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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
831	Gutierrez Middle	Public	6-8	3205 W Wilson Rd	Harlingen	78552	Cameron County	Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 430-4400	747	60	12.4	69.7%	20 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	717 (96.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.1%)	$9,990							58.7	57.7	835	4		482253007544
832	Medina School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	One Bobcat Ln	Medina	78055	Bandera County	Medina Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 589-2851	243	34	7.2	58.0%	164 (67.5%)	11 (4.5%)	64 (26.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	$18,471							58.7	60.5	769	63		483003003372
833	Stinson Middle	Public	6-8	13200 Skyhawk	San Antonio	78249	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-3600	898	55	16.2	40.8%	170 (18.9%)	51 (5.7%)	581 (64.7%)	51 (5.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (4.8%)	$9,198							58.6	59.7	791	42		483312021114
834	Louise J H	Public	6-8	408 Second St	Louise	77455	Wharton County	Louise Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 648-2262	109	8	13.5	68.8%	39 (35.8%)	4 (3.7%)	61 (56.0%)	3 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	$10,799							58.5	51	1025	191		482835011929
835	Azle J H South	Public	7-8	201 School St	Azle	76020	Tarrant County	Azle Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 444-2564	592	39	15	38.7%	367 (62.0%)	11 (1.9%)	189 (31.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.5%)	$8,606							58.5	58.3	819	16		480920000383
836	Vanguard Van Gogh	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-9	1407 W Moore Rd	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Vanguard Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 403-5000	1,048	58	18	90.6%	19 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1,027 (98.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,679							58.5	62.6	724	112		480019514277
837	Gregory-Portland Middle	Public	6-8	4200 Wildcat Dr	Portland	78374	San Patricio County	Gregory-Portland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 777-4042	1,148	76	15.1	45.8%	386 (33.6%)	14 (1.2%)	697 (60.7%)	23 (2.0%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	22 (1.9%)	$10,422							58.5	67.9	595	242		482178002200
838	Lingleville School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	21261 N Fm 219	Lingleville	76461	Erath County	Lingleville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 968-2596	270	25	10.8	40.4%	131 (48.5%)	1 (0.4%)	133 (49.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	$13,978							58.5	46.7	1180	342		482760003102
839	Big Sandy School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	9180 Fm 1276	Dallardsville	77332	Polk County	Big Sandy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 563-1000	506	37	13.7	49.6%	305 (60.3%)	6 (1.2%)	59 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (19.8%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.1%)	$13,016							58.5	71.2	518	321		481017000472
840	Jefferson Middle	Public	6-8	10900 Schaenfield Rd	San Antonio	78254	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-3700	990	64	15.5	39.6%	220 (22.2%)	42 (4.2%)	657 (66.4%)	35 (3.5%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (3.2%)	$9,211							58.5	61.3	751	89		483312011549

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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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Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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