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)
483726013757	821	River Road Middle	Public	6-8	9500 U S 287 N	Amarillo	79108	Potter County	River Road Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 381-7800	305	27	11.4	64.9%	188 (61.6%)	5 (1.6%)	96 (31.5%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.6%)	$10,706			$985			$9,721	58.1	50.8	1047	226
484071008551	822	Sun Ridge Middle	Public	6-8	2210 Sun Country Rd	El Paso	79938	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-6600	995	43	22.9	66.7%	65 (6.5%)	37 (3.7%)	854 (85.8%)	12 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.7%)	18 (1.8%)	$9,168			$1,622			$7,546	58.1	56.3	894	72
481908001778	823	Farmersville J H	Public	7-8	501 Hwy 78 N	Farmersville	75442	Collin County	Farmersville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 782-6202	354	23	15.6	64.4%	172 (48.6%)	20 (5.6%)	149 (42.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.4%)	$10,230			$978			$9,251	58	67	607	216
482391013303	824	West Lake Middle	Public	6-8	11810 Madera Run Pkwy	Humble	77346	Harris County	Humble Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 641-5800	1,498	96	15.5	34.6%	413 (27.6%)	437 (29.2%)	543 (36.2%)	53 (3.5%)	4 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	44 (2.9%)	$8,381			$447			$7,934	58	46.6	1168	344
484473013710	825	Coleman J H	Public	6-8	1000 Hwy 77 N	Waxahachie	75165	Ellis County	Waxahachie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 923-4790	814	60	13.6	49.9%	341 (41.9%)	144 (17.7%)	284 (34.9%)	5 (0.6%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	33 (4.1%)	$9,624			$419			$9,204	57.9	58.1	840	15
480020112713	826	Nova Academy Prichard	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2800 Prichard Ln	Dallas	75227	Dallas County	Nova Academy Southeast	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 808-7470	281	21	13.5	89.7%	5 (1.8%)	85 (30.2%)	186 (66.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	$9,652			$1,212			$8,440	57.9	55.7	911	85
482574005758	827	Kleb Intermediate	Public	6-8	7425 Louetta Rd	Klein	77379	Harris County	Klein Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 249-5500	1,452	92	15.7	55.4%	398 (27.4%)	272 (18.7%)	617 (42.5%)	101 (7.0%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	57 (3.9%)	$8,211			$727			$7,485	57.8	55	936	109
481984001941	828	Fredericksburg Middle	Public	6-8	110 W Travis St	Fredericksburg	78624	Gillespie County	Fredericksburg Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 997-7657	647	47	13.7	62.3%	290 (44.8%)	1 (0.2%)	339 (52.4%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.0%)	$10,131			$1,698			$8,432	57.8	61.3	759	69
483840006169	829	S And S Cons Middle	Public	5-8	462 S Main	Sadler	76264	Grayson County	S And S Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 564-6051	284	22	12.9	48.9%	216 (76.1%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (18.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.6%)	$9,509			$1,189			$8,320	57.8	53.4	976	147
482850010897	830	Evans Middle	Public	6-8	4211 58th St	Lubbock	79413	Lubbock County	Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 219-3600	762	58	13.2	58.0%	263 (34.5%)	65 (8.5%)	408 (53.5%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.9%)	$9,296			$1,886			$7,410	57.7	56.9	874	44

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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