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)
484500005127	1051	West Hardin High School	Public	7-12	39227 Hwy 105	Saratoga	77585	Hardin County	West Hardin County Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 274-5061	261	22	12.1	61.3%	240 (92.0%)	2 (0.8%)	15 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$12,961			$788			$12,173	50.3	38.3	1450	399
480021113795	1052	Idea Ingram Hills College Preparatory	Public, Charter, Alternative	6-11	3115 Majestic Dr	San Antonio	78228	Bexar County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 529-3700	502	36	13.9	86.5%	18 (3.6%)	32 (6.4%)	445 (88.6%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$11,729			$1,202			$10,526	50.3	50.6	1049	3
480021112306	1053	Idea College Preparatory Alamo	Public, Charter	6-12	325 E Sh 495	Alamo	78516	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 588-4006	763	46	16.5	93.6%	29 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	732 (95.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,412			$1,679			$9,733	50.3	47.4	1143	90
481623013841	1054	Solar Prep For Boys At John F Kennedy	Public	PK, KG-7	1802 Moser Ave	Dallas	75206	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-7100	452	35	12.9	46.7%	120 (26.5%)	73 (16.2%)	229 (50.7%)	8 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.4%)	$14,158			$1,380			$12,778	50.3			(n/a)
484161004754	1055	Stockdale J H	Public	6-8	600 W W St	Stockdale	78160	Wilson County	Stockdale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 996-3153	181	17	10.5	45.9%	92 (50.8%)	1 (0.6%)	84 (46.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$10,322			$703			$9,619	50.2	62.7	717	338
481335007375	1056	Center Point Middle	Public	6-8	207 China	Center Point	78010	Kerr County	Center Point Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 353-8142	113	10	11.4	68.1%	32 (28.3%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (70.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	$11,328			$2,694			$8,633	50.2	38.7	1435	379
480021113965	1057	Idea Robindale College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-10	3802 E Ruben Torres Sr Blvd	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 832-5300	571	36	15.6	90.2%	41 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	527 (92.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,454			$1,475			$10,979	50.2	44.7	1234	177
481059000435	1058	Blue Ridge Middle	Public	6-8	425 N Church St	Blue Ridge	75424	Collin County	Blue Ridge Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 752-5554	223	18	12.7	48.4%	131 (58.7%)	2 (0.9%)	75 (33.6%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.4%)	$10,159			$327			$9,832	50.1	39.8	1400	342
480007007850	1059	Universal Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2616 N MacArthur Blvd	Irving	75062	Dallas County	Universal Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 255-1800	619	54	11.4	80.8%	6 (1.0%)	167 (27.0%)	393 (63.5%)	37 (6.0%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.6%)	$10,338			$1,217			$9,121	50.1	38.9	1429	370
480021113660	1060	Idea Najim College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	926 S Ww White Rd	San Antonio	78220	Bexar County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 239-4900	441	27	16.3	89.1%	8 (1.8%)	140 (31.7%)	288 (65.3%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$17,533			$2,058			$15,475	50.1	48.7	1094	34

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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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