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)
482190002208	1241	Groveton J H-H S	Public	6-12	Hwy 94 And W 5th St	Groveton	75845	Trinity County	Groveton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 642-1473	428	40	10.7	62.4%	317 (74.1%)	26 (6.1%)	67 (15.7%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.8%)	$13,851			$1,917			$11,935	44.9	61.8	747	494
483483003906	1242	Pflugerville Middle	Public	6-8	1600 W Settlers Vly Dr	Pflugerville	78660	Travis County	Pflugerville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 594-2000	815	60	13.5	56.1%	123 (15.1%)	140 (17.2%)	472 (57.9%)	43 (5.3%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	30 (3.7%)	$10,225			$1,340			$8,885	44.9	34.4	1585	343
481380005971	1243	Chico Middle	Public	6-8	1205 W Sherman St	Chico	76431	Wise County	Chico Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 644-5550	131	11	12.2	58.8%	78 (59.5%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (36.6%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	$13,384			$912			$12,472	44.9	33.8	1605	362
483039003401	1244	Agnew Middle	Public	6-8	729 Wilkinson Dr	Mesquite	75149	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 882-5750	1,132	75	15	81.7%	143 (12.6%)	265 (23.4%)	669 (59.1%)	15 (1.3%)	12 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (2.5%)	$7,348			$815			$6,533	44.8	35.7	1544	300
483039013528	1245	Lanny Frasier Middle	Public	6-8	2250 W Scyene Rd	Mesquite	75149	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 288-6411	1,050	71	14.8	85.3%	76 (7.2%)	207 (19.7%)	733 (69.8%)	7 (0.7%)	12 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.4%)	$7,916			$684			$7,232	44.8	40.8	1372	127
483804004245	1246	Rotan K-12	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	102 N McKinley Ave	Rotan	79546	Fisher County	Rotan Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 735-3041	262	28	9.2	69.5%	107 (40.8%)	14 (5.3%)	133 (50.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	$16,428			$1,829			$14,599	44.7	52.1	1014	232
482517011272	1247	Cardiff J H	Public	6-8	3900 Dayflorwer Dr	Katy	77449	Harris County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 234-0600	863	74	11.5	84.5%	94 (10.9%)	132 (15.3%)	568 (65.8%)	39 (4.5%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.8%)	$11,739			$288			$11,451	44.7	52.1	1013	234
481131000608	1248	Bridge City Middle	Public	6-8	300 Bower Dr	Bridge City	77611	Orange County	Bridge City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 735-1700	695	43	16.3	40.0%	495 (71.2%)	10 (1.4%)	143 (20.6%)	22 (3.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.3%)	$7,627			$651			$6,976	44.7	51.3	1033	215
483882004431	1249	Bernarda Jaime J H	Public	6-8	609 W Labbe Ave	San Diego	78384	Duval County	San Diego Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 279-3373	339	25	13.4	88.8%	8 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	331 (97.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,469			$1,077			$9,392	44.7	43.4	1274	25
484122013707	1250	Springwoods Village Middle	Public	6-8	1120 Crossgate Blvd	Houston	77373	Harris County	Spring Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 891-8100	511	35	14.5	70.3%	53 (10.4%)	210 (41.1%)	211 (41.3%)	16 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.9%)	$11,050			$1,551			$9,499	44.6	41.7	1332	82

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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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Educational resources:

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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison