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)
484185004774	321	Sundown J H	Public	6-8	605 S School St	Sundown	79372	Hockley County	Sundown Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 602-8823	145	12	11.8	46.9%	59 (40.7%)	1 (0.7%)	82 (56.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$14,013			$607			$13,406	80.1	85.9	224	97
482820006139	322	Lorena Middle	Public	6-8	500 Leopard Ln	Lorena	76655	McLennan County	Lorena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 857-4621	442	33	13.4	31.0%	341 (77.1%)	8 (1.8%)	74 (16.7%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	$9,341			$712			$8,629	80.1	78	364	42
482364002616	323	Ella J Baker Montessori School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	2100 Yupon St	Houston	77006	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(713) 942-1470	607	38	16	36.9%	182 (30.0%)	65 (10.7%)	249 (41.0%)	67 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (7.1%)	$9,778			$846			$8,932	80.1	77	381	58
480014808336	324	Midland Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	500 N Baird St	Midland	79701	Midland County	Midland Academy Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 686-0003	385	29	13.2	44.2%	147 (38.2%)	24 (6.2%)	204 (53.0%)	9 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,349			$908			$8,441	80	83.9	258	66
480813010995	325	Lorenzo De Zavala Middle	Public	5-8	2801 N Coulter St	Amarillo	79124	Potter County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 326-3400	410	27	15.2	32.4%	225 (54.9%)	29 (7.1%)	112 (27.3%)	28 (6.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.7%)	$10,222			$1,446			$8,776	79.9	83.8	259	66
483510011174	326	Otto Middle	Public	6-8	504 N Star Rd	Plano	75074	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 752-8500	995	62	16	38.0%	199 (20.0%)	131 (13.2%)	264 (26.5%)	351 (35.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (4.8%)	$8,304			$381			$7,923	79.6	84.5	254	72
481623012569	327	Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy At A Maceo Smith	Public, Magnet	6-12	3030 Stag	Dallas	75241	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-2100	499	31	16	83.2%	6 (1.2%)	96 (19.2%)	385 (77.2%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	$10,118			$1,153			$8,965	79.6	77.9	369	42
481239005665	328	Caddo Mills Middle	Public	7-8	2710 Gilmer	Caddo Mills	75135	Hunt County	Caddo Mills Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 527-3161	416	24	17.4	28.1%	295 (70.9%)	15 (3.6%)	85 (20.4%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.6%)	$8,908			$371			$8,537	79.6	69.2	551	223
482466002762	329	Jayton Schools	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	700 Madison	Jayton	79528	Kent County	Jayton-Girard Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 237-2991	175	22	7.9	42.9%	134 (76.6%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (21.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	$18,731			$280			$18,450	79.5	73	462	133
483993004530	330	B L Gray J H	Public	7-8	4400 S Glasscock Rd	Mission	78572	Hidalgo County	Sharyland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 580-5333	730	47	15.6	67.0%	31 (4.2%)	4 (0.5%)	676 (92.6%)	17 (2.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,103			$1,048			$9,054	79.4	85.4	239	91

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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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