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School														Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)	STAAR Mathematics (2026)	STAAR Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Distance	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Merkel High School	0.0mi	Public	9-12	2000 S 7th St	Merkel	79536	Taylor County	Merkel Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 928-4667	281	36	7.7	43.8%	197 (70.1%)	3 (1.1%)	71 (25.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	58.4	745^th of 2057 public high schools	63.8%		33.6	1308^th of 1974 public high schools	33.7%	563	63.6	70.8	71.3	61.7	64.7				$12,853
Wylie High School	15.4mi	Public	9-12	4502 Antilley Rd	Abilene	79606	Taylor County	Wylie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 255-1908	1,537	97	15.8	17.6%	962 (62.6%)	76 (4.9%)	376 (24.5%)	39 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	81 (5.3%)	74.2	349^th of 2057 public high schools	83.0%		74.8	313^th of 1974 public high schools	84.1%	36	60.8	82.4	74.3	76.4	86.2				$8,661
Hawley Center For Accelerated Learning	15.7mi	Public	9-12	210 Ave E	Hawley	79525	Jones County	Hawley Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(325) 298-2952	6	1	5.4		4 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									$16,939
Abilene High School	15.7mi	Public	9-12	2800 N 6th St	Abilene	79603	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 677-1731	1,798	113	15.8	63.3%	525 (29.2%)	285 (15.9%)	909 (50.6%)	12 (0.7%)	6 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	58 (3.2%)	42.1	1211^th of 2057 public high schools	41.1%		46.8	997^th of 1974 public high schools	49.5%	214	40.6	62.7	52.4	56.5	62.5				$8,270
Premier H S Of Abilene	15.7mi	Public, Charter	9-12	3161 S 23rd St Ste 4	Abilene	75029	Denton County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 698-8111	176	10	18.1	66.5%	101 (57.4%)	10 (5.7%)	56 (31.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	8 (4.5%)	36.6	1350^th of 2057 public high schools	34.4%		31.5	1360^th of 1974 public high schools	31.1%	10	36.4	62.5	25.0	28.6	80.0				$8,368
Texasworks - Abilene	15.7mi	Public, Charter	9-12	3161 S 23rd St	Abilene	75029	Denton County	Texas Works	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(325) 698-8111	36	1	36.0		20 (55.6%)	3 (8.3%)	12 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.8%)	15.6	1754^th of 2057 public high schools	14.7%					(n/a)			20.0	40.0
Hawley High School	15.8mi	Public	9-12	815 First Strett	Hawley	79525	Jones County	Hawley Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 298-2952	216	36	5.9	44.4%	162 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (24.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	72.1	386^th of 2057 public high schools	81.2%		63.6	579^th of 1974 public high schools	70.7%	193	73.2	84.6	71.2	61.3	90.4				$17,321
Taylor County Learning Center	16.4mi	Public	9-12	2002 Jameson St	Abilene	79603	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 794-4150	26			57.7%	4 (15.4%)	5 (19.2%)	16 (61.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.8%)	1.7	2036^th of 2057 public high schools	1.0%					(n/a)			0.0						$25,405
Cooper High School	16.6mi	Public	9-12	3639 Sayles Blvd	Abilene	79605	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 691-1000	1,570	109	14.3	61.4%	532 (33.9%)	240 (15.3%)	682 (43.4%)	30 (1.9%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	80 (5.1%)	39.7	1269^th of 2057 public high schools	38.3%		39	1187^th of 1974 public high schools	39.9%	82	38.2	64.6	45.5	54.0	66.1				$9,668
Triumph Public High Schools-Abilene	17.1mi	Public, Charter	9-12	221 Oak St	Abilene	79602	Taylor County	Triumph Public High Schools-West Texas	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(325) 261-0158	85	4	19.1		19 (22.4%)	7 (8.2%)	53 (62.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (7.1%)	4.5	1934^th of 2057 public high schools	6.0%					(n/a)	6.3	27.0	12.8	21.6	30.4

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