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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
1501	Pegasus Charter High School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1222 Commerce St Ste 100	Dallas	75202	Dallas County	Pegasus School Of Liberal Arts And Sciences	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 749-5677	348	30	11.5	58.6%	14 (4.0%)	124 (35.6%)	200 (57.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	$12,028	36.6	27.5	1813	312	480002907561
1502	Pflugerville Middle	Public	6-8	1600 W Settlers Vly Dr	Pflugerville	78660	Travis County	Pflugerville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 594-2000	829	57	14.5	66.2%	132 (15.9%)	118 (14.2%)	490 (59.1%)	52 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.5%)	$8,895	36.6	44.9	1247	255	483483003906
1503	Sellers Middle	Public	6-8	1009 Mars Dr	Garland	75040	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 494-8337	852	56	15.1	82.9%	63 (7.4%)	123 (14.4%)	565 (66.3%)	71 (8.3%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	24 (2.8%)	$10,060	36.6	39.6	1408	95	482034002043
1504	Leland E Edge Middle	Public	6-8	620 Fm 1138 N	Nevada	75173	Collin County	Community Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 843-6600	662	31	21	54.8%	263 (39.7%)	71 (10.7%)	301 (45.5%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.0%)	$7,141	36.6	38.2	1466	38	481485005856
1505	Dr M L Garza-Gonzalez Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	4129 Greenwood Dr	Corpus Christi	78416	Nueces County	Dr M L Garza-Gonzalez Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 881-9988	147	9	16.6	91.8%	3 (2.0%)	12 (8.2%)	131 (89.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$12,549	36.6	35.5	1561	56	480002507411
1506	Truitt Middle	Public	6-8	6600 Addicks Satsuma Rd	Houston	77084	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 856-1100	1,353	87	15.4	82.1%	111 (8.2%)	193 (14.3%)	911 (67.3%)	85 (6.3%)	22 (1.6%)	2 (0.1%)	29 (2.1%)	$7,838	36.6	35.3	1568	62	481611006843
1507	Garcia Middle	Public	6-8	5701 Fm 802	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 832-6300	870	59	14.8	87.7%	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	867 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,132	36.6	38.9	1438	69	481168009153
1508	Marine Creek Middle	Public	6-8	5825 Marine Creek Pkwy	Fort Worth	76179	Tarrant County	Eagle Mt-Saginaw Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 847-2945	926	60	15.3	61.7%	239 (25.8%)	202 (21.8%)	404 (43.6%)	30 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	46 (5.0%)	$8,589	36.6	34.5	1590	82	481770013789
1509	Cesar Chavez Middle	Public	6-8	78 Showers Rd	Mission	78572	Hidalgo County	La Joya Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-2800	625	41	15.3	87.2%	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	622 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,510	36.6	58.3	820	689	482613006737
1510	Clear Creek Intermediate	Public	6-8	2451 E Main St	League City	77573	Galveston County	Clear Creek Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 284-2300	653	47	13.8	56.8%	222 (34.0%)	66 (10.1%)	320 (49.0%)	16 (2.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.0%)	$9,926	36.5	40.2	1386	124	481428012359

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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
1501	Pegasus Charter High School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1222 Commerce St Ste 100	Dallas	75202	Dallas County	Pegasus School Of Liberal Arts And Sciences	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 749-5677	348	30	11.5	58.6%	14 (4.0%)	124 (35.6%)	200 (57.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	$12,028							36.6	27.5	1813	312		480002907561
1502	Pflugerville Middle	Public	6-8	1600 W Settlers Vly Dr	Pflugerville	78660	Travis County	Pflugerville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 594-2000	829	57	14.5	66.2%	132 (15.9%)	118 (14.2%)	490 (59.1%)	52 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.5%)	$8,895							36.6	44.9	1247	255		483483003906
1503	Sellers Middle	Public	6-8	1009 Mars Dr	Garland	75040	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 494-8337	852	56	15.1	82.9%	63 (7.4%)	123 (14.4%)	565 (66.3%)	71 (8.3%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	24 (2.8%)	$10,060							36.6	39.6	1408	95		482034002043
1504	Leland E Edge Middle	Public	6-8	620 Fm 1138 N	Nevada	75173	Collin County	Community Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 843-6600	662	31	21	54.8%	263 (39.7%)	71 (10.7%)	301 (45.5%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.0%)	$7,141							36.6	38.2	1466	38		481485005856
1505	Dr M L Garza-Gonzalez Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	4129 Greenwood Dr	Corpus Christi	78416	Nueces County	Dr M L Garza-Gonzalez Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 881-9988	147	9	16.6	91.8%	3 (2.0%)	12 (8.2%)	131 (89.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$12,549							36.6	35.5	1561	56		480002507411
1506	Truitt Middle	Public	6-8	6600 Addicks Satsuma Rd	Houston	77084	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 856-1100	1,353	87	15.4	82.1%	111 (8.2%)	193 (14.3%)	911 (67.3%)	85 (6.3%)	22 (1.6%)	2 (0.1%)	29 (2.1%)	$7,838							36.6	35.3	1568	62		481611006843
1507	Garcia Middle	Public	6-8	5701 Fm 802	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 832-6300	870	59	14.8	87.7%	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	867 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,132							36.6	38.9	1438	69		481168009153
1508	Marine Creek Middle	Public	6-8	5825 Marine Creek Pkwy	Fort Worth	76179	Tarrant County	Eagle Mt-Saginaw Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 847-2945	926	60	15.3	61.7%	239 (25.8%)	202 (21.8%)	404 (43.6%)	30 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	46 (5.0%)	$8,589							36.6	34.5	1590	82		481770013789
1509	Cesar Chavez Middle	Public	6-8	78 Showers Rd	Mission	78572	Hidalgo County	La Joya Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-2800	625	41	15.3	87.2%	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	622 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,510							36.6	58.3	820	689		482613006737
1510	Clear Creek Intermediate	Public	6-8	2451 E Main St	League City	77573	Galveston County	Clear Creek Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 284-2300	653	47	13.8	56.8%	222 (34.0%)	66 (10.1%)	320 (49.0%)	16 (2.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.0%)	$9,926							36.5	40.2	1386	124		481428012359