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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
2271	Ut - University Charter School At High Point	Public, Charter, Alternative	1-12	1603 Babcock Rd Ste 148	San Antonio	78229	Bexar County	University Of Texas University Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 834-4127	46	3	18		10 (21.7%)	7 (15.2%)	28 (60.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.2%)	$6,142	7.2	17.5	2097	174	480007112956
2272	Ki Charter Academy Liberty Hill	Public, Charter	5-12	12550 Hwy 29	Liberty Hill	78642	Williamson County	Ki Charter	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 528-2100	125	13	9.7		68 (54.4%)	16 (12.8%)	28 (22.4%)	2 (1.6%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (8.0%)	$21,681	7.1	17.7	2092	180	480144714140
2273	Burnet Middle	Public	6-8	8401 Hathaway St	Austin	78757	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-3225	821	57	14.4	92.4%	23 (2.8%)	45 (5.5%)	741 (90.3%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	$10,958	7	9	2283	10	480894000306
2274	Rogers Middle	Public	8	314 Galway Dr	San Antonio	78223	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 438-6840	93	10	9.6	84.9%	9 (9.7%)	4 (4.3%)	80 (86.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,268	6.9	12.1	2226	48	483873004392
2275	The Learning Center	Public, Alternative	1-12	20419 Fm 1485	New Caney	77357	Montgomery County	New Caney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 577-2850	102	15	6.6	81.4%	21 (20.6%)	14 (13.7%)	62 (60.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.9%)	$19,564	6.9	4.2	2354	79	483240007079
2276	H S Ahead Academy	Public	6-8	5320 Yale	Houston	77091	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2643	151	8	19	97.4%	2 (1.3%)	58 (38.4%)	88 (58.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	$16,174	6.9	5.9	2324	48	482364012602
2277	Morningside Middle	Public	6-8	2751 Mississippi Ave	Fort Worth	76104	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-8300	415	29	14	97.8%	12 (2.9%)	145 (34.9%)	239 (57.6%)	16 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$12,807	6.9	7.1	2306	29	481970001889
2278	County Residential Center	Public	5-12	4700 Community Dr	McKinney	75071	Collin County	McKinney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 547-5400	92	10	9.2	4.3%	32 (34.8%)	24 (26.1%)	28 (30.4%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.6%)	$14,066	6.8	14.4	2172	106	482985008486
2279	Grandfalls-Royalty School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	115 Ave C	Grandfalls	79742	Ward County	Grandfalls-Royalty Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 547-2266	157	16	9.8	62.4%	44 (28.0%)	3 (1.9%)	106 (67.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	$16,839	6.8	19.5	2050	229	482148002168
2280	Iltexas Msg Ramirez Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	1954 Rd 5714	Cleveland	77327	Liberty County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(972) 479-9078	455	25	17.9	95.2%	11 (2.4%)	11 (2.4%)	421 (92.5%)	11 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$10,590	6.7	8.2	2294	14	480144022811

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on STAAR Reading, STAAR Mathematics, STAAR Science, STAAR Social Studies test scores released by the Texas Education Agency.
These rankings were last updated on June 25, 2025, 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 (2024)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 2344)	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
2271	Ut - University Charter School At High Point	Public, Charter, Alternative	1-12	1603 Babcock Rd Ste 148	San Antonio	78229	Bexar County	University Of Texas University Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 834-4127	46	3	18		10 (21.7%)	7 (15.2%)	28 (60.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.2%)	$6,142							7.2	17.5	2097	174		480007112956
2272	Ki Charter Academy Liberty Hill	Public, Charter	5-12	12550 Hwy 29	Liberty Hill	78642	Williamson County	Ki Charter	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 528-2100	125	13	9.7		68 (54.4%)	16 (12.8%)	28 (22.4%)	2 (1.6%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (8.0%)	$21,681							7.1	17.7	2092	180		480144714140
2273	Burnet Middle	Public	6-8	8401 Hathaway St	Austin	78757	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-3225	821	57	14.4	92.4%	23 (2.8%)	45 (5.5%)	741 (90.3%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	$10,958							7	9	2283	10		480894000306
2274	Rogers Middle	Public	8	314 Galway Dr	San Antonio	78223	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 438-6840	93	10	9.6	84.9%	9 (9.7%)	4 (4.3%)	80 (86.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,268							6.9	12.1	2226	48		483873004392
2275	The Learning Center	Public, Alternative	1-12	20419 Fm 1485	New Caney	77357	Montgomery County	New Caney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 577-2850	102	15	6.6	81.4%	21 (20.6%)	14 (13.7%)	62 (60.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.9%)	$19,564							6.9	4.2	2354	79		483240007079
2276	H S Ahead Academy	Public	6-8	5320 Yale	Houston	77091	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2643	151	8	19	97.4%	2 (1.3%)	58 (38.4%)	88 (58.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	$16,174							6.9	5.9	2324	48		482364012602
2277	Morningside Middle	Public	6-8	2751 Mississippi Ave	Fort Worth	76104	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-8300	415	29	14	97.8%	12 (2.9%)	145 (34.9%)	239 (57.6%)	16 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$12,807							6.9	7.1	2306	29		481970001889
2278	County Residential Center	Public	5-12	4700 Community Dr	McKinney	75071	Collin County	McKinney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 547-5400	92	10	9.2	4.3%	32 (34.8%)	24 (26.1%)	28 (30.4%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.6%)	$14,066							6.8	14.4	2172	106		482985008486
2279	Grandfalls-Royalty School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	115 Ave C	Grandfalls	79742	Ward County	Grandfalls-Royalty Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 547-2266	157	16	9.8	62.4%	44 (28.0%)	3 (1.9%)	106 (67.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	$16,839							6.8	19.5	2050	229		482148002168
2280	Iltexas Msg Ramirez Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	1954 Rd 5714	Cleveland	77327	Liberty County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(972) 479-9078	455	25	17.9	95.2%	11 (2.4%)	11 (2.4%)	421 (92.5%)	11 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$10,590							6.7	8.2	2294	14		480144022811