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)
481674012894	1811	Bettye Myers Middle	Public	6-8	131 Garza Rd	Shady Shores	76208	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 369-1500	834	66	12.6	62.9%	217 (26.0%)	242 (29.0%)	318 (38.1%)	28 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (3.4%)	$10,803			$772			$10,031	27.1	31.5	1679	132
480744000030	1812	Madison Middle	Public	6-8	3145 Barrow St	Abilene	79605	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 692-5661	778	51	15.1	70.3%	308 (39.6%)	66 (8.5%)	356 (45.8%)	13 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.2%)	$9,692			$2,552			$7,140	27.1	24.4	1858	46
482364002392	1813	Attucks Middle	Public	6-8	4330 Bellfort Blvd	Houston	77051	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 732-3670	440	40	10.8	97.3%	8 (1.8%)	308 (70.0%)	121 (27.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$12,460			$1,165			$11,295	27.1	14.6	2121	308
483294003638	1814	Garner Middle	Public	6-8	4302 Harry Wurzbach Rd	San Antonio	78209	Bexar County	North East Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 356-3800	808	65	12.4	84.0%	81 (10.0%)	85 (10.5%)	610 (75.5%)	11 (1.4%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (2.1%)	$11,994			$1,346			$10,648	27	27.3	1782	32
483240003597	1815	White Oak Middle	Public	6-8	24161 Briar Berry Ln	Porter	77365	Montgomery County	New Caney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 577-8800	849	61	13.9	75.5%	188 (22.1%)	42 (4.9%)	596 (70.2%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.8%)	$11,357			$1,032			$10,324	27	34.6	1575	240
482724003058	1816	Levelland Middle	Public	5-8	1402 E Ellis	Levelland	79336	Hockley County	Levelland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 894-6355	775	67	11.6	74.5%	146 (18.8%)	16 (2.1%)	595 (76.8%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.7%)	$10,483			$1,785			$8,698	27	34.5	1583	233
480144013262	1817	Iltexas Grand Prairie Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	3501 Great Southwest Pkwy	Grand Prairie	75052	Dallas County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 348-7960	464	26	17.9	82.5%	20 (4.3%)	126 (27.2%)	283 (61.0%)	23 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.2%)	$6,069			$724			$5,345	27	33.2	1621	196
482499007189	1818	Woodlake Hills Middle	Public	6-8	6625 Woodlake Pkwy	San Antonio	78244	Bexar County	Judson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 661-1110	749	65	11.5	81.6%	78 (10.4%)	207 (27.6%)	413 (55.1%)	9 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (5.2%)	$9,577			$1,044			$8,534	27	22.8	1894	76
482730003070	1819	Stem Academy At Hedrick Middle	Public	6-8	1526 Bellaire Blvd	Lewisville	75067	Denton County	Lewisville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 713-5188	872	67	12.9	77.5%	88 (10.1%)	73 (8.4%)	573 (65.7%)	115 (13.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (2.3%)	$11,639			$1,299			$10,340	26.9	29	1749	70
481527001061	1820	Hamlin Middle	Public	6-8	3900 Hamlin Dr	Corpus Christi	78411	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-4210	413	33	12.4	83.3%	33 (8.0%)	8 (1.9%)	369 (89.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	$11,537			$1,773			$9,764	26.9	23.5	1878	58

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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

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

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