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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
401	Clyde High School	Public	9-12	500 Hays Rd	Clyde	79510	Callahan County	Clyde Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 893-2161	444	39	11.2	33.3%	344 (77.5%)	4 (0.9%)	77 (17.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.8%)	$11,442							70.6	67.7	489	88		481445000935
402	University Of Texas At Austin High School	Public, Virtual	9-12	2901 N Ih-35	Austin	78722	Travis County	University Of Texas At Austin High School	No	No	Yes	No	(512) 232-3503	1,056	28	37.6	28.8%	518 (49.1%)	67 (6.3%)	337 (31.9%)	61 (5.8%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	67 (6.3%)	$3,860							70.6	72.5	370	32		480147313991
403	Canton High School	Public	9-12	1110 W Hwy 243	Canton	75103	Van Zandt County	Canton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 567-6561	650	57	11.4	35.7%	495 (76.2%)	12 (1.8%)	110 (16.9%)	9 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (3.1%)	$9,608							70.6	70.5	412	9		481275000769
404	Rule School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1100 Union Ave	Rule	79547	Haskell County	Rule Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 997-2246	138	15	9.4	77.5%	67 (48.6%)	3 (2.2%)	60 (43.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.1%)	$19,373							70.4	44.6	1062	658		483828004270
405	Sundown High School	Public	9-12	605 S School St	Sundown	79372	Hockley County	Sundown Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 602-8823	184	23	7.8	45.7%	72 (39.1%)	1 (0.5%)	108 (58.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	$14,871							70.4	65.7	539	134		484185004773
406	Houston Gateway Academy - Coral Campus	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1020 Coral St	Houston	77012	Harris County	Houston Gateway Academy Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 923-5060	961	40	24	84.5%	7 (0.7%)	7 (0.7%)	943 (98.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)								70.3	79.3	225	181		480011812310
407	Vroonland - Vanguard High School	Public	9-12	4201 Faithom P Lucas Sr Blvd	Mesquite	75181	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 882-0001	1,605	98	16.4	73.8%	157 (9.8%)	225 (14.0%)	1,166 (72.6%)	25 (1.6%)	11 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (1.3%)	$7,578							70.3	72.6	367	40		483039013814
408	Anderson High School	Public	9-12	8403 Mesa Dr	Austin	78759	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-2538	2,223	125	17.7	25.7%	1,183 (53.2%)	103 (4.6%)	669 (30.1%)	153 (6.9%)	2 (0.1%)	5 (0.2%)	108 (4.9%)	$8,169							70.3	70.9	406	2		480894000292
409	Bells High School	Public	9-12	1500 Ole Ambrose Rd	Bells	75414	Grayson County	Bells Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 965-3603	318	31	10.4	33.6%	262 (82.4%)	3 (0.9%)	32 (10.1%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (4.1%)	$13,341							70.2	73.5	349	60		480978000448
410	Henrietta High School	Public	9-12	1700 E Crafton St	Henrietta	76365	Clay County	Henrietta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 720-7930	268	31	8.5	37.3%	227 (84.7%)	1 (0.4%)	25 (9.3%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.7%)	$17,214							70.2	64.9	561	151		482298002331

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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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Educational resources:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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