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)
482493002782	871	R C Loflin Middle	Public	6-8	6801 Cr 1902	Joshua	76058	Johnson County	Joshua Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 202-2500	730	52	14.1	52.6%	371 (50.8%)	26 (3.6%)	314 (43.0%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	9 (1.2%)	$9,916			$982			$8,935	56.5	58.7	822	49
481611006235	872	Cook Middle	Public	6-8	9111 Wheatland Dr	Houston	77064	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 897-4400	1,378	88	15.7	68.0%	218 (15.8%)	176 (12.8%)	792 (57.5%)	141 (10.2%)	16 (1.2%)	2 (0.1%)	33 (2.4%)	$9,377			$1,401			$7,976	56.5	61.6	755	117
484480007708	873	Tison Middle	Public	6-8	102 Meadow View Rd	Weatherford	76087	Parker County	Weatherford Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 598-2960	901	61	14.7	47.4%	542 (60.2%)	23 (2.6%)	275 (30.5%)	4 (0.4%)	7 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (5.4%)	$9,725			$905			$8,820	56.5	58.3	836	37
481455000944	874	Coleman J H	Public	5-8	301 W 15th	Coleman	76834	Coleman County	Coleman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 625-3593	234	19	12.1	47.9%	142 (60.7%)	5 (2.1%)	70 (29.9%)	5 (2.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.7%)	$9,651			$1,215			$8,436	56.4	63.9	680	194
481152000625	875	Brookeland High School	Public	6-12	187 Wildcat Walk	Brookeland	75931	Jasper County	Brookeland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 698-2413	174	19	9	50.6%	159 (91.4%)	3 (1.7%)	5 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.0%)	$13,816			$1,262			$12,555	56.4	73	461	414
484480005101	876	Hall Middle	Public	6-8	823 S Bowie	Weatherford	76086	Parker County	Weatherford Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 598-2822	989	63	15.8	49.9%	622 (62.9%)	20 (2.0%)	305 (30.8%)	5 (0.5%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (3.2%)	$8,540			$713			$7,827	56.4	49	1089	213
484482005107	877	Weimar J H	Public	5-8	101 N W St	Weimar	78962	Colorado County	Weimar Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 725-9515	209	17	12.3	56.5%	83 (39.7%)	23 (11.0%)	99 (47.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$10,771			$1,237			$9,534	56.4	65.1	648	229
482892011818	878	Linda Jobe Middle	Public	7-8	2491 Gertie Barrett Rd	Mansfield	76063	Tarrant County	Mansfield Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(682) 314-4400	842	53	16	54.2%	333 (39.5%)	147 (17.5%)	295 (35.0%)	26 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (4.9%)	$8,374			$490			$7,884	56.3	67	603	275
482619002950	879	Lomax J H	Public	7-8	9801 N Ave L	La Porte	77571	Harris County	La Porte Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 604-6701	516	38	13.7	55.8%	172 (33.3%)	24 (4.7%)	297 (57.6%)	11 (2.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.7%)	$10,663			$843			$9,820	56.3	56.7	885	6
480888000285	880	Atlanta Middle	Public	6-8	600 High School Ln	Atlanta	75551	Cass County	Atlanta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 796-7928	412	32	12.7	60.4%	211 (51.2%)	122 (29.6%)	41 (10.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.3%)	$10,702			$1,896			$8,806	56.3	47.4	1138	258

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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