Best Middle Schools in Texas

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the STAAR test scores by the Texas Education Agency. The most recent update was on Wednesday, September 11, 2024.

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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)
481119007528	2291	Lighthouse Learning Center - Daep	Public, Alternative	1-12	1035 Dixie Dr	Clute	77531	Brazoria County	Brazosport Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 730-7340	115	13	8.8	81.7%	31 (27.0%)	15 (13.0%)	62 (53.9%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.3%)	$54,652			$2,706			$51,946	7.5	7.1	2260	31
480007111352	2292	Laurel Ridge	Public, Charter	6-12	17720 Corporate Woods Dr	San Antonio	78259	Bexar County	University Of Texas University Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 491-9400	39	5	8.4		21 (53.8%)	8 (20.5%)	8 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.1%)	$13,798			$2,575			$11,223	7.5	22.8	1892	400
480016313987	2293	Eastex-Jensen Neighborhood School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	6915 Curry Rd	Houston	77093	Harris County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 671-4931	209	14	14.8	97.6%	5 (2.4%)	72 (34.4%)	131 (62.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,955			$1,486			$9,470	7.4	15.5	2100	193
483873014179	2294	Edgar Allan Poe Stem Dual Language Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	814 Aransas Ave	San Antonio	78210	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 554-2200	455	32	14	96.7%	9 (2.0%)	16 (3.5%)	426 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)								7.2	6.1	2277	17
481970001889	2295	Morningside Middle	Public	6-8	2751 Mississippi Ave	Fort Worth	76104	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-8300	430	30	14.4	94.9%	16 (3.7%)	159 (37.0%)	241 (56.0%)	11 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	$12,406			$2,750			$9,656	7.1	6.7	2266	29
482889003264	2296	Manor Middle	Public	6-8	12900 Greg Manor Rd	Manor	78653	Travis County	Manor Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 278-4600	415	37	11.2	74.5%	32 (7.7%)	88 (21.2%)	273 (65.8%)	12 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	$10,032			$826			$9,206	7.1	8.9	2231	65
480009008161	2297	Academy Of Dallas	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2324 S Vernon Ave	Dallas	75224	Dallas County	Academy Of Dallas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 371-9600	354	16	22.1	92.1%	3 (0.8%)	244 (68.9%)	105 (29.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$10,591			$1,770			$8,822	7	8.1	2244	53
481970001874	2298	Leonard Middle	Public	6-8	8900 Chapin	Fort Worth	76116	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-6200	607	39	15.5	90.6%	42 (6.9%)	236 (38.9%)	298 (49.1%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.1%)	$11,008			$1,632			$9,377	6.9	9.3	2224	74
481970001847	2299	Daggett Middle	Public	6-8	1108 Carlock St	Fort Worth	76110	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-5200	388	27	14.3	90.7%	28 (7.2%)	55 (14.2%)	295 (76.0%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$12,338			$2,428			$9,910	6.7	8.4	2241	58
484428012823	2300	G W Carver Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	1601 J J Flewellen Rd	Waco	76704	McLennan County	Waco Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 754-5491	776	69	11.2	96.6%	37 (4.8%)	304 (39.2%)	411 (53.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.1%)	$14,079			$1,984			$12,095	6.7	10.1	2210	90

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