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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
1781	Triumph Public High Schools-Laredo North	Public, Charter	9-12	1230 Townlake Dr	Laredo	78041	Webb County	Triumph Public High Schools Central Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 722-0747	131	7	19		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	131 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,764							10.3	7.6	1830	49		480017408403
1782	Ranch Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	3120 Vzcr 2318	Canton	75103	Van Zandt County	Ranch Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 939-8000	64	4	16.8	82.8%	38 (59.4%)	3 (4.7%)	21 (32.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.1%)	$16,648							10.3	33.5	1336	446		480017108398
1783	Grandfalls-Royalty School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	115 Ave C	Grandfalls	79742	Ward County	Grandfalls-Royalty Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 547-2266	157	16	9.8	62.4%	44 (28.0%)	3 (1.9%)	106 (67.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	$16,839							10.2	15.3	1694	89		482148002168
1784	Premier H S Of Del Rio	Public, Charter	9-12	1701 Kings Way	Del Rio	78840	Val Verde County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 298-2100	60	3	17.9	80.0%	1 (1.7%)	1 (1.7%)	58 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,855							10	12.7	1738	46		480020708396
1785	Alvin V Anderson Rise Academy	Public	9-12	2800 W Shaw St	Tyler	75701	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-3040	83	10	8.7	80.7%	12 (14.5%)	32 (38.6%)	32 (38.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (8.4%)	$14,184							10	11.9	1758	27		484347013616
1786	Thrive Academy	Public	9-12	525 Greggerson Dr	El Paso	79907	El Paso County	Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(915) 434-0000	113	20	5.5	92.0%	2 (1.8%)	1 (0.9%)	109 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	$25,153							9.9	7.1	1840	54		484668022828
1787	Premier H S Of Arlington	Public, Charter	9-12	551 Ryan Plaza Dr	Arlington	76011	Tarrant County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 547-7901	176	9	19.5	79.0%	17 (9.7%)	56 (31.8%)	97 (55.1%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	$8,037							9.9	6.5	1856	69		480020712402
1788	Premier H S - Houston (Greenspoint)	Public, Charter	9-12	250 N Sam Houston Pkwy E	Houston	77060	Harris County	Premier High Schools	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(972) 316-3663	60	3	20	65.0%	6 (10.0%)	19 (31.7%)	31 (51.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.7%)	$11,346							9.9	5.7	1874	86		480020722990
1789	Methodist Children's Home	Public, Charter	6-12	1111 Herring Ave	Waco	76708	McLennan County	University Of Texas University Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 498-8738	96	11	8.7		28 (29.2%)	31 (32.3%)	33 (34.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	2 (2.1%)	$13,140							9.8	12.2	1752	37		480007109513
1790	Garza County Rjc	Public	7-12	800 N Ave F	Post	79356	Garza County	Paint Rock Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(325) 732-4314	23	5	5		3 (13.0%)	5 (21.7%)	12 (52.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (8.7%)	$30,940							9.7	3.2	1932	142		483398022960

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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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