Best Middle Schools in Texas

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the STAAR test scores by the Texas Education Agency. The most recent update was on Wednesday, September 11, 2024.

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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)
481611001219	261	Hamilton Middle	Public	6-8	12330 Kluge Rd	Cypress	77429	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 320-7000	1,460	88	16.5	40.0%	579 (39.7%)	203 (13.9%)	462 (31.6%)	145 (9.9%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (4.6%)	$8,531			$981			$7,550	83.6	86.9	200	61
482001010495	262	Griffin Middle	Public	6-8	3703 Edorado Pkwy	Frisco	75034	Denton County	Frisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 633-4900	748	54	13.9	7.2%	427 (57.1%)	50 (6.7%)	97 (13.0%)	128 (17.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.7%)	$9,391			$378			$9,013	83.5	88.6	169	93
484071010660	263	John Drugan School	Public	PK, KG-8	12451 Pellicano	El Paso	79928	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-6800	982	51	19.3	61.3%	46 (4.7%)	14 (1.4%)	903 (92.0%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.5%)	9 (0.9%)	$9,386			$1,398			$7,989	83.4	75.9	406	143
480012409258	264	Calvin Nelms Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	20625 Clay Rd	Katy	77449	Harris County	Calvin Nelms Charter Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 398-8031	156	8	19.6		14 (9.0%)	35 (22.4%)	96 (61.5%)	6 (3.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	$8,012			$288			$7,724	83.4	88.9	159	105
482337002844	265	Holland Middle	Public	6-8	302 Hackberry Rd	Holland	76534	Bell County	Holland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 657-2224	145	14	10.5	37.9%	99 (68.3%)	4 (2.8%)	40 (27.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	$13,892			$1,507			$12,385	83.3	78.9	353	88
480789005842	266	W E Pete Ford Middle	Public	7-8	630 Park Pl Dr	Allen	75002	Collin County	Allen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 727-0590	716	52	13.8	27.8%	295 (41.2%)	133 (18.6%)	142 (19.8%)	106 (14.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (5.3%)	$9,746			$578			$9,168	83.2	77.1	380	114
480016312903	267	Ischool High At University Park	Public, Charter	6-12	20515 Tx Hwy 249	Houston	77070	Harris County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 316-3663	420	16	25.4	35.7%	141 (33.6%)	65 (15.5%)	153 (36.4%)	47 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	$7,962			$224			$7,737	83.1	73.1	457	190
481071000537	268	Boerne Middle North	Public	6-8	240 W Johns Rd	Boerne	78006	Kendall County	Boerne Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 357-3100	828	52	15.8	28.4%	498 (60.1%)	5 (0.6%)	301 (36.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.5%)	$9,386			$710			$8,676	83.1	83.5	271	3
480144113102	269	Great Hearts Monte Vista North	Public, Charter	6-12	319 Mulberry Ave	San Antonio	78212	Bexar County	Great Hearts Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 888-9485	423	33	12.9	22.9%	167 (39.5%)	4 (0.9%)	225 (53.2%)	11 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.5%)	$10,880			$252			$10,627	83	83.5	269
480011808242	270	Houston Gateway Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3400 Evergreen Dr	Houston	77087	Harris County	Houston Gateway Academy Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 649-2706	645	32	20.2	87.3%	10 (1.6%)	12 (1.9%)	618 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,360			$4,961			$15,400	82.9	90.6	131	139

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About our rankings:

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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.