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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
371	Brundrett Middle	Public	6-8	100 S Station St	Port Aransas	78373	Nueces County	Port Aransas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 749-1209	119	12	9.5	32.8%	89 (74.8%)	1 (0.8%)	27 (22.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	$16,237	77.5	76.3	399	28	483537005798
372	Broaddus High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	16399 State Hwy 147	San Augustine	75929	San Augustine County	Broaddus Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 872-3041	377	37	10.1	71.1%	328 (87.0%)	2 (0.5%)	33 (8.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	$11,041	77.5	82.2	283	89	481143000618
373	Jerry & Linda Moore Middle	Public	6-8	300 E Ga Moore Pkwy	Celina	75009	Collin County	Celina Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 742-9101	1,219	73	16.6	16.4%	586 (48.1%)	94 (7.7%)	234 (19.2%)	237 (19.4%)	8 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	58 (4.8%)	$8,096	77.5	71.9	498	125	481329000831
374	Young Women's Leadership Academy	Public	6-12	1066 W Magnolia	Fort Worth	76104	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 871-2475	403	35	11.6	62.3%	59 (14.6%)	77 (19.1%)	243 (60.3%)	12 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	$12,517	77.4	68.1	588	214	481970012392
375	Deer Park J H	Public	6-8	410 E Ninth	Deer Park	77536	Harris County	Deer Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 668-7500	877	58	15.2	38.2%	349 (39.8%)	13 (1.5%)	487 (55.5%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.6%)	$8,706	77.4	80.6	310	65	481653001416
376	Blackwell School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	610 N Alamo	Blackwell	79506	Nolan County	Blackwell Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 282-2311	186	22	8.5		153 (82.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (12.9%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	$17,695	77.4	39.4	1419	1043	480000500513
377	Silverton School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	700 Loretta St	Silverton	79257	Briscoe County	Silverton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 823-2476	204	19	10.8	50.5%	122 (59.8%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (38.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$9,883	77.3	69	560	183	484029004565
378	Texas Technical University K-12	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1901 University Avenue Ste 501	Lubbock	79410	Lubbock County	Texas Technical University K-12	No	No	Yes	No	(806) 834-2238	729	39	18.6		425 (58.3%)	56 (7.7%)	171 (23.5%)	37 (5.1%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	31 (4.3%)		77.3	72	495	117	480148014286
379	Katherine Johnson Technology Magnet Academy	Public, Magnet	K-8	1200 Academy Way	Desoto	75115	Dallas County	Desoto Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 274-8026	536	28	18.8	45.9%	1 (0.2%)	450 (84.0%)	65 (12.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (3.0%)	$6,486	77.3	79.3	337	42	481686013644
380	West Middle	Public	6-8	1008 Jerry Mashek Dr	West	76691	McLennan County	West Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 981-2120	279	22	12.5	39.4%	206 (73.8%)	7 (2.5%)	61 (21.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	$11,380	77.3	75.1	430	50	484504006187

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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
371	Brundrett Middle	Public	6-8	100 S Station St	Port Aransas	78373	Nueces County	Port Aransas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 749-1209	119	12	9.5	32.8%	89 (74.8%)	1 (0.8%)	27 (22.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	$16,237							77.5	76.3	399	28		483537005798
372	Broaddus High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	16399 State Hwy 147	San Augustine	75929	San Augustine County	Broaddus Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 872-3041	377	37	10.1	71.1%	328 (87.0%)	2 (0.5%)	33 (8.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	$11,041							77.5	82.2	283	89		481143000618
373	Jerry & Linda Moore Middle	Public	6-8	300 E Ga Moore Pkwy	Celina	75009	Collin County	Celina Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 742-9101	1,219	73	16.6	16.4%	586 (48.1%)	94 (7.7%)	234 (19.2%)	237 (19.4%)	8 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	58 (4.8%)	$8,096							77.5	71.9	498	125		481329000831
374	Young Women's Leadership Academy	Public	6-12	1066 W Magnolia	Fort Worth	76104	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 871-2475	403	35	11.6	62.3%	59 (14.6%)	77 (19.1%)	243 (60.3%)	12 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	$12,517							77.4	68.1	588	214		481970012392
375	Deer Park J H	Public	6-8	410 E Ninth	Deer Park	77536	Harris County	Deer Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 668-7500	877	58	15.2	38.2%	349 (39.8%)	13 (1.5%)	487 (55.5%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.6%)	$8,706							77.4	80.6	310	65		481653001416
376	Blackwell School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	610 N Alamo	Blackwell	79506	Nolan County	Blackwell Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 282-2311	186	22	8.5		153 (82.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (12.9%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	$17,695							77.4	39.4	1419	1043		480000500513
377	Silverton School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	700 Loretta St	Silverton	79257	Briscoe County	Silverton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 823-2476	204	19	10.8	50.5%	122 (59.8%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (38.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$9,883							77.3	69	560	183		484029004565
378	Texas Technical University K-12	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1901 University Avenue Ste 501	Lubbock	79410	Lubbock County	Texas Technical University K-12	No	No	Yes	No	(806) 834-2238	729	39	18.6		425 (58.3%)	56 (7.7%)	171 (23.5%)	37 (5.1%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	31 (4.3%)								77.3	72	495	117		480148014286
379	Katherine Johnson Technology Magnet Academy	Public, Magnet	K-8	1200 Academy Way	Desoto	75115	Dallas County	Desoto Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 274-8026	536	28	18.8	45.9%	1 (0.2%)	450 (84.0%)	65 (12.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (3.0%)	$6,486							77.3	79.3	337	42		481686013644
380	West Middle	Public	6-8	1008 Jerry Mashek Dr	West	76691	McLennan County	West Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 981-2120	279	22	12.5	39.4%	206 (73.8%)	7 (2.5%)	61 (21.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	$11,380							77.3	75.1	430	50		484504006187