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)
482658011978	171	Reading Jh	Public	6-8	8101 Fm762	Richmond	77469	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 223-4400	1,588	80	19.9	28.3%	608 (38.3%)	286 (18.0%)	434 (27.3%)	186 (11.7%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	68 (4.3%)	$8,382			$708			$7,674	89.3	89.6	147	24
481500001009	172	Knox J H	Public	7-8	12104 Sawmill Rd	The Woodlands	77380	Montgomery County	Conroe Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 592-8400	1,448	83	17.5	31.4%	663 (45.8%)	141 (9.7%)	460 (31.8%)	103 (7.1%)	8 (0.6%)	6 (0.4%)	67 (4.6%)	$7,972			$547			$7,425	89.2	88.8	163	9
481071013741	173	Voss Middle	Public	6-8	45 Voss Pkwy	Boerne	78006	Kendall County	Boerne Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 357-3500	772	50	15.4	10.5%	529 (68.5%)	6 (0.8%)	194 (25.1%)	17 (2.2%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (2.6%)	$8,860			$735			$8,125	89.2	91.9	115	58
480021022856	174	Harmony Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5435 S Braeswood Blvd	Houston	77096	Harris County	Harmony Public Schools - Houston South	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(713) 729-4400	234	17	14	66.7%	26 (11.1%)	74 (31.6%)	65 (27.8%)	59 (25.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.8%)								89.1	85.8	225	51
480001008836	175	Eric Dahlstrom Middle	Public	6-8	3600 F M 967	Buda	78610	Hays County	Hays Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 295-4717	902	54	16.8	15.4%	501 (55.5%)	14 (1.6%)	337 (37.4%)	10 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.3%)	$8,244			$689			$7,554	88.9	85.5	236	61
483510003534	176	Robinson Middle	Public	6-8	6701 Preston Meadow Dr	Plano	75024	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 752-6200	1,018	57	17.7	18.9%	307 (30.2%)	109 (10.7%)	156 (15.3%)	385 (37.8%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	55 (5.4%)	$8,036			$191			$7,844	88.8	87.5	189	13
480771014248	177	Young Womens Leadership Academy	Public	6-9	19850 E Hardy Rd	Houston	77073	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 233-8930	251	18	13.7	80.5%	6 (2.4%)	73 (29.1%)	165 (65.7%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)								88.8	92.6	102	75
482430002708	178	Ira School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	6190 W Fm 1606	Ira	79527	Scurry County	Ira Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 573-2628	267	24	11.3	23.6%	204 (76.4%)	1 (0.4%)	59 (22.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$11,140			$767			$10,373	88.7	88.3	177	1
481071008859	179	Boerne Middle South	Public	6-8	10 Cascade Caverns Rd	Boerne	78006	Kendall County	Boerne Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 357-3300	911	56	16.1	18.4%	484 (53.1%)	11 (1.2%)	345 (37.9%)	35 (3.8%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (3.5%)	$8,943			$616			$8,328	88.7	88.9	158	21
482574006006	180	Doerre Intermediate	Public	6-9	18218 Theiss Mail Rd	Klein	77379	Harris County	Klein Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 249-5700	1,327	87	15.2	29.8%	585 (44.1%)	152 (11.5%)	361 (27.2%)	169 (12.7%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	54 (4.1%)	$8,053			$648			$7,405	88.6	87.2	196	16

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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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