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)
480025409511	31	Westlake Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2600 J T Ottinger Rd	Westlake	76262	Denton County	Westlake Academy Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 490-5757	888	64	13.7		431 (48.5%)	58 (6.5%)	124 (14.0%)	205 (23.1%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (7.1%)	$10,194			$231			$9,963	97.4	96.4	49	18
481521006936	32	Coppell Middle West	Public	6-8	2701 Ranch Trail	Dallas	75019	Dallas County	Coppell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(214) 496-8600	1,240	76	16.3		59 (4.8%)	49 (4.0%)	63 (5.1%)	1,043 (84.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (1.9%)	$8,244			$496			$7,748	97.4	97.1	41	9
480143814164	33	Basis Pflugerville	Public, Charter	6-9	1217 S 10th St	Pflugerville	78660	Travis County	Basis Texas	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(210) 981-1071	170	12	14		10 (5.9%)	7 (4.1%)	13 (7.6%)	130 (76.5%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.7%)								97.4			(n/a)
482001012858	34	Vandeventer Middle	Public	6-8	6075 Independence Pkwy	Frisco	75035	Collin County	Frisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 633-4350	895	64	14	11.1%	217 (24.2%)	77 (8.6%)	69 (7.7%)	496 (55.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (3.8%)	$8,943			$378			$8,565	97.2	94.8	70	36
480142912752	35	Imagine International Academy Of North Texas	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2860 Virginia Pkwy	McKinney	75071	Collin County	Imagine International Academy Of North Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(214) 491-1500	1,437	75	19.1	1.9%	275 (19.1%)	200 (13.9%)	174 (12.1%)	714 (49.7%)	6 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (4.7%)	$7,436			$213			$7,222	97.2	98.3	20	15
483715012250	36	South Texas Independent School District (Isd) Preparatory Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	724 Sugar Rd	Edinburg	78539	Hidalgo County	South Texas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 381-5522	732	45	16.1	47.7%	47 (6.4%)	17 (2.3%)	576 (78.7%)	75 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.3%)	$13,286			$1,125			$12,161	97.2	97.2	37	1
482517013350	37	Tays J H	Public	6-8	26721 Hawks Prairie Blvd	Katy	77494	Fort Bend County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 234-2400	1,467	91	16.1	17.0%	418 (28.5%)	129 (8.8%)	277 (18.9%)	577 (39.3%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	60 (4.1%)	$8,566			$288			$8,278	97.2	97.5	30	7
482001013090	38	Pearson Middle	Public	6-8	2323 Stonebrook Pkwy	Frisco	75036	Denton County	Frisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 633-4450	1,025	69	14.7	5.5%	324 (31.6%)	57 (5.6%)	110 (10.7%)	481 (46.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (5.1%)	$8,965			$378			$8,587	97.1	97.7	27	11
482517013655	39	Adams J H	Public	6-8	4141 Cross Creek Bend Ln	Fulshear	77441	Fort Bend County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 234-3400	1,866	109	17.1	13.8%	667 (35.7%)	152 (8.1%)	417 (22.3%)	528 (28.3%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (5.3%)	$8,271			$289			$7,983	97.1	97.3	34	5
481623006089	40	Henry W Longfellow Career Exploration Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	5314 Boaz St	Dallas	75209	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-5400	431	26	16.5	73.1%	59 (13.7%)	29 (6.7%)	322 (74.7%)	16 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$9,932			$1,180			$8,752	97.1	98.5	18	22

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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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