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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
1071	Sealy High School	Public	9-12	2372 Championship Dr	Sealy	77474	Austin County	Sealy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 885-3515	1,002	68	14.7	61.3%	319 (31.8%)	70 (7.0%)	568 (56.7%)	9 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (3.4%)	$8,168							43.7	47.6	992	79		483963004502
1072	Ezzell School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	20500 Fm 531	Hallettsville	77964	Lavaca County	Ezzell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 798-4448	128	13	9.8	51.6%	94 (73.4%)	3 (2.3%)	19 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (9.4%)	$12,149							43.6	24.4	1539	467		481889001764
1073	Denton High School	Public	9-12	3001 Bronco Way	Denton	76207	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 369-2000	2,083	143	14.5	53.9%	758 (36.4%)	342 (16.4%)	831 (39.9%)	69 (3.3%)	14 (0.7%)	5 (0.2%)	64 (3.1%)	$10,107							43.6	40	1176	103		481674000657
1074	Raymondville High School	Public	9-12	601 Fm 3168	Raymondville	78580	Willacy County	Raymondville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 689-8170	522	40	12.8	86.2%	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	513 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,882							43.5	59.4	702	372		483654004098
1075	Hutto Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	7-12	309 E Live Oak St	Hutto	78634	Williamson County	Hutto Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(512) 759-3020	40	5	8.7	25.0%	22 (55.0%)	4 (10.0%)	8 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (15.0%)	$6,237							43.5	43.8	1090	15		482410023084
1076	Ysleta High School	Public	9-12	8600 Alameda Ave	El Paso	79907	El Paso County	Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 434-8000	1,168	76	15.3	89.0%	14 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1,154 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,250							43.4	33.7	1334	258		484668005347
1077	Lehman High School	Public	9-12	1700 Lehman Rd	Kyle	78640	Hays County	Hays Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 268-8454	2,128	125	17	56.2%	227 (10.7%)	103 (4.8%)	1,741 (81.8%)	18 (0.8%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	32 (1.5%)	$8,579							43.3	44	1087	10		480001009624
1078	Smithville High School	Public	9-12	285 Hwy 95	Smithville	78957	Bastrop County	Smithville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 237-2451	543	43	12.7	44.4%	278 (51.2%)	27 (5.0%)	214 (39.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.9%)	$9,472							43.3	40.4	1166	88		484055004590
1079	Cross Plains High School	Public	7-12	700 N Main	Cross Plains	76443	Callahan County	Cross Plains Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 725-6121	158	21	7.4	61.4%	124 (78.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (21.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,757							43.3	53	870	209		481581001150
1080	Kennedale High School	Public	9-12	901 Wildcat Way	Kennedale	76060	Tarrant County	Kennedale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 563-8100	943	65	14.5	50.8%	304 (32.2%)	248 (26.3%)	300 (31.8%)	38 (4.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	48 (5.1%)	$10,676							43.3	44.5	1067	13		482550002839

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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.