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)
483432003837	1371	Park View Intermediate	Public	7-8	3003 Dabney Dr	Pasadena	77502	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0460	577	46	12.6	89.6%	27 (4.7%)	48 (8.3%)	498 (86.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$12,261			$1,437			$10,824	40.7	35.9	1538	167
482566012054	1372	Charles E Patterson Middle	Public	6-8	8383 W Trimmier Rd	Killeen	76542	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 336-7100	1,003	56	17.8	56.5%	159 (15.9%)	357 (35.6%)	309 (30.8%)	43 (4.3%)	3 (0.3%)	19 (1.9%)	113 (11.3%)	$8,824			$1,020			$7,804	40.6	38.1	1458	86
481830001672	1373	Charles Middle	Public	6-8	4909 Trojan Dr	El Paso	79924	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-6550	450	30	14.9	84.0%	36 (8.0%)	34 (7.6%)	366 (81.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	8 (1.8%)	$9,751			$1,278			$8,473	40.5	54.6	944	429
484284004886	1374	Timpson School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	836 Bear Dr	Timpson	75975	Shelby County	Timpson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 254-2463	705	65	10.8	64.3%	410 (58.2%)	154 (21.8%)	107 (15.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.5%)	$12,564			$2,982			$9,582	40.4	39.2	1418	44
480023709189	1375	Golden Rule Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2602 W Illinois Ave	Dallas	75233	Dallas County	Golden Rule Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 333-9330	607	47	13	95.7%	4 (0.7%)	6 (1.0%)	594 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$8,819			$1,516			$7,303	40.3	38.1	1460	85
482937003310	1376	Matagorda School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	717 Wightman St	Matagorda	77457	Matagorda County	Matagorda Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 863-7693	89	13	6.8	68.5%	53 (59.6%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (34.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.6%)	$15,096			$1,586			$13,509	40.2	57.8	853	523
481881012664	1377	Roy Johnson Stem Academy	Public	6-8	8901 Oak Grove Rd	Fort Worth	76140	Tarrant County	Everman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 615-3670	406	37	10.9	91.6%	18 (4.4%)	103 (25.4%)	265 (65.3%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.2%)	$14,801			$1,324			$13,477	40.2	40.3	1386	9
480855000223	1378	Rockport-Fulton Middle	Public	6-8	1701 Colorado Ave	Rockport	78382	Aransas County	Rockport-Fulton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 790-2230	698	45	15.4	63.6%	346 (49.6%)	12 (1.7%)	302 (43.3%)	14 (2.0%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (2.7%)	$9,957			$1,237			$8,719	40.2	47.4	1140	238
481428012359	1379	Clear Creek Intermediate	Public	6-8	2451 E Main St	League City	77573	Galveston County	Clear Creek Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 284-2300	722	47	15.2	59.7%	256 (35.5%)	87 (12.0%)	328 (45.4%)	8 (1.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.5%)	$9,774			$595			$9,179	40.2	36.3	1525	146
484665005304	1380	Yorktown J H	Public	6-8	418 W 4th	Yorktown	78164	DeWitt County	Yorktown Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 564-2252	120	7	18	57.5%	61 (50.8%)	4 (3.3%)	51 (42.5%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	$10,952			$523			$10,429	40.1	42.8	1293	87

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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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