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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
931	Weslaco High School	Public	9-12	1005 W Pike Ave	Weslaco	78596	Hidalgo County	Weslaco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 969-6700	2,699	137	19.7	73.8%	39 (1.4%)	5 (0.2%)	2,652 (98.3%)	1 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,193							49	42.6	1114	183		484496005125
932	Idea Walzem College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	6445 Walzem Rd	San Antonio	78239	Bexar County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 239-4600	724	43	16.8	77.1%	32 (4.4%)	160 (22.1%)	498 (68.8%)	17 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	12 (1.7%)	$10,791							49	56.8	763	169		480021113148
933	Parkland High School	Public	9-12	5932 Quail Ave	El Paso	79924	El Paso County	Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 434-6000	1,565	101	15.5	76.5%	82 (5.2%)	57 (3.6%)	1,397 (89.3%)	5 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	9 (0.6%)	11 (0.7%)	$10,458							49	49.4	949	16		484668005330
934	Ft Davis School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	401 W Webster Ave	Fort Davis	79734	Jeff Davis County	Ft Davis Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 426-4444	682	24	29		206 (30.2%)	62 (9.1%)	387 (56.7%)	10 (1.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.1%)	$13,020							48.9	25.8	1504	570		482010001962
935	Harlingen H S - South	Public	9-12	1701 Dixieland Rd	Harlingen	78552	Cameron County	Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(956) 427-3800	2,019	144	14	70.9%	68 (3.4%)	9 (0.4%)	1,932 (95.7%)	3 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.2%)	$12,139							48.9	60.7	671	264		482253006267
936	Harmony Science Academy - Dallas	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	11995 Forestgate Dr	Dallas	75243	Dallas County	Harmony Public Schools - North Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 234-9993	1,110	71	15.6	91.7%	98 (8.8%)	338 (30.5%)	492 (44.3%)	163 (14.7%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.4%)	$12,488							48.9	55.6	801	135		480029212542
937	Katherine Anne Porter School	Public, Charter	8-12	515 Fm 2325	Wimberley	78676	Hays County	Katherine Anne Porter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 648-3180	95	11	8.8	31.6%	69 (72.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (25.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	$10,852							48.9	68.6	464	473		480013208279
938	Cypress Creek High School	Public	9-12	9815 Grant Rd	Houston	77070	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 897-4200	3,222	210	15.3	62.6%	535 (16.6%)	938 (29.1%)	1,328 (41.2%)	307 (9.5%)	14 (0.4%)	3 (0.1%)	97 (3.0%)	$8,024							48.9	53.7	850	88		481611001183
939	Yantis School	Public	6-12	105 W Oak	Yantis	75497	Wood County	Yantis Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 383-2463	150	16	9.6	58.0%	91 (60.7%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (34.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.0%)	$9,629							48.9	51.1	913	26		484659005298
940	Yoakum High School	Public	9-12	104 Poth St	Yoakum	77995	DeWitt County	Yoakum Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 293-3442	477	51	9.4	51.2%	160 (33.5%)	22 (4.6%)	283 (59.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	$11,509							48.8	60.5	674	266		484662005299

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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.