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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
1541	Rodriguez Middle	Public	6-8	8650 Martop Rd	Oak Point	76227	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 347-7050	612	56	10.8	56.2%	147 (24.0%)	246 (40.2%)	156 (25.5%)	15 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (7.5%)	$12,138							35.6	35.8	1544	3		481674013393
1542	Pawnee Elementary / J H/High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-11	6229 Fm 798	Pawnee	78145	Bee County	Pawnee Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 456-7256	630	28	22.4	83.2%	106 (16.8%)	91 (14.4%)	408 (64.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.5%)	$18,706							35.5	58.9	804	738		483441003859
1543	Boyd Middle	Public	7-8	550 Knox Ave	Boyd	76023	Wise County	Boyd Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 433-9560	216	17	12.4	48.1%	151 (69.9%)	6 (2.8%)	43 (19.9%)	2 (0.9%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.1%)	$9,626							35.5	45.3	1230	313		481101005412
1544	Lapoynor J H	Public	6-8	13155 Hwy 175 E	Larue	75770	Henderson County	Lapoynor Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 876-2373	98	8	11.5	44.9%	81 (82.7%)	7 (7.1%)	9 (9.2%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$6,890							35.5	43.4	1301	243		482622009542
1545	Haas Middle	Public	6-8	6630 McArdle Rd	Corpus Christi	78412	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-4240	545	40	13.6	86.2%	43 (7.9%)	19 (3.5%)	475 (87.2%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$10,659							35.5	22.9	1959	414		481527001060
1546	Roosevelt J H	Public	6-8	1406 County Rd 3300	Lubbock	79403	Lubbock County	Roosevelt Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 842-3218	287	26	11	77.4%	104 (36.2%)	7 (2.4%)	170 (59.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	$11,274							35.3	38.9	1439	107		483780007388
1547	Centerville High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	10327 N St Hwy 94	Groveton	75845	Trinity County	Centerville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 642-1597	145	16	9.1	39.3%	143 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,482							35.3	78.1	364	1183		481338000839
1548	Lufkin Middle	Public	6-8	1255 Tulane Dr	Lufkin	75901	Angelina County	Lufkin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 630-4444	1,453	104	14	87.0%	308 (21.2%)	396 (27.3%)	668 (46.0%)	12 (0.8%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	64 (4.4%)	$8,608							35.3	36.8	1510	38		482855007763
1549	Diaz J H	Public	6-8	1312 E Pirate Dr	Hidalgo	78557	Hidalgo County	Hidalgo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 843-4351	615	52	11.9	87.5%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	615 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,572							35.3	33.8	1622	73		482310005488
1550	North Oaks Middle	Public	6-8	4800 Jordan Park Dr	Haltom City	76117	Tarrant County	Birdville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 547-4600	480	39	12.4	70.6%	106 (22.1%)	80 (16.7%)	220 (45.8%)	41 (8.5%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	27 (5.6%)	$11,914							35.3	35.3	1570	20		481023000492

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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:

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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.