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)
482373002626	1261	Hubbard High School	Public	6-12	1803 W Hwy 31	Hubbard	76648	Hill County	Hubbard Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 576-2549	208	24	8.6	55.3%	128 (61.5%)	22 (10.6%)	50 (24.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.4%)	$13,028			$1,025			$12,003	44.2	55.1	932	329
480141013818	1262	Bob Hope School Beaumont	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	7720 Park N Ave	Beaumont	77708	Jefferson County	Bob Hope School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 983-3244	602	31	19.7	87.4%	24 (4.0%)	299 (49.7%)	253 (42.0%)	6 (1.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.7%)	$8,706			$1,221			$7,485	44.2	36.6	1515	253
482064002076	1263	Giddings Middle	Public	6-8	2248 N Main	Giddings	78942	Lee County	Giddings Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 542-2057	406	32	12.6	57.6%	128 (31.5%)	30 (7.4%)	234 (57.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.7%)	$8,662			$917			$7,745	44.2	55.3	926	337
483927004475	1264	Santa Fe J H	Public	6-8	4132 Warpath Ave	Santa Fe	77510	Galveston County	Santa Fe Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 925-9304	1,012	65	15.5	50.4%	697 (68.9%)	18 (1.8%)	264 (26.1%)	6 (0.6%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	20 (2.0%)	$10,141			$1,097			$9,045	44.2	45.7	1191	73
481047007080	1265	Blooming Grove Jh	Public	6-8	604 Ramsey St	Blooming Grove	76626	Navarro County	Blooming Grove Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 695-4201	215	16	13.4	56.7%	131 (60.9%)	6 (2.8%)	68 (31.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (3.7%)	$10,426			$817			$9,610	44.2	29.3	1736	471
483432003836	1266	Miller Intermediate	Public	7-8	1002 Fairmont Pkwy	Pasadena	77504	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0450	816	61	13.3	86.9%	32 (3.9%)	39 (4.8%)	741 (90.8%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,240			$1,393			$8,846	44.2	47.9	1120	146
481956014075	1267	Jackson Middle	Public	7-8	651 Innovation Blvd	Forney	75126	Kaufman County	Forney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 762-4270	993	72	13.7	55.1%	173 (17.4%)	421 (42.4%)	339 (34.1%)	22 (2.2%)	3 (0.3%)	6 (0.6%)	29 (2.9%)								44.1	44.4	1238	29
483808006606	1268	Deerpark Middle	Public	6-8	8849 Anderson Mill Rd	Austin	78729	Williamson County	Round Rock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 464-6600	820	64	12.8	40.6%	263 (32.1%)	122 (14.9%)	327 (39.9%)	47 (5.7%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	57 (7.0%)	$9,181			$526			$8,655	44.1	49.8	1068	200
480029212606	1269	Harmony School Of Excellence - Dallas	Public, Charter	6-12	8120 W Camp Wisdom Rd	Dallas	75249	Dallas County	Harmony Public Schools - North Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 296-1000	606	40	15.2	69.6%	33 (5.4%)	128 (21.1%)	408 (67.3%)	20 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.6%)	$10,119			$893			$9,226	44	45.6	1196	73
480021112150	1270	Idea College Preparatory Mission	Public, Charter	6-12	1600 S Schuerbach Rd	Mission	78572	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 583-8315	772	49	15.8	89.9%	24 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	744 (96.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$11,635			$1,825			$9,809	44	47.7	1125	145

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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.