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)
482212002224	521	Hallettsville J H	Public	5-8	410 S Russell St	Hallettsville	77964	Lavaca County	Hallettsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 798-2242	306	24	12.7	42.8%	200 (65.4%)	28 (9.2%)	66 (21.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.3%)	$9,538			$823			$8,715	70.8	62.7	716	195
481623001301	522	Jesus Moroles Expressive Arts Vanguard	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	1400 Walmsley Ave	Dallas	75208	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-4400	627	46	13.6	74.8%	54 (8.6%)	80 (12.8%)	478 (76.2%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	$11,670			$1,211			$10,459	70.7	71.8	483	39
483312012413	523	Briscoe Middle	Public	6-8	4265 Lone Star Pkwy	San Antonio	78253	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 398-1100	1,368	71	19.1	27.9%	293 (21.4%)	150 (11.0%)	773 (56.5%)	55 (4.0%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (6.9%)	$7,336			$405			$6,930	70.7	65.9	630	107
483702004154	524	Richardson North J H	Public	7-8	1820 N Floyd Rd	Richardson	75080	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 593-5400	592	50	11.7	40.7%	255 (43.1%)	42 (7.1%)	267 (45.1%)	14 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.0%)	$10,420			$641			$9,779	70.6	72	477	47
480140012144	525	Sst Corpus Christi	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	6633 Evans Rd	Corpus Christi	78413	Nueces County	School Of Science And Technology Discovery	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 851-2450	2,215	166	13.3	70.0%	281 (12.7%)	83 (3.7%)	1,761 (79.5%)	50 (2.3%)	1 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	38 (1.7%)	$9,679			$642			$9,037	70.6	69.2	552	27
480809011504	526	Nolan Ryan J H	Public	6-8	11500 Shadow Creek Pkwy	Pearland	77584	Brazoria County	Alvin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 245-3210	850	48	17.6	36.8%	105 (12.4%)	352 (41.4%)	164 (19.3%)	191 (22.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (4.1%)	$8,466			$253			$8,213	70.5	74.8	424	102
482184002205	527	Groom School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	304 W 3rd St	Groom	79039	Carson County	Groom Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 248-7474	150	19	7.7	34.7%	138 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$15,822			$1,436			$14,387	70.5	64.6	661	134
483126003514	528	Montgomery J H	Public	6-8	19000 Stewart Creek Rd	Montgomery	77356	Montgomery County	Montgomery Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 276-3300	1,045	65	16.1	29.8%	750 (71.8%)	48 (4.6%)	192 (18.4%)	8 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	43 (4.1%)	$8,333			$540			$7,793	70.5	78.1	363	165
480813000152	529	Crockett Middle	Public	6-8	4720 Floyd St	Amarillo	79106	Potter County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 326-3300	874	48	18	43.6%	547 (62.6%)	32 (3.7%)	240 (27.5%)	18 (2.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (3.9%)	$8,671			$1,236			$7,435	70.4	73.8	443	86
481623001350	530	Alex Sanger Preparatory School	Public	PK, KG-8	8410 San Leandro Dr	Dallas	75218	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-7600	766	53	14.4	66.6%	144 (18.8%)	66 (8.6%)	528 (68.9%)	12 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.8%)	$10,910			$1,216			$9,694	70.4	66.2	625	95

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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

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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