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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)	Ranking (2026 vs 2025)	ID
161	Aspermont High School	Public	6-12	528 E Seventh St	Aspermont	79502	Stonewall County	Aspermont Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 215-5001	95	12	7.8	44.2%	59 (62.1%)	4 (4.2%)	28 (29.5%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	$12,899	89.2	74.9	430	269	480000600275
162	Panhandle J H	Public	6-8	1001 Elsie Ave	Panhandle	79068	Carson County	Panhandle Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 537-3541	129	12	10.4	23.3%	104 (80.6%)	1 (0.8%)	14 (10.9%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.2%)	$10,776	89.2	80.4	320	158	483423003806
163	Solar Preparatory School For Girls At Bonham	Public	PK, KG-8	2617 N Henderson Ave	Dallas	75206	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-4300	703	48	14.6	55.9%	172 (24.5%)	104 (14.8%)	386 (54.9%)	14 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.7%)	$10,656	89.1	89.2	163		481623013321
164	Canadian Middle	Public	6-8	404 6th St	Canadian	79014	Hemphill County	Canadian Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 323-5351	157	17	9.1	42.0%	89 (56.7%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (41.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	$10,333	88.8	89	169	5	481270005966
165	Sst Sa College Prep High School	Public, Charter	7-12	4410 David Edwards Dr	San Antonio	78233	Bexar County	School Of Science And Technology	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 549-4161	615	39	15.9	43.7%	159 (25.9%)	50 (8.1%)	360 (58.5%)	12 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.4%)	$13,516	88.8	79.9	328	163	480025810423
166	Medlin Middle	Public	6-8	601 Parkview Dr	Trophy Club	76262	Denton County	Northwest Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 215-0500	1,109	66	16.9	12.4%	662 (59.7%)	54 (4.9%)	229 (20.6%)	124 (11.2%)	8 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	30 (2.7%)	$7,205	88.8	91.6	122	44	483318007872
167	Stem Academy At Forestwood Middle	Public	6-8	2810 Morriss Rd	Flower Mound	75028	Denton County	Lewisville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 713-5972	894	63	14.1	15.2%	478 (53.5%)	37 (4.1%)	151 (16.9%)	174 (19.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (5.9%)	$7,623	88.8	90.2	143	24	482730003746
168	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	88.7	89.5	155	13	482034002008
169	K B Polk Center For Academically Talented & Gifted	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	6911 Victoria Ave	Dallas	75209	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-8900	427	32	13.3	85.5%	31 (7.3%)	89 (20.8%)	284 (66.5%)	7 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	$13,145	88.7	80	325	156	481623001332
170	Briarhill Middle	Public	6-8	2100 Briarhill Blvd	Highland Village	75077	Denton County	Lewisville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 713-5975	801	52	15.5	9.6%	554 (69.2%)	28 (3.5%)	131 (16.4%)	44 (5.5%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.9%)	$8,073	88.6	87.6	195	25	482730006977

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on STAAR Reading, STAAR Mathematics, STAAR Social Studies test scores released by the Texas Education Agency.
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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2026 vs 2025)					ID
Rank (of 2335)	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 (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Rank (2025)	Rank Change from 2025	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	ID
161	Aspermont High School	Public	6-12	528 E Seventh St	Aspermont	79502	Stonewall County	Aspermont Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 215-5001	95	12	7.8	44.2%	59 (62.1%)	4 (4.2%)	28 (29.5%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	$12,899							89.2	74.9	430	269		480000600275
162	Panhandle J H	Public	6-8	1001 Elsie Ave	Panhandle	79068	Carson County	Panhandle Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 537-3541	129	12	10.4	23.3%	104 (80.6%)	1 (0.8%)	14 (10.9%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.2%)	$10,776							89.2	80.4	320	158		483423003806
163	Solar Preparatory School For Girls At Bonham	Public	PK, KG-8	2617 N Henderson Ave	Dallas	75206	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-4300	703	48	14.6	55.9%	172 (24.5%)	104 (14.8%)	386 (54.9%)	14 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.7%)	$10,656							89.1	89.2	163			481623013321
164	Canadian Middle	Public	6-8	404 6th St	Canadian	79014	Hemphill County	Canadian Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 323-5351	157	17	9.1	42.0%	89 (56.7%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (41.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	$10,333							88.8	89	169	5		481270005966
165	Sst Sa College Prep High School	Public, Charter	7-12	4410 David Edwards Dr	San Antonio	78233	Bexar County	School Of Science And Technology	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 549-4161	615	39	15.9	43.7%	159 (25.9%)	50 (8.1%)	360 (58.5%)	12 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.4%)	$13,516							88.8	79.9	328	163		480025810423
166	Medlin Middle	Public	6-8	601 Parkview Dr	Trophy Club	76262	Denton County	Northwest Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 215-0500	1,109	66	16.9	12.4%	662 (59.7%)	54 (4.9%)	229 (20.6%)	124 (11.2%)	8 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	30 (2.7%)	$7,205							88.8	91.6	122	44		483318007872
167	Stem Academy At Forestwood Middle	Public	6-8	2810 Morriss Rd	Flower Mound	75028	Denton County	Lewisville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 713-5972	894	63	14.1	15.2%	478 (53.5%)	37 (4.1%)	151 (16.9%)	174 (19.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (5.9%)	$7,623							88.8	90.2	143	24		482730003746
168	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							88.7	89.5	155	13		482034002008
169	K B Polk Center For Academically Talented & Gifted	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	6911 Victoria Ave	Dallas	75209	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-8900	427	32	13.3	85.5%	31 (7.3%)	89 (20.8%)	284 (66.5%)	7 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	$13,145							88.7	80	325	156		481623001332
170	Briarhill Middle	Public	6-8	2100 Briarhill Blvd	Highland Village	75077	Denton County	Lewisville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 713-5975	801	52	15.5	9.6%	554 (69.2%)	28 (3.5%)	131 (16.4%)	44 (5.5%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.9%)	$8,073							88.6	87.6	195	25		482730006977