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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
1371	Alice High School	Public	9-12	# 1 Coyote Trl	Alice	78332	Jim Wells County	Alice Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 664-0126	1,295	71	18.1	86.3%	67 (5.2%)	8 (0.6%)	1,209 (93.4%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.4%)	$11,047							31	27.2	1469	98		480780000092
1372	Premier H S Of Texarkana	Public, Charter	9-12	3448 Summerhill Rd	Texarkana	75503	Bowie County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 316-3663	88	5	17.6	67.0%	53 (60.2%)	22 (25.0%)	5 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (9.1%)	$8,846							30.9	18	1648	276		480020713402
1373	Kerens School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	200 Bobcat Ln	Kerens	75144	Navarro County	Kerens Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 396-2931	657	57	11.6	73.7%	227 (34.6%)	101 (15.4%)	257 (39.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	64 (9.7%)	$14,641							30.9	28.3	1436	63		482553002842
1374	Travis B Bryan High School	Public	9-12	3450 Campus Dr	Bryan	77802	Brazos County	Bryan Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 209-2400	2,426	172	14.1	71.5%	519 (21.4%)	415 (17.1%)	1,414 (58.3%)	19 (0.8%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	54 (2.2%)	$10,947							30.9	25	1524	150		481179000682
1375	Emmett J Conrad High School	Public	9-12	7502 Fair Oaks Ave	Dallas	75231	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-2300	1,321	82	16	96.4%	53 (4.0%)	242 (18.3%)	872 (66.0%)	136 (10.3%)	8 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (0.8%)	$11,857							30.8	24.4	1541	166		481623010560
1376	Center High School	Public	9-12	658 Roughrider Dr	Center	75935	Shelby County	Center Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 598-6173	662	50	13.1	74.8%	166 (25.1%)	133 (20.1%)	329 (49.7%)	16 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.4%)	$11,063							30.8	31.5	1376			481332000833
1377	Brackenridge High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	400 Eagleland St	San Antonio	78210	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 228-1200	1,593	105	15.1	84.7%	36 (2.3%)	52 (3.3%)	1,487 (93.3%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (0.7%)	$11,317							30.7	26.9	1475	98		483873004407
1378	Lopez Early College High School	Public	9-12	3205 S Dakota Ave	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 982-7400	1,739	125	13.8	98.7%	11 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	1,726 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,425							30.6	37.4	1250	128		481168003324
1379	Lee High School	Public	9-12	1809 Market St	Baytown	77520	Harris County	Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 420-4535	1,747	119	14.7	74.1%	161 (9.2%)	222 (12.7%)	1,318 (75.4%)	13 (0.7%)	6 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (1.5%)	$9,011							30.6	27.7	1457	78		482115002117
1380	Temple High School	Public	9-12	415 N 31st St	Temple	76504	Bell County	Temple Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 215-7000	2,320	169	13.7	66.0%	484 (20.9%)	551 (23.8%)	1,122 (48.4%)	49 (2.1%)	7 (0.3%)	5 (0.2%)	102 (4.4%)	$10,355							30.6	28.6	1433	53		484233004827

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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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