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)
481965008564	61	Sartartia Middle	Public	6-8	8125 Homeward Way	Sugar Land	77479	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-6310	1,451	74	19.5	23.5%	269 (18.5%)	102 (7.0%)	168 (11.6%)	820 (56.5%)	8 (0.6%)	7 (0.5%)	77 (5.3%)	$8,792			$673			$8,119	95.8	95.7	58	3
480007008503	62	Universal Academy - Coppell	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1001 E Sandy Lake Rd	Coppell	75019	Dallas County	Universal Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 393-5834	1,349	81	16.6		22 (1.6%)	144 (10.7%)	51 (3.8%)	1,114 (82.6%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.1%)	$5,929			$436			$5,492	95.7	95.4	62
481902001774	63	Falls City High School	Public	7-12	700 N Nelson St	Falls City	78113	Karnes County	Falls City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 254-3551	187	19	9.7	14.4%	146 (78.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (19.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	$13,933			$1,247			$12,686	95.5	86.6	207	144
484441006924	64	Wall Middle	Public	5-8	8065 Loop 570	Wall	76957	Tom Green County	Wall Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 651-7648	450	37	12.2	18.0%	353 (78.4%)	2 (0.4%)	85 (18.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	$12,167			$1,104			$11,063	95.4	89	157	93
482193002211	65	Gruver J H	Public	5-8	405 Garrett Ave	Gruver	79040	Hansford County	Gruver Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 733-2081	124	12	10.1	48.4%	67 (54.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (45.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,126			$781			$10,344	95.3	95.4	64	1
482647013703	66	Bee Cave Middle	Public	6-8	5400 Vail Divide	Austin	78738	Travis County	Lake Travis Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(737) 931-2400	862	53	16.2		573 (66.5%)	20 (2.3%)	124 (14.4%)	112 (13.0%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.5%)	$8,933			$647			$8,287	95.3	95.8	55	11
483808005611	67	Cedar Valley Middle	Public	6-8	8139 Racine Trl	Austin	78717	Williamson County	Round Rock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 428-2300	1,337	87	15.3	11.9%	453 (33.9%)	40 (3.0%)	240 (18.0%)	537 (40.2%)	8 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (4.4%)	$7,966			$338			$7,628	95.3	95.7	56	11
483510005573	68	Schimelpfenig Middle	Public	6-8	2400 Maumelle Dr	Plano	75023	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 752-6400	819	48	17.1	18.4%	360 (44.0%)	57 (7.0%)	113 (13.8%)	252 (30.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.3%)	$8,312			$237			$8,074	95.2	93.9	82	14
483808011100	69	James Garland Walsh Middle	Public	6-8	3850 Walsh Ranch Blvd	Round Rock	78681	Williamson County	Round Rock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 704-0800	1,178	79	14.8	12.5%	490 (41.6%)	38 (3.2%)	247 (21.0%)	350 (29.7%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (4.1%)	$8,053			$414			$7,639	95.1	94.6	73	4
482850011896	70	Talkington School For Young Women Leaders	Public, Magnet	6-12	415 N Ivory Ave	Lubbock	79403	Lubbock County	Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 219-2200	456	33	14	46.1%	158 (34.6%)	50 (11.0%)	212 (46.5%)	17 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.9%)	$9,590			$1,108			$8,482	95	98	23	47

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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.