Best Middle Schools in Texas

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the STAAR test scores by the Texas Education Agency. The most recent update was on Wednesday, September 11, 2024.

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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)
480783001143	1611	O'Donnell Middle	Public	7-8	14041 Alief Clodine	Houston	77082	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 495-6000	1,221	85	14.3	86.9%	54 (4.4%)	475 (38.9%)	543 (44.5%)	129 (10.6%)	16 (1.3%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	$10,093			$2,064			$8,028	33.8	36.9	1502	109
481674001453	1612	Strickland Middle	Public	6-8	3003 N Bell	Denton	76209	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 369-4200	962	70	13.8	68.7%	292 (30.4%)	118 (12.3%)	498 (51.8%)	15 (1.6%)	5 (0.5%)	4 (0.4%)	30 (3.1%)	$11,527			$861			$10,666	33.8	39.5	1407	205
480016313964	1613	Westchase Neighborhood School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	10570 Westpark Dr	Houston	77042	Harris County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 316-3663	458	26	17.3	90.8%	28 (6.1%)	126 (27.5%)	279 (60.9%)	11 (2.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	$11,265			$1,422			$9,843	33.8	38.2	1454	159
482310005488	1614	Diaz J H	Public	6-8	1312 E Pirate Dr	Hidalgo	78557	Hidalgo County	Hidalgo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 843-4351	579	50	11.6	90.3%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	579 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,070			$741			$10,329	33.8	32.6	1641	27
482442002730	1615	Lamar Middle	Public	6-8	219 Crandall Rd	Irving	75060	Dallas County	Irving Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 600-4400	655	50	13	84.9%	71 (10.8%)	36 (5.5%)	531 (81.1%)	4 (0.6%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	$10,705			$1,534			$9,170	33.7	24	1869	254
484443005074	1616	Waller J H	Public	6-8	2402 Waller St	Waller	77484	Harris County	Waller Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 931-1353	928	63	14.8	69.1%	192 (20.7%)	156 (16.8%)	544 (58.6%)	13 (1.4%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.0%)	$9,262			$880			$8,381	33.6	31.9	1666	50
484428005058	1617	Tennyson Middle	Public	6-8	6100 Tennyson Dr	Waco	76710	McLennan County	Waco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 772-1440	947	67	14.1	86.2%	102 (10.8%)	281 (29.7%)	536 (56.6%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.1%)	$10,657			$1,604			$9,053	33.6	29.7	1725	108
483432003842	1618	Queens Intermediate	Public	7-8	1452 Queens St	Pasadena	77017	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0470	570	36	15.8	83.7%	11 (1.9%)	14 (2.5%)	540 (94.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	$11,762			$1,483			$10,279	33.6	29.3	1737	119
483095003488	1619	Mineral Wells J H	Public	7-8	1301 S E 14th Ave	Mineral Wells	76067	Palo Pinto County	Mineral Wells Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 325-0711	463	34	13.7	78.8%	237 (51.2%)	16 (3.5%)	187 (40.4%)	4 (0.9%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	$11,095			$1,367			$9,728	33.5	35.5	1553	66
481168006369	1620	Perkins Middle	Public	6-8	4750 Austin Rd	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 831-8770	494	45	11	96.6%	9 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	484 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,967			$1,565			$9,403	33.5	35.1	1565	55

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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.