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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
131	Salyards Middle	Public	6-8	21757 Fairfield Place	Cypress	77433	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 373-2400	1,413	78	18	23.9%	693 (49.0%)	141 (10.0%)	384 (27.2%)	116 (8.2%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	72 (5.1%)	$6,921	91.3	92.2	114	17	481611012598
132	Cross Roads J H	Public	6-8	14434 Fm 59	Malakoff	75148	Henderson County	Cross Roads Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 489-2667	108	11	10.1	50.9%	81 (75.0%)	7 (6.5%)	15 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.6%)	$13,785	91.2	90.7	138	6	481584006387
133	Robinson Middle	Public	6-8	6701 Preston Meadow Dr	Plano	75024	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 752-6200	1,084	62	17.6	17.1%	290 (26.8%)	111 (10.2%)	177 (16.3%)	429 (39.6%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (6.5%)	$6,772	91	88.8	178	45	483510003534
134	Trent Middle	Public	6-8	13131 Coleto Creek Dr	Frisco	75033	Denton County	Frisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 633-4400	697	59	11.8	8.6%	302 (43.3%)	64 (9.2%)	84 (12.1%)	185 (26.5%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (7.9%)	$10,512	91	91.5	126	8	482001013136
135	Sst Hill Country College Prep High School	Public, Charter	7-12	9202 W Loop 1604 N Building 2	San Antonio	78254	Bexar County	School Of Science And Technology Discovery	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(210) 688-9759	387	30	12.7	43.9%	94 (24.3%)	21 (5.4%)	224 (57.9%)	32 (8.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	$3,719	90.9	93.5	88	47	480140022935
136	Dr Ronald E McNair J H	Public	6-8	2950 Kingsley	Pearland	77584	Brazoria County	Alvin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 814-7200	1,034	59	17.4	26.0%	144 (13.9%)	312 (30.2%)	238 (23.0%)	291 (28.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (4.7%)	$7,814	90.9	90	149	13	480809013577
137	Lake Travis Middle	Public	6-8	4932 Bee Creek Rd	Spicewood	78669	Travis County	Lake Travis Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 533-6200	968	56	17.2		655 (67.7%)	16 (1.7%)	155 (16.0%)	88 (9.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (5.4%)	$8,316	90.8	90.9	134	3	482647006010
138	Westbrook Intermediate	Public, Magnet	6-8	302 W El Dorado Blvd	Friendswood	77546	Harris County	Clear Creek Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(281) 284-3800	1,160	67	17.4	34.1%	329 (28.4%)	74 (6.4%)	372 (32.1%)	330 (28.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (4.5%)	$7,315	90.8	90.1	145	7	481428010681
139	Randolph Middle	Public	6-8	Bldg 1225	Universal City	78148	Bexar County	Randolph Field Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 357-2430	336	25	13.4	7.7%	125 (37.2%)	57 (17.0%)	115 (34.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	37 (11.0%)	$9,167	90.7	82.6	279	140	483645006778
140	Young Womens Leadership Academy	Public	6-10	19850 E Hardy Rd	Houston	77073	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 233-8930	355	29	12.2	79.2%	5 (1.4%)	84 (23.7%)	254 (71.5%)	4 (1.1%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	$12,465	90.6	88.8	179	39	480771014248

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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
131	Salyards Middle	Public	6-8	21757 Fairfield Place	Cypress	77433	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 373-2400	1,413	78	18	23.9%	693 (49.0%)	141 (10.0%)	384 (27.2%)	116 (8.2%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	72 (5.1%)	$6,921							91.3	92.2	114	17		481611012598
132	Cross Roads J H	Public	6-8	14434 Fm 59	Malakoff	75148	Henderson County	Cross Roads Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 489-2667	108	11	10.1	50.9%	81 (75.0%)	7 (6.5%)	15 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.6%)	$13,785							91.2	90.7	138	6		481584006387
133	Robinson Middle	Public	6-8	6701 Preston Meadow Dr	Plano	75024	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 752-6200	1,084	62	17.6	17.1%	290 (26.8%)	111 (10.2%)	177 (16.3%)	429 (39.6%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (6.5%)	$6,772							91	88.8	178	45		483510003534
134	Trent Middle	Public	6-8	13131 Coleto Creek Dr	Frisco	75033	Denton County	Frisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 633-4400	697	59	11.8	8.6%	302 (43.3%)	64 (9.2%)	84 (12.1%)	185 (26.5%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (7.9%)	$10,512							91	91.5	126	8		482001013136
135	Sst Hill Country College Prep High School	Public, Charter	7-12	9202 W Loop 1604 N Building 2	San Antonio	78254	Bexar County	School Of Science And Technology Discovery	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(210) 688-9759	387	30	12.7	43.9%	94 (24.3%)	21 (5.4%)	224 (57.9%)	32 (8.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	$3,719							90.9	93.5	88	47		480140022935
136	Dr Ronald E McNair J H	Public	6-8	2950 Kingsley	Pearland	77584	Brazoria County	Alvin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 814-7200	1,034	59	17.4	26.0%	144 (13.9%)	312 (30.2%)	238 (23.0%)	291 (28.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (4.7%)	$7,814							90.9	90	149	13		480809013577
137	Lake Travis Middle	Public	6-8	4932 Bee Creek Rd	Spicewood	78669	Travis County	Lake Travis Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 533-6200	968	56	17.2		655 (67.7%)	16 (1.7%)	155 (16.0%)	88 (9.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (5.4%)	$8,316							90.8	90.9	134	3		482647006010
138	Westbrook Intermediate	Public, Magnet	6-8	302 W El Dorado Blvd	Friendswood	77546	Harris County	Clear Creek Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(281) 284-3800	1,160	67	17.4	34.1%	329 (28.4%)	74 (6.4%)	372 (32.1%)	330 (28.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (4.5%)	$7,315							90.8	90.1	145	7		481428010681
139	Randolph Middle	Public	6-8	Bldg 1225	Universal City	78148	Bexar County	Randolph Field Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 357-2430	336	25	13.4	7.7%	125 (37.2%)	57 (17.0%)	115 (34.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	37 (11.0%)	$9,167							90.7	82.6	279	140		483645006778
140	Young Womens Leadership Academy	Public	6-10	19850 E Hardy Rd	Houston	77073	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 233-8930	355	29	12.2	79.2%	5 (1.4%)	84 (23.7%)	254 (71.5%)	4 (1.1%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	$12,465							90.6	88.8	179	39		480771014248