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)
482958006884	771	Maypearl Middle	Public	6-8	1025 W Fourth	Maypearl	76064	Ellis County	Maypearl Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 435-1015	270	20	13.2	38.5%	187 (69.3%)	2 (0.7%)	72 (26.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)	$8,645			$1,025			$7,620	60.1	55.4	924	153
481401000886	772	Christoval High School	Public	6-12	20454 Ranch Rd 2084	Christoval	76935	Tom Green County	Christoval Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 896-2355	360	31	11.7	22.5%	261 (72.5%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (23.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)	$11,640			$642			$10,998	60.1	69.3	549	223
483312003692	773	Stevenson Middle	Public	6-8	8403 Tezel Rd	San Antonio	78254	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-7300	884	59	15	46.9%	194 (21.9%)	35 (4.0%)	619 (70.0%)	11 (1.2%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	20 (2.3%)	$8,401			$610			$7,791	60.1	53.2	984	211
480909000378	774	Avinger School	Public, Alternative	K-12	245 Connor St	Avinger	75630	Cass County	Avinger Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 562-1355	117	17	6.7	76.1%	87 (74.4%)	15 (12.8%)	7 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.3%)	$12,410			$1,383			$11,027	60.1	63.7	687	87
484365013639	775	Raul Perales Middle	Public	6-8	410 Eg Ranch Rd	Laredo	78043	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-6800	642	40	16.1	81.8%	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	640 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,691			$2,250			$8,441	60	62.7	722	53
481248000751	776	Seadrift School	Public	PK, KG-8	1801 W Broadway	Seadrift	77983	Calhoun County	Calhoun County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 785-3511	214	25	8.5	71.0%	106 (49.5%)	2 (0.9%)	97 (45.3%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	$12,340			$1,205			$11,135	59.9	60	792	16
483018003382	777	Memphis Middle	Public	6-8	1110 N 16th St	Memphis	79245	Hall County	Memphis Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 259-5920	84	10	8.2	78.6%	28 (33.3%)	5 (6.0%)	50 (59.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	$13,551			$1,932			$11,619	59.9	69.4	540	237
484668005317	778	Eastwood Middle	Public	6-8	2612 Chaswood St	El Paso	79935	El Paso County	Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 434-4300	1,249	82	15.1	67.5%	35 (2.8%)	12 (1.0%)	1,193 (95.5%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.3%)	$10,646			$925			$9,721	59.9	61.2	766	12
484326006179	779	Raymond Mays Middle	Public	6-8	915 W Main	Troy	76579	Bell County	Troy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 938-2543	404	28	14.6	55.7%	240 (59.4%)	9 (2.2%)	134 (33.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.7%)	$9,094			$933			$8,161	59.9	74.4	430	349
482285002317	780	Hedley School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	301 Jones	Hedley	79237	Donley County	Hedley Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 856-5323	101	17	6	79.2%	64 (63.4%)	1 (1.0%)	30 (29.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.9%)	$16,908			$2,058			$14,850	59.8	54.3	949	169

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.