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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
1151	Idea College Preparatory San Juan	Public, Charter	6-12	600 E Sioux Rd	San Juan	78589	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 588-4021	741	49	15.2	89.2%	12 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	724 (97.7%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,343							40.6	36.1	1289	138		480021112040
1152	Andrews High School	Public	9-12	1400 NW Ave K	Andrews	79714	Andrews County	Andrews Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 523-3640	1,193	84	14.1	43.3%	344 (28.8%)	5 (0.4%)	816 (68.4%)	4 (0.3%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (1.6%)	$11,295							40.6	44.2	1077	75		480828000194
1153	Rains High School	Public	9-12	1651 W Us Hwy 69	Emory	75440	Rains County	Rains Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 473-2222	531	40	13.2	55.7%	376 (70.8%)	15 (2.8%)	111 (20.9%)	4 (0.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.0%)	$10,580							40.6	49.1	958	195		483636004081
1154	Idea College Preparatory Alamo	Public, Charter	6-12	325 Kansas Rd	Alamo	78516	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 588-4006	737	44	16.5	95.8%	24 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	711 (96.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,083							40.6	46.2	1026	128		480021112306
1155	Stafford High School	Public	9-12	100 Spartan Dr	Stafford	77477	Fort Bend County	Stafford Msd	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 261-9239	1,108	77	14.3	67.9%	40 (3.6%)	464 (41.9%)	534 (48.2%)	48 (4.3%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (1.6%)	$11,200							40.5	37.9	1230	75		484135005925
1156	Brazosport High School	Public	9-12	1800 W Second St	Freeport	77541	Brazoria County	Brazosport Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 730-7260	841	72	11.6	63.6%	153 (18.2%)	78 (9.3%)	576 (68.5%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.4%)	$13,067							40.5	32.2	1363	207		481119000582
1157	Columbia High School	Public	9-12	521 S 16th St	West Columbia	77486	Brazoria County	Columbia-Brazoria Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 345-5147	885	57	15.5	55.4%	510 (57.6%)	62 (7.0%)	274 (31.0%)	4 (0.5%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.4%)	$9,375							40.5	45.9	1033	124		481467000958
1158	Paducah School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	810 Goodwin Ave	Paducah	79248	Cottle County	Paducah Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 524-2009	156	17	8.9	67.3%	65 (41.7%)	18 (11.5%)	68 (43.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	$12,481							40.4	37.5	1248	90		483390003775
1159	Levelland High School	Public	9-12	1400 Hickory	Levelland	79336	Hockley County	Levelland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 894-8515	798	60	13.2	63.9%	185 (23.2%)	29 (3.6%)	575 (72.1%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	$10,076							40.3	45.9	1032	127		482724003057
1160	Winona High School	Public	9-12	611 Wildcat Dr	Winona	75792	Smith County	Winona Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 939-4100	319	35	9	84.0%	112 (35.1%)	66 (20.7%)	125 (39.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (4.1%)	$15,748							40.3	42.2	1127	33		484623005274

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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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Educational resources:

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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.