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)
481928001789	231	Flatonia Secondary	Public	6-12	400 4th St	Flatonia	78941	Fayette County	Flatonia Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 865-2941	340	33	10.2	50.6%	141 (41.5%)	14 (4.1%)	182 (53.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$12,463			$947			$11,516	85.5	87.9	183	48
482892009384	232	Brooks Wester Middle	Public	6-8	1520 N Walnut Creek Dr	Mansfield	76063	Tarrant County	Mansfield Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(682) 314-1800	923	61	15.2	36.8%	347 (37.6%)	236 (25.6%)	211 (22.9%)	77 (8.3%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	45 (4.9%)	$7,555			$418			$7,137	85.4	81.3	310	78
481611008603	233	Goodson Middle	Public	6-8	17333 Huffmeister	Cypress	77429	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 373-2350	1,423	87	16.4	44.0%	505 (35.5%)	231 (16.2%)	423 (29.7%)	198 (13.9%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	61 (4.3%)	$8,950			$1,177			$7,774	85.3	85.7	227	6
483318012301	234	John M Tidwell Middle	Public	6-8	3937 Haslet Roanoke Rd	Roanoke	76262	Denton County	Northwest Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 698-5900	1,051	65	16	21.2%	603 (57.4%)	126 (12.0%)	226 (21.5%)	71 (6.8%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	21 (2.0%)	$8,788			$486			$8,302	85.3	82.1	296	62
481368007452	235	Chapel Hill J H	Public	6-8	1069 Cr 4660	Mount Pleasant	75455	Titus County	Chapel Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 572-1086	206	19	10.7	50.0%	110 (53.4%)	10 (4.9%)	79 (38.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	$10,773			$1,318			$9,455	85.2	86.5	209	26
482250002275	236	Harleton J H	Public	6-8	17240 State Hwy 154	Harleton	75651	Harrison County	Harleton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 777-3010	160	14	11.3	50.6%	132 (82.5%)	3 (1.9%)	19 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.8%)	$12,654			$765			$11,889	85.1	85.5	237	1
480028411566	237	Ambassadors Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	5001 Ave U	Galveston	77551	Galveston County	Ambassadors Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 762-1115	162	18	9.1	87.7%	10 (6.2%)	96 (59.3%)	46 (28.4%)	3 (1.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.7%)	$14,059			$2,542			$11,517	85	76.6	388	151
481623014139	238	Dallas Hybrid Preparatory At Stephen J Hay	Public, Virtual	3-8	3801 Herschel Ave	Dallas	75219	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	Yes	Yes	(972) 925-3700	148	18	8.2	66.2%	18 (12.2%)	43 (29.1%)	86 (58.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)								85	64.4	670	432
482217002229	239	Hallsville J H	Public	7-8	1 Bobcat Ln	Hallsville	75650	Harrison County	Hallsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 668-5990	738	60	12.2	42.5%	516 (69.9%)	52 (7.0%)	130 (17.6%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.7%)	$7,197			$505			$6,692	84.9	84.1	257	18
481644021193	240	Perkins Middle	Public	6-8	600 Johnson St	De Leon	76444	Comanche County	De Leon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 893-8230	128	14	9	57.8%	72 (56.3%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (41.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	$10,259			$1,920			$8,339	84.9	72.3	472	232

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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.

Educational resources:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.