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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
61	Cedar Valley Middle	Public	6-8	8139 Racine Trl	Austin	78717	Williamson County	Round Rock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 428-2300	1,306	83	15.7	10.6%	441 (33.8%)	36 (2.8%)	215 (16.5%)	551 (42.2%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (4.4%)	$7,427							95.3	95.3	68	7		483808005611
62	McKamy Middle	Public	6-8	2401 Old Settlers Rd	Flower Mound	75022	Denton County	Lewisville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 713-5991	757	50	15.2	5.5%	356 (47.0%)	17 (2.2%)	87 (11.5%)	250 (33.0%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	42 (5.5%)	$7,140							95.3	94	82	20		482730007584
63	Schimelpfenig Middle	Public	6-8	2400 Maumelle Dr	Plano	75023	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 752-6400	826	53	15.6	17.2%	371 (44.9%)	60 (7.3%)	115 (13.9%)	237 (28.7%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	35 (4.2%)	$8,018							95.2	95.2	69	6		483510005573
64	Nazareth School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	101 S First St	Nazareth	79063	Castro County	Nazareth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 945-2231	243	24	10.1	13.2%	219 (90.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	$10,119							95.1	96.1	55	9		483222003573
65	Sartartia Middle	Public	6-8	8125 Homeward Way	Sugar Land	77479	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-6310	1,365	76	18	22.4%	243 (17.8%)	99 (7.3%)	168 (12.3%)	784 (57.4%)	9 (0.7%)	6 (0.4%)	56 (4.1%)	$7,464							95.1	95.8	62	3		481965008564
66	Iuniversity Prep	Public, Virtual, Magnet	5-12	3051 Ira E Woods Ave	Grapevine	76051	Tarrant County	Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	Yes	No	(817) 305-4895	1,415	38	37.1		798 (56.4%)	100 (7.1%)	256 (18.1%)	166 (11.7%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	89 (6.3%)	$5,002							94.9	95.9	60	6		482166013033
67	Pin Oak Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	4601 Glenmont	Bellaire	77401	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(713) 295-6500	1,253	65	19.4	42.9%	373 (29.8%)	122 (9.7%)	499 (39.8%)	185 (14.8%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	70 (5.6%)	$8,531							94.8	91.6	124	57		482364009274
68	Dallas Environmental Science Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	2200 Dennison St	Dallas	75212	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-3950	431	22	19.5	86.8%	13 (3.0%)	21 (4.9%)	390 (90.5%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$10,173							94.8	94.4	78	10		481623005690
69	Birdwell School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	2010 Talley Ave	Tyler	75701	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-1870	568	31	18.4	68.7%	41 (7.2%)	14 (2.5%)	506 (89.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	$9,035							94.8	87.4	200	131		484347004928
70	Eleanor Kolitz Hebrew Language Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	11327 Dreamland Dr	San Antonio	78230	Bexar County	Eleanor Kolitz Hebrew Language Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 890-7267	486	33	14.5	12.8%	169 (34.8%)	6 (1.2%)	269 (55.3%)	18 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.7%)	$8,777							94.8	91.6	122	52		480143513053

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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.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Texas Education Agency.
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Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.