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)
480144113833	751	Great Hearts Western Hills	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-10	8702 Ingram Rd	San Antonio	78245	Bexar County	Great Hearts Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 888-9488	1,233	55	22.6	46.1%	218 (17.7%)	69 (5.6%)	860 (69.7%)	50 (4.1%)	3 (0.2%)	9 (0.7%)	24 (1.9%)	$8,955			$655			$8,300	61.2	56.3	895	144
483021017043	752	Menard Elementary/Jh	Public	PK, KG-8	300 Gay St	Menard	76859	Menard County	Menard Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 396-2348	195	13	15	73.3%	89 (45.6%)	1 (0.5%)	102 (52.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$16,558			$5,369			$11,189	61.2	37.2	1489	737
482610002934	753	La Grange Middle	Public	7-8	640 E Eblin	La Grange	78945	Fayette County	La Grange Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 968-4747	310	24	12.8	54.2%	144 (46.5%)	19 (6.1%)	132 (42.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.2%)	$11,465			$1,691			$9,774	61.2	72.1	475	278
480828000195	754	Andrews Middle	Public	6-8	600 NW 3rd St	Andrews	79714	Andrews County	Andrews Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 523-3640	941	59	15.8	50.1%	263 (27.9%)	9 (1.0%)	644 (68.4%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.0%)	$10,070			$890			$9,180	61.2	59.8	795	41
481242000735	755	Calallen Middle	Public	6-8	4602 Cornett	Corpus Christi	78410	Nueces County	Calallen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 242-5672	888	64	13.8	52.7%	256 (28.8%)	18 (2.0%)	595 (67.0%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.2%)	$9,927			$932			$8,995	61.1	70.1	523	232
482871003252	756	Madisonville J H	Public	6-8	811c S May St	Madisonville	77864	Madison County	Madisonville Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 348-3587	525	40	13.2	71.2%	227 (43.2%)	71 (13.5%)	199 (37.9%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.4%)	$10,630			$1,601			$9,028	61.1	60.5	782	26
480021312307	757	Texas Early College High School	Public, Charter	8-12	3714 E End Blvd S	Marshall	75672	Harrison County	Panola Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 935-4109	93	5	18.6		50 (53.8%)	9 (9.7%)	26 (28.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (8.6%)	$5,180			$00			$5,180	61	47.4	1142	385
480027211213	758	Harmony Science Academy (El Paso)	Public, Charter	6-12	9405 Betel Dr	El Paso	79907	El Paso County	Harmony Public Schools - West Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 859-4620	1,003	59	17	74.7%	31 (3.1%)	9 (0.9%)	952 (94.9%)	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	$10,441			$995			$9,446	60.9	74.9	423	335
482529005755	759	Kelton Independent School District (Isd)	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	16703 Fm 2697	Wheeler	79096	Wheeler County	Kelton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 826-5795	140	16	8.8	65.7%	101 (72.1%)	6 (4.3%)	23 (16.4%)	5 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.6%)	$15,510			$1,379			$14,132	60.9	64.3	674	85
481191000699	760	Buena Vista School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	404 W Hwy 11	Imperial	79743	Pecos County	Buena Vista Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 536-2225	255	17	14.9	58.8%	52 (20.4%)	4 (1.6%)	196 (76.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$12,053			$1,552			$10,501	60.8	63.9	681	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.