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)
480986012801	1031	North Belton Middle	Public	6-8	7907 Prairie View Rd	Temple	76502	Bell County	Belton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 316-5200	919	59	15.6	34.9%	441 (48.0%)	84 (9.1%)	304 (33.1%)	28 (3.0%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	55 (6.0%)	$10,316			$828			$9,488	50.8	63.7	688	343
480809013790	1032	Jackie Doucet Caffey J H	Public	6-8	9727 Pursley Blvd	Manvel	77578	Brazoria County	Alvin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 814-7400	927	53	17.3	49.7%	107 (11.5%)	440 (47.5%)	289 (31.2%)	53 (5.7%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	33 (3.6%)								50.8	49	1091	59
480021114269	1033	Idea Lake Houston College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-8	5627 S Lake Houston Pkwy	Houston	77049	Harris County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 844-4700	389	16	24.8	84.8%	4 (1.0%)	51 (13.1%)	328 (84.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)								50.8	54.8	941	92
484542005168	1034	Wheeler School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1 Mustang Dr	Wheeler	79096	Wheeler County	Wheeler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 826-5534	386	42	9.1	65.8%	164 (42.5%)	0 (0.0%)	209 (54.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	$10,721			$1,070			$9,651	50.8	72.1	474	560
481623001266	1035	W E Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	501 S Edgefield Ave	Dallas	75208	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-7100	1,153	81	14.2	87.4%	31 (2.7%)	55 (4.8%)	1,053 (91.3%)	2 (0.2%)	8 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.3%)	$9,783			$1,296			$8,488	50.7	53.1	986	49
480140912357	1036	Texas Leadership Of San Angelo	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5687 Melrose	San Angelo	76901	Tom Green County	Texas Leadership Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 703-6005	1,451	89	16.3	52.2%	408 (28.1%)	45 (3.1%)	924 (63.7%)	24 (1.7%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (3.2%)	$9,067			$801			$8,266	50.7	69.3	546	490
482304002343	1037	Hermleigh School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	8010 Business 84h	Hermleigh	79526	Scurry County	Hermleigh Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 863-2451	260	24	10.8	42.3%	151 (58.1%)	3 (1.2%)	101 (38.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	$12,101			$1,149			$10,952	50.6	26	1814	777
482391002648	1038	Kingwood Middle	Public	6-8	2407 Pine Terrace	Kingwood	77339	Harris County	Humble Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 641-4200	996	67	14.9	49.9%	441 (44.3%)	101 (10.1%)	370 (37.1%)	30 (3.0%)	6 (0.6%)	8 (0.8%)	40 (4.0%)	$10,495			$598			$9,897	50.6	45.1	1220	182
481065000534	1039	Blum Independent School District (Isd)	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	310 S Ave F	Blum	76627	Hill County	Blum Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 874-5231	331	31	10.5	53.2%	282 (85.2%)	6 (1.8%)	34 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	$10,576			$1,279			$9,296	50.6	45	1224	185
482060009099	1040	Charles A Forbes Middle	Public	6-8	1911 NE Inner Loop	Georgetown	78626	Williamson County	Georgetown Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 943-5150	654	54	12.1	43.9%	291 (44.5%)	32 (4.9%)	288 (44.0%)	12 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.6%)	$11,534			$611			$10,922	50.5	48.5	1105	65

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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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