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)
483396003777	411	Paint Creek School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4485 Fm 600	Haskell	79521	Haskell County	Paint Creek Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 864-2868	104	15	6.7	72.1%	53 (51.0%)	2 (1.9%)	43 (41.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.8%)	$20,393			$2,593			$17,800	75.8	75.4	413	2
483312012838	412	Folks Middle	Public	6-8	9855 Swayback Ranch	San Antonio	78254	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 398-1600	1,415	81	17.4	29.5%	329 (23.3%)	92 (6.5%)	853 (60.3%)	62 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.4%)	74 (5.2%)	$7,028			$405			$6,623	75.7	71.2	497	85
480906000376	413	Avery Secondary	Public	6-12	150 San Antonio St	Avery	75554	Red River County	Avery Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 684-3431	171	20	8.7	52.0%	126 (73.7%)	4 (2.3%)	20 (11.7%)	3 (1.8%)	3 (1.8%)	1 (0.6%)	14 (8.2%)	$15,714			$1,016			$14,698	75.7	68.7	563	150
482637006877	414	Virginia Allred Stacey Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	2460 Kenly Ave Bldg 8265	San Antonio	78236	Bexar County	Lackland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 357-5100	409	40	10.2	12.0%	171 (41.8%)	51 (12.5%)	118 (28.9%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	59 (14.4%)	$17,451			$960			$16,491	75.7	70.8	510	96
480016311536	415	Founders Classical Academy Corinth - Upper School	Public, Charter	6-12	3600 Meadowview Dr	Corinth	76210	Denton County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 321-1144	477	37	12.7	23.5%	290 (60.8%)	29 (6.1%)	93 (19.5%)	32 (6.7%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.1%)	$9,236			$445			$8,790	75.5	75.2	416	1
481728001494	416	Dodd City School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	602 N Main St	Dodd City	75438	Fannin County	Dodd City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 583-7585	320	28	11.4	39.7%	276 (86.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	$10,905			$763			$10,142	75.4	79.6	338	78
482703009439	417	Artie L Henry Middle	Public	6-8	100 N Vista Rdg Blvd	Cedar Park	78613	Williamson County	Leander Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 570-3400	1,198	81	14.7	22.1%	516 (43.1%)	63 (5.3%)	353 (29.5%)	200 (16.7%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (5.3%)	$8,537			$277			$8,260	75.4	75.3	415	2
481428000911	418	Seabrook Intermediate	Public, Magnet	6-8	2401 E Meyer Rd	Seabrook	77586	Harris County	Clear Creek Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(281) 284-3100	920	59	15.6	30.9%	556 (60.4%)	46 (5.0%)	242 (26.3%)	21 (2.3%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	49 (5.3%)	$9,117			$209			$8,908	75.4	70.6	515	97
482814003154	419	Loop School	Public, Alternative	K-12	1441 Hwy 303	Loop	79342	Gaines County	Loop Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 319-7930	143	18	7.8	58.0%	106 (74.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (24.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$17,542			$587			$16,955	75.4	83.5	272	147
482364002491	420	Hogg Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1100 Merrill St	Houston	77009	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 802-4700	1,120	66	16.9	48.7%	282 (25.2%)	79 (7.1%)	687 (61.3%)	24 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (4.1%)	$9,316			$846			$8,469	75.4	69.3	545	125

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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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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