Best High Schools in Texas for African American 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, African American students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Texas test scores and rankings. Other leading school comparison sites use data that is up to FOUR years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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 (African American vs All Students - 2024)					ID
Rank (of 1064)	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 (African American)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (African American)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)	ID
1	McAllen High School	Public	9-12	2021 La Vista Ave	McAllen	78501	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 632-3100	2,152	180	11.9	64.5%	129 (6.0%)	11 (0.5%)	1,985 (92.2%)	16 (0.7%)	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (0.5%)	$11,103			$1,013			$10,089	99.9%	50.1%	49.83%			482967003339
2	Boerne High School	Public	9-12	1 Greyhound Ln	Boerne	78006	Kendall County	Boerne Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 357-2200	1,426	92	15.4	22.3%	873 (61.2%)	13 (0.9%)	482 (33.8%)	11 (0.8%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	41 (2.9%)	$9,704			$544			$9,160	99.8%	87.3%	12.54%			481071000535
2	Itasca High School	Public	9-12	123 N College	Itasca	76055	Hill County	Itasca Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 687-2922	201	21	9.6	62.2%	85 (42.3%)	10 (5.0%)	98 (48.8%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)	$15,471			$1,684			$13,786	99.8%	32.1%	67.75%			482448002743
4	Academy For Technology Engineering Math & Science	Public	9-12	2034 Quantum Loop	Abilene	79602	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 794-4140	386	33	11.7	46.9%	233 (60.4%)	16 (4.1%)	111 (28.8%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (3.9%)	$8,635			$741			$7,895	99.6%	96.3%	3.35%			480744012452
4	Burleson Collegiate High School	Public	9-12	517 SW Johnson Ste 100	Burleson	76028	Johnson County	Burleson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 245-1600	150	10	14.6	35.3%	80 (53.3%)	17 (11.3%)	41 (27.3%)	6 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.0%)	$6,800			$219			$6,580	99.6%	98.9%	0.73%			481218013530
4	East Early College High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	220 N Milby St	Houston	77003	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 847-4809	461	24	19	81.6%	3 (0.7%)	20 (4.3%)	420 (91.1%)	17 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$9,374			$996			$8,378	99.6%	95.1%	4.56%			482364011262
7	Health Careers High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	4646 Hamilton Wolfe	San Antonio	78229	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-5400	921	52	17.7	26.7%	136 (14.8%)	44 (4.8%)	439 (47.7%)	262 (28.4%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	36 (3.9%)	$8,303			$438			$7,865	99.3%	99.2%	0.15%			483312006023
7	Judge Barefoot Sanders Law Magnet	Public, Magnet	9-12	1201 E Eighth St	Dallas	75203	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-5920	480	24	20	83.1%	28 (5.8%)	70 (14.6%)	359 (74.8%)	17 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	$9,251			$818			$8,433	99.3%	99.3%	0.05%			481623005444
7	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	99.3%	99.8%	0.51%			482892012371
7	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	99.3%	99.9%	0.61%			481623005865

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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.

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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.