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)
482874003256	581	Magnolia J H	Public	7-8	31138 Nichols Sawmill Rd	Magnolia	77355	Montgomery County	Magnolia Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 356-1327	1,103	69	15.9	57.3%	563 (51.0%)	24 (2.2%)	483 (43.8%)	6 (0.5%)	7 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (1.8%)	$8,325			$1,031			$7,294	68.2	61.6	753	172
481674009206	582	Crownover Middle	Public	6-8	1901 Creekside Dr	Corinth	76210	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 369-4700	840	58	14.5	31.8%	422 (50.2%)	79 (9.4%)	247 (29.4%)	45 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	42 (5.0%)	$10,824			$730			$10,094	68.2	75.1	419	163
483318014039	583	Cw Worthington Middle	Public	6-8	1045 Mascot Blvd	Haslet	76052	Tarrant County	Northwest Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(817) 215-0000	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								68.2			(n/a)
482262002298	584	Harrold School	Public, Alternative	K-12	18106 Stewart St	Harrold	76364	Wilbarger County	Harrold Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 886-2213	138	15	8.9	41.3%	102 (73.9%)	6 (4.3%)	27 (19.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$18,009			$1,091			$16,918	68.2	39.8	1397	813
481428001103	585	Creekside Intermediate	Public	6-8	4320 W Main St	League City	77573	Galveston County	Clear Creek Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 284-3500	872	56	15.6	31.7%	452 (51.8%)	52 (6.0%)	273 (31.3%)	47 (5.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (5.3%)	$9,301			$300			$9,002	68.1	71.9	479	106
481970012392	586	Young Women's Leadership Academy	Public	6-12	1066 W Magnolia	Fort Worth	76104	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 871-2475	455	33	13.5	67.7%	66 (14.5%)	85 (18.7%)	277 (60.9%)	15 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.4%)	$10,548			$1,027			$9,521	68.1	75.8	409	177
483651004093	587	Rankin School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1201 Upton St	Rankin	79778	Upton County	Rankin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 693-2451	318	44	7.2	42.5%	150 (47.2%)	6 (1.9%)	149 (46.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	$28,627			$1,158			$27,469	68	67.6	586	1
483993010823	588	Sharyland North J H	Public	7-8	1500 Dove	McAllen	78504	Hidalgo County	Sharyland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 686-1415	806	52	15.4	74.3%	71 (8.8%)	7 (0.9%)	723 (89.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	$10,534			$1,213			$9,320	68	63.8	685	97
480145114046	589	Pioneer Technology And Arts Academy North Dallas	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	15720 Hillcrest Rd	Dallas	75248	Dallas County	Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 405-8967	286	32	8.9	32.2%	101 (35.3%)	57 (19.9%)	108 (37.8%)	6 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.5%)	$23,147			$1,295			$21,852	68	91.4	123	466
481164005414	590	Brownsboro J H	Public	7-8	11233 Ingram St	Brownsboro	75756	Henderson County	Brownsboro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 852-6931	405	35	11.4	59.8%	295 (72.8%)	17 (4.2%)	78 (19.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.7%)	$12,064			$1,678			$10,385	67.9	68.9	558	32

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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

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection