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)
481965006105	211	First Colony Middle	Public	6-8	3225 Austin Pkwy	Sugar Land	77479	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-3240	1,285	74	17.3	29.3%	222 (17.3%)	205 (16.0%)	195 (15.2%)	569 (44.3%)	7 (0.5%)	5 (0.4%)	82 (6.4%)	$8,666			$704			$7,962	86.9	87.7	186	25
481473011943	212	Pieper Ranch Middle	Public	6-8	1106 Kinder Pkwy	San Antonio	78260	Bexar County	Comal Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 221-2000	1,630	88	18.5	17.7%	740 (45.4%)	71 (4.4%)	692 (42.5%)	36 (2.2%)	5 (0.3%)	4 (0.2%)	82 (5.0%)	$7,427			$554			$6,873	86.9	85.7	230	18
482001012481	213	Cobb Middle	Public	6-8	9400 Teel Pkwy	Frisco	75034	Denton County	Frisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 633-4300	853	63	13.4	14.7%	345 (40.4%)	82 (9.6%)	117 (13.7%)	259 (30.4%)	7 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (4.9%)	$9,699			$378			$9,321	86.9	85.3	241	28
482526009047	214	Indian Springs Middle	Public	5-8	305 Bursey Rd	Keller	76248	Tarrant County	Keller Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 744-3200	910	64	14.3	13.3%	617 (67.8%)	31 (3.4%)	146 (16.0%)	76 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.4%)	$10,375			$934			$9,442	86.9	89.2	152	62
483808009101	215	Ridgeview Middle	Public	6-8	2000 Via Sonoma Trl	Round Rock	78665	Williamson County	Round Rock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 424-8400	1,194	81	14.8	18.3%	521 (43.6%)	120 (10.1%)	353 (29.6%)	123 (10.3%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	72 (6.0%)	$8,140			$398			$7,742	86.8	88.5	171	44
483126013389	216	Oak Hills J H	Public	6-8	19190 Keenan Cut Off	Montgomery	77316	Montgomery County	Montgomery Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 276-4300	1,244	68	18.1	23.2%	908 (73.0%)	26 (2.1%)	248 (19.9%)	9 (0.7%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (3.7%)	$8,387			$553			$7,833	86.7	85.5	232	16
481323013150	217	Cedar Hill Collegiate Academy	Public	6-8	1515 W Beltline Rd	Cedar Hill	75104	Dallas County	Cedar Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 272-2021	295	18	16.4	45.1%	8 (2.7%)	191 (64.7%)	79 (26.8%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.1%)	$8,508			$1,164			$7,345	86.7	86.1	216	1
482001012255	218	Stafford Middle	Public	6-8	2288 Little River Dr	Frisco	75033	Denton County	Frisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 633-5100	938	68	13.7	17.1%	292 (31.1%)	162 (17.3%)	120 (12.8%)	291 (31.0%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (7.2%)	$9,064			$378			$8,686	86.5	83.7	266	48
481425000900	219	Claude Schools	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	500 W 5 St	Claude	79019	Armstrong County	Claude Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 226-2191	319	28	11.4	26.0%	262 (82.1%)	9 (2.8%)	38 (11.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	$11,136			$858			$10,278	86.3	72.8	466	247
482426002704	220	W F George Middle	Public	6-8	412 E Cash St	Iowa Park	76367	Wichita County	Iowa Park Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 592-2196	443	31	14.1	40.9%	372 (84.0%)	2 (0.5%)	55 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	$8,861			$690			$8,171	86.2	81.6	302	82

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About our rankings:

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.