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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2026 vs 2025)					ID
Rank (of 2009)	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 (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Rank (2025)	Rank Change from 2025	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	ID
2001	Alternative School	Public	6-12	8634 Larkia Ln	San Antonio	78224	Bexar County	South San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(210) 977-7474	62	4	17	83.9%	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	61 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,127							1.3			(n/a)		484068006790
2002	Lone Star H S Southeast (Tjjd)	Public	5-12	1027 Pvt Rd 2261	Giddings	78942	Lee County	Lone Star School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 542-4522	128				14 (10.9%)	51 (39.8%)	60 (46.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)								1.3	2.7	1929	73		480143208968
2003	North East J J A E P	Public	7-12	1402 N Hackberry	San Antonio	78208	Bexar County	North East Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 804-7000	14				0 (0.0%)	3 (21.4%)	10 (71.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.1%)	$9,295							1.2			(n/a)		483294007181
2004	Crossroads Academy	Public	9-12	537 E Oppenheimer St	Uvalde	78801	Uvalde County	Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 333-7002	59	5	11.8	96.6%	2 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$27,571							1.1	2	1960	44		484372014019
2005	Texasworks - Mission	Public, Charter	9-12	1203 St Claire Blvd	Mission	78572	Hidalgo County	Texas Works	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(972) 316-3663	15	1	15		1 (6.7%)	1 (6.7%)	13 (86.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								1			(n/a)		489913623155
2006	Lake Granbury Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	1300 Crossland Rd	Granbury	76048	Hood County	Lake Granbury Academy Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 579-0852	47	2	27.3	70.2%	15 (31.9%)	15 (31.9%)	16 (34.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.1%)	$34,935							0.7			(n/a)		480146413723
2007	Ruth Jones McClendon Middle	Public, Charter	7-12	3460 NE Pkwy	San Antonio	78218	Bexar County	George Gervin Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 568-8800	72	3	24.3	100.0%	3 (4.2%)	26 (36.1%)	42 (58.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	$11,035							0.7	1.5	1969	38		480001410415
2008	Harris County J J A E P	Public	5-12	2525 Murworth	Houston	77054	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 556-7140	25			76.0%	0 (0.0%)	8 (32.0%)	17 (68.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$45,932							0.6			(n/a)		482364007934
2009	Tag	Public	9-12	198 Bob Johnson Rd	China Spring	76633	McLennan County	China Spring Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 836-4635	11	3	4.2	63.6%	2 (18.2%)	1 (9.1%)	8 (72.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,147							0			(n/a)		481396007995

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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 17, 2026, 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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