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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)	Ranking (2026 vs 2025)	ID
1901	Hall Success Academy	Public	8-12	15014 Aldine Westfield	Houston	77032	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 985-7446	168	25	6.7	88.1%	5 (3.0%)	49 (29.2%)	110 (65.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$23,068	24.9	3.1	2334	433	480771012521
1902	Live Oak Ridge Middle	Public	6-8	2600 Robinett Rd	Killeen	76549	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 336-2490	676	39	17.5	68.3%	44 (6.5%)	304 (45.0%)	226 (33.4%)	12 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.6%)	66 (9.8%)	$10,562	24.9	17.2	2100	198	482566009115
1903	G W Kennemer Middle	Public	6-8	7101 W Wheatland Rd	Dallas	75249	Dallas County	Duncanville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 708-3600	795	65	12.2	79.7%	14 (1.8%)	376 (47.3%)	364 (45.8%)	18 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (2.8%)	$9,260	24.8	33.4	1605	298	481764010588
1904	Bowie Middle	Public	6-8	600 E 6th St	Irving	75060	Dallas County	Irving Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 600-3000	730	51	14.2	89.0%	71 (9.7%)	23 (3.2%)	622 (85.2%)	4 (0.5%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$9,256	24.8	20.7	2006	102	482442002716
1905	Oakwood High School	Public	7-12	631 N Holly St	Oakwood	75855	Leon County	Oakwood Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 545-2140	83	11	7.2	80.7%	52 (62.7%)	14 (16.9%)	12 (14.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.0%)	$15,397	24.7	19.9	2022	117	483334003742
1906	Southmore Intermediate	Public	7-8	2000 Patricia Ln	Pasadena	77502	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0500	673	50	13.5	93.3%	22 (3.3%)	24 (3.6%)	623 (92.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$10,771	24.7	38.1	1456	450	483432003852
1907	Lancaster Middle	Public	7-8	822 W Pleasant Run Rd	Lancaster	75146	Dallas County	Lancaster Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 218-1660	908	65	14	85.2%	15 (1.7%)	650 (71.6%)	226 (24.9%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.3%)	$6,720	24.7	19.3	2042	135	482667003004
1908	Jean Massieu Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	823 N Center St	Arlington	76011	Tarrant County	Jean Massieu Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 460-0396	185	16	11.5	70.3%	9 (4.9%)	8 (4.3%)	167 (90.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,642	24.7	16.4	2116	208	480009808169
1909	Rio Hondo Middle	Public	5-8	23001 State Hwy 345	Rio Hondo	78583	Cameron County	Rio Hondo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 748-1150	434	29	14.9	86.9%	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	422 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$8,537	24.6	27.8	1805	104	483717004185
1910	Legacy Prep Charter Academy Mesquite West Campus	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2727 Military Pkwy	Mesquite	75149	Dallas County	Legacy Preparatory	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 287-8537	991	51	19.5	81.1%	43 (4.3%)	115 (11.6%)	808 (81.5%)	3 (0.3%)	9 (0.9%)	3 (0.3%)	10 (1.0%)	$11,122	24.6	24.3	1906	4	480142812649
1911	Judge Louis A Bedford Junior Law Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	1303 Reynoldston Ln	Dallas	75232	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-6400	509	33	15.2	97.4%	8 (1.6%)	311 (61.1%)	181 (35.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.4%)	$15,729	24.6	17.1	2101	190	481623001211
1912	Highlands J H	Public	6-8	1212 E Wallisville Rd	Highlands	77562	Harris County	Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 420-4695	885	56	15.8	85.3%	129 (14.6%)	109 (12.3%)	619 (69.9%)	8 (0.9%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (1.8%)	$8,386	24.5	32	1667	245	482115002113
1913	Dime Box School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1079 Stephen F Austin Blvd	Dime Box	77853	Lee County	Dime Box Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 884-2324	156	17	9.2	78.2%	42 (26.9%)	35 (22.4%)	71 (45.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.1%)	$14,046	24.5	29.8	1739	174	481713001486
1914	Village Technical Schools	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	402 W Danieldale Rd	Duncanville	75137	Dallas County	Village Technical Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 454-4441	1,335	67	19.7	54.9%	143 (10.7%)	487 (36.5%)	615 (46.1%)	8 (0.6%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (5.8%)	$8,323	24.5	33	1622	292	480143613030
1915	Runge High School	Public	7-12	600 N Reiffert	Runge	78151	Karnes County	Runge Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 239-4315	60	10	6.1	73.3%	7 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (88.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,453	24.5	31.1	1694	221	483831004272
1916	Wilson J H	Public	6-8	309 S Hwy 146	Dayton	77535	Liberty County	Dayton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 258-2309	1,295	77	16.7	73.4%	483 (37.3%)	99 (7.6%)	665 (51.4%)	6 (0.5%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (2.7%)	$7,660	24.5	27.7	1808	108	481641001403
1917	Odom Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	2550 W Virginia Ave	Beaumont	77705	Jefferson County	Beaumont Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 617-5925	837	50	16.8	68.8%	49 (5.9%)	467 (55.8%)	279 (33.3%)	33 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.1%)	$7,208	24.5	45	1220	697	480967005954
1918	Sterling H Fly Junior High School	Public	6-8	715 E Crockett St	Crystal City	78839	Zavala County	Crystal City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 374-2371	355	24	14.7	76.1%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	355 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,816	24.5	26.8	1844	74	481593001162
1919	Rancier Middle	Public	6-8	3301 Hilliard Ave	Killeen	76543	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 336-1250	735	43	17.1	80.0%	80 (10.9%)	261 (35.5%)	321 (43.7%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	15 (2.0%)	53 (7.2%)	$11,194	24.5	15.8	2134	215	482566002879
1920	Inspired Vision Academy Secondary	Public, Charter	7-12	8501 Bruton Rd	Dallas	75217	Dallas County	Inspired Vision Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 285-5758	558	35	15.9	99.5%	16 (2.9%)	20 (3.6%)	520 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$12,865	24.3	12.1	2201	281	480020408506
1921	Arthur L Davila Middle	Public	7-8	2751 N Earl Rudder Fwy	Bryan	77803	Brazos County	Bryan Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 209-7150	983	69	14.2	87.4%	95 (9.7%)	168 (17.1%)	697 (70.9%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	18 (1.8%)	$11,642	24.3	22.4	1963	42	481179011155
1922	Jefferson Middle	Public	6-8	2200 Jefferson Dr	Port Arthur	77642	Jefferson County	Port Arthur Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 984-4860	857	63	13.6	92.4%	17 (2.0%)	240 (28.0%)	547 (63.8%)	24 (2.8%)	25 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	$10,540	24.3	20.4	2014	92	483540004001
1923	Ann Richards Middle	Public	6-8	7005 Ann Richards Rd	Mission	78572	Hidalgo County	La Joya Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-2860	665	41	16.3	92.9%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	665 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,250	24.3	37.7	1467	456	482613008294
1924	Manor Rise Academy	Public	PK, KG-7	13300 Fm 973	Manor	78653	Travis County	Manor Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(512) 278-4320	512	30	16.8	58.0%	48 (9.4%)	139 (27.1%)	274 (53.5%)	25 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	23 (4.5%)	$17,168	24.3			(n/a)	482889022918
1925	Buckholts School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	203 S 10th	Buckholts	76518	Milam County	Buckholts Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 593-2744	112	17	6.6	81.3%	38 (33.9%)	3 (2.7%)	71 (63.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,075	24.3	4.7	2303	378	481185000697
1926	Southwest Public Schools Lead &global Studies Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	6400 Westpark Dr Ste 200	Houston	77057	Harris County	Southwest Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 954-9528	284	4	77.3	91.9%	5 (1.8%)	27 (9.5%)	252 (88.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,581	24.2	22.8	1949	23	480012511234
1927	Dessau Middle	Public	6-8	12900 Dessau Rd	Austin	78754	Travis County	Pflugerville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 594-2600	596	56	10.6	80.4%	44 (7.4%)	85 (14.3%)	402 (67.4%)	48 (8.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.5%)	$11,712	24.2	27	1836	91	483483008942
1928	Paducah School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	810 Goodwin Ave	Paducah	79248	Cottle County	Paducah Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 524-2009	156	17	8.9	67.3%	65 (41.7%)	18 (11.5%)	68 (43.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	$12,481	24.2	17.5	2084	156	483390003775
1929	Tennyson Middle	Public	6-8	6001 Sanger Ave	Waco	76710	McLennan County	Waco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 772-1440	963	62	15.5	81.9%	110 (11.4%)	265 (27.5%)	558 (57.9%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.3%)	$11,262	24.2	32.9	1624	305	484428005058
1930	Central Middle	Public	7-8	3014 Sealy Ave	Galveston	77550	Galveston County	Galveston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 761-6200	785	56	14	79.5%	163 (20.8%)	214 (27.3%)	367 (46.8%)	12 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.7%)	$8,099	24.2	23	1943	13	482028001999
1931	Jones Middle	Public	6-8	20155 Townsen Blvd	Humble	77338	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 985-3720	1,235	82	15	82.2%	31 (2.5%)	535 (43.3%)	607 (49.1%)	16 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (1.3%)	29 (2.3%)	$8,629	24.1	27	1839	92	480771013718
1932	O'Donnell School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	400 Small St	Odonnell	79351	Lynn County	O'Donnell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 428-3241	253	32	7.9	64.0%	82 (32.4%)	0 (0.0%)	169 (66.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$15,085	24.1	58.3	841	1091	483339003748
1933	Early College Stem Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	2950 Broadway St	Houston	77017	Harris County	Raul Yzaguirre Schools For Success	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 640-3700	275	19	14.1	95.6%	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	270 (98.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,279	24.1	52.1	1011	922	480002212626
1934	George Washington Carver Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	655 Fason St	Karnack	75661	Harrison County	Karnack Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 679-3113	119	14	8.5	85.7%	53 (44.5%)	45 (37.8%)	16 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.2%)	$15,836	24.1	52	1017	917	482511002799
1935	Cushing School	Public	6-12	1088 W Bearkat Dr	Cushing	75760	Nacogdoches County	Cushing Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 326-4890	298	26	11.3	67.4%	206 (69.1%)	19 (6.4%)	58 (19.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.4%)	$12,063	24.1	42.2	1321	614	481608001176
1936	Sweetwater Middle	Public	6-8	305 Lamar	Sweetwater	79556	Nolan County	Sweetwater Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 236-6303	372	28	13.1	65.3%	136 (36.6%)	25 (6.7%)	199 (53.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	$7,807	24.1	23	1941	5	484203004786
1937	Ft Davis School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	401 W Webster Ave	Fort Davis	79734	Jeff Davis County	Ft Davis Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 426-4444	682	24	29		206 (30.2%)	62 (9.1%)	387 (56.7%)	10 (1.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.1%)	$13,020	24.1	54.8	923	1014	482010001962
1938	Watson J H	Public	6-8	401 W Ave F	Muleshoe	79347	Bailey County	Muleshoe Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 272-7349	285	25	11.4	86.3%	26 (9.1%)	1 (0.4%)	256 (89.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,011	24	32.5	1644	294	483189003548
1939	Twin Creeks Middle	Public	6-8	27100 Cypresswood Dr	Spring	77373	Harris County	Spring Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 891-7850	848	55	15.2	81.1%	80 (9.4%)	291 (34.3%)	427 (50.4%)	9 (1.1%)	5 (0.6%)	10 (1.2%)	26 (3.1%)	$9,651	24	23.3	1932	7	484122006044
1940	Falfurrias J H	Public	6-8	602 S Center St	Falfurrias	78355	Brooks County	Brooks County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 325-8000	279	21	13.2	85.3%	7 (2.5%)	1 (0.4%)	270 (96.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,901	24	20.9	2001	61	481158000631
1941	Cumberland Academy Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	2448 Roy Rd	Tyler	75707	Smith County	Cumberland Academy	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(903) 385-3558	361	29	12.4	45.2%	153 (42.4%)	71 (19.7%)	106 (29.4%)	13 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.7%)	$11,569	23.9	30.4	1719	222	480003414085
1942	Herman Furlough Junior Middle	Public	6-8	1351 Colquitt Rd	Terrell	75160	Kaufman County	Terrell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 563-7501	1,166	70	16.5	76.5%	231 (19.8%)	224 (19.2%)	660 (56.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (4.1%)	$8,567	23.9	24.6	1903	39	484245004843
1943	Anahuac Middle	Public	6-8	706 Mikhael Ricks Dr	Anahuac	77514	Chambers County	Anahuac Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 267-2040	336	24	13.8	50.6%	177 (52.7%)	32 (9.5%)	98 (29.2%)	8 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.3%)	$11,117	23.9	30.1	1728	215	480819000191
1944	Horace Mann J H	Public	6-8	310 S Hwy 146	Baytown	77520	Harris County	Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 420-4585	765	49	15.7	84.6%	48 (6.3%)	87 (11.4%)	604 (79.0%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.7%)	$8,757	23.9	20.8	2003	59	482115002114
1945	Hambrick Middle	Public	6-8	4600 Aldine Mail Rt	Houston	77039	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 985-6570	965	74	12.9	89.2%	16 (1.7%)	70 (7.3%)	874 (90.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	$10,795	23.9	26.9	1841	104	480771000070
1946	Buckner Preparatory	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	8510 Military Pkwy	Dallas	75227	Dallas County	Cityscape Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 545-6552	443	24	18.5	97.3%	11 (2.5%)	84 (19.0%)	339 (76.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	$11,246	23.9	20	2015	69	480028813864
1947	Essence Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	723 SE Loop 410	San Antonio	78220	Bexar County	Essence Preparatory Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(210) 997-5636	365	21	17.4	99.5%	5 (1.4%)	258 (70.7%)	97 (26.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	$22,408	23.8			(n/a)	480147914174
1948	La Vega J H George Dixon Campus	Public	7-8	4401 Orchard Ln	Waco	76705	McLennan County	La Vega Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 299-6790	441	34	12.9	89.6%	38 (8.6%)	110 (24.9%)	277 (62.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	$8,745	23.8	26	1863	85	482628002966
1949	Travis Middle	Public	6-8	1600 Finley Rd	Irving	75062	Dallas County	Irving Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 600-0100	936	58	16.1	85.6%	73 (7.8%)	86 (9.2%)	741 (79.2%)	19 (2.0%)	11 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.6%)	$9,237	23.8	25	1892	57	482442002739
1950	Bobby Joe Hill Pk-8	Public	PK, KG-8	4860 Tropicana	El Paso	79924	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(915) 236-5375	656	47	13.8	89.9%	36 (5.5%)	32 (4.9%)	567 (86.4%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.4%)	$11,238	23.8	18.5	2063	113	481830014232
1951	Mexia J H	Public	6-8	1 Blackcat Dr	Mexia	76667	Limestone County	Mexia Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 562-4020	367	26	14.3	81.2%	75 (20.4%)	90 (24.5%)	172 (46.9%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	25 (6.8%)	$10,160	23.7	17.2	2099	148	483042003426
1952	Fleming Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	4910 Collingsworth St	Houston	77026	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 671-4170	319	23	13.7	98.1%	8 (2.5%)	196 (61.4%)	112 (35.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$22,423	23.7	24	1914	38	482364002454
1953	Wilkinson Middle	Public	6-8	2100 Crest Park Dr	Mesquite	75149	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 882-5950	655	53	12.4	91.5%	52 (7.9%)	157 (24.0%)	415 (63.4%)	5 (0.8%)	16 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.2%)	$11,341	23.7	35.1	1556	397	483039003423
1954	Rice Jh	Public	6-8	1093 Raider Dr	Altair	77412	Colorado County	Rice Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 234-3531	282	17	16.2	76.6%	51 (18.1%)	38 (13.5%)	184 (65.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	$7,887	23.7	14.8	2155	201	483697012186
1955	Plummer Middle	Public	6-8	11429 Spears-Gears Rd	Houston	77067	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 539-4000	894	68	13.1	90.6%	9 (1.0%)	266 (29.8%)	596 (66.7%)	10 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.3%)	$10,224	23.7	17.4	2087	132	480771010721
1956	Stubblefield Academy	Public	5-12	207 Philpot St	Willis	77378	Montgomery County	Willis Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 856-1302	25	7	3.5	76.0%	10 (40.0%)	5 (20.0%)	10 (40.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$33,571	23.6			(n/a)	484590008994
1957	Manor New Technology Middle	Public	6-8	12116 Joyce Turner Dr	Manor	78653	Travis County	Manor Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 278-4300	744	44	16.7	60.1%	49 (6.6%)	133 (17.9%)	485 (65.2%)	47 (6.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.6%)	$7,561	23.6	25.9	1866	91	482889013527
1958	Cavazos Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	210 N University	Lubbock	79415	Lubbock County	Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 219-3200	384	29	13	95.8%	13 (3.4%)	29 (7.6%)	337 (87.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$10,605	23.5	36.3	1518	440	482850010895
1959	Wharton J H	Public	6-8	1120 N Rusk St	Wharton	77488	Wharton County	Wharton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 532-6840	324	31	10.5	77.2%	28 (8.6%)	83 (25.6%)	196 (60.5%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.7%)	$9,706	23.4	19	2053	94	484538012610
1960	O'Donnell Middle	Public	7-8	14041 Alief Clodine	Houston	77082	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 495-6000	1,214	81	15	88.3%	65 (5.4%)	452 (37.2%)	543 (44.7%)	133 (11.0%)	12 (1.0%)	7 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	$7,061	23.3	28.5	1784	176	480783001143
1961	Sam Tasby Middle	Public	6-8	7001 Fair Oaks Ave	Dallas	75231	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-1900	752	44	17	99.2%	26 (3.5%)	131 (17.4%)	477 (63.4%)	95 (12.6%)	10 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.6%)	$10,949	23.3	23.8	1917	44	481623011196
1962	Hereford J H	Public	6-7	704 La Plata Dr	Hereford	79045	Deaf Smith County	Hereford Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 363-7630	534	45	11.9	78.8%	33 (6.2%)	3 (0.6%)	495 (92.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$9,280	23.2	26.6	1846	116	482301002336
1963	Covington School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	501 N Main St	Covington	76636	Hill County	Covington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 854-2215	353	27	12.9	56.1%	235 (66.6%)	1 (0.3%)	100 (28.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	13 (3.7%)	$13,755	23.2	22.6	1955	8	481548001121
1964	Ann Richards Steam Academy	Public	6-8	3831 N Prairie Creek	Dallas	75227	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 892-5400	1,010	64	15.7	96.5%	23 (2.3%)	166 (16.4%)	814 (80.6%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,880	23.2	25.9	1868	96	481623012796
1965	Granger School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	300 N Colorado St	Granger	76530	Williamson County	Granger Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 859-2173	580	51	11.2	51.4%	291 (50.2%)	8 (1.4%)	264 (45.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	11 (1.9%)	$10,161	23.2	38.1	1458	507	482159002173
1966	Patti Welder Middle	Public	6-8	1604 E N St	Victoria	77901	Victoria County	Victoria Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 575-4553	566	46	12.2	83.0%	91 (16.1%)	25 (4.4%)	442 (78.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	$8,855	23.1	13.2	2182	216	484415005020
1967	McDade High School	Public	7-12	156 Marlin St	McDade	78650	Bastrop County	McDade Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 273-2522	169	20	8.5	49.7%	62 (36.7%)	1 (0.6%)	99 (58.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.4%)	$12,077	23.1	47.1	1164	803	482976013256
1968	Texas Leadership Of Abilene	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1840 N 8th St	Abilene	79603	Taylor County	Texas Leadership Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 480-3500	834	54	15.3	60.0%	302 (36.2%)	49 (5.9%)	434 (52.0%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	40 (4.8%)	$6,692	23.1	28.1	1794	174	480140913213
1969	Chapel Hill J H	Public	7-8	13174 State Hwy 64 E	Tyler	75707	Smith County	Chapel Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 566-1491	426	38	11.1	81.7%	80 (18.8%)	78 (18.3%)	240 (56.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.9%)	$10,006	23.1	44.4	1244	725	481365005970
1970	Blanket School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	901 Ave H	Blanket	76432	Brown County	Blanket Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 748-5311	166	15	11	62.7%	110 (66.3%)	1 (0.6%)	53 (31.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$11,331	23	18.6	2058	88	481038005661
1971	Spring Oaks Middle	Public	6-8	2150 Shadowdale	Houston	77043	Harris County	Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 251-4800	565	49	11.5	89.0%	26 (4.6%)	35 (6.2%)	485 (85.8%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.1%)	$14,107	22.9	21.5	1984	13	484110004694
1972	A C Blunt Middle	Public	6-8	2103 Demory Ln	Aransas Pass	78336	San Patricio County	Aransas Pass Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 758-2711	382	24	15.9	70.2%	107 (28.0%)	8 (2.1%)	257 (67.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	$7,738	22.9	22.4	1957	15	480858000225
1973	Harmony School Of Innovation - Waco	Public, Charter	6-12	1100 S Valley Mills Dr	Beverly Hills	76711	McLennan County	Harmony Public Schools - North Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 235-0321	614	38	16.1	86.2%	77 (12.5%)	55 (9.0%)	461 (75.1%)	9 (1.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	$11,499	22.9	24	1909	64	480029213499
1974	Bovina Middle	Public	6-8	500 Halsell St	Bovina	79009	Parmer County	Bovina Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 251-1377	96	8	11.3	82.3%	4 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	$7,366	22.9	37.6	1473	501	481095005161
1975	Life School Oak Cliff	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4400 S R L Thornton Frwy	Dallas	75224	Dallas County	Life School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 376-8200	1,483	88	16.8	81.5%	18 (1.2%)	778 (52.5%)	662 (44.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (1.6%)	$10,155	22.9	16.7	2108	133	480005507849
1976	Lady Bird Johnson Middle	Public	6-8	3601 W Pioneer	Irving	75061	Dallas County	Irving Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 600-5000	813	53	15.4	86.6%	53 (6.5%)	127 (15.6%)	580 (71.3%)	25 (3.1%)	24 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	$9,891	22.8	32.2	1654	322	482442010598
1977	Texas Online Preparatory Middle	Public, Virtual	6-8	441 Fm 2821 E	Huntsville	77320	Walker County	Huntsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	Yes	No	(936) 435-6300	2,050			59.2%	527 (25.7%)	375 (18.3%)	987 (48.1%)	75 (3.7%)	7 (0.3%)	5 (0.2%)	74 (3.6%)	$8,075	22.7	29.8	1740	237	482403012952
1978	Grandfalls-Royalty School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	115 Ave C	Grandfalls	79742	Ward County	Grandfalls-Royalty Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 547-2266	157	16	9.8	62.4%	44 (28.0%)	3 (1.9%)	106 (67.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	$16,839	22.7	6.8	2279	301	482148002168
1979	Neff Middle	Public	6-8	5227 Evers Rd	San Antonio	78238	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 397-4100	810	65	12.4	75.3%	53 (6.5%)	82 (10.1%)	626 (77.3%)	21 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.3%)	$11,686	22.6	17.6	2083	104	483312003714
1980	Frank Newman Middle	Public	6-8	608 Carrizo St	Cotulla	78014	La Salle County	Cotulla Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 879-2224	259	24	10.9	87.6%	13 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	245 (94.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,583	22.6	31.8	1676	304	481540006383
1981	Idea Ambrose And Freda Robinson College Preparator	Public, Charter	6-8	10170 Kriewald Rd	San Antonio	78245	Bexar County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 239-4970	111	10	11.4	75.7%	10 (9.0%)	13 (11.7%)	85 (76.6%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,915	22.5	54.4	938	1043	480021114266
1982	Shotwell Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	6515 Trl Vly Way	Houston	77086	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 878-0960	832	71	11.6	84.3%	9 (1.1%)	158 (19.0%)	638 (76.7%)	20 (2.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	$9,913	22.5	25.5	1881	101	480771000084
1983	Lincoln J H	Public	6-8	13605 State Hwy 156	Coldspring	77331	San Jacinto County	Coldspring-Oakhurst Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 653-1166	323	22	14.4	68.4%	207 (64.1%)	42 (13.0%)	54 (16.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.6%)	$9,724	22.4	17.8	2078	95	481452000941
1984	Lamar Middle	Public	6-8	2011 N Third St	Temple	76501	Bell County	Temple Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 215-6444	553	45	12.3	76.5%	106 (19.2%)	137 (24.8%)	266 (48.1%)	10 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	32 (5.8%)	$10,680	22.3	28.8	1775	209	484233004822
1985	Edwin M Wells Middle	Public	6-8	4033 Gladeridge Dr	Houston	77068	Harris County	Spring Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 891-7750	796	50	15.9	91.6%	17 (2.1%)	357 (44.8%)	367 (46.1%)	17 (2.1%)	8 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	27 (3.4%)	$10,227	22.3	25.3	1884	101	484122004712
1986	Forestburg School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	16346 Fm Hwy 455	Forestburg	76239	Montague County	Forestburg Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 964-2323	180	17	10.3	35.6%	140 (77.8%)	1 (0.6%)	33 (18.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.8%)	$13,472	22.3	47.5	1153	833	481953001808
1987	Uplift Grand Prep Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	300 E Church St	Grand Prairie	75050	Dallas County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 854-0600	446	26	17.4	82.5%	12 (2.7%)	46 (10.3%)	380 (85.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$8,647	22.3	24	1910	77	480003013476
1988	Avalon School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	104 F M 55	Avalon	76623	Ellis County	Avalon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 627-3251	347	24	14.4	67.1%	188 (54.2%)	7 (2.0%)	140 (40.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	$12,431	22.2	20.5	2011	23	480903000374
1989	Lockney J H	Public	6-8	406 W Willow St	Lockney	79241	Floyd County	Lockney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 652-2236	84	7	12.2	77.4%	14 (16.7%)	1 (1.2%)	69 (82.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,490	22.2	36.1	1522	467	482789003130
1990	Bonham Middle	Public	6-8	2201 E 21st St	Odessa	79761	Ector County	Ector County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 456-0429	835	50	16.5	83.8%	85 (10.2%)	44 (5.3%)	692 (82.9%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	7 (0.8%)	$9,719	22.1	22.1	1971	19	481800001569
1991	Crane Middle	Public	6-8	302 W 10th St	Crane	79731	Crane County	Crane Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 558-1040	261	16	16.1	8.0%	29 (11.1%)	5 (1.9%)	222 (85.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$12,114	22.1	33.4	1606	385	481554001127
1992	Rudder Middle	Public	6-8	6558 Horn Blvd	San Antonio	78240	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 397-5000	961	76	12.6	77.1%	151 (15.7%)	66 (6.9%)	501 (52.1%)	157 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	85 (8.8%)	$10,729	22.1	24	1911	81	483312005786
1993	Forest Oak Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	3221 Pecos St	Fort Worth	76119	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-8200	1,044	78	13.3	96.4%	48 (4.6%)	322 (30.8%)	619 (59.3%)	43 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.1%)	$15,239	22.1	21.3	1990	3	481970001861
1994	H F Stevens Middle	Public	6-8	940 N Crowley Rd	Crowley	76036	Tarrant County	Crowley Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 297-5840	723	63	11.5	80.9%	33 (4.6%)	321 (44.4%)	323 (44.7%)	22 (3.0%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.6%)	$12,504	22.1	22.5	1956	38	481591001157
1995	Cpt Gabriel Navarrete Middle	Public	6-8	3501 Hayes	El Paso	79930	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(915) 236-6350	709	51	13.8	87.4%	48 (6.8%)	34 (4.8%)	591 (83.4%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.6%)	20 (2.8%)	$9,737	22.1	25.6	1878	117	481830010639
1996	Irons Middle	Public	6-8	5214 79th St	Lubbock	79424	Lubbock County	Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 219-4000	636	55	11.6	69.0%	154 (24.2%)	88 (13.8%)	360 (56.6%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.8%)	$8,771	22	17.3	2094	98	482850010899
1997	Zephyr School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	11625 C R 281	Zephyr	76890	Brown County	Zephyr Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 739-5331	220	22	10.1	52.7%	182 (82.7%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	13 (5.9%)	$9,228	21.9	40.2	1392	605	484677005356
1998	Pine Valley Middle	Public	6-8	22784 Hwy 59 S	Porter	77365	Montgomery County	New Caney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 577-4300	741	52	14.1	76.8%	193 (26.0%)	38 (5.1%)	477 (64.4%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	23 (3.1%)	$11,884	21.9	24.7	1899	99	483240012981
1999	Teague Middle	Public	6-8	21700 Rayford Rd	Humble	77338	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 233-4310	550	45	12.1	83.6%	13 (2.4%)	230 (41.8%)	290 (52.7%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	7 (1.3%)	$10,264	21.9	26.9	1840	159	480771000087
2000	Mae Luster Stephens J H	Public	6-8	2913 Farm Rd 125 S	Linden	75563	Cass County	Linden-Kildare Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 756-5314	132	13	9.9	61.4%	90 (68.2%)	17 (12.9%)	12 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (9.1%)	$10,206	21.9	29	1768	232	482754003098

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