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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
1061	Springlake-Earth Independent School District (Isd)	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	472 Fm 302	Earth	79031	Lamb County	Springlake-Earth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 257-3310	230	25	9.1	75.7%	52 (22.6%)	3 (1.3%)	173 (75.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$12,868	50.4	36.5	1519	458	484125004724
1062	Space Center Intermediate	Public	6-8	17400 Saturn Ln	Houston	77058	Harris County	Clear Creek Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 284-3300	785	60	13.1	53.4%	268 (34.1%)	65 (8.3%)	360 (45.9%)	49 (6.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.2%)	$9,217	50.4	47.2	1168	106	481428001083
1063	San Jacinto J H	Public	6-8	1400 N N St	Midland	79701	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 240-3800	744	47	15.6	47.3%	219 (29.4%)	29 (3.9%)	471 (63.3%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	18 (2.4%)	$7,436	50.4	39.8	1398	335	483057003451
1064	Idea Edinburg College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	2553 Roegiers Rd	Edinburg	78541	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 287-6300	795	47	17	83.0%	28 (3.5%)	6 (0.8%)	755 (95.0%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,263	50.4	64	683	381	480021112500
1065	Dr Martin Luther King Junior Arts Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1817 Warren Ave	Dallas	75215	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-8100	499	39	12.7	94.6%	5 (1.0%)	327 (65.5%)	157 (31.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	$15,860	50.4	53.6	961	104	481623001238
1066	Dublin High School	Public	7-12	2233 E State Hwy 6	Dublin	76446	Erath County	Dublin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 445-0362	486	41	11.8	80.5%	169 (34.8%)	2 (0.4%)	308 (63.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	$8,044	50.3	72.4	484	582	481758001512
1067	Hamshire-Fannett Middle	Public	6-8	11375 Dugat Rd	Beaumont	77705	Jefferson County	Hamshire-Fannett Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 794-2361	469	33	14.2	36.5%	288 (61.4%)	52 (11.1%)	110 (23.5%)	6 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.9%)	$7,684	50.3	45	1245	178	482232002240
1068	Bob Hope School Beaumont	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	7720 Park N Ave	Beaumont	77708	Jefferson County	Bob Hope School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 983-3244	536	32	16.5	86.6%	24 (4.5%)	243 (45.3%)	244 (45.5%)	7 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.8%)	$9,389	50.3	44.2	1267	199	480141013818
1069	Palacios Junior Senior High School	Public	6-12	3000 Sh 35 Business W	Palacios	77465	Matagorda County	Palacios Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 972-2571	655	59	11.1	69.6%	146 (22.3%)	11 (1.7%)	453 (69.2%)	36 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	$13,869	50.3	54.8	931	138	483402003782
1070	Iltexas Katy Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	24406 Franz Rd	Katy	77493	Harris County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 394-9417	459	26	17.6	64.7%	28 (6.1%)	85 (18.5%)	301 (65.6%)	30 (6.5%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.2%)	$8,319	50.2	44.6	1257	187	480144013268

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About our rankings:

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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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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
1061	Springlake-Earth Independent School District (Isd)	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	472 Fm 302	Earth	79031	Lamb County	Springlake-Earth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 257-3310	230	25	9.1	75.7%	52 (22.6%)	3 (1.3%)	173 (75.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$12,868							50.4	36.5	1519	458		484125004724
1062	Space Center Intermediate	Public	6-8	17400 Saturn Ln	Houston	77058	Harris County	Clear Creek Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 284-3300	785	60	13.1	53.4%	268 (34.1%)	65 (8.3%)	360 (45.9%)	49 (6.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.2%)	$9,217							50.4	47.2	1168	106		481428001083
1063	San Jacinto J H	Public	6-8	1400 N N St	Midland	79701	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 240-3800	744	47	15.6	47.3%	219 (29.4%)	29 (3.9%)	471 (63.3%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	18 (2.4%)	$7,436							50.4	39.8	1398	335		483057003451
1064	Idea Edinburg College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	2553 Roegiers Rd	Edinburg	78541	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 287-6300	795	47	17	83.0%	28 (3.5%)	6 (0.8%)	755 (95.0%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,263							50.4	64	683	381		480021112500
1065	Dr Martin Luther King Junior Arts Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1817 Warren Ave	Dallas	75215	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-8100	499	39	12.7	94.6%	5 (1.0%)	327 (65.5%)	157 (31.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	$15,860							50.4	53.6	961	104		481623001238
1066	Dublin High School	Public	7-12	2233 E State Hwy 6	Dublin	76446	Erath County	Dublin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 445-0362	486	41	11.8	80.5%	169 (34.8%)	2 (0.4%)	308 (63.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	$8,044							50.3	72.4	484	582		481758001512
1067	Hamshire-Fannett Middle	Public	6-8	11375 Dugat Rd	Beaumont	77705	Jefferson County	Hamshire-Fannett Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 794-2361	469	33	14.2	36.5%	288 (61.4%)	52 (11.1%)	110 (23.5%)	6 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.9%)	$7,684							50.3	45	1245	178		482232002240
1068	Bob Hope School Beaumont	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	7720 Park N Ave	Beaumont	77708	Jefferson County	Bob Hope School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 983-3244	536	32	16.5	86.6%	24 (4.5%)	243 (45.3%)	244 (45.5%)	7 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.8%)	$9,389							50.3	44.2	1267	199		480141013818
1069	Palacios Junior Senior High School	Public	6-12	3000 Sh 35 Business W	Palacios	77465	Matagorda County	Palacios Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 972-2571	655	59	11.1	69.6%	146 (22.3%)	11 (1.7%)	453 (69.2%)	36 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	$13,869							50.3	54.8	931	138		483402003782
1070	Iltexas Katy Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	24406 Franz Rd	Katy	77493	Harris County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 394-9417	459	26	17.6	64.7%	28 (6.1%)	85 (18.5%)	301 (65.6%)	30 (6.5%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.2%)	$8,319							50.2	44.6	1257	187		480144013268