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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
631	Ingram Tom Moore High School	Public	9-12	510 Hwy 39	Ingram	78025	Kerr County	Ingram Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 955-8546	439	34	12.7	59.0%	231 (52.6%)	3 (0.7%)	193 (44.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	$13,476							61.6	54.6	825	194		482421005510
632	Spurger High School	Public	7-12	12212 Fm 92 S	Spurger	77660	Tyler County	Spurger Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 429-3464	161	20	8.1	53.4%	145 (90.1%)	1 (0.6%)	12 (7.5%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$14,889							61.5	19	1638	1006		484134004734
633	Pearce High School	Public	9-12	1600 N Coit Rd	Richardson	75080	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 593-5000	2,317	161	14.4	32.6%	1,059 (45.7%)	102 (4.4%)	1,030 (44.5%)	63 (2.7%)	1 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	61 (2.6%)	$10,484							61.5	64.1	578	55		483702004148
634	Prairiland High School	Public	9-12	466 Fm 196 S	Pattonville	75468	Lamar County	Prairiland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 652-5681	283	30	9.4	39.2%	233 (82.3%)	3 (1.1%)	35 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.9%)	$15,199							61.4	69.2	449	185		483574004048
635	Abbott School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	219 S First St	Abbott	76621	Hill County	Abbott Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 582-3011	284	24	11.7	38.4%	225 (79.2%)	3 (1.1%)	49 (17.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	$9,638							61.4	67.9	485	150		480738000006
636	Taft High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	11600 Culebra Rd	San Antonio	78253	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-6000	2,670	158	16.8	33.2%	479 (17.9%)	229 (8.6%)	1,768 (66.2%)	62 (2.3%)	8 (0.3%)	6 (0.2%)	118 (4.4%)	$8,844							61.3	60.8	670	34		483312006148
637	Gholson Independent School District (Isd)	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	137 Hamilton Dr	Waco	76705	McLennan County	Gholson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 829-1528	264	20	13.2	72.3%	171 (64.8%)	12 (4.5%)	68 (25.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.9%)	$12,277							61.3	58.3	729	92		482061002073
638	Brazos High School	Public	9-12	16621 Hwy 36 S	Wallis	77485	Austin County	Brazos Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 478-6832	317	25	12.5	48.3%	118 (37.2%)	17 (5.4%)	171 (53.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	$12,432							61.2	51.9	890	252		484447005075
639	Leander High School	Public	9-12	3301 S Bagdad Rd	Leander	78641	Williamson County	Leander Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 570-1000	2,131	148	14.3	19.4%	981 (46.0%)	98 (4.6%)	684 (32.1%)	221 (10.4%)	12 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	133 (6.2%)	$8,677							61.2	70.2	421	218		482703003042
640	Rivercrest High School	Public	9-12	4126 Us Hwy 271	Bogata	75417	Red River County	Rivercrest Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 632-5205	215	28	7.5	77.7%	146 (67.9%)	12 (5.6%)	43 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.6%)	$15,877							61.2	62	636	4		484212004797

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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.