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)
483663007191	301	Red Lick Middle	Public	5-8	3511 N F M 2148	Texarkana	75503	Bowie County	Red Lick Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 838-6006	222	18	12.2		194 (87.4%)	7 (3.2%)	8 (3.6%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.5%)	$10,227			$660			$9,567	81	88.2	179	122
480759000046	302	Alamo Heights J H	Public	6-8	7607 N New Braunfels Ave	San Antonio	78209	Bexar County	Alamo Heights Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 824-3231	1,101	75	14.7	19.7%	564 (51.2%)	24 (2.2%)	446 (40.5%)	42 (3.8%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	19 (1.7%)	$8,894			$750			$8,144	81	79.8	336	34
483750004212	303	Rochelle School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	5902 Lafayette	Rochelle	76872	McCulloch County	Rochelle Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 243-5224	161	18	8.7	56.5%	107 (66.5%)	1 (0.6%)	51 (31.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$12,744			$471			$12,272	80.9	93.9	80	223
482985010502	304	Leonard Evans Junior Middle	Public	6-8	6998 W Eldorado Pkwy	McKinney	75072	Collin County	McKinney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 302-7100	782	59	13.2	31.6%	375 (48.0%)	120 (15.3%)	195 (24.9%)	48 (6.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (5.2%)	$10,282			$821			$9,461	80.8	83.6	268	36
480813000147	305	Bonham Middle	Public	6-8	5600 S W 49th	Amarillo	79109	Randall County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 326-3100	868	49	17.6	37.9%	574 (66.1%)	50 (5.8%)	198 (22.8%)	18 (2.1%)	4 (0.5%)	4 (0.5%)	20 (2.3%)	$8,609			$1,178			$7,431	80.8	78.8	354	49
483045003427	306	Meyersville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1897 Meyersville Rd	Meyersville	77974	DeWitt County	Meyersville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 275-3639	155	12	13	31.0%	129 (83.2%)	1 (0.6%)	21 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	$9,674			$1,244			$8,430	80.6	84.9	247	59
482424002701	307	Iola High School	Public	6-12	7282 Ft Worth St	Iola	77861	Grimes County	Iola Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 394-2361	316	32	9.9	30.1%	241 (76.3%)	6 (1.9%)	56 (17.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	$12,517			$727			$11,791	80.6	71.9	480	173
481653001416	308	Deer Park J H	Public	6-8	410 E Ninth	Deer Park	77536	Harris County	Deer Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 668-7500	857	52	16.3	38.0%	377 (44.0%)	11 (1.3%)	441 (51.5%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.6%)	$10,472			$816			$9,656	80.6	80.8	319	11
484567005191	309	Whitewright Middle	Public	6-8	315 Highland	Whitewright	75491	Grayson County	Whitewright Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 364-2151	185	17	10.5	44.3%	136 (73.5%)	5 (2.7%)	32 (17.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.5%)	$11,889			$1,008			$10,881	80.6	80.4	322	13
480021012488	310	Harmony School Of Innovation - Houston	Public, Charter	6-8	9421 W Sam Houston Pkwy S	Houston	77099	Harris County	Harmony Public Schools - Houston South	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 541-3030	493	34	14.3	90.3%	31 (6.3%)	109 (22.1%)	290 (58.8%)	58 (11.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$10,035			$1,585			$8,450	80.5	81.5	306	4

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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.