Best Middle Schools in Texas

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the STAAR test scores by the Texas Education Agency. The most recent update was on Wednesday, September 11, 2024.

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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)
480023712366	1761	Golden Rule Desoto	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	135 W Wintergreen Rd	Desoto	75115	Dallas County	Golden Rule Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 248-4463	467	37	12.7	94.2%	11 (2.4%)	72 (15.4%)	379 (81.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$11,339			$1,745			$9,595	29.1	35.6	1546	215
481623006088	1762	Benjamin Franklin International Exploratory Academy	Public	6-8	6920 Meadow Rd	Dallas	75230	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-7100	829	56	14.8	87.0%	41 (4.9%)	147 (17.7%)	616 (74.3%)	6 (0.7%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.4%)	$10,658			$1,286			$9,372	29.1	36.9	1501	261
481323000825	1763	W S Permenter Middle	Public	6-8	431 W Parkerville Rd	Cedar Hill	75104	Dallas County	Cedar Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 291-5270	502	40	12.4	83.9%	9 (1.8%)	305 (60.8%)	166 (33.1%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (3.2%)	$9,232			$1,432			$7,801	29.1	20	1987	224
481965007283	1764	Hodges Bend Middle	Public	6-8	16510 Bissonnet	Houston	77083	Harris County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 634-3000	851	55	15.3	78.0%	39 (4.6%)	250 (29.4%)	451 (53.0%)	85 (10.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (2.7%)	$11,231			$1,701			$9,530	29.1	33.9	1601	163
484110021325	1765	Northbrook Middle	Public	6-8	3030 Rosefield Dr	Houston	77080	Harris County	Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 251-4100	842	45	18.8	94.8%	24 (2.9%)	16 (1.9%)	786 (93.3%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.1%)	$13,430			$1,303			$12,127	29	36.7	1510	255
483455003877	1766	Crockett Middle	Public	6-8	1801 Missouri St	Pecos	79772	Reeves County	Pecos-Barstow-Toyah Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 447-7461	616	48	12.7	76.3%	38 (6.2%)	7 (1.1%)	557 (90.4%)	13 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,287			$1,524			$19,763	28.9	28.4	1759	7
480141812485	1767	The Lawson Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	5052 Scott St	Houston	77004	Harris County	The Lawson Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 225-1551	195	11	18.4	94.4%	1 (0.5%)	171 (87.7%)	12 (6.2%)	8 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$11,920			$2,837			$9,083	28.9	27	1793	26
482205006709	1768	Carr Middle	Public	5-8	410 W 12th	Hale Center	79041	Hale County	Hale Center Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 839-2141	174	14	12	57.5%	31 (17.8%)	6 (3.4%)	136 (78.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,888			$1,715			$8,173	28.8	24.7	1844	76
484299007275	1769	Tornillo J H	Public	7-8	420 Oil Mill Rd	Tornillo	79853	El Paso County	Tornillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 765-3450	103	8	12.3	93.2%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	103 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,407			$1,332			$11,075	28.8	11.1	2185	416
483039003409	1770	McDonald Middle	Public	6-8	2930 Town E Blvd	Mesquite	75150	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 882-5700	778	54	14.4	87.4%	72 (9.3%)	147 (18.9%)	537 (69.0%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.8%)	$7,819			$857			$6,963	28.7	37.2	1485	285

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