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)
480021112969	741	Idea South Flores College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	6919 S Flores	San Antonio	78221	Bexar County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 239-4150	740	42	17.5	73.9%	38 (5.1%)	12 (1.6%)	684 (92.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	$11,839			$905			$10,934	61.6	61.9	746	5
489913022982	742	Tripoint Academy Sa	Public, Charter, Alternative	2-10	106 W School St	Benavides	78341	Duval County	Benavides Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(361) 256-3000	42			59.5%	10 (23.8%)	1 (2.4%)	24 (57.1%)	7 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								61.6			(n/a)
482418022904	743	Leon Taylor Middle	Public	6-8	2739 Mustang Dr	Ingleside	78362	San Patricio County	Ingleside Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(361) 776-2232	443	28	15.8	61.4%	201 (45.4%)	5 (1.1%)	230 (51.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)								61.5	63.3	701	42
480735000003	744	College Station Middle	Public	7-8	900 Rock Prairie Rd	College Station	77845	Brazos County	College Station Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 764-5545	630	46	13.6	48.3%	330 (52.4%)	96 (15.2%)	143 (22.7%)	37 (5.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.5%)	$10,156			$761			$9,395	61.5	58.8	820	76
482703011369	745	Knox Wiley Middle	Public	6-8	1526 Raider Way	Leander	78641	Williamson County	Leander Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 570-3600	789	58	13.4	18.9%	384 (48.7%)	32 (4.1%)	182 (23.1%)	131 (16.6%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (7.0%)	$9,853			$459			$9,394	61.5	55.6	916	171
483873004322	746	Agnes Cotton Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1616 Blanco Rd	San Antonio	78212	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 738-9780	515	31	16.7	90.3%	31 (6.0%)	4 (0.8%)	476 (92.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$12,164			$2,882			$9,283	61.4	65.6	638	108
484416005026	747	Vidor J H	Public	7-8	945 N Tram Rd	Vidor	77662	Orange County	Vidor Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 951-8970	617	42	14.7	61.3%	526 (85.3%)	1 (0.2%)	68 (11.0%)	6 (1.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.1%)	$10,376			$1,176			$9,200	61.3	52.9	991	244
483312011549	748	Jefferson Middle	Public	6-8	10900 Schaenfield Rd	San Antonio	78254	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-3700	1,061	65	16.2	41.1%	261 (24.6%)	48 (4.5%)	674 (63.5%)	34 (3.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (3.9%)	$7,820			$449			$7,371	61.3	54.3	951	203
481386000872	749	Childress J H	Public	6-8	700 Commerce St	Childress	79201	Childress County	Childress Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 937-3641	226	20	11.4	56.6%	113 (50.0%)	5 (2.2%)	97 (42.9%)	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	$10,427			$577			$9,850	61.3	59.7	798	49
481970009037	750	Daggett Montessori	Public	K-8	801 W Jessamine	Fort Worth	76110	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-6300	547	37	14.8	46.1%	179 (32.7%)	29 (5.3%)	314 (57.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.0%)	$11,636			$1,303			$10,333	61.3	65.9	629	121

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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.