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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
1461	C E King High School	Public	9-12	11433 E Sam Houston Pkwy N	Houston	77044	Harris County	Sheldon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(346) 378-7000	3,716	211	17.6	77.4%	136 (3.7%)	1,130 (30.4%)	2,367 (63.7%)	18 (0.5%)	9 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	55 (1.5%)	$9,862							27.2	26.7	1480	19		483999004534
1462	Raymondville Options Academic Academy	Public	7-12	512 E Rodriguez	Raymondville	78580	Willacy County	Raymondville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 689-8175	50	6	8.5	94.0%	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,011							27.2	7.3	1834	372		483654012552
1463	Trent Independent School District	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	12821 E Interstate 20	Trent	79561	Taylor County	Trent Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 862-6125	144	16	9.1	70.8%	96 (66.7%)	6 (4.2%)	31 (21.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.3%)	$14,204							27.2	37.1	1256	207		484311004900
1464	Natalia High School	Public	9-12	905 Kearney	Natalia	78059	Medina County	Natalia Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 663-4417	352	34	10.4	73.0%	48 (13.6%)	2 (0.6%)	299 (84.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$13,444							27.2	34.9	1309	155		483213003565
1465	Idea Eastside College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	2519 Martin Luther King Dr	San Antonio	78203	Bexar County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 239-4800	469	35	13.2	88.7%	13 (2.8%)	79 (16.8%)	375 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$12,592							27.1	30.1	1409	56		480021113231
1466	Idea Najim College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	926 S Ww White Rd	San Antonio	78220	Bexar County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 239-4900	474	33	14.4	89.7%	9 (1.9%)	132 (27.8%)	321 (67.7%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.1%)	$11,180							27.1	34.9	1311	155		480021113660
1467	Arlington Heights High School	Public	9-12	4501 W Fwy	Fort Worth	76107	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-1000	1,898	119	16	67.8%	382 (20.1%)	470 (24.8%)	962 (50.7%)	15 (0.8%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (3.5%)	$9,197							27.1	27.7	1455	12		481970001830
1468	Idea Brackenridge College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	5555 Old Pearsall Rd	San Antonio	78242	Bexar County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 239-4300	671	37	18.2	81.1%	37 (5.5%)	16 (2.4%)	606 (90.3%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	$10,327							27	30.4	1400	68		480021113630
1469	Shepherd High School	Public	9-12	#1 Pirate Ln	Shepherd	77371	San Jacinto County	Shepherd Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 628-3371	616	46	13.5	74.4%	289 (46.9%)	26 (4.2%)	274 (44.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.9%)	$9,384							27	33	1347	122		484002004541
1470	Mexia High School	Public	9-12	1120 N Ross	Mexia	76667	Limestone County	Mexia Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 562-4010	535	40	13.3	74.4%	73 (13.6%)	142 (26.5%)	291 (54.4%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	19 (3.6%)	$12,411							27	29	1426	44		483042003425

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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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