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)
483104003497	1231	Mission J H	Public	6-8	415 E 14th St	Mission	78572	Hidalgo County	Mission Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-3300	701	51	13.6	78.3%	10 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	689 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,993			$888			$10,105	45.2	47.4	1141	90
481626001391	1232	Damon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1211 Mulcahy St Cr 264	Damon	77430	Brazoria County	Damon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 742-3457	102	16	6.3	72.5%	26 (25.5%)	5 (4.9%)	64 (62.7%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.9%)	$15,082			$2,943			$12,138	45.2	41.2	1353	121
483873010427	1233	Mission Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	9210 S Presa St	San Antonio	78223	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 438-6880	481	38	12.8	80.0%	13 (2.7%)	23 (4.8%)	433 (90.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	$12,146			$2,060			$10,086	45.2	43.9	1256	23
481970012309	1234	Benbrook Middle/High School	Public	6-12	201 Overcrest	Fort Worth	76126	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 871-2000	1,490	93	16	46.0%	761 (51.1%)	107 (7.2%)	535 (35.9%)	22 (1.5%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	60 (4.0%)	$9,776			$1,759			$8,017	45.1	48.6	1099	135
484293006622	1235	Tom Bean Middle	Public	6-8	289 Franklin Rd	Tom Bean	75090	Grayson County	Tom Bean Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 546-6161	149	15	10.2	48.3%	121 (81.2%)	2 (1.3%)	21 (14.1%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	$12,147			$592			$11,555	45.1	48	1115	120
482613011374	1236	Juan De Dios Salinas Middle	Public	6-8	6101 N Bentsen Palm Dr	Mission	78574	Hidalgo County	La Joya Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-2850	665	47	14.1	99.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	665 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,487			$1,657			$10,830	45	43.5	1270	34
484035004572	1237	E Merle Smith Middle	Public	6-8	1000 S San Patricio Ave	Sinton	78387	San Patricio County	Sinton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 364-6840	384	40	9.5	68.8%	61 (15.9%)	4 (1.0%)	315 (82.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$10,902			$1,686			$9,216	45	42.2	1313	76
484473005093	1238	Finley J H	Public	6-8	2401 E Brown St	Waxahachie	75165	Ellis County	Waxahachie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 923-4680	838	56	14.8	51.0%	345 (41.2%)	146 (17.4%)	307 (36.6%)	8 (1.0%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	26 (3.1%)	$9,485			$430			$9,055	45	55	937	301
483774011381	1239	Ramiro Barrera Middle	Public	6-8	258 N Fm 649	Rio Grande City	78582	Starr County	Roma Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 486-2670	534	52	10.2	89.9%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	534 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,759			$1,980			$10,779	45	45.2	1213	26
482232002240	1240	Hamshire-Fannett Middle	Public	6-8	11375 Dugat Rd	Beaumont	77705	Jefferson County	Hamshire-Fannett Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 794-2361	502	27	18.5	45.2%	315 (62.7%)	63 (12.5%)	105 (20.9%)	8 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.6%)	$11,940			$614			$11,326	45	51.5	1030	210

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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

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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