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)
484578013133	1551	Barwise Middle	Public	6-8	3807 Kemp	Wichita Falls	76308	Wichita County	Wichita Falls Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 235-1108	1,017	63	16.1	73.3%	349 (34.3%)	84 (8.3%)	508 (50.0%)	11 (1.1%)	10 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (5.3%)	$8,999			$1,191			$7,809	35.5	37	1498	53
484496008852	1552	Mary Hoge Middle	Public	6-8	2302 N International Blvd	Weslaco	78596	Hidalgo County	Weslaco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 969-6730	938	56	16.6	93.1%	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	932 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,960			$1,396			$9,564	35.5	28.9	1751	199
480002507411	1553	Dr M L Garza-Gonzalez Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	4129 Greenwood Dr	Corpus Christi	78416	Nueces County	Dr M L Garza-Gonzalez Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 881-9988	180	13	14.1	95.6%	7 (3.9%)	11 (6.1%)	160 (88.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$12,009			$2,385			$9,625	35.5	37.1	1492	61
481080000547	1554	Rather L H	Public	7-8	1201 N Main	Bonham	75418	Fannin County	Bonham Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 583-7474	283	19	14.6	70.0%	159 (56.2%)	18 (6.4%)	86 (30.4%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (5.7%)	$12,293			$2,078			$10,216	35.5	32.1	1660	106
480010512070	1555	Faith Family Master Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	701 Ovilla Rd	Waxahachie	75167	Ellis County	Faith Family Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 224-4110	295	18	16.7	74.6%	70 (23.7%)	79 (26.8%)	128 (43.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.8%)	$12,950			$2,565			$10,386	35.4	29.7	1724	169
482238002246	1556	Hardin J H	Public	6-8	395 Fm 834 E	Hardin	77561	Liberty County	Hardin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 298-2054	316	20	15.6	59.5%	245 (77.5%)	7 (2.2%)	50 (15.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.5%)	$10,544			$705			$9,839	35.4	35.1	1564	8
480145313369	1557	A+ Unlimited Potential - University	Public, Charter	6-8	2410 Hamilton	Houston	77004	Harris County	A+ Unlimited Potential	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 204-3837	156	11	14.1	75.0%	6 (3.8%)	85 (54.5%)	64 (41.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$12,513			$1,291			$11,221	35.4	39.6	1406	151
482115002107	1558	Baytown J H	Public	6-8	7707 Bayway Dr	Baytown	77520	Harris County	Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 420-4560	743	58	12.7	83.4%	73 (9.8%)	111 (14.9%)	536 (72.1%)	4 (0.5%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.9%)	$10,618			$2,221			$8,397	35.4	29	1747	189
480887000278	1559	Athens Middle	Public	6-8	6800 State Hwy 19 S	Athens	75751	Henderson County	Athens Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 677-3030	682	40	16.9	80.4%	207 (30.4%)	101 (14.8%)	330 (48.4%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.7%)	$9,135			$1,120			$8,016	35.3	46	1183	376
481611006843	1560	Truitt Middle	Public	6-8	6600 Addicks Satsuma Rd	Houston	77084	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 856-1100	1,419	98	14.4	76.3%	115 (8.1%)	237 (16.7%)	924 (65.1%)	98 (6.9%)	20 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (1.7%)	$10,011			$1,571			$8,440	35.3	39.2	1417	143

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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.