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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
2121	West Orange-Stark Middle	Public	6-8	1402 W Green Ave	Orange	77630	Orange County	West Orange-Cove Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 882-5520	492	39	12.6	90.2%	78 (15.9%)	254 (51.6%)	120 (24.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.7%)	$9,909	16.1	15.6	2148	27	484509005142
2122	La Pryor Secondary	Public	6-12	165 E Edith St	La Pryor	78872	Zavala County	La Pryor Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 365-4007	244	19	12.9	86.1%	9 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	235 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,564	16.1	16.4	2119	3	482625002961
2123	E B Comstock Middle	Public	6-8	7044 Hodde St	Dallas	75217	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-1300	599	43	13.8	98.5%	15 (2.5%)	149 (24.9%)	421 (70.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	$12,577	16.1	11.4	2245	122	481623001239
2124	San Augustine High School	Public	6-12	702 N Clark St	San Augustine	75972	San Augustine County	San Augustine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 275-9603	320	34	9.4	80.3%	43 (13.4%)	182 (56.9%)	84 (26.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	$12,640	16.1	9.9	2273	149	483876004414
2125	Boulter Middle	Public	6-8	2926 Garden Valley Rd	Tyler	75702	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-1390	901	55	16.2	88.5%	35 (3.9%)	295 (32.7%)	549 (60.9%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.8%)	$10,062	16	16.1	2130	5	484347004930
2126	Sgt Manuel Chacon Middle	Public	6-9	801 S Mile 1 E	Mercedes	78570	Hidalgo County	Mercedes Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 514-2200	518	37	14.1	85.9%	11 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	505 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$9,786	16	22.1	1978	148	483025003389
2127	J Martin Jacquet Middle	Public	6-8	2501 Stalcup Rd	Fort Worth	76105	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-3500	580	42	13.9	97.1%	12 (2.1%)	242 (41.7%)	309 (53.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (2.1%)	$13,103	16	13.8	2187	60	481970001854
2128	Iltexas Houston Orem Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	5445 E Orem Dr	Houston	77048	Harris County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 987-9435	410	24	17.1	89.5%	3 (0.7%)	214 (52.2%)	185 (45.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.7%)	$8,494	16	15.9	2137	9	480144013418
2129	Bedichek Middle	Public	6-8	6800 Bill Hughes Rd	Austin	78745	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-3265	671	48	13.9	84.2%	52 (7.7%)	47 (7.0%)	548 (81.7%)	12 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.8%)	$12,285	15.9	15.6	2149	20	480894000299
2130	Floresville Alter Center	Public	7-12	335 Alternative Ln	Floresville	78114	Wilson County	Floresville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 393-5368	28	4	7	78.6%	5 (17.9%)	1 (3.6%)	22 (78.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,594	15.9	3.5	2365	235	481935007499

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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
2121	West Orange-Stark Middle	Public	6-8	1402 W Green Ave	Orange	77630	Orange County	West Orange-Cove Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 882-5520	492	39	12.6	90.2%	78 (15.9%)	254 (51.6%)	120 (24.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.7%)	$9,909							16.1	15.6	2148	27		484509005142
2122	La Pryor Secondary	Public	6-12	165 E Edith St	La Pryor	78872	Zavala County	La Pryor Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 365-4007	244	19	12.9	86.1%	9 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	235 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,564							16.1	16.4	2119	3		482625002961
2123	E B Comstock Middle	Public	6-8	7044 Hodde St	Dallas	75217	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-1300	599	43	13.8	98.5%	15 (2.5%)	149 (24.9%)	421 (70.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	$12,577							16.1	11.4	2245	122		481623001239
2124	San Augustine High School	Public	6-12	702 N Clark St	San Augustine	75972	San Augustine County	San Augustine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 275-9603	320	34	9.4	80.3%	43 (13.4%)	182 (56.9%)	84 (26.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	$12,640							16.1	9.9	2273	149		483876004414
2125	Boulter Middle	Public	6-8	2926 Garden Valley Rd	Tyler	75702	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-1390	901	55	16.2	88.5%	35 (3.9%)	295 (32.7%)	549 (60.9%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.8%)	$10,062							16	16.1	2130	5		484347004930
2126	Sgt Manuel Chacon Middle	Public	6-9	801 S Mile 1 E	Mercedes	78570	Hidalgo County	Mercedes Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 514-2200	518	37	14.1	85.9%	11 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	505 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$9,786							16	22.1	1978	148		483025003389
2127	J Martin Jacquet Middle	Public	6-8	2501 Stalcup Rd	Fort Worth	76105	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-3500	580	42	13.9	97.1%	12 (2.1%)	242 (41.7%)	309 (53.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (2.1%)	$13,103							16	13.8	2187	60		481970001854
2128	Iltexas Houston Orem Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	5445 E Orem Dr	Houston	77048	Harris County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 987-9435	410	24	17.1	89.5%	3 (0.7%)	214 (52.2%)	185 (45.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.7%)	$8,494							16	15.9	2137	9		480144013418
2129	Bedichek Middle	Public	6-8	6800 Bill Hughes Rd	Austin	78745	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-3265	671	48	13.9	84.2%	52 (7.7%)	47 (7.0%)	548 (81.7%)	12 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.8%)	$12,285							15.9	15.6	2149	20		480894000299
2130	Floresville Alter Center	Public	7-12	335 Alternative Ln	Floresville	78114	Wilson County	Floresville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 393-5368	28	4	7	78.6%	5 (17.9%)	1 (3.6%)	22 (78.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,594							15.9	3.5	2365	235		481935007499