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)
482364002442	1821	Lawson Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	14000 Stancliff St	Houston	77045	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 434-5600	1,274	76	16.7	95.6%	12 (0.9%)	438 (34.4%)	809 (63.5%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (0.7%)	$9,460			$1,027			$8,433	26.9	19.6	2001	180
481623001261	1822	W H Gaston Middle	Public	6-8	9565 Mercer Dr	Dallas	75228	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-5400	688	50	13.7	92.0%	19 (2.8%)	81 (11.8%)	576 (83.7%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	$11,591			$1,493			$10,098	26.9	28.2	1767	55
483636004082	1823	Rains J H	Public	6-8	1751 W Us Hwy 69	Emory	75440	Rains County	Rains Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 473-2222	425	36	11.9	66.1%	310 (72.9%)	12 (2.8%)	76 (17.9%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.2%)	$9,822			$1,357			$8,465	26.9	28.1	1770	53
483786004238	1824	Roscoe Collegiate High School	Public, Charter	6-12	700 Elm	Roscoe	79545	Nolan County	Roscoe Collegiate Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 766-3327	315	29	10.9	41.9%	135 (42.9%)	10 (3.2%)	164 (52.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	$22,208			$966			$21,242	26.8	41.6	1335	489
484110004694	1825	Spring Oaks Middle	Public	6-8	2150 Shadowdale	Houston	77043	Harris County	Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 251-4800	644	55	11.6	91.3%	34 (5.3%)	35 (5.4%)	556 (86.3%)	11 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	$13,413			$2,224			$11,189	26.8	28.9	1752	73
480016313327	1826	Founders Classical Academy Of Mesquite	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	790 Windbell Cir Bldg 1 11	Mesquite	75149	Dallas County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 316-3663	637	50	12.8	76.8%	57 (8.9%)	67 (10.5%)	482 (75.7%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.3%)	$10,651			$1,089			$9,562	26.8	21.1	1950	124
482060013486	1827	George Wagner Middle	Public	6-8	507 E University Ave	Georgetown	78626	Williamson County	Georgetown Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 943-1830	935	60	15.5	44.0%	308 (32.9%)	55 (5.9%)	488 (52.2%)	38 (4.1%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	40 (4.3%)	$9,971			$599			$9,372	26.8	30.7	1701	126
481443000755	1828	East Montana Middle	Public	6-8	3490 Ascencion St	El Paso	79938	El Paso County	Clint Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 926-5200	569	36	15.7	84.4%	14 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	547 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.7%)	$11,187			$2,031			$9,156	26.8	22.2	1915	87
483717004185	1829	Rio Hondo Middle	Public	5-8	23001 State Hwy 345	Rio Hondo	78583	Cameron County	Rio Hondo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 748-1150	488	33	15	91.4%	14 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	471 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$10,832			$500			$10,331	26.8	23.3	1881	52
480017912987	1830	Jubilee Wells Branch	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	3711 Shoreline Dr	Austin	78728	Travis County	Jubilee Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 872-8400	451	35	13	74.3%	85 (18.8%)	143 (31.7%)	180 (39.9%)	11 (2.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.2%)	$11,111			$2,445			$8,666	26.8	18.5	2032	202

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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.
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