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)
480007413549	761	Dr Terry Robbins Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	602 S Raguet	Lufkin	75904	Angelina County	Pineywoods Community Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 634-5515	255	14	17.7	58.4%	117 (45.9%)	40 (15.7%)	82 (32.2%)	3 (1.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.3%)	$7,695			$852			$6,843	60.8	68.7	562	199
483339003748	762	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	271	34	7.9	70.8%	93 (34.3%)	0 (0.0%)	177 (65.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$15,362			$892			$14,470	60.8	53.4	977	215
480144122782	763	Great Hearts Prairie View	Public, Charter	K-8	9001 NW Hwy 287	Fort Worth	76131	Tarrant County	Great Hearts Texas	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(817) 259-0738	784	37	21.1	31.9%	377 (48.1%)	87 (11.1%)	154 (19.6%)	113 (14.4%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	47 (6.0%)								60.7			(n/a)
484071007597	764	Montwood Middle	Public	6-8	11710 Pebble Hills	El Paso	79936	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-5800	649	33	19.8	81.5%	22 (3.4%)	7 (1.1%)	615 (94.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	$11,075			$1,750			$9,325	60.6	53.7	964	200
480016312859	765	Founders Classical Academy-Tyler	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3405 E Grande Blvd	Tyler	75707	Smith County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 316-3663	544	42	12.8	48.7%	281 (51.7%)	65 (11.9%)	147 (27.0%)	29 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.9%)	$8,392			$570			$7,822	60.5	52.2	1011	246
483003003372	766	Medina School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	One Bobcat Ln	Medina	78055	Bandera County	Medina Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 589-2851	239	29	8.1	59.8%	165 (69.0%)	9 (3.8%)	62 (25.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$17,965			$4,082			$13,883	60.5	59.7	797	31
480140512934	767	Harmony Science Academy- Beaumont	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4055 Calder Ave	Beaumont	77706	Jefferson County	Harmony Public Schools - Houston West	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 838-4000	657	45	14.7	73.2%	79 (12.0%)	254 (38.7%)	229 (34.9%)	74 (11.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (2.9%)	$9,979			$981			$8,998	60.4	63.1	705	62
482574012283	768	Ulrich Intermediate	Public	6-8	10103 Spring Cypress Rd	Klein	77070	Harris County	Klein Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 375-7500	1,170	83	14	57.9%	274 (23.4%)	226 (19.3%)	508 (43.4%)	111 (9.5%)	7 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (3.7%)	$8,579			$749			$7,830	60.3	53.9	960	192
483918004469	769	Sanger Middle	Public	7-8	105 N Berry	Sanger	76266	Denton County	Sanger Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 458-7916	403	31	12.8	47.4%	212 (52.6%)	14 (3.5%)	151 (37.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.7%)	$11,868			$1,590			$10,278	60.2	57.2	868	99
484347013379	770	Three Lakes Middle	Public	6-8	2445 Three Lakes Pkwy	Tyler	75703	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-2970	907	59	15.3	62.7%	327 (36.1%)	255 (28.1%)	259 (28.6%)	19 (2.1%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.6%)	$9,789			$1,242			$8,547	60.2	58	843	73

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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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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