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)
484008008794	2251	Cooke/Fannin/Grayson County Juvenile Post Ajud Facility	Public	6-12	86 Dyess	Denison	75020	Grayson County	Sherman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 786-6326	61	8	7.4		24 (39.3%)	14 (23.0%)	21 (34.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.3%)	$14,107			$3,272			$10,836	10.4	8.2	2242	9
480771000058	2252	Aldine Middle	Public	6-8	14908 Aldine Westfield Rd	Houston	77032	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 985-6580	785	59	13.2	90.8%	18 (2.3%)	156 (19.9%)	605 (77.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	$11,478			$2,687			$8,791	10.3	10	2211	41
481970001883	2253	Meadowbrook Middle	Public	6-8	2001 Ederville Rd	Fort Worth	76103	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-4300	759	45	16.9	93.8%	26 (3.4%)	264 (34.8%)	451 (59.4%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	8 (1.1%)	$10,242			$2,307			$7,936	10.3	7.4	2256	3
480894013169	2254	Garcia Ymla	Public	6-8	7414 Johnny Morris Rd	Austin	78724	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 841-9400	257	19	13.8	96.9%	4 (1.6%)	55 (21.4%)	192 (74.7%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	$16,781			$2,310			$14,471	10.3	12	2167	87
480017913866	2255	Jubilee School Of Innovation And Arts	Public, Charter	6-8	8038 W Military Dr	San Antonio	78227	Bexar County	Jubilee Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 963-3930	90	8	10.7	96.7%	1 (1.1%)	8 (8.9%)	80 (88.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	$13,185			$3,207			$9,978	10.3	16.6	2074	181
480144013404	2256	Iltexas Lancaster Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	1900 W Pleasant Run Rd	Lancaster	75146	Dallas County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 862-4237	458	23	20.1	75.8%	4 (0.9%)	231 (50.4%)	211 (46.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	$6,755			$964			$5,790	10.3	9.7	2217	39
481881001758	2257	Charles Baxter J H	Public	6-8	3038 Shelby Rd	Everman	76140	Tarrant County	Everman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 568-3530	769	61	12.5	94.5%	23 (3.0%)	302 (39.3%)	419 (54.5%)	7 (0.9%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (1.6%)	$13,115			$1,336			$11,779	10.2	11.6	2176	81
482217012918	2258	Texas Virtual Academy At Hallsville	Public, Virtual, Alternative	3-12	311 Willow St	Hallsville	75650	Harrison County	Hallsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	Yes	No	(903) 668-5990	14,830				4,280 (28.9%)	2,726 (18.4%)	6,894 (46.5%)	241 (1.6%)	83 (0.6%)	25 (0.2%)	581 (3.9%)	$9,486			$204			$9,282	10.1	10.8	2196	62
484415005020	2259	Patti Welder Middle	Public	6-8	1604 E N St	Victoria	77901	Victoria County	Victoria Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 575-4553	638	48	13.3	79.3%	110 (17.2%)	22 (3.4%)	494 (77.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.6%)	$9,333			$1,393			$7,940	10.1	8.6	2236	23
481970001885	2260	Monnig Middle	Public	6-8	3136 Bigham Blvd	Fort Worth	76116	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-1200	554	40	13.7	83.9%	93 (16.8%)	208 (37.5%)	219 (39.5%)	10 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.3%)	$11,320			$2,567			$8,753	10.1	8.5	2239	21

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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

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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