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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
4431	Jose 'joe' May Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	9818 Brockbank Dr	Dallas	75220	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-4800	746	46	16.2	98.3%	6 (0.8%)	46 (6.2%)	679 (91.0%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	$10,138	11.6	6.7	4637	206	481623012062
4432	Sierra Blanca School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	500 Sierra Blanca Ave	Sierra Blanca	79851	Hudspeth County	Sierra Blanca Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 741-2781	100	10	10.3	72.0%	12 (12.0%)	2 (2.0%)	83 (83.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.0%)	$21,296	11.6			(n/a)	484020004558
4433	Democracy Prep At Stewart Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1950 Rigsby Ave	San Antonio	78210	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 438-6875	645	43	15	94.1%	22 (3.4%)	34 (5.3%)	576 (89.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.9%)	$13,096	11.5	9.9	4536	103	483873004381
4434	Walnut Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 W Braker Ln	Austin	78753	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-4499	496	38	12.9	92.1%	34 (6.9%)	26 (5.2%)	403 (81.3%)	26 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	$11,420	11.5	13	4413	21	480894000362
4435	Dequeen Elementary	Public	3-5	740 Dequeen Blvd	Port Arthur	77640	Jefferson County	Port Arthur Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 984-8900	232	24	9.8	92.2%	0 (0.0%)	152 (65.5%)	74 (31.9%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$15,222	11.5	9	4568	133	483540003999
4436	Burnet Elementary	Public	K-5	3700 Permian Dr	Odessa	79762	Ector County	Ector County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 456-1049	325	17	18.7	84.9%	55 (16.9%)	18 (5.5%)	234 (72.0%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.8%)	6 (1.8%)	$8,457	11.5	11.5	4484	48	481800001572
4437	Tekoa Academy Of Accelerated Studies	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	3700 Proctor	Port Arthur	77642	Jefferson County	Tekoa Academy Of Accelerated Studies Stem School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 982-5400	236	15	15.7	94.9%	3 (1.3%)	216 (91.5%)	17 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,714	11.5	37.9	2959	1478	480013908309
4438	Paducah School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	810 Goodwin Ave	Paducah	79248	Cottle County	Paducah Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 524-2009	156	17	8.9	67.3%	65 (41.7%)	18 (11.5%)	68 (43.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	$12,481	11.4	8.4	4589	151	483390003775
4439	Trinidad School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	105 W Eaton	Trinidad	75163	Henderson County	Trinidad Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 778-2673	173	16	10.6	80.9%	92 (53.2%)	15 (8.7%)	43 (24.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (13.3%)	$16,322	11.4	17.3	4206	233	484317004904
4440	Hector P Garcia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2444 Graham	Grand Prairie	75050	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 237-0001	474	30	15.8	93.2%	20 (4.2%)	2 (0.4%)	447 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$7,649	11.4	20	4073	367	482142008186

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on STAAR Reading, STAAR Mathematics, STAAR Science 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 4651)	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
4431	Jose 'joe' May Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	9818 Brockbank Dr	Dallas	75220	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-4800	746	46	16.2	98.3%	6 (0.8%)	46 (6.2%)	679 (91.0%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	$10,138							11.6	6.7	4637	206		481623012062
4432	Sierra Blanca School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	500 Sierra Blanca Ave	Sierra Blanca	79851	Hudspeth County	Sierra Blanca Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 741-2781	100	10	10.3	72.0%	12 (12.0%)	2 (2.0%)	83 (83.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.0%)	$21,296							11.6			(n/a)		484020004558
4433	Democracy Prep At Stewart Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1950 Rigsby Ave	San Antonio	78210	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 438-6875	645	43	15	94.1%	22 (3.4%)	34 (5.3%)	576 (89.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.9%)	$13,096							11.5	9.9	4536	103		483873004381
4434	Walnut Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 W Braker Ln	Austin	78753	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-4499	496	38	12.9	92.1%	34 (6.9%)	26 (5.2%)	403 (81.3%)	26 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	$11,420							11.5	13	4413	21		480894000362
4435	Dequeen Elementary	Public	3-5	740 Dequeen Blvd	Port Arthur	77640	Jefferson County	Port Arthur Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 984-8900	232	24	9.8	92.2%	0 (0.0%)	152 (65.5%)	74 (31.9%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$15,222							11.5	9	4568	133		483540003999
4436	Burnet Elementary	Public	K-5	3700 Permian Dr	Odessa	79762	Ector County	Ector County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 456-1049	325	17	18.7	84.9%	55 (16.9%)	18 (5.5%)	234 (72.0%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.8%)	6 (1.8%)	$8,457							11.5	11.5	4484	48		481800001572
4437	Tekoa Academy Of Accelerated Studies	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	3700 Proctor	Port Arthur	77642	Jefferson County	Tekoa Academy Of Accelerated Studies Stem School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 982-5400	236	15	15.7	94.9%	3 (1.3%)	216 (91.5%)	17 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,714							11.5	37.9	2959	1478		480013908309
4438	Paducah School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	810 Goodwin Ave	Paducah	79248	Cottle County	Paducah Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 524-2009	156	17	8.9	67.3%	65 (41.7%)	18 (11.5%)	68 (43.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	$12,481							11.4	8.4	4589	151		483390003775
4439	Trinidad School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	105 W Eaton	Trinidad	75163	Henderson County	Trinidad Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 778-2673	173	16	10.6	80.9%	92 (53.2%)	15 (8.7%)	43 (24.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (13.3%)	$16,322							11.4	17.3	4206	233		484317004904
4440	Hector P Garcia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2444 Graham	Grand Prairie	75050	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 237-0001	474	30	15.8	93.2%	20 (4.2%)	2 (0.4%)	447 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$7,649							11.4	20	4073	367		482142008186