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)
483846004283	891	Sabine Middle	Public	6-8	5424 Fm 1252 W	Gladewater	75647	Gregg County	Sabine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 984-4767	363	29	12.4	49.9%	242 (66.7%)	11 (3.0%)	87 (24.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.5%)	$10,584			$1,434			$9,150	55.8	69.3	550	341
480025814090	892	Sst Champions	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-11	15015 T C Jester Blvd	Houston	77068	Harris County	School Of Science And Technology	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 893-0802	1,283	90	14.2	76.2%	71 (5.5%)	429 (33.4%)	685 (53.4%)	44 (3.4%)	9 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	43 (3.4%)	$10,817			$452			$10,364	55.8	52.4	1003	111
481413008954	893	City View Junior/Senior High	Public	6-12	1600 City View Dr	Wichita Falls	76306	Wichita County	City View Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 855-7511	627	52	12	70.0%	269 (42.9%)	85 (13.6%)	209 (33.3%)	8 (1.3%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (7.8%)	$13,693			$1,852			$11,841	55.8	59.6	799	94
480025813925	894	Sst Spring	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2105 Louetta Rd	Spring	77388	Harris County	School Of Science And Technology	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 528-0096	808	53	15.3	65.6%	104 (12.9%)	254 (31.4%)	377 (46.7%)	40 (5.0%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.3%)	$7,438			$518			$6,920	55.7	74.1	440	454
482566013626	895	Nolan Middle	Public	6-8	1600 Warriors Path Rd	Harker Heights	76548	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 336-1150	1,178	66	17.8	48.0%	332 (28.2%)	281 (23.9%)	400 (34.0%)	37 (3.1%)	9 (0.8%)	19 (1.6%)	100 (8.5%)	$8,798			$1,168			$7,631	55.7	53.6	965	70
483463003887	896	Perrin School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	216 N Benson	Perrin	76486	Jack County	Perrin-Whitt Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 798-3845	148	16	9.3	45.9%	119 (80.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	$15,120			$849			$14,271	55.7	53.5	975	79
482364016978	897	Rice School /La Escuela Rice	Public, Magnet	K-8	7550 Seuss Dr	Houston	77025	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 349-1800	1,076	65	16.5	66.0%	20 (1.9%)	518 (48.1%)	473 (44.0%)	46 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	17 (1.6%)	$9,082			$866			$8,216	55.7	60.8	777	120
483291012155	898	Normangee Middle	Public	6-8	116 Spur 3	Normangee	77871	Leon County	Normangee Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 396-6111	143	14	9.8	51.0%	102 (71.3%)	8 (5.6%)	23 (16.1%)	2 (1.4%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	6 (4.2%)	$10,024			$677			$9,348	55.6	58.1	841	57
481278011215	899	Jose J Alderete Middle	Public	6-8	801 Talbot St	Canutillo	79835	El Paso County	Canutillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 877-6600	595	46	12.9	71.9%	28 (4.7%)	10 (1.7%)	554 (93.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$12,387			$1,008			$11,379	55.6	53	987	88
483197003553	900	Munday Secondary	Public	6-12	911 W D St	Munday	76371	Knox County	Munday Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 422-4321	193	23	8.4	61.1%	58 (30.1%)	7 (3.6%)	120 (62.2%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.1%)	$16,999			$2,659			$14,340	55.6	43	1283	383

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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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