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)
481305007564	1841	Polk Middle	Public	6-8	2001 Kelly Blvd	Carrollton	75006	Dallas County	Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 968-4600	949	76	12.4	77.4%	85 (9.0%)	190 (20.0%)	605 (63.8%)	25 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (4.6%)	$10,252			$1,346			$8,905	26.3	30.7	1700	141
480900000371	1842	Austwell-Tivoli High School	Public	7-12	207 Redfish St	Tivoli	77990	Refugio County	Austwell-Tivoli Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 286-3582	68	11	6.1	63.2%	20 (29.4%)	1 (1.5%)	47 (69.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,217			$3,252			$18,965	26.3	47.5	1135	707
481785007518	1843	East Central Heritage Middle	Public	6-8	8004 New Sulphur Springs Rd	San Antonio	78263	Bexar County	East Central Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 648-4546	1,189	64	18.7	71.2%	236 (19.8%)	125 (10.5%)	765 (64.3%)	7 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.4%)	51 (4.3%)	$7,796			$883			$6,913	26.3	25.7	1821	22
483624004076	1844	C B Thompson Middle	Public	6-8	423 Panther Path	Quinlan	75474	Hunt County	Quinlan Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 356-1501	612	37	16.4	76.8%	333 (54.4%)	7 (1.1%)	255 (41.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	11 (1.8%)	$8,857			$1,499			$7,357	26.2	36	1533	311
480813000159	1845	Houston Middle	Public	6-8	815 Independence	Amarillo	79106	Potter County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-3600	571	49	11.7	86.7%	140 (24.5%)	116 (20.3%)	255 (44.7%)	35 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	21 (3.7%)	$11,867			$1,962			$9,905	26.2	30.3	1712	133
483879011161	1846	San Benito Riverside Middle	Public	6-8	35428 Padilla St	San Benito	78586	Cameron County	San Benito Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 361-6940	498	41	12	85.9%	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	493 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,290			$1,511			$7,779	26.2	26.2	1809	37
482970003347	1847	McCamey Middle	Public	5-8	200 E 11th St	McCamey	79752	Upton County	McCamey Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 652-4211	153	10	14.8	56.2%	29 (19.0%)	6 (3.9%)	111 (72.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.9%)	$14,339			$2,022			$12,317	26.2	20.7	1967	120
481890001765	1848	Fabens Middle	Public	6-8	800 Walker	Fabens	79838	El Paso County	Fabens Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 765-2630	415	32	13.1	93.3%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	413 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,870			$1,104			$9,766	26.1	24.2	1864	16
481611011255	1849	Hopper Middle	Public	6-8	7811 Fry Rd	Cypress	77433	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 463-5353	872	67	13	83.4%	49 (5.6%)	315 (36.1%)	448 (51.4%)	24 (2.8%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (3.4%)	$10,270			$1,729			$8,541	26.1	30.3	1714	135
483294005562	1850	Wood Middle	Public	6-8	14800 Judson Rd	San Antonio	78233	Bexar County	North East Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 356-6200	620	57	10.8	70.2%	105 (16.9%)	62 (10.0%)	418 (67.4%)	9 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	22 (3.5%)	$10,194			$1,236			$8,958	26.1	22.3	1908	58

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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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