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)
483234003587	961	New Boston Middle	Public	6-8	1215 Hwy 8 N	New Boston	75570	Bowie County	New Boston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 628-6588	252	25	10.2	87.3%	140 (55.6%)	54 (21.4%)	28 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (11.9%)	$12,317			$2,208			$10,109	53.5	58	845	116
480027412490	962	Harmony School Of Technology-Houston	Public, Charter	6-8	3203 N Sam Houston Pkwy W	Houston	77038	Harris County	Harmony Public Schools - Houston North	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 444-1555	691	41	16.8	83.9%	21 (3.0%)	124 (17.9%)	480 (69.5%)	55 (8.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	$9,241			$1,101			$8,140	53.4	53.3	978	16
484158004751	963	West Texas Secondary School	Public	6-12	600 S Stewart	Stinnett	79083	Hutchinson County	Plemons-Stinnett-Phillips Consolidated Independent School D	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 878-2456	311	35	8.8	30.2%	216 (69.5%)	2 (0.6%)	73 (23.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.5%)	$15,835			$1,076			$14,759	53.4	58.2	838	125
480852000218	964	Aquilla School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	404 N Richards	Aquilla	76622	Hill County	Aquilla Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 694-3770	321	27	11.7	44.5%	260 (81.0%)	4 (1.2%)	46 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.4%)	$12,876			$970			$11,906	53.3	45.1	1215	251
480026412152	965	KIPP Sharpstown College Prep	Public, Charter	6-10	8440 Westpark Dr	Houston	77063	Harris County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 879-3005	650	37	17.5	91.1%	21 (3.2%)	94 (14.5%)	510 (78.5%)	13 (2.0%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	$9,805			$1,183			$8,622	53.3	54.4	948	17
480941000401	966	Banquete J H	Public	6-8	4334 4th St	Banquete	78339	Nueces County	Banquete Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 387-6504	174	17	10.3	69.0%	20 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	154 (88.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,419			$938			$11,481	53.3	59.2	806	160
480019008590	967	Beatrice Mayes Institute Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	5807 Calhoun Rd	Houston	77021	Harris County	Beatrice Mayes Institute Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 747-5629	458	36	12.6	84.1%	1 (0.2%)	442 (96.5%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	$9,960			$1,401			$8,559	53.3	52.7	995	28
483702004139	968	Lake Highlands J H	Public	7-8	10301 Walnut Hill Ln	Dallas	75238	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 593-1600	810	65	12.5	48.8%	320 (39.5%)	200 (24.7%)	228 (28.1%)	36 (4.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.8%)	$9,915			$825			$9,090	53.3	57.8	850	118
481587001153	969	Crowell School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	400 E Logan	Crowell	79227	Foard County	Crowell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 684-1403	196	22	8.9	61.7%	116 (59.2%)	3 (1.5%)	67 (34.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.1%)	$16,684			$1,709			$14,975	53.2	34.3	1590	621
481527001040	970	Baker Middle	Public	6-8	1540 Casa Grande Dr	Corpus Christi	78411	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-4600	947	52	18.1	65.7%	134 (14.1%)	23 (2.4%)	723 (76.3%)	57 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.1%)	$6,285			$1,333			$4,952	53.1	48.2	1111	141

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