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)
482898003272	941	Marathon Independent School District	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	109 NE 5th St	Marathon	79842	Brewster County	Marathon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 386-4431	59	11	5.2	61.0%	19 (32.2%)	2 (3.4%)	38 (64.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,880			$460			$24,420	54.3	58.3	832	109
483771021090	942	Rogers Middle	Public	6-8	114 Eagle Dr	Rogers	76569	Bell County	Rogers Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 642-3011	178	16	11.1	46.6%	120 (67.4%)	2 (1.1%)	54 (30.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$10,455			$805			$9,650	54.3	69.9	526	416
482559002850	943	Peterson Middle	Public	6-8	3175 Loop 534	Kerrville	78028	Kerr County	Kerrville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 257-2204	1,075	68	15.8	52.2%	542 (50.4%)	15 (1.4%)	484 (45.0%)	12 (1.1%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (1.6%)	$8,279			$1,496			$6,782	54.2	46.9	1158	215
484323004911	944	Troup Middle	Public	6-8	817 N Arp Dr	Troup	75789	Smith County	Troup Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 842-3081	248	22	11.4	55.6%	172 (69.4%)	30 (12.1%)	40 (16.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	$11,201			$1,428			$9,773	54.2	61.3	761	183
482142008522	945	Sallye R Moore College & Career Preparatory	Public	PK, KG-8	3150 Waterwood Dr	Grand Prairie	75052	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 660-2261	651	49	13.2	77.3%	56 (8.6%)	206 (31.6%)	339 (52.1%)	27 (4.1%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.3%)	$9,423			$1,110			$8,313	54.2	72	476	469
482697003038	946	Lazbuddie School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	675 F M 1172	Lazbuddie	79053	Parmer County	Lazbuddie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 965-2152	130	15	8.8	69.2%	81 (62.3%)	1 (0.8%)	47 (36.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,164			$1,165			$10,999	54.1	66.1	626	320
480144013819	947	Iltexas College Station Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	3610 Longmire Dr	College Station	77840	Brazos County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 704-6027	441	22	19.6	46.0%	169 (38.3%)	40 (9.1%)	191 (43.3%)	18 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.8%)	$7,680			$1,375			$6,305	54.1	50.4	1052	105
484635005622	948	Wolfe City Middle	Public	6-8	409 W Houston	Wolfe City	75496	Hunt County	Wolfe City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 496-7333	152	14	10.6	55.9%	106 (69.7%)	4 (2.6%)	38 (25.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	$12,524			$1,396			$11,128	54	64.8	657	291
480140012140	949	Sst Discovery	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	5707 Bandera Rd	San Antonio	78238	Bexar County	School Of Science And Technology Discovery	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 543-1111	530	47	11.3	68.9%	68 (12.8%)	35 (6.6%)	339 (64.0%)	63 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	23 (4.3%)	$11,054			$772			$10,281	53.9	64.6	665	284
483621004072	950	Morris Upchurch Middle	Public	5-8	500 5th St	Queen City	75572	Cass County	Queen City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 796-6412	274	28	9.8	60.6%	198 (72.3%)	44 (16.1%)	15 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.8%)	$11,928			$1,086			$10,842	53.9	39.4	1412	462

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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

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