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)
481591012022	1861	Summer Creek Middle	Public	6-8	10236 Summer Creek Dr	Crowley	76036	Tarrant County	Crowley Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 297-5090	928	71	13	73.5%	67 (7.2%)	542 (58.4%)	234 (25.2%)	34 (3.7%)	3 (0.3%)	6 (0.6%)	42 (4.5%)	$10,848			$686			$10,163	25.8	23.2	1883	22
483843004280	1862	Sabinal Secondary	Public	7-12	409 W Cullins	Sabinal	78881	Uvalde County	Sabinal Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 988-2475	210	21	9.9	65.7%	35 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	172 (81.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$21,216			$2,826			$18,390	25.7			(n/a)
480744002231	1863	Clack Middle	Public	6-8	1610 Corsicana Ave	Abilene	79605	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 692-1961	740	48	15.3	69.7%	221 (29.9%)	127 (17.2%)	323 (43.6%)	27 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	36 (4.9%)	$10,569			$2,421			$8,148	25.7	31.9	1667	196
484245004843	1864	Herman Furlough Junior Middle	Public	6-8	1351 Colquitt Rd	Terrell	75160	Kaufman County	Terrell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 563-7501	1,154	70	16.5	79.1%	214 (18.5%)	235 (20.4%)	648 (56.2%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (4.2%)	$10,689			$985			$9,704	25.6	19.6	1997	133
480930000390	1865	Ballinger J H	Public	6-8	1006 Conda Ave	Ballinger	76821	Runnels County	Ballinger Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 365-3537	180	20	9	59.4%	72 (40.0%)	4 (2.2%)	102 (56.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$12,785			$1,691			$11,094	25.4	27.2	1786	79
480026410422	1866	KIPP Aspire Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	239 Stark St	San Antonio	78204	Bexar County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 735-7300	512	25	20.7	87.9%	11 (2.1%)	17 (3.3%)	477 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$9,749			$879			$8,870	25.4	21.4	1937	71
481641001403	1867	Wilson J H	Public	6-8	309 S Hwy 146	Dayton	77535	Liberty County	Dayton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 258-2309	1,370	80	17	72.3%	531 (38.8%)	98 (7.2%)	697 (50.9%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (2.6%)	$9,079			$865			$8,214	25.4	25.6	1822	45
480026413628	1868	KIPP Nexus Middle	Public, Charter	5-8	4211 Watonga Blvd	Houston	77092	Harris County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 230-0553	468	21	22.2	92.1%	10 (2.1%)	132 (28.2%)	319 (68.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	$9,076			$1,001			$8,075	25.3	21.6	1931	63
481602001173	1869	Cumby Collegiate Middle	Public	3-7	201 Donelton St	Cumby	75433	Hopkins County	Cumby Collegiate Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 994-2260	170	14	11.8	46.5%	134 (78.8%)	1 (0.6%)	23 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.7%)	$10,383			$993			$9,390	25.3			(n/a)
480003011187	1870	Uplift Atlas Preparatory - Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	4600 Bryan St	Dallas	75204	Dallas County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 821-7325	442	27	16.6	88.7%	4 (0.9%)	44 (10.0%)	381 (86.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.3%)	$9,533			$823			$8,709	25.3	24.5	1853	17

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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.