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)
480003012270	2051	Uplift Heights Preparatory Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	2650 Canada Dr	Dallas	75212	Dallas County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 442-7094	512	32	15.9	90.4%	7 (1.4%)	82 (16.0%)	414 (80.9%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$10,002			$796			$9,207	19.2	19.1	2015	36
484107004667	2052	Splendora J H	Public	7-8	23411 Fm 2090	Splendora	77372	Montgomery County	Splendora Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 689-6343	774	47	16.3	62.3%	350 (45.2%)	27 (3.5%)	376 (48.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.5%)	$10,897			$1,235			$9,662	19	18.9	2021	31
484110004677	2053	Landrum Middle	Public	5-8	2200 Ridgecrest	Houston	77055	Harris County	Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 251-3700	967	49	19.5	90.6%	33 (3.4%)	38 (3.9%)	878 (90.8%)	7 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.8%)	$12,748			$1,141			$11,606	18.9	26.2	1810	243
481830014232	2054	Bobby Joe Hill Pk-8	Public	PK, KG-8	4860 Tropicana	El Paso	79924	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(915) 236-5375	722	54	13.4	93.2%	48 (6.6%)	22 (3.0%)	630 (87.3%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.1%)								18.9			(n/a)
482661002993	2055	Lamesa Schools	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	600 N 14th	Lamesa	79331	Dawson County	Lamesa Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 872-8385	1,588	106	15	79.7%	173 (10.9%)	52 (3.3%)	1,341 (84.4%)	9 (0.6%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (0.6%)	$12,262			$2,416			$9,846	18.9	21.2	1949	106
481710001484	2056	Mary Harper Middle	Public	6-8	240 W Fm 117	Dilley	78017	Frio County	Dilley Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 965-2195	168	18	9.1	79.2%	8 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	160 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,985			$1,186			$12,799	18.9	13.4	2143	87
483483008942	2057	Dessau Middle	Public	6-8	12900 Dessau Rd	Austin	78754	Travis County	Pflugerville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 594-2600	683	62	11	65.2%	34 (5.0%)	90 (13.2%)	484 (70.9%)	58 (8.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.2%)	$11,624			$1,540			$10,084	18.9	18.2	2038	19
483885006171	2058	Ann M Garcia-Enriquez Middle	Public	7-8	12280 Socorro Rd	San Elizario	79849	El Paso County	San Elizario Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 872-3960	496	31	16	91.5%	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	492 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,549			$1,003			$10,546	18.8	23.1	1886	172
484644005287	2059	Woodville Middle	Public	6-8	500 Eagle Dr	Woodville	75979	Tyler County	Woodville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 283-7109	279	25	11.2	74.6%	155 (55.6%)	67 (24.0%)	35 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.0%)	$13,243			$1,846			$11,397	18.8	29.1	1746	313
480026413674	2060	KIPP Pleasant Grove Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	6-11	1500 S Peachtree Rd	Balch Springs	75180	Dallas County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 323-4235	526	37	14.2	90.5%	3 (0.6%)	202 (38.4%)	308 (58.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.7%)	$10,223			$1,377			$8,847	18.8	18.8	2026	34

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences