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)
480809005386	1291	G W Harby J H	Public	6-8	1910 Rosharon Rd	Alvin	77511	Brazoria County	Alvin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 585-6626	775	46	16.6	71.1%	199 (25.7%)	32 (4.1%)	516 (66.6%)	7 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.5%)	$9,434			$920			$8,515	43.5	47.7	1129	162
481818008285	1292	B L Garza Middle	Public	6-8	1202 N Monmack Rd	Edinburg	78541	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2480	1,046	82	12.6	79.9%	14 (1.3%)	8 (0.8%)	1,016 (97.1%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	$13,172			$1,446			$11,725	43.4	49.4	1076	216
482391005877	1293	Atascocita Middle	Public	6-8	18810 W Lake Houston Pkwy	Humble	77346	Harris County	Humble Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 641-4600	988	74	13.2	54.9%	257 (26.0%)	286 (28.9%)	388 (39.3%)	26 (2.6%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	24 (2.4%)	$9,948			$482			$9,466	43.4	38.7	1438	145
480003208585	1294	Academy Of Accelerated Learning	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	6711 Bellfort St	Houston	77087	Harris County	Academy Of Accelerated Learning Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 645-0336	830	47	17.8	94.2%	20 (2.4%)	243 (29.3%)	526 (63.4%)	18 (2.2%)	17 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	$9,478			$1,484			$7,994	43.4	42	1319	25
482622009542	1295	Lapoynor J H	Public	6-8	13155 Hwy 175 E	Larue	75770	Henderson County	Lapoynor Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 876-2373	97	8	12.1	58.8%	77 (79.4%)	4 (4.1%)	15 (15.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,128			$2,146			$8,981	43.4	60.2	788	507
481698001471	1296	Dew School	Public	PK, KG-8	606 Fcr 481	Teague	75860	Freestone County	Dew Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 389-2828	181	18	10.3	59.1%	139 (76.8%)	5 (2.8%)	29 (16.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	6 (3.3%)	$14,122			$1,354			$12,768	43.3	63.6	694	602
480016314317	1297	Founders Classical Academy - Conroe	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	15330 Brass Nail Rd	Conroe	77384	Montgomery County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 451-6543	703	39	18.2	37.8%	358 (50.9%)	67 (9.5%)	208 (29.6%)	31 (4.4%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	34 (4.8%)								43.3	47.7	1128	169
481443005427	1298	Clint Junior High School	Public	6-8	12625 Alameda Ave	Clint	79836	El Paso County	Clint Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 926-8000	497	33	15.2	81.5%	17 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	474 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$10,303			$1,932			$8,371	43.2	42.3	1310	12
482517005517	1299	Mayde Creek J H	Public	6-8	2700 Greenhouse Rd	Houston	77084	Harris County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 237-3900	1,239	89	13.9	78.5%	109 (8.8%)	359 (29.0%)	645 (52.1%)	72 (5.8%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (4.0%)	$9,429			$286			$9,143	43.2	53.3	979	320
480021111282	1300	Idea College Prep	Public, Charter	6-12	401 S 1st St	Donna	78537	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 464-0203	785	48	16.3	92.7%	19 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	763 (97.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$13,817			$1,628			$12,189	43.2	52.1	1015	285

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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

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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