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)
483438003858	1201	Patton Springs School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1261 E Fm 193	Afton	79220	Dickens County	Patton Springs Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 689-2220	76	11	6.6	75.0%	44 (57.9%)	2 (2.6%)	29 (38.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	$24,436			$1,657			$22,780	46	41	1365	164
480026413990	1202	KIPP Journey Collegiate School	Public, Charter	6-10	14030 Florence Rd	Sugar Land	77498	Fort Bend County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 900-0490	585	31	18.8	90.9%	16 (2.7%)	206 (35.2%)	341 (58.3%)	15 (2.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	$8,286			$699			$7,587	46	38.2	1455	253
480987000461	1203	Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco High School	Public	7-12	172 Badger Ln	Ben Bolt	78332	Jim Wells County	Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 664-9822	195	20	9.7	78.5%	18 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	177 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,274			$1,003			$11,271	45.9	25.1	1836	633
483477003899	1204	Pettus Secondary	Public	6-12	500 N May	Pettus	78146	Bee County	Pettus Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 375-2296	209	21	9.7	78.5%	72 (34.4%)	6 (2.9%)	131 (62.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,609			$2,590			$15,020	45.9	32.4	1649	445
482517013706	1205	Haskett J H	Public	6-8	25737 Clay Rd	Katy	77493	Harris County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 234-3600	1,359	83	16.3	59.2%	216 (15.9%)	407 (29.9%)	573 (42.2%)	88 (6.5%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	70 (5.2%)								45.8	60.4	784	421
482265002300	1206	Hart Independent School District (Isd)	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	710 2nd St	Hart	79043	Castro County	Hart Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 938-2141	212	18	11.9	83.5%	12 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	199 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$12,390			$2,102			$10,288	45.8	60.4	783	423
480009208163	1207	Trinity Basin Preparatory	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	808 N Ewing Ave	Dallas	75203	Dallas County	Trinity Basin Preparatory	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 942-8846	2,017	152	13.3	99.5%	26 (1.3%)	219 (10.9%)	1,744 (86.5%)	9 (0.4%)	6 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (0.6%)	$9,426			$2,590			$6,836	45.8	47.9	1123	84
480026412813	1208	KIPP Connect Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	6700 Bellaire Blvd	Houston	77074	Harris County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 879-3023	927	49	18.7	94.3%	32 (3.5%)	60 (6.5%)	701 (75.6%)	122 (13.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.0%)	$10,364			$1,195			$9,169	45.8	42.4	1304	96
480020911415	1209	Yes Prep - East End	Public, Charter	6-12	8401 Lawndale St	Houston	77012	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 967-7800	994	64	15.5	90.5%	9 (0.9%)	4 (0.4%)	979 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$10,148			$1,330			$8,818	45.8	41.8	1327	118
484458005085	1210	Warren J H	Public	6-8	395 Fm 3290 S	Warren	77664	Tyler County	Warren Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 547-2241	253	20	12.8	65.6%	215 (85.0%)	1 (0.4%)	21 (8.3%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.7%)	$10,502			$759			$9,743	45.7	56.2	899	311

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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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