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)
482328002364	381	Hillsboro J H	Public	7-8	210 E Walnut St	Hillsboro	76645	Hill County	Hillsboro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 582-4120	272	24	11.5	72.1%	76 (27.9%)	27 (9.9%)	149 (54.8%)	4 (1.5%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.4%)	$9,768			$1,305			$8,463	77	68.6	565	184
483060013755	382	Earl & Marthalu Dieterich Middle	Public	6-8	2881 Ledgestone Ln	Midlothian	76065	Ellis County	Midlothian Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 856-5800	947	52	18.1	24.1%	556 (58.7%)	129 (13.6%)	204 (21.5%)	8 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (5.2%)	$8,810			$606			$8,204	76.9	75.4	414	32
482730008533	383	Stem Academy At Creek Valley Middle	Public	6-8	4109 Creek Valley Blvd	Carrollton	75010	Denton County	Lewisville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 713-5184	600	46	13	36.7%	114 (19.0%)	141 (23.5%)	91 (15.2%)	223 (37.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (5.0%)	$9,798			$1,507			$8,291	76.9	65.2	644	261
481473011948	384	Mt Valley Middle	Public	6-8	1165 Sattler Rd	Canyon Lake	78132	Comal County	Comal Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 885-1300	808	54	14.9	48.9%	506 (62.6%)	6 (0.7%)	268 (33.2%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	20 (2.5%)	$8,702			$663			$8,038	76.8	73.4	451	67
482085005478	385	Glen Rose Junior High School	Public	6-8	805 College St	Glen Rose	76043	Somervell County	Glen Rose Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 898-3700	463	33	14	41.3%	318 (68.7%)	2 (0.4%)	126 (27.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.0%)	$10,738			$845			$9,893	76.8	78.3	361	24
480001913071	386	Aristoi Classical Upper School	Public, Charter	5-12	5610 Morton Rd	Katy	77493	Harris County	Aristoi Classical Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 391-5003	594	43	13.9	25.1%	312 (52.5%)	41 (6.9%)	191 (32.2%)	27 (4.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.2%)	$8,158			$616			$7,543	76.8	81.3	311	75
481224000726	387	Burton High School	Public	7-12	917 N Main	Burton	77835	Washington County	Burton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 289-3830	219	24	9.1	36.5%	150 (68.5%)	26 (11.9%)	35 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.2%)	$16,688			$1,220			$15,467	76.7	74.6	428	41
480029213362	388	Harmony Science Academy - Carrollton	Public, Charter	6-12	1024 W Rosemeade Pkwy	Carrollton	75007	Denton County	Harmony Public Schools - North Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 394-9560	578	42	13.7	51.0%	74 (12.8%)	102 (17.6%)	246 (42.6%)	142 (24.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.4%)	$9,427			$830			$8,597	76.7	71.6	488	100
484110004692	389	Spring Branch Middle	Public	6-8	1000 Piney Point	Houston	77024	Harris County	Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 281-4400	1,074	67	16	39.0%	504 (46.9%)	47 (4.4%)	420 (39.1%)	59 (5.5%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (3.7%)	$9,682			$988			$8,694	76.7	76.5	392	3
482967011515	390	Michael E Fossum Middle	Public	6-8	7800 N Ware Rd	McAllen	78504	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 971-1105	780	54	14.4	59.1%	20 (2.6%)	5 (0.6%)	745 (95.5%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	$9,312			$702			$8,610	76.7	74.7	426	36

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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