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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
1651	Marlin High	Public	7-12	678 Success Dr	Marlin	76661	Falls County	Marlin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 883-2394	347	24	14.5	98.6%	13 (3.7%)	185 (53.3%)	136 (39.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	$9,356	18	8.5	1816	165	482913003284
1652	Wharton High School	Public	9-12	#1 Tiger Ave	Wharton	77488	Wharton County	Wharton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 532-6800	566	41	13.7	73.3%	54 (9.5%)	149 (26.3%)	351 (62.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	$11,409	17.8	12.7	1739	87	484538005165
1653	Liberty High School	Public	9-12	5407 Gulfton St	Houston	77081	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 458-5555	352	15	23.4	100.0%	11 (3.1%)	12 (3.4%)	314 (89.2%)	14 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$8,515	17.7	5.5	1879	226	482364010741
1654	Legacy Traditional- Basse Secondary	Public, Charter	6-12	1826 Basse Rd	San Antonio	78213	Bexar County	Legacy Traditional Schools - Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 431-9881	164	10	16.5	64.0%	7 (4.3%)	24 (14.6%)	130 (79.3%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$14,734	17.7	14.8	1704	50	480006212237
1655	Roy Miller H S And Metro School Of Design	Public	7-12	1 Battlin Buc Blvd	Corpus Christi	78408	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-5100	1,424	88	16.2	89.2%	95 (6.7%)	83 (5.8%)	1,237 (86.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.4%)	$10,780	17.7	14.5	1712	57	481527001073
1656	James Earl Rudder High School	Public	9-12	3251 Austin's Colony Pkwy	Bryan	77808	Brazos County	Bryan Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 209-7900	1,697	128	13.2	81.7%	238 (14.0%)	315 (18.6%)	1,103 (65.0%)	5 (0.3%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	29 (1.7%)	$12,184	17.7	15.2	1697	41	481179011154
1657	Austin High School	Public	9-12	3500 Memphis Ave	El Paso	79930	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-4200	946	69	13.6	88.5%	43 (4.5%)	37 (3.9%)	837 (88.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.8%)	19 (2.0%)	$10,220	17.7	10.2	1784	127	481830001663
1658	Greenville High School	Public	9-12	3515 Lion's Lair	Greenville	75402	Hunt County	Greenville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 457-2550	1,520	93	16.2	78.8%	394 (25.9%)	216 (14.2%)	818 (53.8%)	15 (1.0%)	4 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	69 (4.5%)	$8,471	17.6	21	1605	53	482172002189
1659	Endeavor High School-Joe Frank Campbell Learning Center	Public	9-12	915 Sheldon Rd	Channelview	77530	Harris County	Channelview Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 457-0086	98	9	10.6	91.8%	5 (5.1%)	1 (1.0%)	91 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,394	17.5	6.9	1848	189	481359001144
1660	Premier H S - Houston - Hobby	Public, Charter	9-12	10222 Gulf Fwy	Houston	77034	Harris County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 338-0020	97	4	22.3	90.7%	0 (0.0%)	22 (22.7%)	74 (76.3%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,195	17.5	6.7	1852	192	480020714236

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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.
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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
1651	Marlin High	Public	7-12	678 Success Dr	Marlin	76661	Falls County	Marlin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 883-2394	347	24	14.5	98.6%	13 (3.7%)	185 (53.3%)	136 (39.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	$9,356							18	8.5	1816	165		482913003284
1652	Wharton High School	Public	9-12	#1 Tiger Ave	Wharton	77488	Wharton County	Wharton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 532-6800	566	41	13.7	73.3%	54 (9.5%)	149 (26.3%)	351 (62.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	$11,409							17.8	12.7	1739	87		484538005165
1653	Liberty High School	Public	9-12	5407 Gulfton St	Houston	77081	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 458-5555	352	15	23.4	100.0%	11 (3.1%)	12 (3.4%)	314 (89.2%)	14 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$8,515							17.7	5.5	1879	226		482364010741
1654	Legacy Traditional- Basse Secondary	Public, Charter	6-12	1826 Basse Rd	San Antonio	78213	Bexar County	Legacy Traditional Schools - Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 431-9881	164	10	16.5	64.0%	7 (4.3%)	24 (14.6%)	130 (79.3%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$14,734							17.7	14.8	1704	50		480006212237
1655	Roy Miller H S And Metro School Of Design	Public	7-12	1 Battlin Buc Blvd	Corpus Christi	78408	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-5100	1,424	88	16.2	89.2%	95 (6.7%)	83 (5.8%)	1,237 (86.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.4%)	$10,780							17.7	14.5	1712	57		481527001073
1656	James Earl Rudder High School	Public	9-12	3251 Austin's Colony Pkwy	Bryan	77808	Brazos County	Bryan Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 209-7900	1,697	128	13.2	81.7%	238 (14.0%)	315 (18.6%)	1,103 (65.0%)	5 (0.3%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	29 (1.7%)	$12,184							17.7	15.2	1697	41		481179011154
1657	Austin High School	Public	9-12	3500 Memphis Ave	El Paso	79930	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-4200	946	69	13.6	88.5%	43 (4.5%)	37 (3.9%)	837 (88.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.8%)	19 (2.0%)	$10,220							17.7	10.2	1784	127		481830001663
1658	Greenville High School	Public	9-12	3515 Lion's Lair	Greenville	75402	Hunt County	Greenville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 457-2550	1,520	93	16.2	78.8%	394 (25.9%)	216 (14.2%)	818 (53.8%)	15 (1.0%)	4 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	69 (4.5%)	$8,471							17.6	21	1605	53		482172002189
1659	Endeavor High School-Joe Frank Campbell Learning Center	Public	9-12	915 Sheldon Rd	Channelview	77530	Harris County	Channelview Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 457-0086	98	9	10.6	91.8%	5 (5.1%)	1 (1.0%)	91 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,394							17.5	6.9	1848	189		481359001144
1660	Premier H S - Houston - Hobby	Public, Charter	9-12	10222 Gulf Fwy	Houston	77034	Harris County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 338-0020	97	4	22.3	90.7%	0 (0.0%)	22 (22.7%)	74 (76.3%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,195							17.5	6.7	1852	192		480020714236