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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)	Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
482142013172	1	School For The Highly Gifted	Public, Charter	1-8	2990 S Hwy 161	Grand Prairie	75052	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 343-7864	128	15	8.7	28.9%	34 (26.6%)	33 (25.8%)	24 (18.8%)	28 (21.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.0%)	$14,603	$648	$13,955	99.7	99.6	8	7
484110013209	2	Spring Branch Academic Institute	Public, Alternative	K-12	14400 Fern	Houston	77079	Harris County	Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 251-2277	145	37	3.8	8.3%	68 (46.9%)	2 (1.4%)	11 (7.6%)	53 (36.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	10 (6.9%)	$15,648	$491	$15,157	99.7	99.7	1	1
482679005765	3	J Kawas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2100 S Milmo Ave	Laredo	78046	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-3700	385	26	14.7	97.4%	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	383 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,424	$1,864	$9,561	99.7	99.6	7	4
481527001092	4	Windsor Park G/T	Public	1-5	4525 S Alameda St	Corpus Christi	78412	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 878-3770	609	38	16.2	29.4%	177 (29.1%)	20 (3.3%)	304 (49.9%)	84 (13.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.8%)	$9,064	$978	$8,086	99.6	99.7	4
483057008987	5	Carver Center	Public, Charter	1-6	1300 E Wall St	Midland	79701	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(432) 240-6400	488	29	16.6	16.6%	233 (47.7%)	40 (8.2%)	132 (27.0%)	56 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.5%)	$9,125	$567	$8,558	99.6	99.7	3	2
481623013736	6	Sudie L Williams Talented And Gifted Academy	Public	4-8	4518 Pomona Rd	Dallas	75209	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-8700	429	28	15.4	14.5%	249 (58.0%)	16 (3.7%)	105 (24.5%)	29 (6.8%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.4%)	$10,895	$990	$9,905	99.6	99	20	14
482325013937	7	Michael M Boone Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	8385 Durham St	Dallas	75225	Dallas County	Highland Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(214) 780-4100	446	35	12.8		387 (86.8%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.6%)	17 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	$11,666	$258	$11,408	99.6	98.3	42	35
481623001374	8	William B Travis Vanguard Academy Of Academically Tag	Public, Magnet	4-8	3001 McKinney Ave	Dallas	75204	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(972) 794-7500	502	31	16.1	15.3%	263 (52.4%)	32 (6.4%)	124 (24.7%)	42 (8.4%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.2%)	$10,832	$767	$10,065	99.6	99.7	2	6
482364006272	9	T H Rogers School	Public, Magnet, Alternative	K-12	5840 San Felipe St	Houston	77057	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(713) 917-3565	1,063	62	17.2	14.9%	161 (15.1%)	120 (11.3%)	122 (11.5%)	597 (56.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (5.7%)	$10,840	$836	$10,005	99.6	99.1	17	8
481302007733	10	Robert H Rockenbaugh Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	301 Byron Nelson Pkwy	Southlake	76092	Tarrant County	Carroll Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 949-4700	531	42	12.5		316 (59.5%)	10 (1.9%)	62 (11.7%)	111 (20.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.0%)	$11,813	$57	$11,756	99.4	99.6	6	4

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on STAAR Reading, STAAR Mathematics, STAAR Science test scores released by the Texas Education Agency.
These rankings were last updated on August 25, 2023, 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 (2021)							Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
ID	Rank (of 4647)	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 (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Rank (2022)	Rank Change from 2022	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)
482142013172	1	School For The Highly Gifted	Public, Charter	1-8	2990 S Hwy 161	Grand Prairie	75052	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 343-7864	128	15	8.7	28.9%	34 (26.6%)	33 (25.8%)	24 (18.8%)	28 (21.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.0%)	$14,603			$648			$13,955	99.7	99.6	8	7
484110013209	2	Spring Branch Academic Institute	Public, Alternative	K-12	14400 Fern	Houston	77079	Harris County	Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 251-2277	145	37	3.8	8.3%	68 (46.9%)	2 (1.4%)	11 (7.6%)	53 (36.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	10 (6.9%)	$15,648			$491			$15,157	99.7	99.7	1	1
482679005765	3	J Kawas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2100 S Milmo Ave	Laredo	78046	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-3700	385	26	14.7	97.4%	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	383 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,424			$1,864			$9,561	99.7	99.6	7	4
481527001092	4	Windsor Park G/T	Public	1-5	4525 S Alameda St	Corpus Christi	78412	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 878-3770	609	38	16.2	29.4%	177 (29.1%)	20 (3.3%)	304 (49.9%)	84 (13.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.8%)	$9,064			$978			$8,086	99.6	99.7	4
483057008987	5	Carver Center	Public, Charter	1-6	1300 E Wall St	Midland	79701	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(432) 240-6400	488	29	16.6	16.6%	233 (47.7%)	40 (8.2%)	132 (27.0%)	56 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.5%)	$9,125			$567			$8,558	99.6	99.7	3	2
481623013736	6	Sudie L Williams Talented And Gifted Academy	Public	4-8	4518 Pomona Rd	Dallas	75209	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-8700	429	28	15.4	14.5%	249 (58.0%)	16 (3.7%)	105 (24.5%)	29 (6.8%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.4%)	$10,895			$990			$9,905	99.6	99	20	14
482325013937	7	Michael M Boone Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	8385 Durham St	Dallas	75225	Dallas County	Highland Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(214) 780-4100	446	35	12.8		387 (86.8%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.6%)	17 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	$11,666			$258			$11,408	99.6	98.3	42	35
481623001374	8	William B Travis Vanguard Academy Of Academically Tag	Public, Magnet	4-8	3001 McKinney Ave	Dallas	75204	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(972) 794-7500	502	31	16.1	15.3%	263 (52.4%)	32 (6.4%)	124 (24.7%)	42 (8.4%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.2%)	$10,832			$767			$10,065	99.6	99.7	2	6
482364006272	9	T H Rogers School	Public, Magnet, Alternative	K-12	5840 San Felipe St	Houston	77057	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(713) 917-3565	1,063	62	17.2	14.9%	161 (15.1%)	120 (11.3%)	122 (11.5%)	597 (56.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (5.7%)	$10,840			$836			$10,005	99.6	99.1	17	8
481302007733	10	Robert H Rockenbaugh Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	301 Byron Nelson Pkwy	Southlake	76092	Tarrant County	Carroll Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 949-4700	531	42	12.5		316 (59.5%)	10 (1.9%)	62 (11.7%)	111 (20.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.0%)	$11,813			$57			$11,756	99.4	99.6	6	4