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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
761	Aquilla School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	404 N Richards	Aquilla	76622	Hill County	Aquilla Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 694-3770	332	24	13.6	47.3%	277 (83.4%)	4 (1.2%)	41 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)	$12,500							56.3	58.9	716	45		480852000218
762	La Porte High School	Public	9-12	301 E Fairmont Pkwy	La Porte	77571	Harris County	La Porte Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 604-7500	2,090	125	16.7	41.0%	701 (33.5%)	157 (7.5%)	1,147 (54.9%)	31 (1.5%)	7 (0.3%)	1 (0.0%)	46 (2.2%)	$9,792							56.1	55.2	812	50		482619021038
763	Wellington High School	Public	9-12	811 15th St	Wellington	79095	Collingsworth County	Wellington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 447-3172	168	19	8.6	56.5%	71 (42.3%)	3 (1.8%)	90 (53.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	$12,045							56.1	64.9	559	204		484489005111
764	Bel Air High School	Public	9-12	731 Yarbrough Dr	El Paso	79915	El Paso County	Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 434-2000	1,866	116	16.1	83.3%	12 (0.6%)	7 (0.4%)	1,840 (98.6%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	$10,042							56	55	818	54		484668005307
765	Por Vida Academy Corpus Christi	Public, Charter	9-12	4613 S Padre Island Dr	Corpus Christi	78411	Nueces County	Por Vida Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 225-4240	71	6	11.7		12 (16.9%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (74.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	5 (7.0%)	$11,411							56	41.7	1140	375		480000409116
766	Churchill High School	Public	9-12	12049 Blanco Rd	San Antonio	78216	Bexar County	North East Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 356-0000	2,308	142	16.2	39.8%	648 (28.1%)	93 (4.0%)	1,453 (63.0%)	39 (1.7%)	6 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (3.0%)	$9,031							56	52.4	880	114		483294003630
767	Coronado High School	Public	9-12	100 Champions Pl	El Paso	79912	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-2000	2,576	135	19	51.4%	242 (9.4%)	29 (1.1%)	2,224 (86.3%)	52 (2.0%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	23 (0.9%)	$7,429							56	53.2	857	90		481830001678
768	West Rusk High School	Public	9-12	10705 S Main Hwy 42	New London	75682	Rusk County	West Rusk County Consolidated Independent School District (	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 392-7854	356	21	16.6	70.2%	207 (58.1%)	33 (9.3%)	99 (27.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	$9,161							55.9	61.3	658	110		484515005151
769	Idea Carver College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	217 Robinson Pl	San Antonio	78202	Bexar County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 223-8885	661	37	17.8	75.8%	38 (5.7%)	55 (8.3%)	557 (84.3%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	$12,781							55.9	74.5	323	446		480021112829
770	Sharyland High School	Public	9-12	1106 N Shary Rd	Mission	78572	Hidalgo County	Sharyland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 580-5300	1,527	84	18	55.6%	50 (3.3%)	8 (0.5%)	1,429 (93.6%)	32 (2.1%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.3%)	$12,353							55.8	56.2	787	17		483993004529

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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.