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)
483486012596	1071	Audie Murphy Middle	Public	6-8	924 W Sioux Rd	Alamo	78516	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2530	787	66	11.9	95.2%	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	782 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,142			$2,866			$10,276	49.7	45.5	1200	129
482364002553	1072	Pershing Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	3838 Blue Bonnet	Houston	77025	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 295-5240	1,390	80	17.3	60.4%	240 (17.3%)	449 (32.3%)	570 (41.0%)	85 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	44 (3.2%)	$9,112			$851			$8,261	49.7	46.8	1164	92
481392000879	1073	Chilton School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	905 Durango Ave	Chilton	76632	Falls County	Chilton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 546-1200	553	42	13.2	91.5%	87 (15.7%)	118 (21.3%)	325 (58.8%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.4%)	$12,119			$1,813			$10,305	49.6	46.9	1162	89
480026413986	1074	KIPP Somos Collegiate	Public, Charter	6-12	8915 Callaghan Rd	San Antonio	78230	Bexar County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 544-2791	395	46	8.5	83.0%	20 (5.1%)	11 (2.8%)	357 (90.4%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$13,336			$714			$12,621	49.6			(n/a)
481134000613	1075	Bridgeport Middle	Public	6-8	702 17th St	Bridgeport	76426	Wise County	Bridgeport Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 683-2273	455	32	14.1	58.5%	197 (43.3%)	3 (0.7%)	242 (53.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.2%)	$11,116			$1,332			$9,784	49.6	51.1	1041	34
483312007809	1076	Connally Middle	Public	6-8	8661 Silent Sunrise	San Antonio	78250	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-1000	746	47	15.9	52.7%	139 (18.6%)	27 (3.6%)	545 (73.1%)	13 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (2.7%)	$9,289			$551			$8,738	49.6	55.2	930	146
484347004938	1077	Hubbard Middle	Public	6-8	1300 Hubbard Dr	Tyler	75703	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-1560	869	51	17.1	61.9%	332 (38.2%)	259 (29.8%)	205 (23.6%)	26 (3.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.2%)	$9,298			$1,094			$8,204	49.6	56.3	896	181
483318012707	1078	Truett Wilson Middle	Public	6-8	14200 Sendera Ranch Blvd	Haslet	76052	Tarrant County	Northwest Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 698-7900	1,414	82	17.1	29.8%	699 (49.4%)	241 (17.0%)	337 (23.8%)	84 (5.9%)	6 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	45 (3.2%)	$8,984			$492			$8,491	49.6	57.4	863	215
483873013107	1079	Young Men's Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	5-12	415 Gabriel St	San Antonio	78202	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 354-9652	333	26	13	64.3%	14 (4.2%)	60 (18.0%)	252 (75.7%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$13,707			$1,612			$12,096	49.5	51.9	1018	61
484071009548	1080	Desert Wind Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1100 Colina De Paz	El Paso	79928	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-7800	804	57	14	87.6%	21 (2.6%)	6 (0.7%)	772 (96.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	$11,018			$1,455			$9,562	49.5	40	1393	313

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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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