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)
483999004535	1871	C E King Middle	Public	6-8	8530 C E King Pkwy	Houston	77044	Harris County	Sheldon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 727-4300	1,313	83	15.8	89.3%	32 (2.4%)	350 (26.7%)	899 (68.5%)	7 (0.5%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (1.5%)	$11,127			$1,272			$9,855	25.3	21.5	1935	64
482547002836	1872	Kennard Independent School District (Isd)	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	304 Hwy Seven E	Kennard	75847	Houston County	Kennard Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 655-2121	267	23	11.6	70.0%	196 (73.4%)	37 (13.9%)	17 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.4%)	$14,584			$1,945			$12,639	25.3	42.1	1317	555
482865005544	1873	Lytle J H	Public	6-8	18975 W Fm 2790 S	Lytle	78052	Atascosa County	Lytle Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 709-5115	411	30	13.6	69.1%	64 (15.6%)	2 (0.5%)	337 (82.0%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$10,765			$1,611			$9,154	25.2	28.6	1755	118
481591001157	1874	H F Stevens Middle	Public	6-8	940 N Crowley Rd	Crowley	76036	Tarrant County	Crowley Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 297-5840	702	67	10.5	85.2%	36 (5.1%)	320 (45.6%)	297 (42.3%)	27 (3.8%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (2.4%)	$10,386			$659			$9,727	25.2	16.1	2091	217
480140913213	1875	Texas Leadership Of Abilene	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1840 N 8th St	Abilene	79603	Taylor County	Texas Leadership Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 480-3500	870	55	15.6	67.6%	339 (39.0%)	44 (5.1%)	433 (49.8%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	47 (5.4%)	$10,107			$928			$9,179	25.2	34.4	1584	291
480026411548	1876	KIPP Liberation College Preparatory	Public, Charter	5-8	5400 Mlk Jr Blvd	Houston	77021	Harris County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 230-0564	435	20	21.7	92.9%	4 (0.9%)	286 (65.7%)	131 (30.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	$10,644			$961			$9,683	25.2	32	1664	212
482442002736	1877	Houston Middle	Public	6-8	3033 W Country Club Rd	Irving	75038	Dallas County	Irving Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 600-7500	764	61	12.5	84.8%	40 (5.2%)	253 (33.1%)	384 (50.3%)	42 (5.5%)	20 (2.6%)	6 (0.8%)	19 (2.5%)	$10,354			$1,544			$8,810	25.2	24.2	1865	12
481623001279	1878	John Lewis Social Justice Academy At O W Holmes	Public, Magnet	7-8	3111 Bonnie View Rd	Dallas	75216	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-8500	348	37	9.4	100.0%	1 (0.3%)	182 (52.3%)	161 (46.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$13,160			$1,829			$11,332	25.1	17.6	2047	169
482034007858	1879	Vernon Schrade Middle	Public	6-8	6201 Danridge Rd	Rowlett	75089	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 463-8790	822	58	14.2	61.9%	167 (20.3%)	296 (36.0%)	250 (30.4%)	54 (6.6%)	10 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (5.4%)	$9,475			$877			$8,598	25.1	31.4	1682	197
482034002019	1880	Coyle Middle	Public	7-8	4500 Skyline Dr	Rowlett	75088	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 475-3711	273	23	12	61.5%	53 (19.4%)	77 (28.2%)	104 (38.1%)	10 (3.7%)	16 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.8%)	$9,537			$983			$8,555	25	30.5	1706	174

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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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