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)
481611006084	911	Labay Middle	Public	6-8	15435 Willow River Dr	Houston	77095	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 463-5800	1,199	79	15	70.2%	182 (15.2%)	245 (20.4%)	649 (54.1%)	81 (6.8%)	11 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (2.6%)	$9,425			$1,337			$8,088	55.3	56.1	905	6
481326006522	912	Celeste J H	Public	6-8	200 S 5th St	Celeste	75423	Hunt County	Celeste Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 568-4721	102	12	8.8	61.8%	77 (75.5%)	2 (2.0%)	19 (18.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.9%)	$13,814			$1,421			$12,392	55.3	70.8	511	401
484209005029	913	Tahoka Middle	Public	6-8	2028 Ave P	Tahoka	79373	Lynn County	Tahoka Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 561-4538	122	12	10.3	68.0%	46 (37.7%)	2 (1.6%)	73 (59.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$13,117			$2,051			$11,066	55.3	60.1	789	124
481440000420	914	Clifton Middle	Public	6-8	1102 Key Ave	Clifton	76634	Bosque County	Clifton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 675-1856	241	20	11.8	53.1%	139 (57.7%)	1 (0.4%)	89 (36.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.0%)	$10,638			$484			$10,155	55.2	56.5	890	24
482613008294	915	Ann Richards Middle	Public	6-8	7005 Ann Richards Rd	Mission	78572	Hidalgo County	La Joya Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-2860	729	51	14.2	95.9%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	729 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,562			$2,478			$12,084	55.2	62.7	715	200
482025001984	916	Galena Park Middle	Public	6-8	400 Keene	Galena Park	77547	Harris County	Galena Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 386-1700	943	67	14.1	88.3%	35 (3.7%)	46 (4.9%)	856 (90.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	$10,782			$1,295			$9,487	55.2	43.6	1266	350
481935001794	917	Floresville Middle	Public	6-8	2601 B St	Floresville	78114	Wilson County	Floresville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 393-5350	904	55	16.4	58.1%	267 (29.5%)	16 (1.8%)	598 (66.2%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	16 (1.8%)	$8,891			$1,148			$7,743	55.1	49.8	1067	150
480144114170	918	Great Hearts Online - Tx	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-9	12500 San Pedro Avenue Ste 500	San Antonio	78216	Bexar County	Great Hearts Texas	Yes	No	Yes	No	(210) 469-3828	571	30	19.1		180 (31.5%)	57 (10.0%)	225 (39.4%)	89 (15.6%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.9%)	12 (2.1%)								55.1	52.1	1017	99
480870007721	919	Ousley J H	Public	7-8	950 S E Pkwy	Arlington	76018	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-5700	876	64	13.5	77.9%	94 (10.7%)	293 (33.4%)	347 (39.6%)	96 (11.0%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	39 (4.5%)	$9,389			$698			$8,692	55.1	56.5	892	27
480006111122	920	Greg A Garcia Early College Intermediate	Public, Charter	6-8	9550 S Zarzamora St	San Antonio	78224	Bexar County	New Frontiers Public Schools Inc	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(210) 519-3840	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	$12,405			$2,775			$9,630	55.1			(n/a)

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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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