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)
483696012619	781	Rice Intermediate/Middle School	Public	5-8	1402 SW McKinney St	Rice	75155	Navarro County	Rice Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 326-4190	302	19	15.9	72.8%	62 (20.5%)	5 (1.7%)	231 (76.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$9,301			$892			$8,410	59.8	55.3	925	144
481527006528	782	Kaffie Middle	Public	6-8	5922 Brockhampton St	Corpus Christi	78414	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-3700	994	52	19.1	44.1%	195 (19.6%)	42 (4.2%)	689 (69.3%)	44 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	20 (2.0%)	$6,093			$1,380			$4,713	59.7	59.9	794	12
482159002173	783	Granger School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	300 N Colorado St	Granger	76530	Williamson County	Granger Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 859-2173	561	49	11.5	56.3%	278 (49.6%)	7 (1.2%)	258 (46.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.1%)	$11,865			$870			$10,994	59.7	47.9	1117	334
483432004691	784	Bondy Intermediate	Public	7-8	5101 Keith Ave	Pasadena	77505	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0430	965	66	14.5	71.4%	87 (9.0%)	62 (6.4%)	755 (78.2%)	48 (5.0%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.0%)	$9,603			$1,012			$8,591	59.7	50.6	1048	264
481527001073	785	Roy Miller H S And Metro School Of Design	Public	7-12	1 Battlin Buc Blvd	Corpus Christi	78408	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-5100	1,531	90	16.9	89.7%	117 (7.6%)	78 (5.1%)	1,322 (86.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (0.6%)	$10,773			$1,373			$9,400	59.7	66.6	620	165
482523006727	786	Keene J H	Public	6-8	401 Charger Dr	Keene	76059	Johnson County	Keene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 774-5311	261	23	11.4	63.2%	97 (37.2%)	6 (2.3%)	98 (37.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (18.0%)	12 (4.6%)	$10,357			$1,190			$9,167	59.7	63.9	682	104
482364002400	787	Black Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1575 Chantilly	Houston	77018	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 613-2505	1,331	71	18.8	58.2%	330 (24.8%)	149 (11.2%)	793 (59.6%)	16 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.4%)	38 (2.9%)	$8,483			$862			$7,621	59.7	54.7	942	155
483312021114	788	Stinson Middle	Public	6-8	13200 Skyhawk	San Antonio	78249	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-3600	958	59	16.1	42.7%	198 (20.7%)	57 (5.9%)	596 (62.2%)	59 (6.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (4.7%)	$8,092			$663			$7,429	59.7	54.2	954	166
484050005640	789	Slocum Pk - 8	Public	PK, KG-8	5765 E State Hwy 294	Elkhart	75839	Anderson County	Slocum Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 478-3624	250	22	11.2	42.0%	217 (86.8%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (10.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	$10,810			$1,176			$9,634	59.6	75.5	410	379
484365007477	790	Los Obispos Middle	Public	6-8	4801 S Ejido Ave	Laredo	78046	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-7800	658	45	14.6	94.4%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	658 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,998			$1,838			$8,160	59.5	58.9	813	23

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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.