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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
1481	Southside High School	Public	9-12	19190 Us-281 S #2	San Antonio	78221	Bexar County	Southside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 882-1606	1,772	105	16.9	85.7%	106 (6.0%)	23 (1.3%)	1,628 (91.9%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (0.6%)	$8,839							26.6	31.4	1380	101		484092004652
1482	Athens High School	Public	9-12	708 E College St	Athens	75751	Henderson County	Athens Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 677-6920	879	69	12.7	70.4%	266 (30.3%)	115 (13.1%)	457 (52.0%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.1%)	$9,909							26.5	25.8	1501	19		480887000277
1483	KIPP Austin Brave	Public, Charter	9-12	5107 S Ih 35 Frontage Rd	Austin	78744	Travis County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 651-2225	490	38	12.8	88.6%	10 (2.0%)	13 (2.7%)	462 (94.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$11,272							26.4	24.6	1533	50		480026413461
1484	Village Technical Schools	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	402 W Danieldale Rd	Duncanville	75137	Dallas County	Village Technical Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 454-4441	1,335	67	19.7	54.9%	143 (10.7%)	487 (36.5%)	615 (46.1%)	8 (0.6%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (5.8%)	$8,323							26.4	42	1132	352		480143613030
1485	Livingston High School	Public	9-12	400 Fm 350 S	Livingston	77351	Polk County	Livingston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 328-8600	1,147	67	17.1	48.4%	631 (55.0%)	109 (9.5%)	360 (31.4%)	10 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (3.0%)	$8,242							26.4	33.3	1341	144		482778003118
1486	Turner High School	Public	9-12	1600 Josey Ln	Carrollton	75006	Dallas County	Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 968-5400	2,035	136	14.9	66.4%	178 (8.7%)	108 (5.3%)	1,585 (77.9%)	124 (6.1%)	3 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (1.8%)	$9,901							26.4	31.2	1383	103		481305000806
1487	Weslaco East High School	Public	9-12	810 S Pleasantview Dr	Weslaco	78596	Hidalgo County	Weslaco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 969-6950	2,066	127	16.2	86.0%	11 (0.5%)	4 (0.2%)	2,050 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,589							26.4	23.9	1551	64		484496008851
1488	Tegeler Community School	Public	9-12	4949 Burke Rd	Pasadena	77504	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 740-0410	150	30	5	86.7%	9 (6.0%)	13 (8.7%)	123 (82.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	$25,945							26.4	19.8	1629	141		483432017033
1489	Edison High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	701 Santa Monica St	San Antonio	78212	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 738-9720	1,360	88	15.4	88.5%	24 (1.8%)	26 (1.9%)	1,301 (95.7%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	$13,002							26.3	22.2	1580	91		483873004345
1490	Tenaha Schools	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	138 College St	Tenaha	75974	Shelby County	Tenaha Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 248-5000	414	32	12.8	90.8%	90 (21.7%)	101 (24.4%)	216 (52.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	$11,634							26.2	26.8	1479	11		484236011969

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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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Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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