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)
481179011155	2111	Arthur L Davila Middle	Public	7-8	2751 N Earl Rudder Fwy	Bryan	77803	Brazos County	Bryan Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 209-7150	1,044	75	13.8	85.2%	145 (13.9%)	174 (16.7%)	699 (67.0%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (1.8%)	$10,853			$1,440			$9,414	16.3	19.3	2010	101
480870005846	2112	Workman J H	Public	7-8	701 E Arbrook Blvd	Arlington	76014	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-1200	1,360	84	16.1	89.8%	55 (4.0%)	346 (25.4%)	860 (63.2%)	75 (5.5%)	6 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (1.3%)	$8,823			$726			$8,096	16.3	21.5	1933	179
481965007282	2113	Christa McAuliffe Middle	Public	6-8	16650 S Post Oak	Houston	77053	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 634-3360	835	50	16.8	94.1%	8 (1.0%)	380 (45.5%)	423 (50.7%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (2.2%)	$11,984			$1,576			$10,408	16.2	11.6	2177	64
484110004697	2114	Spring Woods Middle	Public	6-8	9810 Neuens	Houston	77080	Harris County	Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 251-5000	814	57	14.1	92.1%	38 (4.7%)	82 (10.1%)	669 (82.2%)	6 (0.7%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.7%)	$11,757			$1,627			$10,130	16.2	14	2130	16
480017908438	2115	Jubilee San Antonio	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4427 Chandler Rd	San Antonio	78222	Bexar County	Jubilee Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 278-3880	1,010	55	18.3	88.2%	56 (5.5%)	75 (7.4%)	863 (85.4%)	9 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.7%)	$8,808			$2,201			$6,606	16.2	9.7	2222	107
481452000941	2116	Lincoln J H	Public	6-8	13605 State Hwy 156	Coldspring	77331	San Jacinto County	Coldspring-Oakhurst Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 653-1166	347	26	13.4	57.9%	226 (65.1%)	54 (15.6%)	45 (13.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.2%)	$10,558			$1,387			$9,171	16.1	15.1	2115	1
484538012610	2117	Wharton J H	Public	6-8	1120 N Rusk St	Wharton	77488	Wharton County	Wharton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 532-6840	369	35	10.5	76.7%	37 (10.0%)	94 (25.5%)	227 (61.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	$9,585			$1,464			$8,120	16.1	16.5	2077	40
484428009345	2118	Cesar Chavez Middle	Public	6-8	700 S 15th St	Waco	76706	McLennan County	Waco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 750-3736	840	63	13.2	93.6%	34 (4.0%)	198 (23.6%)	593 (70.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.7%)	$10,746			$1,703			$9,043	16.1	16.7	2070	48
483879021156	2119	Miller Jordan Middle	Public	6-8	700 N McCullough	San Benito	78586	Cameron County	San Benito Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 361-6650	640	50	12.8	90.8%	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	635 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$8,616			$1,980			$6,636	16.1	24.6	1850	269
482364005497	2120	Clifton Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	6001 Golden Forest Dr	Houston	77092	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 613-2516	509	34	14.9	98.4%	15 (2.9%)	66 (13.0%)	415 (81.5%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.6%)	$10,799			$1,164			$9,635	16.1	11.4	2179	59

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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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Educational resources:

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

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