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)
481611001180	1311	Bleyl Middle	Public	6-8	10800 Mills Rd	Houston	77070	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 897-4340	1,365	90	15.2	75.1%	164 (12.0%)	456 (33.4%)	589 (43.2%)	100 (7.3%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	49 (3.6%)	$9,176			$1,390			$7,787	42.8	45.4	1206	105
480003711452	1312	Davinci School For Science And The Arts	Public, Charter	6-12	785 Southwestern Dr	El Paso	79912	El Paso County	Burnham Wood Charter School District	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 584-4024	965	49	19.8	81.1%	36 (3.7%)	8 (0.8%)	914 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.7%)	$11,072			$1,340			$9,732	42.7	47.9	1119	193
483261003608	1313	New Summerfield School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	13307 Hwy 110 S	New Summerfield	75780	Cherokee County	New Summerfield Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 726-3306	511	46	11	84.5%	62 (12.1%)	9 (1.8%)	435 (85.1%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$12,260			$695			$11,565	42.7	29.4	1734	421
483312003726	1314	Hobby Middle	Public	6-8	11843 Vance Jackson Rd	San Antonio	78230	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 397-6300	916	66	13.9	70.1%	160 (17.5%)	96 (10.5%)	553 (60.4%)	63 (6.9%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (4.5%)	$9,906			$990			$8,916	42.7	40.3	1387	73
482364008610	1315	Energized For Excellence Academy Inc Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	6107 Bissonnet	Houston	77081	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 773-3600	549	19	29.2	97.6%	3 (0.5%)	26 (4.7%)	513 (93.4%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$8,028			$790			$7,238	42.5	34.5	1579	264
483738004196	1316	Robert Lee School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1323 Hamilton	Robert Lee	76945	Coke County	Robert Lee Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 453-4555	256	25	10.1	54.7%	137 (53.5%)	1 (0.4%)	113 (44.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	$14,339			$899			$13,439	42.5	53.1	985	331
481818012118	1317	Elias Longoria Senior Middle	Public	6-8	411 N 8th St	Edinburg	78541	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2486	778	65	12	85.6%	9 (1.2%)	5 (0.6%)	756 (97.2%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	$13,009			$1,306			$11,703	42.5	39.3	1414	97
480013208279	1318	Katherine Anne Porter School	Public, Charter	7-12	515 Fm 2325	Wimberley	78676	Hays County	Katherine Anne Porter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 648-3180	123	11	11.5	34.1%	94 (76.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (22.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	$11,676			$1,285			$10,391	42.4	43.4	1272	46
480768000054	1319	Albany Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	501 E S First St	Albany	76430	Shackelford County	Albany Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 762-3974	236	23	10.3	34.7%	193 (81.8%)	3 (1.3%)	31 (13.1%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	$12,972			$697			$12,275	42.4	29.2	1742	423
480783005840	1320	Albright Middle	Public	7-8	6315 Winkleman	Houston	77083	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 983-8411	999	68	14.6	84.7%	43 (4.3%)	348 (34.8%)	452 (45.2%)	143 (14.3%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.5%)	$10,068			$2,081			$7,988	42.4	49.2	1082	238

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.