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)
480007708105	2301	Bexar County Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1481 Hillcrest Dr	San Antonio	78228	Bexar County	Bexar County Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 432-8600	198	12	16.5	68.7%	12 (6.1%)	13 (6.6%)	170 (85.9%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$14,124			$1,982			$12,142	6.6	10.4	2201	100
482499007187	2302	Judson Care Academy	Public	6-12	102 School St	Converse	78109	Bexar County	Judson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 945-6730	98	14	7	88.8%	12 (12.2%)	28 (28.6%)	54 (55.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.1%)	$1,208,492			$16,740			$1,191,753	6.6	5.1	2297	5
483870005460	2303	Carver Alter Learning Center	Public	6-12	301 W 9th St	San Angelo	76903	Tom Green County	San Angelo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 659-3648	40	6	6.5	85.0%	4 (10.0%)	2 (5.0%)	33 (82.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.5%)	$36,454			$708			$35,746	6.6	2.9	2317	14
480007113489	2304	Cedar Crest	Public, Charter	7-12	3500 Interstate 35 Frontage Rd	Belton	76513	Bell County	University Of Texas University Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 939-4017	71	8	9		30 (42.3%)	8 (11.3%)	27 (38.0%)	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.6%)	$10,955			$2,540			$8,415	6.5	5.2	2295	9
483873004386	2305	Rhodes Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	3000 Tampico St	San Antonio	78207	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 978-7925	513	36	14	96.7%	11 (2.1%)	15 (2.9%)	464 (90.4%)	17 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	$11,967			$2,604			$9,363	6.5	8	2245	60
480141412881	2306	The East Austin College Prep At Mlk	Public, Charter	7-12	5800 E Martin Luther King Jr	Austin	78721	Travis County	Valere Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 287-5050	200	17	12	83.0%	2 (1.0%)	10 (5.0%)	185 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$12,270			$1,429			$10,841	6.4	8.8	2235	71
480144713122	2307	Ki Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	2-12	120 Bert Brown Rd	San Marcos	78666	Hays County	Ki Charter	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 396-8500	194	25	7.8	85.6%	97 (50.0%)	27 (13.9%)	53 (27.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	15 (7.7%)	$19,033			$2,151			$16,883	6.3	6	2280	27
483873004372	2308	Lowell Middle	Public	6-8	919 Thompson Pl	San Antonio	78226	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 228-1225	283	21	13.2	96.8%	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	277 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$17,365			$3,553			$13,811	6.2	6	2282	26
481674003735	2309	Joe Dale Sparks Campus	Public	5-12	210 S Woodrow	Denton	76205	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 349-2468	72	15	4.8	68.1%	14 (19.4%)	16 (22.2%)	33 (45.8%)	4 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.9%)	$39,267			$5,203			$34,063	6.1	6.6	2268	41
482730006744	2310	Learning Center	Public, Alternative	1-12	1601 S Edmonds Ln	Lewisville	75067	Denton County	Lewisville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 713-5185	217	67	3.2	66.8%	31 (14.3%)	44 (20.3%)	122 (56.2%)	9 (4.1%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.1%)	$28,182			$589			$27,593	6	10.2	2207	103

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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.