	Lubbock County	Triumph Public High Schools-Lubbock	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 744-0330	133	6	22.7		14 (10.5%)	8 (6.0%)	110 (82.7%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,802	3.6	2.3	1973	79	480014208326
1895	Wheatley Alternative Education Center	Public, Alternative	1-12	515 E Ave D	Temple	76501	Bell County	Temple Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 215-5665	55	6	9.1	76.4%	8 (14.5%)	23 (41.8%)	21 (38.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.5%)	$18,975	3.6	3.3	1926	31	484233008430
1896	Texans Can Academy - Dallas North	Public, Charter	9-12	9704 Skillman	Dallas	75243	Dallas County	Texans Can Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(241) 824-4226	217	5	43.8	77.0%	7 (3.2%)	67 (30.9%)	136 (62.7%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$12,008	3.5	2.8	1951	55	480001607239
1897	Premier H S - Fort Worth (Jacksboro)	Public, Charter	9-12	2516 Jacksboro Hwy	Fort Worth	76114	Tarrant County	Premier High Schools	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(817) 618-2588	101	6	17.5	96.0%	6 (5.9%)	8 (7.9%)	87 (86.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,204	3.5	8.9	1812	85	480020722834
1898	Blended Academy	Public	8-12	305 Las Vacas	Del Rio	78840	Val Verde County	San Felipe-Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 778-4685	127	9	13.7	90.6%	4 (3.1%)	1 (0.8%)	122 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,395	3.5	3.2	1930	32	483890013253
1899	W B Bizzell Academy	Public	9-12	9238 Hwy 90 S	Navasota	77868	Grimes County	Navasota Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 825-1173	9	4	2.3	100.0%	2 (22.2%)	3 (33.3%)	3 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (11.1%)	$14,813	3.4	21.3	1600	299	483219012965
1900	Medlock Youth Village	Public, Charter	6-12	1508 E Langdon Rd	Dallas	75241	Dallas County	Academy For Academic Excellence	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 225-9735	88	14	6.4	100.0%	2 (2.3%)	60 (68.2%)	25 (28.4%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,434	3.4	4.9	1893	7	480009312112

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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
1891	Texans Can Academy - Houston Hobby	Public, Charter	9-12	9020 Gulf Fwy	Houston	77017	Harris County	Texans Can Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 379-4226	322	14	22.6	98.1%	5 (1.6%)	134 (41.6%)	183 (56.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,382							3.7	3	1943	52		480001609602
1892	Edcouch-Elsa H S Academy	Public	9-12	211 N Yellowjacket Dr	Elsa	78543	Hidalgo County	Edcouch-Elsa Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 262-0151	70	5	15.2	78.6%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,353							3.7	2.9	1950	58		481806013006
1893	Crosswinds Accelerated High School	Public	9-12	1100 N Carrier Pkwy	Grand Prairie	75050	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 522-2950	435	20	21.9	56.1%	32 (7.4%)	50 (11.5%)	345 (79.3%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$8,522							3.7	2.4	1969	76		482142012100
1894	Triumph Public High Schools-Lubbock	Public, Charter	9-12	4008 Ave R	Lubbock	79412	Lubbock County	Triumph Public High Schools-Lubbock	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 744-0330	133	6	22.7		14 (10.5%)	8 (6.0%)	110 (82.7%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,802							3.6	2.3	1973	79		480014208326
1895	Wheatley Alternative Education Center	Public, Alternative	1-12	515 E Ave D	Temple	76501	Bell County	Temple Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 215-5665	55	6	9.1	76.4%	8 (14.5%)	23 (41.8%)	21 (38.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.5%)	$18,975							3.6	3.3	1926	31		484233008430
1896	Texans Can Academy - Dallas North	Public, Charter	9-12	9704 Skillman	Dallas	75243	Dallas County	Texans Can Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(241) 824-4226	217	5	43.8	77.0%	7 (3.2%)	67 (30.9%)	136 (62.7%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$12,008							3.5	2.8	1951	55		480001607239
1897	Premier H S - Fort Worth (Jacksboro)	Public, Charter	9-12	2516 Jacksboro Hwy	Fort Worth	76114	Tarrant County	Premier High Schools	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(817) 618-2588	101	6	17.5	96.0%	6 (5.9%)	8 (7.9%)	87 (86.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,204							3.5	8.9	1812	85		480020722834
1898	Blended Academy	Public	8-12	305 Las Vacas	Del Rio	78840	Val Verde County	San Felipe-Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 778-4685	127	9	13.7	90.6%	4 (3.1%)	1 (0.8%)	122 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,395							3.5	3.2	1930	32		483890013253
1899	W B Bizzell Academy	Public	9-12	9238 Hwy 90 S	Navasota	77868	Grimes County	Navasota Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 825-1173	9	4	2.3	100.0%	2 (22.2%)	3 (33.3%)	3 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (11.1%)	$14,813							3.4	21.3	1600	299		483219012965
1900	Medlock Youth Village	Public, Charter	6-12	1508 E Langdon Rd	Dallas	75241	Dallas County	Academy For Academic Excellence	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 225-9735	88	14	6.4	100.0%	2 (2.3%)	60 (68.2%)	25 (28.4%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,434							3.4	4.9	1893	7		480009312112