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)
480146122917	1121	Valor Kyle	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	2355 Windy Hill Rd	Kyle	78640	Hays County	Valor Public Schools	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(512) 521-0600	765	42	18	36.9%	310 (40.5%)	27 (3.5%)	385 (50.3%)	11 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (3.9%)								48.2	43.7	1261	140
483990007750	1122	Shamrock Middle	Public	6-8	100 S Illinois	Shamrock	79079	Wheeler County	Shamrock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 256-3492	69	6	11.5	75.4%	32 (46.4%)	3 (4.3%)	28 (40.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (7.2%)	$13,440			$2,914			$10,527	48.2	38.1	1461	339
481773001539	1123	Eagle Pass J H	Public	7-8	1750 N Bibb	Eagle Pass	78852	Maverick County	Eagle Pass Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 758-7037	1,051	57	18.5	71.7%	10 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1,038 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,085			$1,575			$7,510	48.2	47.9	1121	2
481305000804	1124	Perry Middle	Public	6-8	1709 E Belt Line Rd	Carrollton	75006	Dallas County	Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 968-4400	789	69	11.4	78.6%	45 (5.7%)	32 (4.1%)	631 (80.0%)	77 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	$10,751			$1,704			$9,047	48.1	45.2	1210	86
483165003531	1125	Mt Enterprise High School	Public	6-12	301 NW 3rd St	Mt Enterprise	75681	Rusk County	Mount Enterprise Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 822-3721	264	27	9.8	54.5%	199 (75.4%)	18 (6.8%)	29 (11.0%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	11 (4.2%)	$12,134			$684			$11,450	48.1	51	1043	82
481251012462	1126	Callisburg Middle	Public	6-8	308 Dozier St	Callisburg	76240	Cooke County	Callisburg Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 665-0961	295	21	13.9	47.1%	245 (83.1%)	1 (0.3%)	38 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)	$9,927			$479			$9,447	48.1	47.6	1133	7
483429003816	1127	Paris J H	Public	7-8	2400 Jefferson Rd	Paris	75460	Lamar County	Paris Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 737-7434	520	48	10.8	77.1%	164 (31.5%)	148 (28.5%)	160 (30.8%)	6 (1.2%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	36 (6.9%)	$10,313			$1,533			$8,780	48.1	42.4	1305	178
481212000708	1128	Burkburnett Middle	Public	6-8	102 S Ave D	Burkburnett	76354	Wichita County	Burkburnett Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 569-3381	739	58	12.7	51.3%	486 (65.8%)	47 (6.4%)	140 (18.9%)	12 (1.6%)	7 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	45 (6.1%)	$8,930			$921			$8,009	48.1	47.2	1151	23
483556008898	1129	Highland Park Middle	Public	6-8	15300 Amarillo Blvd E	Amarillo	79108	Potter County	Highland Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 335-2823	197	14	14.2	62.9%	84 (42.6%)	2 (1.0%)	95 (48.2%)	10 (5.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.5%)	$9,067			$1,102			$7,965	48	54.2	955	174
482574002907	1130	Wunderlich Intermediate	Public	6-8	11800 Misty Vly	Klein	77066	Harris County	Klein Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 249-5200	1,226	102	11.9	82.9%	30 (2.4%)	267 (21.8%)	803 (65.5%)	93 (7.6%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (2.1%)	$10,191			$1,660			$8,531	48	33.2	1623	493

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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