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)
482566013236	1381	Roy J Smith Middle	Public	6-8	6000 Brushy Creek Dr	Killeen	76549	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 336-1050	1,327	71	18.7	59.4%	215 (16.2%)	470 (35.4%)	437 (32.9%)	40 (3.0%)	4 (0.3%)	41 (3.1%)	120 (9.0%)	$7,769			$942			$6,827	40.1	38.7	1436	55
481739010816	1382	Dora M Sauceda Middle	Public	6-8	520 N Vly View Rd	Donna	78537	Hidalgo County	Donna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 464-1360	660	52	12.7	99.8%	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	655 (99.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,059			$1,271			$10,788	40.1	31.3	1684	302
480963000413	1383	Bay City J H	Public	6-8	3010 Carey Smith Blvd	Bay City	77414	Matagorda County	Bay City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 401-1600	789	54	14.5	77.2%	125 (15.8%)	120 (15.2%)	516 (65.4%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.4%)	$11,064			$1,117			$9,948	40	46.8	1163	220
480840000209	1384	Anson Middle	Public	6-8	1120 Ave M	Anson	79501	Jones County	Anson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 823-2771	167	17	10	64.7%	82 (49.1%)	1 (0.6%)	78 (46.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.4%)	$14,464			$1,181			$13,283	40	38.3	1451	67
481970005388	1385	Applied Learning Academy	Public	6-8	7060 Camp Bowie	Fort Worth	76116	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-5500	350	27	12.7	62.3%	84 (24.0%)	68 (19.4%)	184 (52.6%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	$9,814			$1,817			$7,997	40	45	1225	160
480870000261	1386	Shackelford J H	Public	7-8	2000 N Fielder Rd	Arlington	76012	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-3600	640	46	13.8	73.1%	114 (17.8%)	130 (20.3%)	364 (56.9%)	9 (1.4%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	18 (2.8%)	$9,573			$735			$8,838	40	36.8	1505	119
481044000523	1387	Bloomburg School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	307 W Cypress St	Bloomburg	75556	Cass County	Bloomburg Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 728-5216	256	24	10.5	80.9%	229 (89.5%)	7 (2.7%)	14 (5.5%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	$12,718			$777			$11,941	40	38.7	1439	52
481818007350	1388	Memorial Middle	Public	6-8	3105 N Doolittle Rd	Edinburg	78539	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2470	1,065	89	12	90.7%	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1,062 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$12,335			$952			$11,383	39.9	41.4	1342	46
483312010438	1389	Luna Middle	Public	6-8	200 N Grosenbacher	San Antonio	78253	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-5300	1,229	70	17.5	51.5%	190 (15.5%)	121 (9.8%)	852 (69.3%)	19 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	42 (3.4%)	$7,940			$600			$7,340	39.9	43.3	1275	114
483057003451	1390	San Jacinto J H	Public	6-8	1400 N N St	Midland	79701	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 689-1350	829	57	14.6	53.7%	193 (23.3%)	35 (4.2%)	574 (69.2%)	7 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.3%)	$9,352			$782			$8,569	39.8	36.2	1526	136

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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.
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