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)
481983001946	611	Frenship Middle	Public	6-8	500 Main St	Wolfforth	79382	Lubbock County	Frenship Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 866-4464	833	52	16.1	46.9%	385 (46.2%)	29 (3.5%)	379 (45.5%)	15 (1.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.8%)	$8,262			$365			$7,897	67	62.1	735	124
484335004924	612	Tuloso-Midway Middle	Public	6-8	9760 La Branch	Corpus Christi	78410	Nueces County	Tuloso-Midway Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 903-6600	801	66	12.1	64.3%	139 (17.4%)	11 (1.4%)	644 (80.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	$9,304			$533			$8,772	66.9	65	652	40
483318013574	613	Leo Adams Middle	Public	6-8	1069 Eagle Blvd	Haslet	76052	Tarrant County	Northwest Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 541-8000	1,383	82	16.8	22.3%	635 (45.9%)	242 (17.5%)	344 (24.9%)	98 (7.1%)	11 (0.8%)	6 (0.4%)	47 (3.4%)	$8,240			$509			$7,731	66.9	68.4	570	43
482703013816	614	Stacy Kaye Danielson Middle	Public	6-8	1061 Collaborative Way	Leander	78641	Williamson County	Leander Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 570-3900	1,357	91	14.8	31.4%	528 (38.9%)	100 (7.4%)	485 (35.7%)	129 (9.5%)	4 (0.3%)	5 (0.4%)	106 (7.8%)	$8,388			$158			$8,230	66.9	63.2	703	89
480027212534	615	Harmony Science Academy - Odessa	Public, Charter	K-8	2755 N Grandview Ave	Odessa	79762	Ector County	Harmony Public Schools - West Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 363-6000	516	37	13.9	69.6%	85 (16.5%)	36 (7.0%)	375 (72.7%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.1%)	$10,495			$1,307			$9,188	66.9	57	872	257
483372003764	616	Orange Grove J H	Public	6-8	600 Theil St	Orange Grove	78372	Jim Wells County	Orange Grove Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 384-2323	396	27	14.4	62.4%	161 (40.7%)	0 (0.0%)	231 (58.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$10,142			$1,791			$8,351	66.8	71.9	478	138
480021012561	617	Harmony School Of Fine Arts And Technology-Houston	Public, Charter	K-8	9115 Kirby Dr	Houston	77054	Harris County	Harmony Public Schools - Houston South	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 433-7001	691	52	13.4	83.2%	24 (3.5%)	289 (41.8%)	345 (49.9%)	18 (2.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.7%)	$9,600			$1,222			$8,378	66.8	58.3	834	217
481168010472	618	Stillman Middle	Public	6-8	2977 W Tandy Rd	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 698-1000	1,095	69	15.8	67.7%	14 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1,075 (98.2%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$9,510			$1,387			$8,123	66.8	62.7	720	102
482526011330	619	Trinity Springs Middle	Public	7-8	3550 Keller Hicks Rd	Keller	76244	Tarrant County	Keller Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 744-3500	915	69	13.1	32.1%	462 (50.5%)	95 (10.4%)	241 (26.3%)	51 (5.6%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	60 (6.6%)	$9,684			$890			$8,794	66.7	67	605	14
480027511245	620	Step Charter Elementary	Public, Charter	K-8	11250 S Wilcrest Dr	Houston	77099	Harris County	Step Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 988-7797	271	17	15.5	100.0%	9 (3.3%)	52 (19.2%)	161 (59.4%)	46 (17.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$14,521			$2,624			$11,897	66.7	71	503	117

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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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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