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)
483156003528	971	Moulton High School	Public	7-12	500 N Pecan	Moulton	77975	Lavaca County	Moulton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 596-4691	128	14	8.9	39.8%	63 (49.2%)	1 (0.8%)	63 (49.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,416			$716			$10,700	53.1	82.9	284	687
480021113686	972	Idea Elsa College Preparatory	Public, Charter, Alternative	6-11	431 S Fannin	Elsa	78543	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 567-4700	632	39	16.1	91.8%	19 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	611 (96.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,099			$1,700			$10,399	53	53.5	972
482566010402	973	Union Grove Middle	Public	6-8	101 E Iowa Dr	Harker Heights	76548	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 336-6580	669	39	17.3	44.5%	201 (30.0%)	165 (24.7%)	194 (29.0%)	29 (4.3%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.2%)	71 (10.6%)	$10,004			$1,288			$8,715	53	58.3	835	138
480021112940	974	Idea Montopolis College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	1701 Vargas Rd	Austin	78741	Travis County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 646-2800	753	41	18.4	92.8%	28 (3.7%)	30 (4.0%)	692 (91.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,904			$1,375			$9,529	53	59.2	805	169
483574010875	975	Prairiland J H	Public	6-8	466 Fm 196 S	Pattonville	75468	Lamar County	Prairiland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 652-5681	260	21	12.4	52.7%	222 (85.4%)	4 (1.5%)	24 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	$8,954			$194			$8,760	52.8	55.5	921	54
480915008982	976	Axtell Middle School	Public	6-8	308 Ottawa	Axtell	76624	McLennan County	Axtell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 863-5301	169	14	11.7	56.8%	118 (69.8%)	2 (1.2%)	45 (26.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)								52.7	48.7	1096	120
481596001165	977	Cuero J H	Public	6-8	608 Junior High Dr	Cuero	77954	DeWitt County	Cuero Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 275-1900	483	40	11.9	55.3%	194 (40.2%)	34 (7.0%)	240 (49.7%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.3%)	$11,525			$1,629			$9,895	52.7	49.2	1081	104
482277002308	978	Hawkins H S / Middle	Public	6-12	179 Hawk Dr	Hawkins	75765	Wood County	Hawkins Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 769-0571	422	38	11	60.9%	330 (78.2%)	33 (7.8%)	24 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	30 (7.1%)	$14,732			$1,552			$13,180	52.6	66.6	616	362
481062000532	979	Bluff Dale	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	430 Fm 2481	Bluff Dale	76433	Erath County	Bluff Dale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 728-3277	221	22	9.8	27.1%	190 (86.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.7%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (4.5%)	$10,461			$1,048			$9,413	52.6	59.4	801	178
484311004900	980	Trent Independent School District	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	12821 E Interstate 20	Trent	79561	Taylor County	Trent Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 862-6125	146	18	8.1	70.5%	99 (67.8%)	3 (2.1%)	35 (24.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.2%)	$18,896			$2,321			$16,575	52.5	21.2	1945	965

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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