Best Middle Schools in Texas

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 2361)	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 (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
480140712082	1831	Chapel Hill Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	4640 Sycamore School Rd	Fort Worth	76133	Tarrant County	Chapel Hill Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 289-0242	535	37	14.4	75.0%	34 (6.4%)	306 (57.2%)	150 (28.0%)	16 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (5.0%)	$9,872			$853			$9,019	26.7	33.3	1620	211
480029213499	1832	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	606	39	15.6	83.0%	69 (11.4%)	53 (8.7%)	460 (75.9%)	7 (1.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.3%)	$9,084			$832			$8,252	26.7	21	1956	124
483334003742	1833	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	89	10	8.5	77.5%	56 (62.9%)	15 (16.9%)	13 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.6%)	$17,200			$3,226			$13,973	26.6	13.7	2135	302
482859006141	1834	Gilbert Gerdes J H	Public	6-8	214 E Bowie St	Luling	78648	Caldwell County	Luling Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 875-2121	302	19	15.8	81.5%	67 (22.2%)	20 (6.6%)	207 (68.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.0%)	$9,752			$900			$8,852	26.6	33.7	1610	224
480143114324	1835	Austin Achieve Pflugerville	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1900 Pfennig Ln	Pflugerville	78660	Travis County	Austin Achieve Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 522-4190	388	28	13.6	67.8%	8 (2.1%)	126 (32.5%)	220 (56.7%)	21 (5.4%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.8%)	6 (1.5%)								26.5	17.2	2059	224
480003013484	1836	Uplift Luna Secondary School	Public, Charter	6-8	9743 E Rl Thornton Fwy	Dallas	75228	Dallas County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 445-3300	484	32	15	82.0%	3 (0.6%)	113 (23.3%)	346 (71.5%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.9%)	$8,661			$728			$7,933	26.4	34.4	1588	248
481982005368	1837	Lucy Aragon J H	Public	6-8	615 S Norton	Freer	78357	Duval County	Freer Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 394-6025	163	14	11.6	87.7%	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	159 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,921			$2,073			$12,849	26.3	22.4	1903	66
482142005482	1838	Harry S Truman Middle	Public	6-8	1501 Coffeyville Trl	Grand Prairie	75052	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 641-7676	473	42	11.2	78.6%	43 (9.1%)	128 (27.1%)	238 (50.3%)	42 (8.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.0%)	$10,876			$1,124			$9,752	26.3	28.1	1769	69
481623014124	1839	Dr Frederick Haynes III Global Prep At Paul Quinn	Public	6-9	3837 Simpson Stuart Rd	Dallas	75241	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-3300	234	18	13	95.7%	2 (0.9%)	149 (63.7%)	78 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)								26.3	49	1086	753
481038005661	1840	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	140	17	8.1	68.6%	88 (62.9%)	1 (0.7%)	48 (34.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	$13,913			$552			$13,362	26.3	43.7	1262	578

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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 September 11, 2024, 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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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