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)
483510003955	1741	Armstrong Middle	Public	6-8	3805 Timberline Dr	Plano	75074	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 752-4600	563	45	12.5	81.9%	85 (15.1%)	94 (16.7%)	332 (59.0%)	39 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.0%)	$10,655			$719			$9,936	29.9	26.5	1802	61
480780000091	1742	Adams Middle	Public	6-8	901 E Third St	Alice	78332	Jim Wells County	Alice Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 660-2055	966	75	12.8	83.7%	85 (8.8%)	5 (0.5%)	872 (90.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	$10,173			$1,501			$8,673	29.8	22.7	1897	155
484496021356	1743	Armando Cuellar Middle	Public	6-8	1201 S Bridge St	Weslaco	78596	Hidalgo County	Weslaco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 969-6720	595	43	13.8	87.6%	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	589 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,657			$1,400			$10,257	29.8	29.2	1740	3
482442010598	1744	Lady Bird Johnson Middle	Public	6-8	3601 W Pioneer	Irving	75061	Dallas County	Irving Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 600-5000	810	58	13.9	83.0%	68 (8.4%)	148 (18.3%)	534 (65.9%)	28 (3.5%)	26 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	$10,358			$1,380			$8,978	29.8	23.3	1879	135
481635001399	1745	Dawson School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	600 Brownfield Hwy	Welch	79377	Dawson County	Dawson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 489-7461	132	13	9.8	78.0%	29 (22.0%)	1 (0.8%)	102 (77.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,325			$955			$12,370	29.8	43.2	1279	466
482160007132	1746	Grape Creek Middle	Public	6-8	7752 Tomahawk Ln	San Angelo	76901	Tom Green County	Grape Creek Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 655-1735	271	21	12.7	53.9%	130 (48.0%)	4 (1.5%)	129 (47.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	$9,449			$1,439			$8,010	29.8	33.4	1618	128
484113004707	1747	Spring Creek School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	9849 Fm 2171	Skellytown	79080	Carson County	Spring Creek Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 273-6791	83	11	7.4	43.4%	57 (68.7%)	1 (1.2%)	22 (26.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.6%)	$13,241			$494			$12,747	29.7	32.9	1627	120
483890009518	1748	Del Rio Middle	Public	7-8	720 Raymond Lozano Blvd	Del Rio	78840	Val Verde County	San Felipe-Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 778-4530	1,414	78	18.1	73.7%	80 (5.7%)	6 (0.4%)	1,315 (93.0%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.6%)	$10,172			$1,025			$9,146	29.6	30.6	1704	44
482034002038	1749	O'Banion Middle	Public	6-8	700 Birchwood Dr	Garland	75043	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 279-6103	822	62	13.1	89.8%	60 (7.3%)	104 (12.7%)	549 (66.8%)	29 (3.5%)	63 (7.7%)	2 (0.2%)	15 (1.8%)	$9,864			$1,332			$8,532	29.5	22.4	1906	157
480021113984	1750	Idea Spears College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-9	2010 Spears Rd	Houston	77067	Harris County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 366-1309	521	27	19.3	90.8%	5 (1.0%)	160 (30.7%)	347 (66.6%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	$14,204			$2,137			$12,067	29.5	23.6	1876	126

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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.
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