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)
481311000814	791	Carthage J H	Public	7-8	606 Holly St	Carthage	75633	Panola County	Carthage Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 693-2751	392	28	13.9	58.2%	212 (54.1%)	87 (22.2%)	80 (20.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.1%)	$10,650			$1,439			$9,211	59.5	63.8	683	108
480939005402	792	Bangs Middle	Public	6-8	400 N 3rd St	Bangs	76823	Brown County	Bangs Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 752-6088	197	19	10.1	67.0%	143 (72.6%)	3 (1.5%)	45 (22.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)	$9,536			$963			$8,573	59.3	47.3	1145	353
483873013447	793	Advanced Learning Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	621 W Euclid	San Antonio	78212	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 738-9763	1,047	68	15.4	51.0%	173 (16.5%)	49 (4.7%)	806 (77.0%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.2%)	$11,578			$1,999			$9,578	59.3	61.7	752	41
480021113994	794	Idea Achieve College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-10	1900 Thomas Rd	Haltom City	76117	Tarrant County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 885-4700	399	21	19.2	91.0%	19 (4.8%)	74 (18.5%)	299 (74.9%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	$14,915			$2,068			$12,847	59.3	65.2	642	152
480021114267	795	Idea Mesquite Hills College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-8	11881 Dyer St	El Paso	79934	El Paso County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(915) 888-4700	201	10	20.1	82.6%	17 (8.5%)	13 (6.5%)	162 (80.6%)	5 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)								59.2	80.1	329	466
480920008374	796	Santo Forte J H	Public	7-8	479 Sandy Beach Rd	Azle	76020	Tarrant County	Azle Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 270-1133	514	38	13.5	54.9%	329 (64.0%)	4 (0.8%)	161 (31.3%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.9%)	$9,676			$782			$8,894	59.2	58.9	816	20
483264006589	797	New Waverly J H	Public	6-8	1111 Front St	New Waverly	77358	Walker County	New Waverly Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 344-2246	263	19	13.8	55.5%	170 (64.6%)	30 (11.4%)	42 (16.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.2%)	$9,695			$783			$8,912	59.2	57.3	864	67
480795000125	798	Alpine Middle	Public	5-8	801 Middle School Dr	Alpine	79830	Brewster County	Alpine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 837-7720	269	27	9.9	58.4%	97 (36.1%)	3 (1.1%)	158 (58.7%)	5 (1.9%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	$12,394			$1,939			$10,455	59.1	68.8	561	237
483951006325	799	Eldorado Middle	Public	5-8	206 W Ave	Eldorado	76936	Schleicher County	Schleicher Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 853-2514	131	13	9.8	65.6%	39 (29.8%)	1 (0.8%)	91 (69.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,792			$1,304			$10,488	59.1	63.4	698	101
482096022868	800	Godley Middle	Public	6-8	9401 N Hwy 171	Godley	76044	Johnson County	Godley Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(817) 592-4340	634	52	12.1	45.7%	401 (63.2%)	6 (0.9%)	202 (31.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (3.6%)								59	50.3	1054	254

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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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