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)
484110004693	861	Spring Forest Middle	Public	6-8	14240 Memorial	Houston	77079	Harris County	Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 251-4600	962	55	17.5	55.6%	323 (33.6%)	148 (15.4%)	414 (43.0%)	47 (4.9%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (2.8%)	$10,349			$845			$9,503	56.8	58.8	818	43
481557001129	862	Cranfills Gap School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	505 S 2nd St	Cranfills Gap	76637	Bosque County	Cranfills Gap Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 263-3388	126	16	7.8	61.9%	73 (57.9%)	5 (4.0%)	44 (34.9%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	$16,128			$1,516			$14,612	56.8	61.9	743	119
482878021339	863	Malakoff Middle	Public	6-8	106 N Cedar	Malakoff	75148	Henderson County	Malakoff Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 489-0264	323	23	14	71.5%	214 (66.3%)	28 (8.7%)	63 (19.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (5.0%)	$12,314			$1,857			$10,457	56.8	69	555	308
482841003170	864	Lovelady J H High School	Public	7-12	11839 Tx St Hwy 19 S	Lovelady	75851	Houston County	Lovelady Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 636-7636	253	24	10.4	44.3%	188 (74.3%)	28 (11.1%)	29 (11.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	$11,952			$736			$11,216	56.7	72.5	471	393
484071021237	865	William D Slider Middle	Public	6-8	11700 School Ln	El Paso	79936	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-5400	703	44	15.9	78.4%	13 (1.8%)	6 (0.9%)	678 (96.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	$9,562			$1,293			$8,269	56.7	60.1	790	75
484572005196	866	Whitney Middle	Public	6-8	185 Hcr 1240	Whitney	76692	Hill County	Whitney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 694-6768	344	26	13.2	62.2%	230 (66.9%)	18 (5.2%)	82 (23.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.8%)	$10,088			$922			$9,165	56.7	55.6	914	48
480026413276	867	KIPP Academy West	Public, Charter	6-9	15022 Old Richmond Rd	Brownsville	77498	Fort Bend County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 230-0573	446	25	17.8	87.0%	2 (0.4%)	240 (53.8%)	173 (38.8%)	23 (5.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	$9,815			$1,336			$8,479	56.7	57.2	867
483708004169	868	Richland Springs School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	700 W Coyote Trl	Richland Springs	76871	San Saba County	Richland Springs Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 240-1040	139	15	9.3	57.6%	117 (84.2%)	1 (0.7%)	20 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,137			$1,930			$18,207	56.6	49	1088	220
482700003040	869	Leakey School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	429 Hwy 83 N	Leakey	78873	Real County	Leakey Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 232-5595	361	30	12.2	51.5%	228 (63.2%)	1 (0.3%)	121 (33.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	$13,398			$1,160			$12,238	56.6	51.3	1032	163
482829010477	870	Liberty Memorial Middle	Public	6-8	31579 Fm 2893	San Benito	78586	Cameron County	Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 233-3900	717	49	14.6	88.3%	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	710 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,203			$727			$9,475	56.5	52.5	1000	130

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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

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