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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
151	Industrial J H	Public	6-8	#3 Fifth St	Vanderbilt	77991	Jackson County	Industrial Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 284-3226	254	19	13.3	29.1%	160 (63.0%)	3 (1.2%)	87 (34.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	$8,561	89.7	93	95	56	482415002691
152	Robert G Cole Middle/High School	Public	6-12	4001 Winans Rd	San Antonio	78234	Bexar County	Ft Sam Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 368-8730	810	72	11.2	17.2%	273 (33.7%)	118 (14.6%)	293 (36.2%)	22 (2.7%)	4 (0.5%)	13 (1.6%)	87 (10.7%)	$14,462	89.7	85.9	227	75	482016001965
153	Pearson Ranch Middle	Public	6-8	8901 Pearson Ranch Rd	Round Rock	78717	Williamson County	Round Rock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 464-5000	981	61	16.1	17.9%	193 (19.7%)	44 (4.5%)	200 (20.4%)	505 (51.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (3.7%)	$8,335	89.7	92.7	104	49	483808012299
154	Houston Gateway Academy - Coral Campus	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1020 Coral St	Houston	77012	Harris County	Houston Gateway Academy Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 923-5060	961	40	24	84.5%	7 (0.7%)	7 (0.7%)	943 (98.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)		89.6	92.7	101	53	480011812310
155	Austin Academy For Excell	Public, Magnet	6-8	1125 Beverly Dr	Garland	75040	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 926-2620	951	62	15.4	51.3%	181 (19.0%)	114 (12.0%)	429 (45.1%)	190 (20.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (3.7%)	$9,023	89.5	87	212	57	482034002008
156	Wellborn Middle	Public	7-8	15510 Royder Rd	College Station	77845	Brazos County	College Station Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 694-5880	843	58	14.5	24.3%	482 (57.2%)	103 (12.2%)	146 (17.3%)	86 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	23 (2.7%)	$9,194	89.4	85.8	228	72	480735013650
157	Sst Sugarland	Public, Charter	PK, KG-7	10007 Clodine Rd	Richmond	77407	Fort Bend County	School Of Science And Technology Discovery	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 277-7923	739	46	15.9	71.9%	34 (4.6%)	352 (47.6%)	249 (33.7%)	96 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.1%)	$10,959	89.4	96.2	54	103	480140013693
158	Clark Middle	Public	6-8	4600 Colby Dr	Frisco	75035	Collin County	Frisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 633-4600	824	62	13.2	23.5%	213 (25.8%)	108 (13.1%)	149 (18.1%)	325 (39.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (3.4%)	$8,786	89.4	88.1	193	35	482001008729
159	Farwell J H	Public	6-8	701 Ave G	Farwell	79325	Parmer County	Farwell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 481-9260	131	15	8.7	45.8%	59 (45.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (52.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	$8,641	89.4	84.2	254	95	481911001782
160	Barbers Hill Middle North	Public	7-8	9600 Eagle Dr	Mont Belvieu	77580	Chambers County	Barbers Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 576-2221	570	47	12		341 (59.8%)	20 (3.5%)	164 (28.8%)	11 (1.9%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	29 (5.1%)	$13,412	89.3	86	224	64	480945013042

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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
151	Industrial J H	Public	6-8	#3 Fifth St	Vanderbilt	77991	Jackson County	Industrial Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 284-3226	254	19	13.3	29.1%	160 (63.0%)	3 (1.2%)	87 (34.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	$8,561							89.7	93	95	56		482415002691
152	Robert G Cole Middle/High School	Public	6-12	4001 Winans Rd	San Antonio	78234	Bexar County	Ft Sam Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 368-8730	810	72	11.2	17.2%	273 (33.7%)	118 (14.6%)	293 (36.2%)	22 (2.7%)	4 (0.5%)	13 (1.6%)	87 (10.7%)	$14,462							89.7	85.9	227	75		482016001965
153	Pearson Ranch Middle	Public	6-8	8901 Pearson Ranch Rd	Round Rock	78717	Williamson County	Round Rock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 464-5000	981	61	16.1	17.9%	193 (19.7%)	44 (4.5%)	200 (20.4%)	505 (51.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (3.7%)	$8,335							89.7	92.7	104	49		483808012299
154	Houston Gateway Academy - Coral Campus	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1020 Coral St	Houston	77012	Harris County	Houston Gateway Academy Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 923-5060	961	40	24	84.5%	7 (0.7%)	7 (0.7%)	943 (98.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)								89.6	92.7	101	53		480011812310
155	Austin Academy For Excell	Public, Magnet	6-8	1125 Beverly Dr	Garland	75040	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 926-2620	951	62	15.4	51.3%	181 (19.0%)	114 (12.0%)	429 (45.1%)	190 (20.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (3.7%)	$9,023							89.5	87	212	57		482034002008
156	Wellborn Middle	Public	7-8	15510 Royder Rd	College Station	77845	Brazos County	College Station Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 694-5880	843	58	14.5	24.3%	482 (57.2%)	103 (12.2%)	146 (17.3%)	86 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	23 (2.7%)	$9,194							89.4	85.8	228	72		480735013650
157	Sst Sugarland	Public, Charter	PK, KG-7	10007 Clodine Rd	Richmond	77407	Fort Bend County	School Of Science And Technology Discovery	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 277-7923	739	46	15.9	71.9%	34 (4.6%)	352 (47.6%)	249 (33.7%)	96 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.1%)	$10,959							89.4	96.2	54	103		480140013693
158	Clark Middle	Public	6-8	4600 Colby Dr	Frisco	75035	Collin County	Frisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 633-4600	824	62	13.2	23.5%	213 (25.8%)	108 (13.1%)	149 (18.1%)	325 (39.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (3.4%)	$8,786							89.4	88.1	193	35		482001008729
159	Farwell J H	Public	6-8	701 Ave G	Farwell	79325	Parmer County	Farwell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 481-9260	131	15	8.7	45.8%	59 (45.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (52.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	$8,641							89.4	84.2	254	95		481911001782
160	Barbers Hill Middle North	Public	7-8	9600 Eagle Dr	Mont Belvieu	77580	Chambers County	Barbers Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 576-2221	570	47	12		341 (59.8%)	20 (3.5%)	164 (28.8%)	11 (1.9%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	29 (5.1%)	$13,412							89.3	86	224	64		480945013042