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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
1631	Prairie Vista	Public	6-8	8000 Comanche Springs Dr	Fort Worth	76131	Tarrant County	Eagle Mt-Saginaw Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 847-9210	958	48	19.9	49.6%	218 (22.8%)	256 (26.7%)	354 (37.0%)	84 (8.8%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	42 (4.4%)	$7,744							32.8	38.3	1462	169		481770011344
1632	Strawn School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	224 E Walnut	Strawn	76475	Palo Pinto County	Strawn Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 116-5776	172	20	8.7	68.0%	83 (48.3%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (42.4%)	3 (1.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.0%)	$14,364							32.8	19.4	2053	421		484170004759
1633	Travis Middle	Public	6-8	600 W 7th	Quanah	79252	Hardeman County	Quanah Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 663-2226	95	10	9.4	78.9%	54 (56.8%)	2 (2.1%)	35 (36.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.2%)	$10,360							32.8	36.5	1518	115		483618004069
1634	Betty Harwell Middle	Public	6-8	9207 N Avila Rd	Edinburg	78542	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2440	1,301	96	13.5	94.9%	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1,296 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,602							32.7	34.9	1577	57		481818012228
1635	Mance Park Middle	Public	6-8	828 9th St	Huntsville	77320	Walker County	Huntsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 435-6400	1,298	70	18.5	73.7%	429 (33.1%)	306 (23.6%)	502 (38.7%)	11 (0.8%)	9 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (3.1%)	$8,745							32.7	38.2	1467	168		482403005504
1636	Ewell D Walker Middle	Public	7-8	12532 Nuestra Dr	Dallas	75230	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-6100	577	40	14.5	92.2%	34 (5.9%)	99 (17.2%)	424 (73.5%)	4 (0.7%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.2%)	$10,425							32.6	30.2	1741	105		481623011193
1637	Damon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1211 Mulcahy St /Cr 264	Damon	77430	Brazoria County	Damon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 742-3457	107	14	7.6	72.9%	28 (26.2%)	5 (4.7%)	68 (63.6%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.7%)	$19,308							32.6	45.2	1237	400		481626001391
1638	McLean School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	600 Rowe St	McLean	79057	Gray County	McLean Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 779-2301	182	19	9.6	68.7%	135 (74.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (19.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.0%)	$12,476							32.6	51	1027	611		482988003364
1639	Bridgeport Middle	Public	6-8	702 17th St	Bridgeport	76426	Wise County	Bridgeport Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 683-2273	478	31	15.4	61.1%	205 (42.9%)	2 (0.4%)	246 (51.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.6%)	$6,848							32.6	49.6	1079	560		481134000613
1640	Roscoe Collegiate High School	Public, Charter	6-12	700 Elm	Roscoe	79545	Nolan County	Roscoe Collegiate Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 766-3327	307	31	9.9	40.7%	124 (40.4%)	9 (2.9%)	170 (55.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$18,959							32.6	26.8	1833	193		483786004238

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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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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