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)
482517012519	21	Seven Lakes J H	Public	6-8	6026 Katy Gaston Rd	Katy	77494	Fort Bend County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 234-2100	1,630	91	17.8	20.0%	446 (27.4%)	125 (7.7%)	400 (24.5%)	596 (36.6%)	5 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (3.6%)	$8,240			$297			$7,944	98	97.8	25	4
482001009161	22	Pioneer Heritage Middle	Public	6-8	1649 High Shoals Dr	Frisco	75034	Denton County	Frisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 633-4700	1,076	68	15.8	6.8%	411 (38.2%)	75 (7.0%)	93 (8.6%)	466 (43.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (2.7%)	$8,508			$378			$8,130	98	97.2	39	17
482838010526	23	Willow Springs Middle	Public	7-8	1101 W Lucas Rd	Lucas	75002	Collin County	Lovejoy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 742-8500	738	46	15.9		533 (72.2%)	23 (3.1%)	49 (6.6%)	96 (13.0%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (4.3%)	$9,468			$578			$8,890	97.9	97.7	26	3
481623001341	24	Trinity Heights Gifted And Talented School	Public	1-8	1515 Lynn Haven Ave	Dallas	75216	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-7500	300	24	12.5	80.0%	18 (6.0%)	80 (26.7%)	193 (64.3%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$10,804			$1,764			$9,041	97.8	92.3	108	84
482001013314	25	Nelson Middle	Public	6-8	10100 Independence Pkwy	Frisco	75035	Collin County	Frisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 633-4100	1,130	66	17.1	4.2%	212 (18.8%)	55 (4.9%)	52 (4.6%)	770 (68.1%)	12 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (2.5%)	$8,162			$378			$7,784	97.8	98.6	17	8
483510008151	26	Rice Middle	Public	6-8	8500 Gifford Dr	Plano	75025	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 752-6000	944	51	18.4	9.3%	167 (17.7%)	51 (5.4%)	88 (9.3%)	611 (64.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.6%)	$7,793			$173			$7,620	97.7	97.5	32	6
484110004681	27	Memorial Middle	Public	6-8	12550 Vindon	Houston	77024	Harris County	Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 251-3900	1,281	71	17.9	12.0%	752 (58.7%)	25 (2.0%)	199 (15.5%)	249 (19.4%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (4.1%)	$8,971			$694			$8,277	97.7	97	42	15
482517010763	28	Beckendorff J H	Public	6-8	8200 Fry Rd	Katy	77494	Fort Bend County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 237-8800	1,731	99	17.4	24.1%	519 (30.0%)	118 (6.8%)	371 (21.4%)	638 (36.9%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	82 (4.7%)	$8,216			$281			$7,936	97.6	97.2	36	8
481302009393	29	George Dawson Middle	Public	7-8	400 S Kimball Ave	Southlake	76092	Tarrant County	Carroll Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 949-5500	609	40	15.3		392 (64.4%)	6 (1.0%)	58 (9.5%)	123 (20.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.9%)	$9,960			$377			$9,583	97.5	98.6	15	14
481521003702	30	Coppell Middle East	Public	6-8	400 Mockingbird	Coppell	75019	Dallas County	Coppell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(214) 496-6600	1,149	69	16.6		384 (33.4%)	55 (4.8%)	142 (12.4%)	509 (44.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (5.0%)	$8,051			$470			$7,581	97.5	97.1	40	10

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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:

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Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America