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)
484617005269	731	Wink High School	Public	7-12	200 N Rosey Dodd Ave	Wink	79789	Winkler County	Wink-Loving Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 527-3880	211	26	8		99 (46.9%)	3 (1.4%)	107 (50.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$22,895			$1,378			$21,517	62.1	55.6	915	184
480023209075	732	Cedars International Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	8416 N Ih 35	Austin	78753	Travis County	Cedars International Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 419-1551	349	27	12.7	86.5%	15 (4.3%)	31 (8.9%)	290 (83.1%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.9%)	$10,002			$1,645			$8,356	62.1	56.8	882	150
481889001764	733	Ezzell School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	20500 Fm 531	Hallettsville	77964	Lavaca County	Ezzell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 798-4448	130	11	11.4	50.8%	95 (73.1%)	3 (2.3%)	20 (15.4%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (8.5%)	$12,286			$1,650			$10,636	62.1	67.2	601	132
483069009351	734	Milano J H	Public	6-8	600 N 6th St	Milano	76556	Milam County	Milano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 455-6701	75	10	7.4	61.3%	46 (61.3%)	3 (4.0%)	23 (30.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.0%)	$12,784			$2,847			$9,937	62	53.9	961	227
483177003539	735	Mt Vernon Middle	Public	5-8	505 Texas Hwy 37	Mount Vernon	75457	Franklin County	Mount Vernon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 537-9700	482	34	14.1	63.3%	304 (63.1%)	16 (3.3%)	136 (28.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.8%)	$8,863			$1,374			$7,489	62	58	844	109
481739017037	736	A P Solis Middle	Public	6-8	700 S Ave	Donna	78537	Hidalgo County	Donna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 464-1650	631	50	12.5	92.9%	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	628 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,248			$1,387			$9,861	61.9	62	738	2
484365007146	737	George Washington Middle	Public	6-8	10306 Riverbank Dr	Laredo	78045	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-7600	1,093	62	17.7	78.4%	9 (0.8%)	4 (0.4%)	1,078 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	$8,636			$1,275			$7,361	61.8	65.2	643	94
484563005188	738	Whitesboro Middle	Public	6-8	600 W Fourth St	Whitesboro	76273	Grayson County	Whitesboro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 564-4237	389	29	13.6	56.0%	272 (69.9%)	3 (0.8%)	82 (21.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.4%)	$9,580			$1,217			$8,362	61.8	54	958	220
484521005156	739	Westbrook School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	102 Bertner	Westbrook	79565	Mitchell County	Westbrook Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 644-2311	245	18	13.3	47.8%	176 (71.8%)	2 (0.8%)	65 (26.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$16,517			$1,241			$15,275	61.7	46.7	1165	426
480139412121	740	Vista Del Futuro Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1671 Bob Hope Dr	El Paso	79936	El Paso County	Vista Del Futuro Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 855-8143	338	21	15.9	49.7%	12 (3.6%)	21 (6.2%)	297 (87.9%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$12,821			$1,348			$11,473	61.6	59.9	793	53

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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

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.