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)
482796003134	1751	Lometa School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	8th And Main	Lometa	76853	Lampasas County	Lometa Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 752-3384	276	27	10	84.1%	118 (42.8%)	6 (2.2%)	140 (50.7%)	4 (1.4%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	$12,100			$2,886			$9,214	29.5	41.4	1343	408
482556002846	1752	Kermit J H	Public	5-8	1001 School St	Kermit	79745	Winkler County	Kermit Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 586-1040	406	20	20.2	74.4%	58 (14.3%)	5 (1.2%)	331 (81.5%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	$13,809			$1,526			$12,284	29.5	32.3	1652	100
484251004858	1753	Blocker Middle	Public	7-8	1800 9th Ave N	Texas City	77591	Galveston County	Texas City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 916-0700	865	48	17.8	80.1%	211 (24.4%)	183 (21.2%)	429 (49.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.5%)	$10,875			$1,191			$9,683	29.4	24.4	1856	103
481179021133	1754	Stephen F Austin	Public	7-8	800 S Coulter Dr	Bryan	77803	Brazos County	Bryan Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 209-6700	1,206	91	13.2	76.5%	269 (22.3%)	231 (19.2%)	667 (55.3%)	6 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (2.5%)	$9,731			$1,181			$8,550	29.4	33.5	1615	139
482247002262	1755	Kingsborough Middle	Public	6-8	422 Ashley Rd	San Antonio	78221	Bexar County	Harlandale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 989-2200	567	48	11.7	88.2%	11 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	546 (96.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$12,563			$1,263			$11,300	29.4	33.6	1612	143
482769003108	1756	Little Cypress J H	Public	6-8	6765 F M 1130	Orange	77632	Orange County	Little Cypress-Mauriceville Consolidated Independent School	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 883-2317	497	33	14.8	47.7%	368 (74.0%)	36 (7.2%)	67 (13.5%)	13 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.6%)	$8,863			$592			$8,271	29.3	37.3	1482	274
483390003775	1757	Paducah School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	810 Goodwin Ave	Paducah	79248	Cottle County	Paducah Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 524-2009	158	18	8.8	70.9%	67 (42.4%)	18 (11.4%)	69 (43.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	$14,236			$1,458			$12,778	29.3	24.7	1846	89
482473002765	1758	Jefferson J H	Public	5-8	804 N Alley	Jefferson	75657	Marion County	Jefferson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 665-2461	333	33	10.2	73.3%	206 (61.9%)	94 (28.2%)	17 (5.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.2%)	$11,547			$3,717			$7,830	29.2	32	1663	95
481623001276	1759	Robert T Hill Middle	Public	6-8	505 Easton Rd	Dallas	75218	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-5700	803	55	14.6	87.2%	59 (7.3%)	112 (13.9%)	599 (74.6%)	19 (2.4%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.2%)	$10,748			$1,139			$9,609	29.2	34.1	1594	165
482574006005	1760	Klein Intermediate	Public	6-8	4710 W Mount Houston	Klein	77088	Harris County	Klein Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 249-4900	1,062	91	11.6	85.9%	15 (1.4%)	213 (20.1%)	788 (74.2%)	28 (2.6%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.2%)	$10,939			$1,825			$9,114	29.2	26.5	1798	38

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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.