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)
481970001927	2271	Wedgwood Middle	Public	7-8	3909 Wilkie Way	Fort Worth	76133	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-8200	532	34	15.8	84.0%	41 (7.7%)	188 (35.3%)	266 (50.0%)	15 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	20 (3.8%)	$9,978			$2,061			$7,916	9.1	8.4	2240	31
482247010424	2272	Tejeda Junior Academy	Public	8	12121 SE Loop 410	San Antonio	78221	Bexar County	Harlandale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 989-4900	18	2	12	94.4%	1 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								9.1	4.6	2303	31
480894000306	2273	Burnet Middle	Public	6-8	8401 Hathaway St	Austin	78757	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-3225	799	56	14.1	88.2%	20 (2.5%)	38 (4.8%)	730 (91.4%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	$12,305			$1,464			$10,841	9	6.7	2267	6
480012508252	2274	Phoenix School At Southwest Schools	Public, Charter, Alternative	3-12	9920 W Sam Houston Pkwy S	Houston	77099	Harris County	Southwest Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 784-6345	137	18	7.4	75.9%	59 (43.1%)	19 (13.9%)	48 (35.0%)	5 (3.6%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.9%)	$27,412			$2,277			$25,135	8.9	7.2	2259	15
483873004391	2275	Rogers Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	620 McIlvaine	San Antonio	78212	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 738-9825	716	44	16.4	93.3%	16 (2.2%)	12 (1.7%)	684 (95.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$9,775			$1,883			$7,892	8.9	12.9	2151	124
484251012812	2276	Giles Middle	Public	6-8	7451 Monticello	Texas City	77591	Galveston County	Texas City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 938-4286	536	43	12.4	89.4%	42 (7.8%)	274 (51.1%)	188 (35.1%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.2%)	$13,221			$2,045			$11,176	8.9	9.2	2227	49
482649011341	2277	Lucyle Collins Middle	Public	6-8	3651 Santos Dr	Fort Worth	76106	Tarrant County	Lake Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 306-4250	718	54	13.3	87.2%	82 (11.4%)	178 (24.8%)	406 (56.5%)	12 (1.7%)	7 (1.0%)	4 (0.6%)	29 (4.0%)	$11,331			$990			$10,341	8.6	10.8	2197	80
481215000713	2278	Burkeville School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	231 Cr 2099	Burkeville	75932	Newton County	Burkeville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 565-2201	247	21	11.6	84.6%	158 (64.0%)	73 (29.6%)	11 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$13,944			$1,498			$12,447	8.6	19.3	2011	267
480894008938	2279	Paredes Middle	Public	6-8	10100 S Mary Moore Searight Dr	Austin	78748	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 841-6800	625	39	16	75.0%	36 (5.8%)	44 (7.0%)	506 (81.0%)	16 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.5%)	$11,325			$546			$10,779	8.6	12.1	2164	115
483879006942	2280	Hester Juvenile Detent	Public	5-11	2310 W Hwy 77	San Benito	78586	Cameron County	San Benito Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(956) 399-3075	34	4	8.1	50.0%	2 (5.9%)	1 (2.9%)	31 (91.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$28,319			$4,908			$23,411	8.5			(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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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.