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)
480000907342	241	Danforth J H	Public	6-8	200 Texan Blvd	Wimberley	78676	Hays County	Wimberley Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 847-2181	625	43	14.4	34.4%	429 (68.6%)	6 (1.0%)	166 (26.6%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.6%)	$9,115			$800			$8,315	84.7	83.8	261	20
482730011204	242	Killian Middle	Public	6-8	2561 Fm 544	Lewisville	75056	Denton County	Lewisville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 713-5977	945	64	14.8	28.9%	220 (23.3%)	107 (11.3%)	217 (23.0%)	357 (37.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.4%)	$8,307			$1,149			$7,157	84.6	84.3	255	13
480015812533	243	Arlington Classics Academy - Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	5200 S Bowen Rd	Arlington	76017	Tarrant County	Arlington Classics Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 987-1819	494	31	15.8	27.1%	168 (34.0%)	109 (22.1%)	123 (24.9%)	63 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.3%)	$8,253			$342			$7,910	84.6	89.5	148	95
481218013317	244	Steam Middle	Public	6-8	900 S W Hillside Dr	Burleson	76028	Johnson County	Burleson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 245-1500	578	36	16	31.5%	383 (66.3%)	28 (4.8%)	120 (20.8%)	12 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.7%)	$7,804			$866			$6,938	84.5	87.4	191	53
484365007478	245	Trautmann Middle	Public	6-8	8501 Curly Ln	Laredo	78045	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-7400	744	38	19.5	58.3%	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	728 (97.8%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$10,930			$1,356			$9,573	84.5	81.1	314	69
480140013931	246	Sst Hill Country	Public, Charter	PK, KG-7	9202 W Loop 1604 N	San Antonio	78254	Bexar County	School Of Science And Technology Discovery	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 688-9758	609	37	16.6	48.9%	130 (21.3%)	59 (9.7%)	350 (57.5%)	48 (7.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.1%)	$12,449			$2,591			$9,858	84.4	77.5	374	128
481623013321	247	Solar Preparatory School For Girls At Bonham	Public	PK, KG-8	2617 N Henderson Ave	Dallas	75206	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-4300	722	58	12.4	53.2%	165 (22.9%)	116 (16.1%)	394 (54.6%)	19 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.7%)	$10,556			$1,040			$9,516	84.4	86.1	217	30
482892011023	248	Danny Jones Middle	Public	7-8	4500 E Broad St	Mansfield	76063	Tarrant County	Mansfield Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(682) 314-4600	818	54	15.2	33.9%	142 (17.4%)	373 (45.6%)	142 (17.4%)	116 (14.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.3%)	$8,225			$447			$7,778	84.4	81.9	299	51
480028911399	249	Seashore Middle Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	15437 S Padre Island Dr	Corpus Christi	78418	Nueces County	Seashore Charter Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 654-1134	166	15	11.1		128 (77.1%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (16.9%)	5 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	$8,010			$190			$7,819	84.3	81.6	304	55
483483011356	250	Kelly Lane Middle	Public	6-8	18900 Falcon Pointe	Pflugerville	78660	Travis County	Pflugerville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 594-2800	950	58	16.3	21.5%	374 (39.4%)	88 (9.3%)	329 (34.6%)	102 (10.7%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (5.7%)	$8,779			$1,092			$7,687	84.3	85.9	221	29

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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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Educational resources:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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