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)
483873004326	1621	Bonham Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	925 S St Marys St	San Antonio	78205	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 228-3300	645	43	14.9	64.7%	41 (6.4%)	8 (1.2%)	595 (92.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$10,249			$1,842			$8,407	33.4	32.5	1642	21
483723004189	1622	Rising Star High School	Public	6-12	905 N Main St	Rising Star	76471	Eastland County	Rising Star Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 643-3521	88	13	6.9	61.4%	70 (79.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,226			$225			$12,001	33.4	32.4	1647	25
482118002125	1623	Gordon School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	112 Rusk	Gordon	76453	Palo Pinto County	Gordon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 693-5342	233	22	10.7	51.9%	180 (77.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (19.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)	$11,577			$1,215			$10,362	33.3	50.9	1046	577
482382002635	1624	Huffman Middle	Public	6-8	3407 Huffman Eastgate Rd	Huffman	77336	Harris County	Huffman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 324-2598	895	54	16.4	50.5%	568 (63.5%)	46 (5.1%)	257 (28.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	20 (2.2%)	$9,321			$1,161			$8,160	33.3	34	1600	24
480026414123	1625	KIPP Paseo Preparatory School	Public, Charter	5-9	6800 Metropolis Dr	Austin	78744	Travis County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 921-5707	436	24	18.1	88.8%	19 (4.4%)	17 (3.9%)	395 (90.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$14,285			$442			$13,843	33.2	34.4	1586	39
480021114055	1626	Idea Converse College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-9	5160 Martinez	Converse	78109	Bexar County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 377-8000	386	23	16.8	68.9%	48 (12.4%)	86 (22.3%)	231 (59.8%)	7 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	8 (2.1%)	$16,883			$3,557			$13,327	33.2	61.2	765	861
483039011201	1627	Terry Middle	Public	6-8	2351 Edwards Church Rd	Mesquite	75181	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 882-5650	866	56	15.4	85.1%	50 (5.8%)	508 (58.7%)	271 (31.3%)	10 (1.2%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (2.7%)	$8,015			$758			$7,256	33.1	25.9	1816	189
481168000668	1628	Stell Middle	Public	6-8	1105 Los Ebanos Blvd	Brownsville	78520	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 548-8560	732	56	13.1	96.4%	9 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	722 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,035			$1,791			$9,244	33.1	30.6	1703	75
483822006471	1629	Ouida Baley Middle	Public	6-8	1310 E Hwy 66	Royse City	75189	Rockwall County	Royse City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 636-9544	1,035	65	16	46.7%	428 (41.4%)	152 (14.7%)	394 (38.1%)	10 (1.0%)	6 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	42 (4.1%)	$8,690			$583			$8,108	33.1	41.8	1329	300
481800001582	1630	Wilson & Young Medal Of Honor Middle	Public	6-8	601 E 38th St	Odessa	79762	Ector County	Ector County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 456-0459	1,193	70	17	75.1%	219 (18.4%)	54 (4.5%)	868 (72.8%)	11 (0.9%)	5 (0.4%)	10 (0.8%)	26 (2.2%)	$11,516			$1,573			$9,943	33.1	35.6	1548	82

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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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