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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
511	Teague High School	Public	9-12	420 Loop 255	Teague	75860	Freestone County	Teague Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 739-1500	371	36	10.2	45.3%	202 (54.4%)	40 (10.8%)	110 (29.6%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.5%)	$9,943							66.4	60.4	676	165		484230004813
512	Bushland High School	Public	9-12	18701 Jim Line Rd	Amarillo	79124	Potter County	Bushland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 322-1184	497	44	11.1	17.1%	369 (74.2%)	7 (1.4%)	101 (20.3%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.2%)	$10,583							66.4	77.7	249	263		483557010997
513	Burton High School	Public	7-12	917 N Main	Burton	77835	Washington County	Burton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 289-3830	237	25	9.5	38.4%	163 (68.8%)	19 (8.0%)	41 (17.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (5.1%)	$14,576							66.4	57.2	754	241		481224000726
514	Whitney High School	Public	9-12	1400 N Brazos	Whitney	76692	Hill County	Whitney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 694-3457	437	40	10.9	59.3%	289 (66.1%)	15 (3.4%)	113 (25.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.9%)	$10,164							66.3	53.7	848	334		484572005195
515	J M Hanks High School	Public	9-12	2001 Lee Trevino Dr	El Paso	79935	El Paso County	Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 434-5000	1,364	91	15	71.3%	50 (3.7%)	22 (1.6%)	1,280 (93.8%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.4%)	$11,037							66.3	66.9	509	6		484668005323
516	Caddo Mills High School	Public	9-12	3049 S Fm 36	Caddo Mills	75135	Hunt County	Caddo Mills Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 527-3164	833	60	13.7	27.5%	534 (64.1%)	46 (5.5%)	215 (25.8%)	2 (0.2%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.4%)	$10,792							66.3	63.4	597	81		481239000732
517	Joshua High School	Public	9-12	909 S Broadway	Joshua	76058	Johnson County	Joshua Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 202-2500	1,313	94	13.9	37.9%	775 (59.0%)	46 (3.5%)	448 (34.1%)	12 (0.9%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (2.0%)	$11,347							66.3	60.2	684	167		482493002781
518	Midlothian Heritage High School	Public	9-12	4000 Fm 1387	Midlothian	76065	Ellis County	Midlothian Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 856-5400	1,760	90	19.6	22.6%	933 (53.0%)	228 (13.0%)	487 (27.7%)	17 (1.0%)	6 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	87 (4.9%)	$7,768							66.2	69	453	65		483060012896
519	Evadale High School	Public	9-12	908 Fm 105	Evadale	77615	Jasper County	Evadale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 276-1337	120	13	8.9	40.8%	112 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	$20,586							66.2	77.5	256	263		481875001753
520	Bellaire High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	5100 Maple	Bellaire	77401	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 295-3704	3,216	167	19.2	57.6%	649 (20.2%)	533 (16.6%)	1,469 (45.7%)	453 (14.1%)	5 (0.2%)	5 (0.2%)	102 (3.2%)	$8,357							66.1	57.7	741	221		482364002397

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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:

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Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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