Best Middle Schools in Texas

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the STAAR test scores by the Texas Education Agency. The most recent update was on Wednesday, September 11, 2024.

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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)
480022711321	2331	Hill Country Youth Ranch	Public, Charter, Alternative	1-12	3522 Junction Hwy	Ingram	78025	Kerr County	Big Springs Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 367-6100	80	9	9	75.0%	36 (45.0%)	4 (5.0%)	37 (46.3%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.5%)	$14,370			$2,764			$11,606	4.8	3.7	2308	23
482364008608	2332	Las Americas	Public	4-8	6501 Bellaire Blvd	Houston	77074	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 773-5300	213	25	8.6	98.6%	8 (3.8%)	6 (2.8%)	180 (84.5%)	19 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,568			$1,336			$11,231	4.8	2.8	2324	8
480002013387	2333	George I Sanchez North	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	170 Rittenhouse St	Houston	77076	Harris County	George I Sanchez Charter	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 742-0374	455	25	18.2	87.7%	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.3%)	448 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,161			$2,027			$10,134	4.8	5.6	2290	43
483432010777	2334	The Summit (Intermediate)	Public	5-8	1838 E Sam Houston Pkwy S	Pasadena	77503	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 740-0290	103	10	10.2	83.5%	6 (5.8%)	8 (7.8%)	87 (84.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	$79,514			$395			$79,119	4.7	7.7	2253	81
480915006358	2335	Waco Center For Youth	Public	7-12	3501 N 19th St	Waco	76708	McLennan County	Axtell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 745-5339	69	7	9.8	95.7%	40 (58.0%)	11 (15.9%)	14 (20.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.3%)	$27,156			$2,703			$24,454	4.7	2.8	2323	12
483969009251	2336	Juvenile Detention Center	Public	7-12	2615 N Guadalupe St	Seguin	78155	Guadalupe County	Seguin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 372-3037	22	1	22	13.6%	6 (27.3%)	3 (13.6%)	13 (59.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$42,280			$15,809			$26,472	4.5	3.3	2312	24
480004908233	2336	Leadership Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	7-11	9120 Katy Hockley Rd	Katy	77493	Harris County	Excel Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 222-4629	35	4	8.9	91.4%	4 (11.4%)	20 (57.1%)	9 (25.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)	$19,484			$6,349			$13,135	4.5			(n/a)
480894000331	2338	Martin Middle	Public	7-8	1601 Haskell St	Austin	78702	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-3243	240	23	10.4	92.5%	4 (1.7%)	28 (11.7%)	203 (84.6%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$13,291			$1,267			$12,023	4.5	4.9	2301	37
483398022962	2339	Paint Rock Panther Academy	Public, Alternative	7-11	3712 Wichita St	Fort Worth	76119	Tarrant County	Paint Rock Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(325) 732-4314	10	4	2.2		9 (90.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								4.5			(n/a)
484365013466	2339	Youth Recovery Home	Public	7-12	402 Riverhill Loop	Laredo	78046	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-6452	16	4	4.1	100.0%	2 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$2,575			$1,087			$1,488	4.5			(n/a)

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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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Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.