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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
1251	Walker J H	Public	7-8	800 S Faye Ave	Monahans	79756	Ward County	Monahans-Wickett-Pyote Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 943-4622	318	21	15	66.0%	82 (25.8%)	18 (5.7%)	212 (66.7%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$9,811							44.2	32.1	1668	417		483117003506
1252	Sunray Middle	Public	6-8	504 E 7th St	Sunray	79086	Moore County	Sunray Collegiate Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 948-4444	132	14	9.5	54.5%	44 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (63.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	$7,208							44.1	38.4	1456	204		484191008885
1253	S C Lee J H	Public	6-8	1205 Courtney Ln	Copperas Cove	76522	Coryell County	Copperas Cove Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 542-7877	932	69	13.4	54.4%	293 (31.4%)	206 (22.1%)	291 (31.2%)	11 (1.2%)	5 (0.5%)	23 (2.5%)	103 (11.1%)	$7,909							44.1	47.1	1169	84		481524007234
1254	Meyerpark Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	13663 S Main St	Houston	77035	Harris County	Meyerpark Charter	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 729-9712	296	21	14.3	95.9%	2 (0.7%)	242 (81.8%)	42 (14.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	$12,292							44.1	46.5	1191	63		480026210719
1255	The Varnett School - Northeast	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	8305 Mesa Dr	Houston	77028	Harris County	The Varnett Public School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 631-4396	354	22	15.9	99.2%	0 (0.0%)	94 (26.6%)	256 (72.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$11,873							44.1	23.1	1951	696		480007309645
1256	Shackelford J H	Public	7-8	2000 N Fielder Rd	Arlington	76012	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-3600	510	40	12.8	72.5%	98 (19.2%)	82 (16.1%)	299 (58.6%)	10 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (3.5%)	$11,298							44.1	40	1393	137		480870000261
1257	Italy High School	Public	7-12	300 S College	Italy	76651	Ellis County	Italy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 483-7411	283	26	10.9	44.2%	144 (50.9%)	31 (11.0%)	98 (34.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.5%)	$15,547							44	50.4	1052	205		482445002740
1258	Harmony Science Academy- Beaumont	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4055 Calder Ave	Beaumont	77706	Jefferson County	Harmony Public Schools - Houston West	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 838-4000	1,206	76	15.8	73.1%	129 (10.7%)	517 (42.9%)	390 (32.3%)	126 (10.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (3.5%)	$13,713							44	60.4	770	488		480140512934
1259	Seminole J H	Public	6-8	600 N W Ave J	Seminole	79360	Gaines County	Seminole Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 758-9431	676	49	13.8	60.1%	279 (41.3%)	3 (0.4%)	386 (57.1%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	$11,618							44	47.7	1146	113		483975004516
1260	Bridge City Middle	Public	6-8	300 Bower Dr	Bridge City	77611	Orange County	Bridge City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 735-1700	715	41	17.3	38.7%	502 (70.2%)	8 (1.1%)	158 (22.1%)	25 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (2.8%)	$7,874							44	44.7	1253	7		481131000608

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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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