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)
480813000155	1791	Fannin Middle	Public	6-8	4627 S Rusk	Amarillo	79110	Randall County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-3500	564	43	13	78.2%	193 (34.2%)	51 (9.0%)	277 (49.1%)	20 (3.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.7%)	$9,211			$1,495			$7,716	27.8	21	1954	163
484272022991	1792	Three Way Pk-8	Public	PK, KG-8	247 Cr 207	Stephenville	76401	Erath County	Three Way Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(254) 965-6496	162	10	15.5	66.0%	78 (48.1%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (46.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.9%)								27.8			(n/a)
480005512794	1793	Life School Mountain Creek	Public, Charter	K-8	5525 W Illinois Ave	Dallas	75211	Dallas County	Life School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 623-0012	348	21	16.6	78.7%	8 (2.3%)	60 (17.2%)	275 (79.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$12,074			$1,167			$10,907	27.8			(n/a)
480026310720	1794	Draw Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3920 Stoney Brook Dr	Houston	77063	Harris County	Draw Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 706-3729	677	27	25.5	99.7%	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	667 (98.5%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,960			$2,576			$8,384	27.8	30.5	1708	86
480003013476	1795	Uplift Grand Secondary	Public, Charter	6-8	300 E Church St	Grand Prairie	75050	Dallas County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 854-0600	479	39	12.1	84.8%	14 (2.9%)	40 (8.4%)	413 (86.2%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	$9,214			$864			$8,350	27.7	38.1	1456	339
480021113231	1796	Idea Eastside College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	2519 Martin Luther King Dr	San Antonio	78203	Bexar County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 239-4800	548	34	16.3	95.6%	16 (2.9%)	93 (17.0%)	434 (79.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$10,157			$1,254			$8,903	27.7	34.2	1592	204
481515001023	1797	Cooper J H	Public	6-8	823 Fm 1528	Cooper	75432	Delta County	Cooper Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 395-2111	182	10	18.9	57.7%	123 (67.6%)	15 (8.2%)	32 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.5%)	$8,138			$230			$7,909	27.6	39.1	1419	378
480145714172	1798	Compass Rose Journey	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	100 Crestwind Dr	Windcrest	78239	Bexar County	Compass Rose Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 540-9265	572	30	19	88.6%	62 (10.8%)	148 (25.9%)	336 (58.7%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.0%)								27.6	24.8	1842	44
482544002834	1799	Kenedy Middle	Public	6-8	401 F M 719	Kenedy	78119	Karnes County	Kenedy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 583-4100	147	13	11.6	83.7%	5 (3.4%)	2 (1.4%)	137 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	$10,655			$1,330			$9,325	27.6	32	1662	137
480783000105	1800	Alief Middle	Public	6-8	4415 Cook Rd	Houston	77072	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 983-8422	803	58	13.8	88.4%	14 (1.7%)	92 (11.5%)	570 (71.0%)	118 (14.7%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$11,164			$2,208			$8,956	27.5	29.8	1721	79

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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.