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)
482862003242	2081	Lyford Middle	Public	6-8	12820 Glenn Lofton	Lyford	78569	Willacy County	Lyford Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 347-3910	297	22	13.5	79.1%	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	289 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,410			$1,101			$11,309	17.7	19.7	1995	86
482667003004	2082	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	968	53	18.1	85.4%	9 (0.9%)	688 (71.1%)	247 (25.5%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.2%)	$8,823			$683			$8,140	17.7	20.3	1976	106
480144714140	2083	Ki Charter Academy Liberty Hill	Public, Charter, Alternative	4-12	12550 Hwy 29	Liberty Hill	78642	Williamson County	Ki Charter	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 528-2100	112	14	8		68 (60.7%)	10 (8.9%)	21 (18.8%)	2 (1.8%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (8.9%)	$23,591			$4,504			$19,087	17.7	18	2042	41
482331002366	2084	Crosby Middle	Public	6-8	6625 Fm 2004	Hitchcock	77563	Galveston County	Hitchcock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 316-6542	392	25	15.9	77.3%	93 (23.7%)	146 (37.2%)	141 (36.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	$12,407			$2,408			$9,999	17.6	19.8	1992	92
484122005602	2085	Dueitt Middle	Public	6-8	1 Eagle Crossing	Spring	77373	Harris County	Spring Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 891-7800	787	47	16.6	88.8%	45 (5.7%)	339 (43.1%)	366 (46.5%)	6 (0.8%)	9 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (2.5%)	$10,554			$1,436			$9,119	17.6	15.3	2109	24
484068004605	2086	Alan B Shepard Middle	Public	6-8	5558 Ray Ellison Dr	San Antonio	78242	Bexar County	South San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 623-1875	455	36	12.7	94.1%	13 (2.9%)	10 (2.2%)	428 (94.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$10,941			$2,234			$8,706	17.6	13	2149	63
483552004030	2087	Poteet J H	Public	6-8	1000 Fm 1470	Poteet	78065	Atascosa County	Poteet Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 742-3571	409	26	15.6	74.6%	49 (12.0%)	3 (0.7%)	356 (87.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$9,179			$685			$8,495	17.5	24.9	1841	246
480007112956	2088	Ut - University Charter School At High Point	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1603 Babcock Rd Ste 148	San Antonio	78229	Bexar County	University Of Texas University Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 834-4127	52	2	21.8		12 (23.1%)	1 (1.9%)	35 (67.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (7.7%)	$12,555			$3,777			$8,779	17.5	25.9	1818	270
481785010434	2089	Legacy Middle	Public	6-8	5903 S E Loop 410	San Antonio	78222	Bexar County	East Central Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 648-3118	1,121	66	16.8	72.6%	53 (4.7%)	108 (9.6%)	922 (82.2%)	10 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (2.2%)	$8,600			$908			$7,692	17.4	13.1	2147	58
484317004904	2090	Trinidad School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	105 W Eaton	Trinidad	75163	Henderson County	Trinidad Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 778-2673	156	20	7.6	80.8%	77 (49.4%)	15 (9.6%)	41 (26.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (14.7%)	$14,952			$1,525			$13,427	17.3	53.5	971	1119

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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.