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)
483873004341	2281	Davis Middle	Public	6-8	4702 E Houston St	San Antonio	78220	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 978-7920	545	35	15.6	96.1%	9 (1.7%)	169 (31.0%)	357 (65.5%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	$12,091			$2,733			$9,358	8.4	6.3	2274	7
482889011453	2282	Decker Middle	Public	6-8	8104 Decker Ln	Austin	78724	Travis County	Manor Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 278-4630	606	49	12.3	80.4%	27 (4.5%)	134 (22.1%)	409 (67.5%)	24 (4.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.3%)	$10,933			$803			$10,129	8.4	10.9	2190	92
484122009633	2283	Bammel Middle	Public	6-8	16711 Ella Blvd	Houston	77090	Harris County	Spring Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 891-7900	837	53	15.7	95.8%	16 (1.9%)	461 (55.1%)	325 (38.8%)	5 (0.6%)	8 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.5%)	$11,298			$1,434			$9,863	8.3	7.7	2252	31
481830001686	2284	Guillen Middle	Public	6-8	900 S Cotton St	El Paso	79901	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 496-4620	502	35	14.1	99.0%	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	496 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$11,780			$1,626			$10,154	8.1	9.1	2229	55
480001006990	2285	Alter Impact Center	Public, Alternative	4-12	4125b F M 967	Buda	78610	Hays County	Hays Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 268-8473	83	13	6.2	55.4%	5 (6.0%)	4 (4.8%)	70 (84.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.8%)	$137,935			$502			$137,433	8.1	9.3	2225	60
480967007365	2286	Pietzsch/Mac Arthur Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	4301 Highland Ave	Beaumont	77705	Jefferson County	Beaumont Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 617-6475	1,083	63	17.1	97.0%	27 (2.5%)	608 (56.1%)	422 (39.0%)	6 (0.6%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.4%)	$10,333			$1,806			$8,527	8	8	2248	38
480771000072	2287	Hoffman Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	6101 W Little York Rd	Houston	77091	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 613-7670	637	46	13.8	91.2%	1 (0.2%)	134 (21.0%)	482 (75.7%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.4%)	$11,420			$2,188			$9,231	8	7.5	2255	32
483078003473	2288	Milford School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	205 Third Ave	Milford	76670	Ellis County	Milford Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 493-2911	247	24	10.1	75.7%	72 (29.1%)	54 (21.9%)	109 (44.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.9%)	$13,035			$1,669			$11,365	7.9	18.8	2025	263
481815001612	2289	E T Wrenn Middle	Public	6-8	627 S Acme Rd	San Antonio	78237	Bexar County	Edgewood Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 898-4140	496	35	14.2	97.0%	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.2%)	465 (93.8%)	17 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,498			$1,863			$7,635	7.7	7.8	2250	39
480007109513	2290	Methodist Children's Home	Public, Charter	6-12	1111 Herring Ave	Waco	76708	McLennan County	University Of Texas University Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 715-0208	80	11	7.2		27 (33.8%)	28 (35.0%)	22 (27.5%)	1 (1.3%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	$20,657			$2,515			$18,142	7.6	8	2246	44

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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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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