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)
484659005298	991	Yantis School	Public	6-12	105 W Oak	Yantis	75497	Wood County	Yantis Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 383-2463	175	18	9.7	65.7%	115 (65.7%)	2 (1.1%)	53 (30.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	$9,888			$870			$9,018	52.3	52.5	1001	10
481707013595	992	Eugene 'gene' Kranz J H	Public	6-8	12850 Fm 3436 Rd	Dickinson	77539	Galveston County	Dickinson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 309-3600	993	76	13	74.4%	296 (29.8%)	82 (8.3%)	567 (57.1%)	14 (1.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (3.1%)	$10,579			$1,856			$8,723	52.3	68.3	572	420
482364002584	993	Sharpstown International School	Public, Magnet	6-12	8330 Triola	Houston	77036	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 778-3440	1,297	71	18.3	94.0%	18 (1.4%)	62 (4.8%)	1,111 (85.7%)	101 (7.8%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	$8,841			$937			$7,903	52.2	48.3	1108	115
483486003908	994	Austin Middle	Public	6-8	804 S Stewart Rd	San Juan	78589	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2570	871	70	12.4	87.6%	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	861 (98.9%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,525			$2,269			$9,256	52.2	47.9	1122	128
482050002061	995	Gatesville J H	Public	7-8	307 S Lovers Ln	Gatesville	76528	Coryell County	Gatesville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 865-8271	419	31	13.3	52.3%	285 (68.0%)	7 (1.7%)	104 (24.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.0%)	$9,830			$1,493			$8,336	52.1	67.3	598	397
484380012094	996	Valley View J H	Public	7-8	9601 S Jackson Rd	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Valley View Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 340-1300	483	33	14.7	92.3%	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	481 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,240			$584			$9,656	52.1	60.6	781	215
483543004016	997	Groves Middle	Public	6-8	5201 Wilson St	Groves	77619	Jefferson County	Port Neches-Groves Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 962-0225	637	45	14.2	55.4%	293 (46.0%)	33 (5.2%)	269 (42.2%)	20 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.5%)	$9,642			$737			$8,905	52	45.4	1205	208
481281014309	998	Randall J H	Public	7-8	5540 Attebury Rd	Amarillo	79118	Randall County	Canyon Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(806) 510-2060	587	34	17.3	47.2%	308 (52.5%)	25 (4.3%)	228 (38.8%)	11 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.2%)								52			(n/a)
481894001772	999	Fairfield J H	Public	6-8	701 Post Oak Rd	Fairfield	75840	Freestone County	Fairfield Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 389-4210	398	28	14	55.3%	206 (51.8%)	49 (12.3%)	117 (29.4%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.5%)	$10,832			$1,847			$8,985	51.9	51.4	1031	32
480142812855	1000	Legacy Preparatory Charter Academy Plano	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	601 Accent Dr	Plano	75075	Collin County	Legacy Preparatory	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 287-8532	183	22	8.4	84.2%	25 (13.7%)	73 (39.9%)	75 (41.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.4%)	$11,982			$1,336			$10,646	51.9	35.4	1555	555

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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

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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