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)
482658002989	1301	Lamar Jh	Public	6-8	4814 Mustang Ave	Rosenberg	77471	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 223-3200	1,240	65	19.1	68.8%	147 (11.9%)	303 (24.4%)	645 (52.0%)	88 (7.1%)	10 (0.8%)	4 (0.3%)	43 (3.5%)	$9,841			$1,020			$8,821	43.2	38.8	1434	133
482772013831	1302	Jerry R Walker Middle	Public	6-8	633 French Settlement	Little Elm	75068	Denton County	Little Elm Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 947-9340	930	55	16.8	56.2%	262 (28.2%)	205 (22.0%)	380 (40.9%)	33 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	48 (5.2%)	$9,295			$698			$8,597	43.2	42	1321	19
481119000586	1303	Clute Intermediate	Public	5-8	421 E Main St	Clute	77531	Brazoria County	Brazosport Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 730-7230	960	69	13.8	74.8%	213 (22.2%)	101 (10.5%)	610 (63.5%)	11 (1.1%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	20 (2.1%)	$11,432			$1,274			$10,158	43.2	40.5	1379	76
484662005301	1304	Yoakum J H	Public	6-8	101 Koether Dr	Yoakum	77995	Lavaca County	Yoakum Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 293-3111	284	25	11.4	75.4%	74 (26.1%)	15 (5.3%)	188 (66.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	$13,479			$2,547			$10,932	43.2	45.1	1219	85
480020912693	1305	Yes Prep - 5th Ward	Public, Charter	6-12	1305 Benson St	Houston	77020	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 924-0600	940	60	15.5	91.6%	6 (0.6%)	55 (5.9%)	877 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	$10,280			$1,402			$8,878	43	49.3	1079	226
481674001446	1306	Calhoun Middle	Public	6-8	709 W Congress St	Denton	76201	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 369-2400	738	59	12.5	68.3%	246 (33.3%)	110 (14.9%)	342 (46.3%)	17 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.0%)	$13,123			$840			$12,283	43	33.8	1607	301
480021113847	1307	Idea Rio Vista College Preparatory	Public, Charter, Alternative	6-11	210 N Rio Vista Rd	Socorro	79927	El Paso County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 444-0188	508	31	16.5	86.6%	27 (5.3%)	8 (1.6%)	471 (92.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$12,001			$2,102			$9,899	42.9	41.1	1357	50
482916003293	1308	Marshall J H	Public	6-8	2710 E Travis	Marshall	75672	Harrison County	Marshall Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 927-8830	1,084	75	14.5	72.5%	273 (25.2%)	362 (33.4%)	401 (37.0%)	3 (0.3%)	11 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (3.1%)	$9,037			$1,518			$7,519	42.8	49.6	1074	234
483714011327	1309	Veterans Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	2700 W Eisenhower St	Rio Grande City	78582	Starr County	Rio Grande City Grulla Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 370-4828	795	62	12.7	94.2%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	793 (99.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,781			$1,602			$11,178	42.8	42.7	1294	15
481830007882	1310	Richardson Middle	Public	6-8	11350 Loma Franklin Dr	El Paso	79934	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-6650	753	47	15.9	64.8%	85 (11.3%)	51 (6.8%)	555 (73.7%)	15 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	43 (5.7%)	$9,573			$1,421			$8,152	42.8	44.3	1242	68

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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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Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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Magnet Schools: Unleashing the Power of Education

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