Best Middle Schools in Texas

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
480894011354	221	Richards School For Young Women Leaders	Public	6-12	2309 Panther Trail	Austin	78704	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-3236	907	50	18.2	38.4%	333 (36.7%)	31 (3.4%)	463 (51.0%)	37 (4.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (4.5%)	$10,215	$368	$9,846	86.1	80.2	325	104
480945013042	222	Barbers Hill Middle North	Public	7-8	9600 Eagle Dr	Mont Belvieu	77580	Chambers County	Barbers Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 576-2221	581	45	12.9		353 (60.8%)	18 (3.1%)	162 (27.9%)	10 (1.7%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.5%)	$13,194	$777	$12,417	86	89.8	142	80
481344012666	223	Central Heights Middle	Public	6-8	10317 Us Hwy 259 N	Nacogdoches	75965	Nacogdoches County	Central Heights Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 552-3441	257	23	11.3	32.7%	163 (63.4%)	15 (5.8%)	56 (21.8%)	5 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.6%)	$9,465	$1,332	$8,133	85.9	86.4	211	12
483600012465	224	Reynolds Middle	Public	6-8	700 N Coleman St	Prosper	75078	Collin County	Prosper Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 219-2165	1,535	92	16.6		806 (52.5%)	111 (7.2%)	162 (10.6%)	342 (22.3%)	9 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	103 (6.7%)	$11,091	$383	$10,707	85.9	83.4	273	49
482016001965	225	Robert G Cole Middle/High School	Public	6-12	4001 Winans Rd	San Antonio	78234	Bexar County	Ft Sam Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 368-8730	788	73	10.7	15.9%	270 (34.3%)	124 (15.7%)	268 (34.0%)	21 (2.7%)	8 (1.0%)	11 (1.4%)	86 (10.9%)	$18,443	$1,450	$16,993	85.9	86	219	6
480735013650	226	Wellborn Middle	Public	7-8	15510 Royder Rd	College Station	77845	Brazos County	College Station Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 694-5880	831	57	14.6	25.3%	514 (61.9%)	89 (10.7%)	135 (16.2%)	67 (8.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	22 (2.6%)	$8,755	$783	$7,972	85.8	84.3	256	30
480140513426	227	Harmony School Of Innovation - Katy	Public, Charter	8-12	21650 Bellaire Blvd	Katy	77407	Fort Bend County	Harmony Public Schools - Houston West	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 392-9000	788	48	16.4	54.8%	156 (19.8%)	265 (33.6%)	156 (19.8%)	192 (24.4%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	14 (1.8%)	$9,873	$780	$9,093	85.8	85.5	233	6
484125004723	228	Springlake-Earth Elementary/Middle School	Public	PK, KG-7	472 Fm 302	Earth	79031	Lamb County	Springlake-Earth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 257-3310	143	12	11.9	79.0%	46 (32.2%)	1 (0.7%)	95 (66.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$16,673	$3,657	$13,015	85.8	56.6	887	659
481653016972	229	Fairmont J H	Public	6-8	4911 Holly Bay Ct	Pasadena	77505	Harris County	Deer Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 668-7800	689	41	16.6	41.2%	257 (37.3%)	21 (3.0%)	378 (54.9%)	12 (1.7%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.5%)	$10,646	$813	$9,832	85.6	87.3	193	36
482001012220	230	Scoggins Middle	Public	7-8	7070 Stacy Rd	McKinney	75070	Collin County	Frisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 633-5150	769	58	13.2	19.9%	222 (28.9%)	131 (17.0%)	94 (12.2%)	273 (35.5%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (5.6%)	$8,259	$441	$7,818	85.5	83.2	276	46

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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.
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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)
480894011354	221	Richards School For Young Women Leaders	Public	6-12	2309 Panther Trail	Austin	78704	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-3236	907	50	18.2	38.4%	333 (36.7%)	31 (3.4%)	463 (51.0%)	37 (4.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (4.5%)	$10,215			$368			$9,846	86.1	80.2	325	104
480945013042	222	Barbers Hill Middle North	Public	7-8	9600 Eagle Dr	Mont Belvieu	77580	Chambers County	Barbers Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 576-2221	581	45	12.9		353 (60.8%)	18 (3.1%)	162 (27.9%)	10 (1.7%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.5%)	$13,194			$777			$12,417	86	89.8	142	80
481344012666	223	Central Heights Middle	Public	6-8	10317 Us Hwy 259 N	Nacogdoches	75965	Nacogdoches County	Central Heights Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 552-3441	257	23	11.3	32.7%	163 (63.4%)	15 (5.8%)	56 (21.8%)	5 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.6%)	$9,465			$1,332			$8,133	85.9	86.4	211	12
483600012465	224	Reynolds Middle	Public	6-8	700 N Coleman St	Prosper	75078	Collin County	Prosper Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 219-2165	1,535	92	16.6		806 (52.5%)	111 (7.2%)	162 (10.6%)	342 (22.3%)	9 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	103 (6.7%)	$11,091			$383			$10,707	85.9	83.4	273	49
482016001965	225	Robert G Cole Middle/High School	Public	6-12	4001 Winans Rd	San Antonio	78234	Bexar County	Ft Sam Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 368-8730	788	73	10.7	15.9%	270 (34.3%)	124 (15.7%)	268 (34.0%)	21 (2.7%)	8 (1.0%)	11 (1.4%)	86 (10.9%)	$18,443			$1,450			$16,993	85.9	86	219	6
480735013650	226	Wellborn Middle	Public	7-8	15510 Royder Rd	College Station	77845	Brazos County	College Station Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 694-5880	831	57	14.6	25.3%	514 (61.9%)	89 (10.7%)	135 (16.2%)	67 (8.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	22 (2.6%)	$8,755			$783			$7,972	85.8	84.3	256	30
480140513426	227	Harmony School Of Innovation - Katy	Public, Charter	8-12	21650 Bellaire Blvd	Katy	77407	Fort Bend County	Harmony Public Schools - Houston West	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 392-9000	788	48	16.4	54.8%	156 (19.8%)	265 (33.6%)	156 (19.8%)	192 (24.4%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	14 (1.8%)	$9,873			$780			$9,093	85.8	85.5	233	6
484125004723	228	Springlake-Earth Elementary/Middle School	Public	PK, KG-7	472 Fm 302	Earth	79031	Lamb County	Springlake-Earth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 257-3310	143	12	11.9	79.0%	46 (32.2%)	1 (0.7%)	95 (66.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$16,673			$3,657			$13,015	85.8	56.6	887	659
481653016972	229	Fairmont J H	Public	6-8	4911 Holly Bay Ct	Pasadena	77505	Harris County	Deer Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 668-7800	689	41	16.6	41.2%	257 (37.3%)	21 (3.0%)	378 (54.9%)	12 (1.7%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.5%)	$10,646			$813			$9,832	85.6	87.3	193	36
482001012220	230	Scoggins Middle	Public	7-8	7070 Stacy Rd	McKinney	75070	Collin County	Frisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 633-5150	769	58	13.2	19.9%	222 (28.9%)	131 (17.0%)	94 (12.2%)	273 (35.5%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (5.6%)	$8,259			$441			$7,818	85.5	83.2	276	46