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)
480145722783	1931	Compass Rose Harvest	Public, Charter	K-7	118 Stephen F Austin Blvd	Bastrop	78602	Bastrop County	Compass Rose Public Schools	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(210) 540-9265	234	13	18.3	37.2%	127 (54.3%)	13 (5.6%)	84 (35.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)								23.3			(n/a)
484122004712	1932	Edwin M Wells Middle	Public	6-8	4033 Gladeridge Dr	Houston	77068	Harris County	Spring Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 891-7750	907	64	14.2	89.2%	25 (2.8%)	410 (45.2%)	405 (44.7%)	27 (3.0%)	12 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.0%)	$10,069			$1,306			$8,763	23.2	20	1988	56
482142002153	1933	Andrew Jackson Middle	Public	6-8	3504 Corn Valley Rd	Grand Prairie	75052	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 264-2704	928	62	15	82.7%	55 (5.9%)	171 (18.4%)	659 (71.0%)	19 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	21 (2.3%)	$8,768			$1,145			$7,622	23.2	24.3	1861	72
482817003156	1934	Loraine School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	800 S Lightfoot	Loraine	79532	Mitchell County	Loraine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 737-2225	140	19	7.5	62.1%	41 (29.3%)	6 (4.3%)	89 (63.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.9%)	$16,353			$1,611			$14,742	23.2	18.9	2022	88
482793003132	1935	Lohn School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1112 Fm 504	Lohn	76852	McCulloch County	Lohn Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 344-5749	131	14	9.2	80.2%	77 (58.8%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (38.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.1%)	$18,481			$918			$17,563	23.2	15.4	2106	171
481158000631	1936	Falfurrias J H	Public	6-8	602 S Center St	Falfurrias	78355	Brooks County	Brooks County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 325-8000	274	22	12.6	86.9%	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	268 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,527			$5,104			$10,424	23.2	28.4	1762	174
481623001353	1937	Seagoville Middle	Public	6-8	950 Woody Rd	Dallas	75253	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 892-7100	1,419	93	15.2	87.7%	121 (8.5%)	271 (19.1%)	1,011 (71.2%)	2 (0.1%)	7 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.5%)	$10,556			$1,426			$9,130	23.2	20.2	1982	45
483057003440	1938	Goddard J H	Public, Charter	7-8	2500 Haynes Ave	Midland	79705	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 689-1300	1,024	67	15.2	57.9%	218 (21.3%)	62 (6.1%)	700 (68.4%)	15 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.5%)	22 (2.1%)	$9,772			$695			$9,077	23.2	26.5	1804	134
480771000084	1939	Shotwell Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	6515 Trl Vly Way	Houston	77086	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 878-0960	1,078	69	15.5	91.8%	15 (1.4%)	212 (19.7%)	808 (75.0%)	28 (2.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.2%)	$10,064			$2,419			$7,645	23.1	21.6	1932	7
480986012476	1940	South Belton Middle	Public	6-8	805 Sagebrush	Belton	76513	Bell County	Belton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 215-3000	677	53	12.7	65.3%	210 (31.0%)	60 (8.9%)	350 (51.7%)	11 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	42 (6.2%)	$11,919			$962			$10,958	23.1	19.9	1990	50

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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.
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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.