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)
483600013756	161	Bill Hays Middle	Public	6-8	14441 Hillcrest Rd	Frisco	75035	Collin County	Prosper Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 219-2000	1,913	112	17		537 (28.1%)	206 (10.8%)	230 (12.0%)	797 (41.7%)	10 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	133 (7.0%)	$9,471			$378			$9,093	89.5	89.2	154	7
480021111947	162	Idea Quest College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	14001 N Rooth Rd	Edinburg	78541	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 287-1003	678	46	14.7	75.1%	22 (3.2%)	11 (1.6%)	630 (92.9%)	14 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,729			$1,468			$10,261	89.4	90.5	133	29
480144113888	163	Great Hearts Irving Upper	Public, Charter	6-12	3520 World Cup	Irving	75038	Dallas County	Great Hearts Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 725-0014	886	52	17	22.5%	271 (30.6%)	70 (7.9%)	194 (21.9%)	317 (35.8%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.4%)	$8,481			$267			$8,214	89.4	90.6	130	33
481473000966	164	Smithson Valley Middle	Public	6-8	6101 Fm 311	Spring Branch	78070	Comal County	Comal Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 885-1200	984	56	17.6	17.6%	590 (60.0%)	16 (1.6%)	302 (30.7%)	19 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (5.6%)	$8,567			$684			$7,883	89.4	87.8	184	20
480016313068	165	Founders Classical Academy Of Leander	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1303 Leander Dr	Leander	78641	Williamson County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 316-3663	683	47	14.6	7.3%	440 (64.4%)	5 (0.7%)	144 (21.1%)	52 (7.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.7%)	$7,678			$204			$7,474	89.4	77.3	376	211
483064022883	166	River Valley Middle	Public	6-8	4750 Speegleville Rd	McGregor	76657	McLennan County	Midway Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(254) 761-5699	918	68	13.4	27.2%	574 (62.5%)	87 (9.5%)	169 (18.4%)	34 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	51 (5.6%)								89.4	88.6	167	1
482478007734	167	Jim Ned Middle	Public	7-8	9th And Garza	Tuscola	79562	Taylor County	Jim Ned Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 554-7870	227	16	14.4	21.1%	185 (81.5%)	1 (0.4%)	35 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	$9,701			$873			$8,828	89.4	89.2	151	16
482166002181	168	Colleyville Middle	Public	6-8	1100 Bogart St	Colleyville	76034	Tarrant County	Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 305-4900	628	41	15.1	9.4%	444 (70.7%)	22 (3.5%)	74 (11.8%)	54 (8.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (4.9%)	$10,287			$742			$9,545	89.3	88.2	180	12
480029212379	169	Harmony Science Academy - Euless	Public, Charter	6-12	701 S Industrial Blvd Ste 115	Euless	76040	Tarrant County	Harmony Public Schools - North Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 354-3000	620	38	16.3	53.1%	138 (22.3%)	204 (32.9%)	95 (15.3%)	159 (25.6%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.1%)	$8,791			$704			$8,087	89.3	85.7	228	59
480145613454	170	Trivium Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2205 E Hebron Pkwy	Carrollton	75010	Denton County	Trivium Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 854-9007	661	46	14.4		295 (44.6%)	39 (5.9%)	145 (21.9%)	134 (20.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	46 (7.0%)	$9,477			$210			$9,267	89.3	88	181	11

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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.