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)
484068004608	1961	Dwight Middle	Public	6-8	2454 W Southcross Blvd	San Antonio	78211	Bexar County	South San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 977-7300	411	36	11.3	98.8%	6 (1.5%)	3 (0.7%)	397 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$10,880			$2,448			$8,432	22.4	20.6	1969	8
481623012455	1962	Kennedy-Curry Middle	Public	6-8	6605 Sebring	Dallas	75241	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-1600	605	51	11.9	96.5%	13 (2.1%)	289 (47.8%)	281 (46.4%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.0%)	$11,796			$1,499			$10,297	22.4	21.4	1940	22
483873004356	1963	Hawthorne Pk-8 Academy	Public	K-8	115 W Josephine St	San Antonio	78212	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 738-9795	505	34	14.8	82.4%	19 (3.8%)	12 (2.4%)	469 (92.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$10,689			$1,922			$8,767	22.3	31	1693	270
480012511234	1964	Discovery Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	6400 Westpark Dr Ste 200	Houston	77057	Harris County	Southwest Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 954-9528	249	15	16	91.2%	3 (1.2%)	22 (8.8%)	223 (89.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,068			$2,136			$12,932	22.3	11.7	2175	211
484671005352	1965	Zapata Middle	Public	6-8	702 E 17th Ave	Zapata	78076	Zapata County	Zapata County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 765-6542	750	59	12.6	89.3%	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	744 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,884			$1,773			$8,112	22.2	27.1	1791	174
480145813449	1966	Goodwater Montessori School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	710 Stadium Dr	Georgetown	78626	Williamson County	Goodwater Montessori School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 966-5484	396	21	18.7	36.9%	160 (40.4%)	15 (3.8%)	181 (45.7%)	7 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.1%)	$10,944			$604			$10,340	22.2	53	990	976
483312003719	1967	Ross Middle	Public	6-8	3630 Callaghan Rd	San Antonio	78228	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 397-6350	828	66	12.6	86.4%	47 (5.7%)	40 (4.8%)	721 (87.1%)	14 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	$9,296			$1,191			$8,105	22.2	23	1889	78
482730007583	1968	Huffines Middle	Public	6-8	1440 N Valley Pkwy	Lewisville	75077	Denton County	Lewisville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 713-5990	616	55	11.2	67.4%	110 (17.9%)	120 (19.5%)	310 (50.3%)	44 (7.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (4.7%)	$10,758			$1,319			$9,439	22.1	31.2	1687	281
483025003389	1969	Sgt Manuel Chacon Middle	Public	6-8	801 S Mile 1 E	Mercedes	78570	Hidalgo County	Mercedes Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 514-2200	587	41	14.3	88.1%	16 (2.7%)	2 (0.3%)	569 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,317			$2,705			$8,612	22.1	24.9	1840	129
480858000225	1970	A C Blunt Middle	Public	6-8	2103 Demory Ln	Aransas Pass	78336	San Patricio County	Aransas Pass Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 758-2711	388	24	16.3	64.9%	109 (28.1%)	7 (1.8%)	262 (67.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$10,274			$1,535			$8,739	22.1	24.6	1851	119

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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.