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)
482566002872	2201	Manor Middle	Public	6-8	1700 S W S Young Dr	Killeen	76543	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 336-1310	614	39	15.6	75.1%	60 (9.8%)	237 (38.6%)	252 (41.0%)	10 (1.6%)	3 (0.5%)	14 (2.3%)	38 (6.2%)	$9,814			$1,446			$8,368	12.7	13.2	2146	55
480020408506	2202	Inspired Vision Academy Secondary	Public, Charter	7-12	8501 Bruton Rd	Dallas	75217	Dallas County	Inspired Vision Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 285-5758	584	38	15.1	93.5%	10 (1.7%)	11 (1.9%)	563 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,217			$1,379			$9,838	12.6	18.3	2035	167
483873014178	2203	Hot Wells Middle	Public	6-8	400 Hot Wells Blvd	San Antonio	78223	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 554-2200	420	31	13.7	95.5%	6 (1.4%)	28 (6.7%)	384 (91.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)								12.6	15	2118	85
484415014329	2204	Stem Middle	Public	6-8	1110 Sam Houston Dr	Victoria	77901	Victoria County	Victoria Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 578-2711	448	32	14	79.9%	49 (10.9%)	32 (7.1%)	355 (79.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.3%)								12.5	11	2188	16
482292002322	2205	Hempstead Middle	Public	6-8	2532 9th St	Hempstead	77445	Waller County	Hempstead Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 826-2530	339	24	13.9	83.5%	48 (14.2%)	82 (24.2%)	206 (60.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$11,532			$1,310			$10,222	12.5	14	2132	73
480006212237	2206	Legacy Traditional- Basse Secondary	Public, Charter	6-12	1826 Basse Rd	San Antonio	78213	Bexar County	Legacy Traditional Schools - Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 431-9881	91	9	10.3	51.6%	4 (4.4%)	19 (20.9%)	68 (74.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,761			$1,964			$14,797	12.4			(n/a)
480967017011	2207	Vincent Middle	Public	6-8	350 Eldridge Dr	Beaumont	77707	Jefferson County	Beaumont Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 617-5950	688	42	16.4	74.7%	34 (4.9%)	514 (74.7%)	106 (15.4%)	15 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (2.5%)	$9,254			$1,250			$8,004	12.3	12.6	2156	51
481623010564	2208	Francisco Pancho Medrano J H	Public	6-8	9815 Brockbank	Dallas	75220	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-1300	717	57	12.5	99.9%	11 (1.5%)	32 (4.5%)	662 (92.3%)	5 (0.7%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,203			$1,417			$10,786	12.3	16.1	2090	118
480146313629	2209	Yellowstone College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-9	3000 Trulley St Ste 200	Houston	77004	Harris County	Yellowstone College Preparatory	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 655-0596	199	15	13.4	97.0%	0 (0.0%)	190 (95.5%)	5 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$14,174			$2,926			$11,248	12.3	11.2	2183	26
484578005215	2210	Kirby Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1715 N Loop 11	Wichita Falls	76306	Wichita County	Wichita Falls Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 235-1113	533	51	10.5	90.6%	112 (21.0%)	174 (32.6%)	211 (39.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (5.8%)	$10,942			$1,253			$9,689	12.3	19.2	2012	198

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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

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds