Best High Schools in Texas for Low Socio Economic Status Students

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Every year, the Texas Education Agency shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, Low Socio Economic Status students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the STAAR EOC test scores by the Texas Education Agency. The most recent update was on Wednesday, September 11, 2024.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)							Ranking (Low Socio Economic Status vs All Students - 2024)					ID
Rank (of 1882)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (Low Socio Economic Status)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (Low Socio Economic Status)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)	ID
1	Leadership Prep School Secondary	Public, Charter	5-12	8100 Teel Pkwy	Frisco	75034	Denton County	Leadership Prep School	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 370-3650	881	36	24.2		282 (32.0%)	148 (16.8%)	188 (21.3%)	210 (23.8%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.4%)	$6,096			$156			$5,941	99.9%	85.4%	14.59%			480142013518
2	Mansfield Frontier Stem Academy	Public	9-12	1120 W Debbie Ln	Mansfield	76063	Tarrant County	Mansfield Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(682) 314-1600	307	23	13.5	23.5%	109 (35.5%)	66 (21.5%)	52 (16.9%)	58 (18.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (6.8%)	$54,089			$2,004			$52,085	99.9%	99.8%	0.04%			482892012371
2	School For The Talented And Gifted	Public, Magnet	9-12	1201 E Eighth St	Dallas	75203	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-5970	546	33	16.8	41.0%	181 (33.2%)	33 (6.0%)	246 (45.1%)	67 (12.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	15 (2.7%)	$9,307			$708			$8,599	99.9%	99.9%	0.06%			481623005865
4	School Of Science And Engineering	Public, Magnet	9-12	1201 E Eighth St	Dallas	75203	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-5960	495	26	19	65.1%	52 (10.5%)	32 (6.5%)	360 (72.7%)	41 (8.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.4%)	$9,146			$768			$8,378	99.8%	99.9%	0.11%			481623003641
5	Amarillo Collegiate Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	6000 S Georgia	Amarillo	79118	Randall County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 352-0171	475	29	16.3	33.3%	287 (60.4%)	11 (2.3%)	148 (31.2%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.1%)	$7,486			$194			$7,292	99.7%	96.8%	2.91%			480016311503
6	Lasa High School	Public	9-12	1012 Arthur Stiles Rd	Austin	78721	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-2589	1,518	83	18.3	11.5%	659 (43.4%)	36 (2.4%)	340 (22.4%)	356 (23.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	126 (8.3%)	$9,936			$311			$9,625	99.7%	99.7%	0.02%			480894011930
7	Phoenix School At Southwest Schools	Public, Charter, Alternative	3-12	9920 W Sam Houston Pkwy S	Houston	77099	Harris County	Southwest Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 784-6345	137	18	7.4	75.9%	59 (43.1%)	19 (13.9%)	48 (35.0%)	5 (3.6%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.9%)	$27,412			$2,277			$25,135	99.6%	18.8%	80.81%			480012508252
8	Tomball Star Academy	Public	9-12	11211 Fm 2920 Building 3	Tomball	77375	Harris County	Tomball Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 357-3222	366	23	16	29.8%	145 (39.6%)	23 (6.3%)	133 (36.3%)	49 (13.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.1%)	$7,853			$615			$7,237	99.6%	99.6%	0.07%			484296013654
9	Shirleen Zacharias Early Clge Leadership Academy	Public	9-12	7790 E 3rd St	Somerset	78069	Bexar County	Somerset Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 750-8959	130	5	24.7	73.1%	14 (10.8%)	2 (1.5%)	111 (85.4%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$8,143			$449			$7,694	99.5%	98.8%	0.73%			484074013194
10	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	1,058	62	17.1	15.4%	168 (15.9%)	102 (9.6%)	110 (10.4%)	609 (57.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (6.2%)	$10,840			$836			$10,005	99.5%	98.8%	0.63%			482364006272

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About our rankings:

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 September 11, 2024, 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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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.