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)
482034022815	2021	Coyle Middle Technology Center For Math And Scienc	Public	6-7	4500 Skyline Dr	Rowlett	75088	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(972) 475-3711	613	39	15.5	67.0%	109 (17.8%)	170 (27.7%)	274 (44.7%)	31 (5.1%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	24 (3.9%)								20.2			(n/a)
481764001530	2022	William H Byrd Middle	Public	7-8	1040 W Wheatland Rd	Duncanville	75137	Dallas County	Duncanville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 708-3400	524	38	13.8	79.2%	18 (3.4%)	205 (39.1%)	288 (55.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	$10,664			$1,340			$9,324	20.1	25.9	1817	205
480006313468	2023	Seguin Campus	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2400 E Walnut St	Seguin	78155	Guadalupe County	Southwest Preparatory School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 549-5930	273	20	13.9	60.4%	119 (43.6%)	11 (4.0%)	133 (48.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)	$14,294			$4,175			$10,119	20.1	24.5	1852	171
482364002522	2024	Long Academy	Public, Magnet	6-12	6501 Bellaire Blvd	Houston	77074	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 778-3380	715	55	12.9	98.0%	32 (4.5%)	78 (10.9%)	493 (69.0%)	103 (14.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.1%)	$9,910			$1,088			$8,822	20.1	10.7	2199	175
483648008537	2025	Ranger Middle	Public	6-8	1842 Loop 254 E	Ranger	76470	Eastland County	Ranger Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 647-3216	78	7	10.4	83.3%	58 (74.4%)	1 (1.3%)	18 (23.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,446			$1,167			$9,278	20.1	21.3	1941	84
482514002804	2026	Karnes City J H	Public	6-8	410 E Hwy 123	Karnes City	78118	Karnes County	Karnes City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 780-6400	230	21	10.7	59.6%	45 (19.6%)	8 (3.5%)	174 (75.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$13,314			$1,578			$11,736	20	24.4	1857	169
480005507849	2027	Life School Oak Cliff	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4400 S R L Thornton Frwy	Dallas	75216	Dallas County	Life School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 376-8200	1,478	85	17.3	83.4%	15 (1.0%)	795 (53.8%)	647 (43.8%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (1.2%)	$11,220			$1,032			$10,188	20	15.4	2108	81
480771005942	2028	Grantham Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	13300 Chrisman Rd	Houston	77039	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 985-6590	1,096	72	15.2	90.8%	18 (1.6%)	62 (5.7%)	1,001 (91.3%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.0%)	$9,590			$2,162			$7,428	20	18.3	2037	9
483213003566	2029	Natalia J H	Public	6-8	401 8th St	Natalia	78059	Medina County	Natalia Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 663-4027	260	22	11.8	71.2%	31 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	227 (87.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$12,811			$1,338			$11,473	20	20.8	1963	66
482388002641	2030	Hull-Daisetta J H	Public	7-8	117 N Main Hwy 770	Daisetta	77533	Liberty County	Hull-Daisetta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 536-6321	60	5	12.3	61.7%	41 (68.3%)	11 (18.3%)	6 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.3%)	$13,803			$1,234			$12,569	19.9	24.1	1868	162

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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.