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)
481270005966	291	Canadian Middle	Public	6-8	404 6th St	Canadian	79014	Hemphill County	Canadian Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 323-5351	183	16	11.4	50.3%	98 (53.6%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (45.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$11,371			$1,033			$10,338	81.5	74.2	437	146
483294008447	292	Tejeda Middle	Public	6-8	2909 E Evans Rd	San Antonio	78259	Bexar County	North East Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 356-5600	1,038	63	16.5	25.9%	347 (33.4%)	47 (4.5%)	462 (44.5%)	117 (11.3%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (5.9%)	$7,619			$747			$6,873	81.4	85.9	223	69
481473007559	293	Spring Branch Middle	Public	6-8	21053 Hwy 46 W	Spring Branch	78070	Comal County	Comal Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 885-8800	616	42	14.5	26.0%	338 (54.9%)	10 (1.6%)	234 (38.0%)	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.9%)	$10,540			$635			$9,905	81.4	85.5	235	58
480021112679	294	Idea McAllen College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	201 N Bentsen Rd	McAllen	78501	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 429-4100	807	42	19.1	75.3%	31 (3.8%)	2 (0.2%)	760 (94.2%)	14 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,816			$1,543			$9,273	81.4	81.3	309	15
480861000229	295	Archer City High School	Public	7-12	600 S Ash St	Archer City	76351	Archer County	Archer City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 574-4713	211	25	8.4	48.8%	164 (77.7%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.3%)	$15,772			$665			$15,107	81.3	83.1	278	17
481830005741	296	Hornedo Middle	Public	6-8	6101 High Ridge	El Paso	79912	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(915) 231-2200	1,388	75	18.6	40.9%	196 (14.1%)	30 (2.2%)	1,059 (76.3%)	66 (4.8%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	32 (2.3%)	$11,172			$758			$10,414	81.3	85.9	222	74
484200004782	297	Sweet Home Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	7508 Fm 531	Sweet Home	77964	Lavaca County	Sweet Home Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 221-3221	148	13	11.5	18.9%	125 (84.5%)	1 (0.7%)	18 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	$10,397			$842			$9,555	81.3	88.5	170	127
481473011552	298	Church Hill Middle	Public	6-8	1275 N Business 35	New Braunfels	78130	Comal County	Comal Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 221-2800	753	50	15	29.7%	418 (55.5%)	8 (1.1%)	293 (38.9%)	14 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (2.4%)	$9,268			$930			$8,339	81.2	75.8	408	110
481965007281	299	Quail Valley Middle	Public	6-8	3019 Fm 1092	Missouri City	77459	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-3600	1,042	61	17.1	44.2%	126 (12.1%)	307 (29.5%)	213 (20.4%)	347 (33.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (4.4%)	$9,551			$700			$8,851	81.1	81	315	16
482647008945	300	Hudson Bend Middle	Public	6-8	15600 Lariat Trl	Austin	78734	Travis County	Lake Travis Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 533-6400	840	60	14		455 (54.2%)	14 (1.7%)	285 (33.9%)	45 (5.4%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (4.0%)	$9,381			$873			$8,508	81.1	81	317	17

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

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

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.