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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
561	Cathey Middle	Public	6-8	1800 N Cynthia	McAllen	78501	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 971-4300	827	54	15.3	70.0%	35 (4.2%)	4 (0.5%)	773 (93.5%)	12 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	$9,669							69	70.2	533	28		482967008845
562	Pearland J H South	Public	7-8	4719 Bailey Rd	Pearland	77584	Brazoria County	Pearland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 727-1500	764	50	15.3	53.1%	181 (23.7%)	130 (17.0%)	388 (50.8%)	37 (4.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.5%)	$8,332							68.9	69.4	551	11		483444009142
563	Jackson Technology Center	Public, Magnet	6-8	1310 Bobbie Ln	Garland	75042	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 494-8362	1,157	72	15.9	71.8%	137 (11.8%)	145 (12.5%)	650 (56.2%)	185 (16.0%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (2.9%)	$8,796							68.9	64.3	674	111		482034002031
564	New Waverly J H	Public	6-8	1111 Front St	New Waverly	77358	Walker County	New Waverly Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 344-2246	253	19	13.3	51.4%	162 (64.0%)	22 (8.7%)	48 (19.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.5%)	$8,305							68.9	59.2	800	236		483264006589
565	Seymour Middle	Public	5-8	409 W Idaho St	Seymour	76380	Baylor County	Seymour Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 889-4548	188	16	11.8	57.4%	124 (66.0%)	5 (2.7%)	46 (24.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.9%)	$10,357							68.9	78.2	358	207		483978009109
566	Huckabay School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	200 County Rd 421	Stephenville	76401	Erath County	Huckabay Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 968-5274	327	25	13.2	10.1%	268 (82.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.8%)	$9,003							68.8	63.6	698	132		482376002629
567	Rankin School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1201 Upton St	Rankin	79778	Upton County	Rankin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 693-2451	301	43	7		158 (52.5%)	3 (1.0%)	129 (42.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.3%)	$23,507							68.7	68	589	22		483651004093
568	Stillman Middle	Public	6-8	2977 W Tandy Rd	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 698-1000	964	66	14.5	67.7%	11 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	944 (97.9%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$10,345							68.7	66.8	621	53		481168010472
569	Walnut Hill International Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	3978 Killion Dr	Dallas	75229	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-7800	516	36	14.4	82.2%	39 (7.6%)	25 (4.8%)	439 (85.1%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	$10,595							68.5	50.4	1051	482		481623001380
570	Yes Prep - North Central	Public, Charter	6-12	13703 Aldine-Westfield Rd	Houston	77039	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 967-8800	1,002	58	17.2	89.4%	7 (0.7%)	16 (1.6%)	971 (96.9%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	$12,328							68.4	71.8	505	65		480020909503

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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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Educational resources:

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Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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