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)
481125006827	921	Bremond Middle	Public	6-8	601 W Collins St	Bremond	76629	Robertson County	Bremond Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 746-7145	118	8	14.4	56.8%	73 (61.9%)	19 (16.1%)	18 (15.3%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.1%)	$11,407			$650			$10,757	55.1	45.6	1194	273
480771014250	922	Impact Leadership Academy	Public	1-7	3131 Fallbrook	Houston	77038	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(281) 449-1011	221	18	12	88.2%	4 (1.8%)	98 (44.3%)	116 (52.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)								55			(n/a)
483301003668	923	Frank Stone Middle	Public	6-8	3201 Panther Dr Bldg 1	Paris	75460	Lamar County	North Lamar Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 737-2041	547	46	11.8	60.7%	385 (70.4%)	25 (4.6%)	73 (13.3%)	6 (1.1%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (9.0%)	$10,296			$1,045			$9,251	54.9	44.9	1231	308
482001001957	924	Staley Middle	Public	6-8	6927 Stadium Ln	Frisco	75034	Denton County	Frisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 633-4500	600	55	10.9	46.3%	205 (34.2%)	97 (16.2%)	224 (37.3%)	41 (6.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.2%)	$13,635			$665			$12,970	54.9	58.3	831	93
483456003885	925	Penelope School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	309 Ave D	Penelope	76676	Hill County	Penelope Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 533-2215	212	19	11.1	49.1%	134 (63.2%)	6 (2.8%)	66 (31.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	$12,667			$1,013			$11,654	54.8	69.4	541	384
482142010592	926	Ronald W Reagan Middle	Public	6-8	4616 E Bardin Rd	Grand Prairie	75052	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 522-7300	927	53	17.5	58.0%	98 (10.6%)	259 (27.9%)	464 (50.1%)	60 (6.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (4.7%)	$9,400			$1,064			$8,336	54.8	51.3	1034	108
484182004770	927	Sulphur Springs Middle	Public	6-8	835 Wildcat Way	Sulphur Springs	75482	Hopkins County	Sulphur Springs Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 885-7741	969	80	12.1	61.3%	533 (55.0%)	88 (9.1%)	291 (30.0%)	8 (0.8%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	42 (4.3%)	$9,136			$1,172			$7,964	54.8	65.3	639	288
483402003782	928	Palacios Junior Senior High School	Public	6-12	100 Shark Dr	Palacios	77465	Matagorda County	Palacios Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 972-2571	659	58	11.4	78.0%	132 (20.0%)	11 (1.7%)	469 (71.2%)	40 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	$14,591			$1,762			$12,829	54.8			(n/a)
482133002133	929	Graford School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	400 W Division	Graford	76449	Palo Pinto County	Graford Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 664-3101	330	38	8.7	49.4%	257 (77.9%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (17.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.2%)	$12,807			$1,051			$11,756	54.7	59.1	808	121
482829000428	930	Resaca Middle	Public	6-8	205 Rancho Alto	Brownsville	78526	Cameron County	Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 254-5159	879	50	17.6	75.8%	17 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	856 (97.4%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$9,826			$585			$9,241	54.7	57.1	870	60

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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.