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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
241	London Middle	Public	7-8	1306 Fm 43	Corpus Christi	78415	Nueces County	London Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 452-4902	307	17	18.2	19.5%	92 (30.0%)	3 (1.0%)	186 (60.6%)	18 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	$4,373	84.9	92.7	103	138	482799013493
242	Grand Prairie Fine Arts Academy	Public	6-12	102 Gopher Blvd	Grand Prairie	75050	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 237-5603	877	51	17.2	47.7%	172 (19.6%)	130 (14.8%)	517 (59.0%)	22 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.0%)	$7,201	84.9	89.5	159	83	482142012982
243	Heritage Middle	Public	6-8	5300 Heritage Ave	Colleyville	76034	Tarrant County	Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 305-4790	724	54	13.4	24.9%	319 (44.1%)	78 (10.8%)	147 (20.3%)	122 (16.9%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	51 (7.0%)	$10,092	84.7	88.6	184	59	482166006858
244	Cedar Park Middle	Public	6-8	2100 Sun Chase Blvd	Cedar Park	78613	Williamson County	Leander Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 570-3100	1,365	87	15.7	12.5%	789 (57.8%)	32 (2.3%)	308 (22.6%)	130 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	106 (7.8%)	$7,377	84.7	88.5	186	58	482703003043
245	Garcia Middle	Public	6-8	14900 Kyle Seale Pkwy	San Antonio	78255	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-8400	1,360	78	17.4	18.9%	403 (29.6%)	32 (2.4%)	739 (54.3%)	117 (8.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (5.0%)	$8,225	84.7	88.5	188	57	483312012195
246	George West J H	Public	7-8	900 Houston St	George West	78022	Live Oak County	George West Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 449-1914	158	10	15.4	59.5%	65 (41.1%)	1 (0.6%)	89 (56.3%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$12,512	84.6	74.5	444	198	482055002066
247	Briscoe Jh	Public	6-8	4300 Fm 723	Richmond	77406	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 223-4000	2,003	91	21.9	35.3%	537 (26.8%)	601 (30.0%)	521 (26.0%)	248 (12.4%)	5 (0.2%)	7 (0.3%)	84 (4.2%)	$7,664	84.5	81.6	290	43	482658008561
248	Colleyville Middle	Public	6-8	1100 Bogart St	Colleyville	76034	Tarrant County	Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 305-4900	610	42	14.5	7.5%	424 (69.5%)	26 (4.3%)	77 (12.6%)	55 (9.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.1%)	$9,397	84.4	89.3	170	78	482166002181
249	Arlington Classics Academy - Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	5200 S Bowen Rd	Arlington	76017	Tarrant County	Arlington Classics Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 987-1819	509	32	15.7	26.1%	157 (30.8%)	118 (23.2%)	121 (23.8%)	72 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.1%)	$8,885	84.3	84.6	245	4	480015812533
250	Mason J H	Public	5-8	807 W College Ave	Mason	76856	Mason County	Mason Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 347-1122	210	16	12.9	45.7%	128 (61.0%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (37.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$9,717	84.3	70	540	290	482928011301

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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
241	London Middle	Public	7-8	1306 Fm 43	Corpus Christi	78415	Nueces County	London Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 452-4902	307	17	18.2	19.5%	92 (30.0%)	3 (1.0%)	186 (60.6%)	18 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	$4,373							84.9	92.7	103	138		482799013493
242	Grand Prairie Fine Arts Academy	Public	6-12	102 Gopher Blvd	Grand Prairie	75050	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 237-5603	877	51	17.2	47.7%	172 (19.6%)	130 (14.8%)	517 (59.0%)	22 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.0%)	$7,201							84.9	89.5	159	83		482142012982
243	Heritage Middle	Public	6-8	5300 Heritage Ave	Colleyville	76034	Tarrant County	Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 305-4790	724	54	13.4	24.9%	319 (44.1%)	78 (10.8%)	147 (20.3%)	122 (16.9%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	51 (7.0%)	$10,092							84.7	88.6	184	59		482166006858
244	Cedar Park Middle	Public	6-8	2100 Sun Chase Blvd	Cedar Park	78613	Williamson County	Leander Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 570-3100	1,365	87	15.7	12.5%	789 (57.8%)	32 (2.3%)	308 (22.6%)	130 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	106 (7.8%)	$7,377							84.7	88.5	186	58		482703003043
245	Garcia Middle	Public	6-8	14900 Kyle Seale Pkwy	San Antonio	78255	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-8400	1,360	78	17.4	18.9%	403 (29.6%)	32 (2.4%)	739 (54.3%)	117 (8.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (5.0%)	$8,225							84.7	88.5	188	57		483312012195
246	George West J H	Public	7-8	900 Houston St	George West	78022	Live Oak County	George West Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 449-1914	158	10	15.4	59.5%	65 (41.1%)	1 (0.6%)	89 (56.3%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$12,512							84.6	74.5	444	198		482055002066
247	Briscoe Jh	Public	6-8	4300 Fm 723	Richmond	77406	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 223-4000	2,003	91	21.9	35.3%	537 (26.8%)	601 (30.0%)	521 (26.0%)	248 (12.4%)	5 (0.2%)	7 (0.3%)	84 (4.2%)	$7,664							84.5	81.6	290	43		482658008561
248	Colleyville Middle	Public	6-8	1100 Bogart St	Colleyville	76034	Tarrant County	Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 305-4900	610	42	14.5	7.5%	424 (69.5%)	26 (4.3%)	77 (12.6%)	55 (9.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.1%)	$9,397							84.4	89.3	170	78		482166002181
249	Arlington Classics Academy - Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	5200 S Bowen Rd	Arlington	76017	Tarrant County	Arlington Classics Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 987-1819	509	32	15.7	26.1%	157 (30.8%)	118 (23.2%)	121 (23.8%)	72 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.1%)	$8,885							84.3	84.6	245	4		480015812533
250	Mason J H	Public	5-8	807 W College Ave	Mason	76856	Mason County	Mason Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 347-1122	210	16	12.9	45.7%	128 (61.0%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (37.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$9,717							84.3	70	540	290		482928011301