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)
484197004780	1451	Sweeny J H	Public	6-8	800 N Elm St	Sweeny	77480	Brazoria County	Sweeny Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 491-8200	445	33	13.5	56.6%	241 (54.2%)	51 (11.5%)	123 (27.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.1%)	$12,354			$1,330			$11,024	38.3	49.9	1064	387
480020912692	1452	Yes Prep - Northside	Public, Charter	6-12	5215 Jensen Dr	Houston	77026	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 924-0400	941	54	17.3	89.4%	18 (1.9%)	73 (7.8%)	845 (89.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	$10,233			$1,404			$8,828	38.3	31	1691	239
480021112495	1453	Idea College Prep Weslaco	Public, Charter	6-12	2931 E Sugar Cane Dr	Weslaco	78599	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 351-4100	762	45	17	86.7%	20 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	737 (96.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$10,278			$1,815			$8,463	38.3	41	1366	87
481770011344	1454	Prairie Vista	Public	6-8	8000 Comanche Springs Dr	Fort Worth	76131	Tarrant County	Eagle Mt-Saginaw Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 847-9210	923	55	16.8	51.7%	231 (25.0%)	229 (24.8%)	343 (37.2%)	73 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.5%)	42 (4.6%)	$9,571			$655			$8,916	38.3	39.8	1398	56
480016313497	1455	Ignite Community School - Fallbrook	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-10	12512 Walters Rd	Houston	77014	Harris County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 316-3663	287	21	13.3	73.5%	2 (0.7%)	228 (79.4%)	49 (17.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	$10,402			$957			$9,445	38.2	40.9	1369	86
482181006708	1456	Groesbeck Middle	Public	7-8	410 Elwood Enge Dr	Groesbeck	76642	Limestone County	Groesbeck Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 729-4102	277	22	12.6	69.7%	149 (53.8%)	36 (13.0%)	82 (29.6%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	$12,489			$1,732			$10,756	38.2	37.6	1476	20
483666004107	1457	Red Oak Middle	Public	6-8	152 Louise Ritter Blvd	Red Oak	75154	Ellis County	Red Oak Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 617-0066	1,546	88	17.4	63.2%	328 (21.2%)	528 (34.2%)	618 (40.0%)	15 (1.0%)	8 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (3.2%)	$8,140			$660			$7,481	38.2	31.6	1674	217
481485005856	1458	Leland E Edge Middle	Public	6-8	615 Fm 1138 N	Nevada	75173	Collin County	Community Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 843-6670	931	53	17.6	53.3%	369 (39.6%)	148 (15.9%)	366 (39.3%)	11 (1.2%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (3.5%)	$9,199			$723			$8,476	38.2	35.1	1567	109
482403005504	1459	Mance Park Middle	Public	7-8	828 9th St	Huntsville	77320	Walker County	Huntsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 435-6400	904	62	14.6	73.9%	293 (32.4%)	228 (25.2%)	355 (39.3%)	7 (0.8%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.8%)	$8,257			$1,716			$6,541	38.2	37.7	1471	12
482823003160	1460	Lorenzo Independent School District (Isd)	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1003 4th St	Lorenzo	79343	Crosby County	Lorenzo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 634-5591	239	26	9.2	79.9%	28 (11.7%)	17 (7.1%)	192 (80.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$19,759			$3,749			$16,010	38.2	20.4	1974	514

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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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