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)
482520002817	1091	Norman J H	Public	6-8	3701 S Houston St	Kaufman	75142	Kaufman County	Kaufman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 932-2410	951	60	15.8	71.0%	325 (34.2%)	54 (5.7%)	536 (56.4%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (2.9%)	$8,719			$1,048			$7,672	49.2	54.9	939	152
480021312565	1092	Panola Early College High School	Public, Charter	8-12	820 W Panola	Carthage	75633	Panola County	Panola Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 693-6355	47	2	23.5		43 (91.5%)	1 (2.1%)	3 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$6,686			$00			$6,686	49.2	98.9	11	1081
482967021347	1093	De Leon Middle	Public	6-8	4201 N 29th St	McAllen	78504	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 632-8800	721	60	11.9	85.7%	12 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	698 (96.8%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	$10,896			$827			$10,069	49.1	37.4	1481	388
482868003249	1094	Mabank J H	Public	7-8	822 W Mason	Mabank	75147	Kaufman County	Mabank Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 880-1670	636	40	15.8	63.2%	402 (63.2%)	17 (2.7%)	184 (28.9%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.2%)	$9,605			$1,016			$8,589	49	66.6	619	475
480809000133	1095	Alvin J H	Public	6-8	2300 W S St	Alvin	77511	Brazoria County	Alvin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 245-2680	748	49	15.3	69.1%	271 (36.2%)	20 (2.7%)	436 (58.3%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.0%)	$9,676			$1,233			$8,443	49	47.2	1150	55
481839007161	1096	Elkhart Middle	Public	6-8	301 E Parker St	Elkhart	75839	Anderson County	Elkhart Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 764-2459	289	20	14.3	57.8%	230 (79.6%)	15 (5.2%)	35 (12.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	$10,046			$1,192			$8,854	49	65.6	636	460
482115014104	1097	E F Green Junior School	Public	6-8	5737 E Wallisville Rd	Baytown	77521	Harris County	Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 420-4800	1,051	59	17.9	67.4%	134 (12.7%)	228 (21.7%)	593 (56.4%)	57 (5.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (3.5%)								49	57	871	226
482679005885	1098	Memorial Middle	Public	6-8	2002 Marcella Ave	Laredo	78040	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-6600	664	51	13	97.9%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	664 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,354			$1,679			$9,675	48.9	50.9	1045	53
484230004046	1099	Teague J H	Public	5-8	420 Loop 255	Teague	75860	Freestone County	Teague Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 739-1450	329	26	12.5	67.2%	163 (49.5%)	41 (12.5%)	108 (32.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.3%)	$11,244			$985			$10,259	48.9	47.2	1152	53
481569001134	1100	Ozona Middle	Public	6-8	506 Ave G	Ozona	76943	Crockett County	Crockett County Consolidated Central School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 392-5501	144	17	8.7	75.7%	31 (21.5%)	1 (0.7%)	111 (77.1%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,161			$1,679			$12,481	48.9	44.7	1233	133

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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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.