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)
481998001954	1561	Friona J H	Public	6-8	1001 Euclid	Friona	79035	Parmer County	Friona Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 250-2788	226	23	9.6	63.7%	21 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	204 (90.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,612			$952			$10,659	35.3	37.3	1484	77
481023000492	1562	North Oaks Middle	Public	6-8	4800 Jordan Park Dr	Haltom City	76117	Tarrant County	Birdville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 547-4600	507	40	12.8	73.8%	118 (23.3%)	114 (22.5%)	215 (42.4%)	44 (8.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	13 (2.6%)	$10,358			$1,067			$9,291	35.3	30.3	1711	149
483366003759	1563	Olton J H	Public	6-8	700 Ave G	Olton	79064	Lamb County	Olton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 285-2681	140	12	11.4	73.6%	34 (24.3%)	1 (0.7%)	105 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,144			$1,687			$9,456	35.2	30.5	1707	144
482613010826	1564	Dr Javier Saenz Middle	Public	6-8	39200 Mile 7 Rd	Penitas	78576	Hidalgo County	La Joya Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-2830	655	53	12.3	99.1%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	655 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,075			$1,735			$10,340	35.2	23.1	1884	320
482526013312	1565	Vista Ridge Middle	Public	6-8	3201 Thompson Rd	Fort Worth	76137	Tarrant County	Keller Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 743-8400	822	66	12.5	51.2%	217 (26.4%)	189 (23.0%)	254 (30.9%)	111 (13.5%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.6%)	43 (5.2%)	$11,009			$1,195			$9,814	35.1	36.1	1529	36
483576004050	1566	Premont Collegiate High School	Public	6-12	400 S Elaine St	Premont	78375	Jim Wells County	Premont Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 348-3915	361	31	11.8	88.1%	16 (4.4%)	1 (0.3%)	343 (95.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,784			$6,662			$11,123	35.1	32.4	1645	79
482403012952	1567	Texas Online Preparatory Middle	Public, Virtual	6-8	441 Fm 2821 E	Huntsville	77320	Walker County	Huntsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	Yes	No	(936) 435-6300	1,941			57.9%	529 (27.3%)	373 (19.2%)	847 (43.6%)	104 (5.4%)	14 (0.7%)	7 (0.4%)	67 (3.5%)								35	46.6	1167	400
483702004132	1568	Forest Meadow J H	Public	7-8	9373 Whitehurst Dr	Dallas	75243	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 593-1500	750	67	11.1	72.0%	153 (20.4%)	268 (35.7%)	264 (35.2%)	45 (6.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (2.3%)	$10,599			$942			$9,657	35	41.1	1354	214
481818012228	1569	Betty Harwell Middle	Public	6-8	9207 N Avila Rd	Edinburg	78542	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2440	1,453	97	15	96.4%	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1,449 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,319			$1,083			$10,236	34.9	32.1	1657	88
481470000964	1570	Columbus J H	Public	6-8	702 N Rampart St	Columbus	78934	Colorado County	Columbus Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 732-2891	333	27	12.3	62.5%	144 (43.2%)	29 (8.7%)	155 (46.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	$10,380			$1,243			$9,137	34.8	41.6	1336	234

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About our rankings:

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:

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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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