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)
483318007872	91	Medlin Middle	Public	6-8	601 Parkview Dr	Trophy Club	76262	Denton County	Northwest Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 215-0500	1,078	64	16.7	12.1%	659 (61.1%)	57 (5.3%)	211 (19.6%)	116 (10.8%)	7 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	26 (2.4%)	$9,253			$458			$8,795	93.3	90.8	127	36
480006408059	92	Chaparral Star Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	14046 Summit Dr	Austin	78728	Travis County	Chaparral Star Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 989-2672	360	23	15.3		134 (37.2%)	26 (7.2%)	77 (21.4%)	92 (25.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.1%)	$6,959			$08			$6,952	93.2	96.1	51	41
480014108325	93	Rise Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	207 N Martin Luther King Blvd	Lubbock	79403	Lubbock County	Rise Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 744-0438	301	18	16.4		1 (0.3%)	220 (73.1%)	65 (21.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.0%)	$9,738			$1,375			$8,362	93.2	94.2	78	15
482415002691	94	Industrial J H	Public	6-8	3 Fifth St	Vanderbilt	77991	Jackson County	Industrial Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 284-3226	278	21	13	41.0%	183 (65.8%)	2 (0.7%)	91 (32.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$10,398			$507			$9,891	93	91.3	124	30
481500008880	95	McCullough J H	Public	7-8	3800 S Panther Creek Dr	The Woodlands	77381	Montgomery County	Conroe Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 592-5100	2,163	121	17.8	15.1%	1,112 (51.4%)	103 (4.8%)	588 (27.2%)	256 (11.8%)	7 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (4.5%)	$7,665			$506			$7,159	92.9	94.4	76	19
481521007862	96	Coppell Middle North	Public	6-8	120 Natches Trace	Coppell	75019	Dallas County	Coppell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 496-7100	988	66	14.9		270 (27.3%)	37 (3.7%)	237 (24.0%)	405 (41.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (3.7%)	$8,525			$484			$8,041	92.9	92.2	112	16
482364017019	97	Project Chrysalis Middle	Public	6-8	4528 Leeland	Houston	77023	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 924-1700	252	23	10.9	77.0%	3 (1.2%)	5 (2.0%)	240 (95.2%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,175			$852			$7,322	92.7	81	316	219
480894011059	98	Gorzycki Middle	Public	6-8	7412 Slaughter Ln	Austin	78749	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 841-8600	1,329	72	18.5	7.8%	816 (61.4%)	12 (0.9%)	304 (22.9%)	121 (9.1%)	7 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (5.2%)	$9,292			$326			$8,966	92.7	93.7	85	13
480011812310	99	Houston Gateway Academy - Coral Campus	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1020 Coral St	Houston	77012	Harris County	Houston Gateway Academy Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 923-5060	926	41	22.5	88.0%	8 (0.9%)	8 (0.9%)	907 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)								92.7	97.3	33	66
482517011937	100	Woodcreek J H	Public	6-8	1801 Wood Creek Bend Ln	Katy	77494	Fort Bend County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 234-0800	1,569	94	16.6	22.4%	722 (46.0%)	155 (9.9%)	395 (25.2%)	211 (13.4%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	81 (5.2%)	$8,777			$299			$8,479	92.7	93.3	89	11

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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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