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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
431	Amarillo Collegiate Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	6000 S Georgia	Amarillo	79119	Randall County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 352-0171	464	28	16.4	25.9%	277 (59.7%)	12 (2.6%)	149 (32.1%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.5%)	$8,036							69.5	89.8	63	368		480016311503
432	Wheeler School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1 Mustang Dr	Wheeler	79096	Wheeler County	Wheeler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 826-5534	372	40	9.3	61.3%	169 (45.4%)	0 (0.0%)	194 (52.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	$9,994							69.4	64.9	558	126		484542005168
433	Idea College Preparatory San Benito	Public, Charter	6-12	2151 Russell Ln	San Benito	78586	Cameron County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 399-5252	780	47	16.5	82.4%	22 (2.8%)	2 (0.3%)	751 (96.3%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,626							69.4	72.3	373	60		480021112164
434	George West High School	Public	9-12	1013 Houston St	George West	78022	Live Oak County	George West Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 449-1914	274	26	10.6	58.0%	105 (38.3%)	1 (0.4%)	165 (60.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$15,481							69.4	65.7	541	107		482055002065
435	City View Junior/Senior High	Public	6-12	1600 City View Dr	Wichita Falls	76306	Wichita County	City View Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 855-7511	646	59	10.9	68.1%	267 (41.3%)	88 (13.6%)	227 (35.1%)	7 (1.1%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (8.0%)	$12,486							69.3	56.8	764	329		481413008954
436	Canyon High School	Public	9-12	1701 23rd St	Canyon	79015	Randall County	Canyon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 677-2740	1,097	77	14.1	21.0%	797 (72.7%)	15 (1.4%)	244 (22.2%)	13 (1.2%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (2.0%)	$9,343							69.3	70.8	407	29		481281000774
437	United High School	Public	9-12	2811 United Ave	Laredo	78045	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-5600	3,463	211	16.4	58.8%	54 (1.6%)	6 (0.2%)	3,377 (97.5%)	18 (0.5%)	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.2%)	$8,758							69.3	65.8	537	100		484365004962
438	Harmony School Of Excellence - Dallas	Public, Charter	6-12	8120 W Camp Wisdom Rd	Dallas	75249	Dallas County	Harmony Public Schools - North Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 296-1000	596	37	16.1	65.9%	28 (4.7%)	150 (25.2%)	384 (64.4%)	21 (3.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	$12,969							69.2	64.3	571	133		480029212606
439	Moulton High School	Public	7-12	500 N Pecan	Moulton	77975	Lavaca County	Moulton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 596-4691	123	15	7.9	46.3%	61 (49.6%)	1 (0.8%)	55 (44.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.1%)	$15,761							69.2	75.7	302	137		483156003528
440	Academy High School	Public	9-12	850 N Hw 95	Little River Academy	76554	Bell County	Academy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 982-4201	546	44	12.4	34.1%	316 (57.9%)	30 (5.5%)	160 (29.3%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	27 (4.9%)	$9,661							69.1	64	580	140		480747000040

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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.