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)
481674007864	1521	McMath Middle	Public	6-8	1900 Jason Dr	Denton	76205	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 369-3300	782	60	12.9	56.8%	277 (35.4%)	107 (13.7%)	332 (42.5%)	36 (4.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.7%)	$10,733			$677			$10,057	36.2	37	1499	22
483714004177	1522	Ringgold Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	144 Fm 3167	Rio Grande City	78582	Starr County	Rio Grande City Grulla Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 370-4462	635	63	10.1	92.9%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	634 (99.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,407			$1,547			$11,859	36.1	30.4	1710	188
483432003846	1523	San Jacinto Intermediate	Public	7-8	3600 Red Bluff	Pasadena	77503	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0480	604	47	12.9	86.6%	27 (4.5%)	23 (3.8%)	547 (90.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	$11,597			$1,206			$10,391	36.1	32.8	1632	109
481482000982	1524	Commerce Middle	Public	6-8	606 Culver St	Commerce	75428	Hunt County	Commerce Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 886-3795	329	30	10.9	77.5%	110 (33.4%)	93 (28.3%)	89 (27.1%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (9.1%)	$12,883			$1,998			$10,885	36.1	27.6	1777	253
484647007287	1525	Wortham Middle	Public	6-8	200 S 5th St	Wortham	76693	Freestone County	Wortham Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 765-3523	125	8	15.2	62.4%	78 (62.4%)	12 (9.6%)	31 (24.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.2%)	$8,393			$1,618			$6,775	36.1	35.2	1560	35
480026412444	1526	KIPP Intrepid Preparatory	Public, Charter	5-8	5402 Lawndale St	Houston	77023	Harris County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 879-3100	488	22	22.1	94.1%	4 (0.8%)	8 (1.6%)	473 (96.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$9,765			$1,041			$8,724	36	30.6	1702	176
483580005906	1527	Lucy Rede Franco Middle	Public	6-8	1515 Highland St	Presidio	79845	Presidio County	Presidio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 229-1125	216	18	12.2	90.7%	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	214 (99.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,488			$1,483			$11,005	36	54.3	950	577
480834006502	1528	Slayter Creek Middle	Public	6-8	1201 N Powell Pkwy	Anna	75409	Collin County	Anna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 924-1200	659	37	17.7	56.4%	201 (30.5%)	191 (29.0%)	206 (31.3%)	15 (2.3%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.9%)	$9,222			$873			$8,349	36	42.2	1311	217
480027014069	1529	La Academia De Estrellas Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	4680 W Kiest Blvd	Dallas	75236	Dallas County	La Academia De Estrellas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 946-8908	299	27	11.1	86.0%	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	296 (99.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,069			$1,635			$10,435	36	35.6	1547	18
482967003343	1530	Travis Middle	Public	6-8	600 Houston St	McAllen	78501	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 971-4242	486	45	10.7	98.4%	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	476 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$13,889			$1,915			$11,974	36	27.2	1787	257

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.