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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
791	Step Charter II	Public, Charter	K-8	8282 Bissonnet St	Houston	77074	Harris County	Step Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 988-7797	324	20	16	88.0%	5 (1.5%)	52 (16.0%)	265 (81.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,997	60.2	50.4	1050	259	480027513436
792	Apple Springs High School	Public	7-12	9120 Fm 2501	Apple Springs	75926	Trinity County	Apple Springs Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 831-2241	96	9	10.5	45.8%	86 (89.6%)	5 (5.2%)	4 (4.2%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,769	60.2	35.6	1553	761	480849000216
793	Normangee Middle	Public	6-8	116 Spur 3	Normangee	77871	Leon County	Normangee Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 396-6111	161	14	11.6	50.9%	113 (70.2%)	9 (5.6%)	27 (16.8%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	8 (5.0%)	$8,162	60.2	55.6	901	108	483291012155
794	Brownsboro J H	Public	7-8	11233 Ingram St	Brownsboro	75756	Henderson County	Brownsboro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 852-6931	395	33	11.9	54.4%	284 (71.9%)	26 (6.6%)	68 (17.2%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.3%)	8 (2.0%)	$9,286	60.1	67.9	592	202	481164005414
795	Kaffie Middle	Public	6-8	5922 Brockhampton St	Corpus Christi	78414	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-3700	1,154	57	20	39.5%	198 (17.2%)	51 (4.4%)	830 (71.9%)	42 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.3%)	29 (2.5%)	$7,433	60.1	59.7	785	10	481527006528
796	Martins Mill High School	Public	6-12	301 F M 1861	Ben Wheeler	75754	Van Zandt County	Martins Mill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 479-3234	262	24	10.9	44.7%	184 (70.2%)	3 (1.1%)	68 (26.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	$12,115	60.1	51.3	1017	221	482922005776
797	Ulrich Intermediate	Public	6-8	10103 Spring Cypress Rd	Klein	77070	Harris County	Klein Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 375-7500	1,178	81	14.5	57.3%	282 (23.9%)	223 (18.9%)	519 (44.1%)	105 (8.9%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (3.7%)	$8,802	60	60.3	771	26	482574012283
798	College Station Middle	Public	7-8	900 Rock Prairie Rd	College Station	77845	Brazos County	College Station Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 764-5545	582	44	13.3	46.4%	296 (50.9%)	78 (13.4%)	145 (24.9%)	39 (6.7%)	5 (0.9%)	4 (0.7%)	15 (2.6%)	$10,974	60	61.5	747	51	480735000003
799	Dallas Hybrid Preparatory At Stephen J Hay	Public, Virtual	3-8	3801 Herschel Ave	Dallas	75219	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	Yes	Yes	(972) 925-3700	111	12	9.3	73.9%	14 (12.6%)	26 (23.4%)	69 (62.2%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	$32,517	60	85	240	559	481623014139
800	Rawlinson Middle	Public	6-8	14100 Vance Jackson	San Antonio	78249	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-4900	1,161	71	16.3	30.4%	294 (25.3%)	69 (5.9%)	604 (52.0%)	113 (9.7%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	74 (6.4%)	$8,219	59.9	65.8	643	157	483312009472

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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
791	Step Charter II	Public, Charter	K-8	8282 Bissonnet St	Houston	77074	Harris County	Step Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 988-7797	324	20	16	88.0%	5 (1.5%)	52 (16.0%)	265 (81.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,997							60.2	50.4	1050	259		480027513436
792	Apple Springs High School	Public	7-12	9120 Fm 2501	Apple Springs	75926	Trinity County	Apple Springs Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 831-2241	96	9	10.5	45.8%	86 (89.6%)	5 (5.2%)	4 (4.2%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,769							60.2	35.6	1553	761		480849000216
793	Normangee Middle	Public	6-8	116 Spur 3	Normangee	77871	Leon County	Normangee Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 396-6111	161	14	11.6	50.9%	113 (70.2%)	9 (5.6%)	27 (16.8%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	8 (5.0%)	$8,162							60.2	55.6	901	108		483291012155
794	Brownsboro J H	Public	7-8	11233 Ingram St	Brownsboro	75756	Henderson County	Brownsboro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 852-6931	395	33	11.9	54.4%	284 (71.9%)	26 (6.6%)	68 (17.2%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.3%)	8 (2.0%)	$9,286							60.1	67.9	592	202		481164005414
795	Kaffie Middle	Public	6-8	5922 Brockhampton St	Corpus Christi	78414	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-3700	1,154	57	20	39.5%	198 (17.2%)	51 (4.4%)	830 (71.9%)	42 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.3%)	29 (2.5%)	$7,433							60.1	59.7	785	10		481527006528
796	Martins Mill High School	Public	6-12	301 F M 1861	Ben Wheeler	75754	Van Zandt County	Martins Mill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 479-3234	262	24	10.9	44.7%	184 (70.2%)	3 (1.1%)	68 (26.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	$12,115							60.1	51.3	1017	221		482922005776
797	Ulrich Intermediate	Public	6-8	10103 Spring Cypress Rd	Klein	77070	Harris County	Klein Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 375-7500	1,178	81	14.5	57.3%	282 (23.9%)	223 (18.9%)	519 (44.1%)	105 (8.9%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (3.7%)	$8,802							60	60.3	771	26		482574012283
798	College Station Middle	Public	7-8	900 Rock Prairie Rd	College Station	77845	Brazos County	College Station Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 764-5545	582	44	13.3	46.4%	296 (50.9%)	78 (13.4%)	145 (24.9%)	39 (6.7%)	5 (0.9%)	4 (0.7%)	15 (2.6%)	$10,974							60	61.5	747	51		480735000003
799	Dallas Hybrid Preparatory At Stephen J Hay	Public, Virtual	3-8	3801 Herschel Ave	Dallas	75219	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	Yes	Yes	(972) 925-3700	111	12	9.3	73.9%	14 (12.6%)	26 (23.4%)	69 (62.2%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	$32,517							60	85	240	559		481623014139
800	Rawlinson Middle	Public	6-8	14100 Vance Jackson	San Antonio	78249	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-4900	1,161	71	16.3	30.4%	294 (25.3%)	69 (5.9%)	604 (52.0%)	113 (9.7%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	74 (6.4%)	$8,219							59.9	65.8	643	157		483312009472