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)
480142712768	351	Ut Tyler University Academy At Tyler	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3900 University Blvd	Tyler	75799	Smith County	Ut Tyler University Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 730-3988	392	29	13.4		227 (57.9%)	30 (7.7%)	91 (23.2%)	14 (3.6%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (6.4%)	$9,651			$471			$9,180	78.5	85.2	242	109
482703012381	352	Four Points Middle	Public	6-8	9700 McNeil Dr	Austin	78750	Travis County	Leander Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 570-3700	593	48	12.4	30.7%	265 (44.7%)	53 (8.9%)	155 (26.1%)	59 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	59 (9.9%)	$9,508			$170			$9,338	78.3	81.7	301	51
484340004926	353	Valley School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	11826 Hwy 86	Turkey	79261	Hall County	Turkey-Quitaque Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 455-1411	191	25	7.5	46.6%	130 (68.1%)	3 (1.6%)	56 (29.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$12,808			$1,522			$11,286	78.2	73.3	452	99
480001204908	354	Chisum Middle	Public	6-8	3250 S Church St	Paris	75460	Lamar County	Chisum Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 737-2806	279	25	11	47.3%	236 (84.6%)	10 (3.6%)	20 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.6%)	$10,700			$1,465			$9,235	78.2	63.7	689	335
480140022936	355	Sst Sugar Land College Prep High School	Public, Charter, Alternative	8-9	10007 Clodine Rd	Richmond	77407	Fort Bend County	School Of Science And Technology Discovery	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(281) 277-7923	98	12	8.2	83.7%	10 (10.2%)	51 (52.0%)	17 (17.3%)	17 (17.3%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)								78.2			(n/a)
483978009109	356	Seymour Middle	Public	5-8	409 W Idaho St	Seymour	76380	Baylor County	Seymour Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 889-4548	196	16	12	62.8%	129 (65.8%)	3 (1.5%)	51 (26.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.6%)	$9,441			$491			$8,951	78.2	75.8	407	51
481938001799	357	Flour Bluff J H	Public	7-8	207 Hustlin Hornet	Corpus Christi	78418	Nueces County	Flour Bluff Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 694-9300	898	59	15.1	47.9%	350 (39.0%)	25 (2.8%)	461 (51.3%)	25 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	34 (3.8%)	$8,473			$655			$7,819	78.1	78	366	9
483060010630	358	Walnut Grove Middle	Public	6-8	990 N Walnut Grove Rd	Midlothian	76065	Ellis County	Midlothian Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 856-5700	988	58	16.9	21.8%	610 (61.7%)	95 (9.6%)	222 (22.5%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (5.5%)	$8,079			$691			$7,388	78.1	76.7	384	26
482658013153	359	Dean Leaman Jh	Public	6-8	9320 Charger Way	Fulshear	77441	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 223-5200	2,419	107	22.5	31.1%	743 (30.7%)	546 (22.6%)	753 (31.1%)	246 (10.2%)	11 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	118 (4.9%)	$8,907			$774			$8,133	78.1	79.3	344	15
482850010898	360	Hutchinson Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	3102 Canton	Lubbock	79410	Lubbock County	Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 219-3800	813	60	13.4	50.1%	269 (33.1%)	47 (5.8%)	414 (50.9%)	44 (5.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.4%)	$9,179			$1,547			$7,632	78.1	73.2	455	95

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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

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.