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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
301	Baylor College Of Medicine Academy At Ryan	Public, Magnet	6-8	2610 Elgin St	Houston	77004	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 942-1932	306	25	12.2	70.3%	8 (2.6%)	179 (58.5%)	99 (32.4%)	15 (4.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$13,668	81.6	71.9	500	199	482364012992
302	Hamilton Middle	Public	6-8	12330 Kluge Rd	Cypress	77429	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 320-7000	1,474	84	17.6	40.3%	568 (38.5%)	228 (15.5%)	488 (33.1%)	126 (8.5%)	5 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (4.0%)	$7,185	81.5	83.6	263	39	481611001219
303	Dripping Springs Middle	Public	6-8	111 Tiger Ln	Dripping Springs	78620	Hays County	Dripping Springs Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 858-3400	917	64	14.3		641 (69.9%)	6 (0.7%)	206 (22.5%)	22 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.6%)	$9,055	81.5	79.2	340	37	480000806094
304	W E Pete Ford Middle	Public	7-8	630 Park Pl Dr	Allen	75002	Collin County	Allen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 727-0590	702	51	13.7	26.2%	278 (39.6%)	125 (17.8%)	155 (22.1%)	102 (14.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	38 (5.4%)	$10,377	81.4	83.2	268	36	480789005842
305	Lorenzo De Zavala Middle	Public	5-8	2801 N Coulter St	Amarillo	79124	Potter County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 326-3400	427	26	16.3	31.4%	237 (55.5%)	20 (4.7%)	129 (30.2%)	26 (6.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	$9,147	81.4	79.9	327	22	480813010995
306	Pleasant Grove Middle	Public	6-8	5605 Cooks Ln	Texarkana	75503	Bowie County	Pleasant Grove Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 831-4295	537	41	13	40.2%	346 (64.4%)	83 (15.5%)	50 (9.3%)	21 (3.9%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.1%)	$9,415	81.3	77.9	369	63	483513006311
307	Crowell School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	400 E Logan	Crowell	79227	Foard County	Crowell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 684-1403	189	17	11	58.2%	111 (58.7%)	2 (1.1%)	65 (34.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.8%)	$10,900	81.2	53.2	972	665	481587001153
308	Lovelady J H High School	Public	7-12	11839 Tx St Hwy 19 S	Lovelady	75851	Houston County	Lovelady Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 636-7636	254	25	9.9	37.0%	190 (74.8%)	23 (9.1%)	30 (11.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	6 (2.4%)	$10,374	81.2	56.7	867	559	482841003170
309	Hornedo Middle	Public	6-8	6101 High Ridge	El Paso	79912	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(915) 231-2200	1,442	81	17.8	39.3%	199 (13.8%)	31 (2.1%)	1,111 (77.0%)	64 (4.4%)	4 (0.3%)	6 (0.4%)	27 (1.9%)	$8,171	81.1	81.3	298	11	481830005741
310	Young Women's College Prep Academy	Public, Magnet	6-12	1906 Cleburne St	Houston	77004	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 942-1441	494	27	18.3	58.7%	17 (3.4%)	267 (54.0%)	191 (38.7%)	9 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.6%)	$8,881	81.1	75	433	123	482364012621

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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
301	Baylor College Of Medicine Academy At Ryan	Public, Magnet	6-8	2610 Elgin St	Houston	77004	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 942-1932	306	25	12.2	70.3%	8 (2.6%)	179 (58.5%)	99 (32.4%)	15 (4.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$13,668							81.6	71.9	500	199		482364012992
302	Hamilton Middle	Public	6-8	12330 Kluge Rd	Cypress	77429	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 320-7000	1,474	84	17.6	40.3%	568 (38.5%)	228 (15.5%)	488 (33.1%)	126 (8.5%)	5 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (4.0%)	$7,185							81.5	83.6	263	39		481611001219
303	Dripping Springs Middle	Public	6-8	111 Tiger Ln	Dripping Springs	78620	Hays County	Dripping Springs Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 858-3400	917	64	14.3		641 (69.9%)	6 (0.7%)	206 (22.5%)	22 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.6%)	$9,055							81.5	79.2	340	37		480000806094
304	W E Pete Ford Middle	Public	7-8	630 Park Pl Dr	Allen	75002	Collin County	Allen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 727-0590	702	51	13.7	26.2%	278 (39.6%)	125 (17.8%)	155 (22.1%)	102 (14.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	38 (5.4%)	$10,377							81.4	83.2	268	36		480789005842
305	Lorenzo De Zavala Middle	Public	5-8	2801 N Coulter St	Amarillo	79124	Potter County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 326-3400	427	26	16.3	31.4%	237 (55.5%)	20 (4.7%)	129 (30.2%)	26 (6.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	$9,147							81.4	79.9	327	22		480813010995
306	Pleasant Grove Middle	Public	6-8	5605 Cooks Ln	Texarkana	75503	Bowie County	Pleasant Grove Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 831-4295	537	41	13	40.2%	346 (64.4%)	83 (15.5%)	50 (9.3%)	21 (3.9%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.1%)	$9,415							81.3	77.9	369	63		483513006311
307	Crowell School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	400 E Logan	Crowell	79227	Foard County	Crowell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 684-1403	189	17	11	58.2%	111 (58.7%)	2 (1.1%)	65 (34.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.8%)	$10,900							81.2	53.2	972	665		481587001153
308	Lovelady J H High School	Public	7-12	11839 Tx St Hwy 19 S	Lovelady	75851	Houston County	Lovelady Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 636-7636	254	25	9.9	37.0%	190 (74.8%)	23 (9.1%)	30 (11.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	6 (2.4%)	$10,374							81.2	56.7	867	559		482841003170
309	Hornedo Middle	Public	6-8	6101 High Ridge	El Paso	79912	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(915) 231-2200	1,442	81	17.8	39.3%	199 (13.8%)	31 (2.1%)	1,111 (77.0%)	64 (4.4%)	4 (0.3%)	6 (0.4%)	27 (1.9%)	$8,171							81.1	81.3	298	11		481830005741
310	Young Women's College Prep Academy	Public, Magnet	6-12	1906 Cleburne St	Houston	77004	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 942-1441	494	27	18.3	58.7%	17 (3.4%)	267 (54.0%)	191 (38.7%)	9 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.6%)	$8,881							81.1	75	433	123		482364012621