Best High Schools in Texas

School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)							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
911	Warren High School	Public	9-12	405 Fm 3290 S	Warren	77664	Tyler County	Warren Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 547-2243	348	29	11.9	46.6%	295 (84.8%)	3 (0.9%)	32 (9.2%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.4%)	$12,063			$901			$11,162	49.9	51.4	901	10		484458005084
912	Electra Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	200 W Anderson	Electra	76360	Wichita County	Electra Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 432-3812	198	23	8.7	64.1%	144 (72.7%)	17 (8.6%)	26 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.1%)	$16,752			$1,101			$15,651	49.9	39.4	1186	274		481833001724
913	Petersburg School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1411 W 4th	Petersburg	79250	Hale County	Petersburg Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 667-3585	274	28	9.7	77.7%	79 (28.8%)	2 (0.7%)	188 (68.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$14,151			$1,025			$13,126	49.8	44	1084	171		483468003893
914	Winters High School	Public	9-12	205 E Jones St	Winters	79567	Runnels County	Winters Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 754-5516	141	18	7.7	67.4%	35 (24.8%)	1 (0.7%)	100 (70.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.5%)	$18,020			$419			$17,601	49.7	34.9	1308	394		484626005276
915	Long Academy	Public, Magnet	6-12	6501 Bellaire Blvd	Houston	77074	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 778-3380	715	55	12.9	98.0%	32 (4.5%)	78 (10.9%)	493 (69.0%)	103 (14.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.1%)	$9,910			$1,088			$8,822	49.7	44.3	1073	158		482364002522
916	Refugio High School	Public	9-12	212 W Vance St	Refugio	78377	Refugio County	Refugio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 526-2344	218	19	11.7	69.7%	49 (22.5%)	26 (11.9%)	142 (65.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$20,764			$4,115			$16,650	49.7	42.5	1118	202		483678004111
917	Yes Prep - West	Public, Charter	6-12	10535 Harwin Dr	Houston	77036	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 967-8200	1,000	60	16.5	92.6%	39 (3.9%)	74 (7.4%)	832 (83.2%)	45 (4.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.8%)	$10,314			$1,393			$8,921	49.7	43.8	1089	172		480020912401
918	Memorial High School	Public	8-12	101 E Hackberry Ave	McAllen	78501	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 632-5201	2,060	147	13.9	68.3%	65 (3.2%)	13 (0.6%)	1,946 (94.5%)	28 (1.4%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.3%)	$10,754			$828			$9,926	49.7	48.2	978	60		482967005548
919	Sinton High School	Public	9-12	400 N Pirate Blvd	Sinton	78387	San Patricio County	Sinton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 364-6650	601	47	12.8	65.7%	100 (16.6%)	6 (1.0%)	485 (80.7%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$11,955			$2,167			$9,788	49.7	48	986	67		484035004571
920	Morton Ranch High School	Public	9-12	21000 Franz Rd	Katy	77449	Harris County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 237-7800	2,832	200	14.1	72.1%	363 (12.8%)	603 (21.3%)	1,658 (58.5%)	113 (4.0%)	12 (0.4%)	4 (0.1%)	79 (2.8%)	$9,922			$323			$9,600	49.7	49.4	945	25		482517010759

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