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)
480144013415	2261	Iltexas Woodhaven Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	5901 Boca Raton Blvd	Fort Worth	76112	Tarrant County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 395-1776	320	24	13	82.2%	11 (3.4%)	100 (31.3%)	188 (58.8%)	9 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.4%)	$8,961			$885			$8,076	10	10.2	2204	57
480010513356	2262	Oak Cliff Faith Family Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	300 W Kiest Blvd	Dallas	75224	Dallas County	Faith Family Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 224-4110	2,468	123	20	99.5%	33 (1.3%)	502 (20.3%)	1,914 (77.6%)	3 (0.1%)	5 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (0.4%)	$11,241			$2,703			$8,538	10	8.8	2232	30
483876004414	2263	San Augustine High School	Public	6-12	702 N Clark St	San Augustine	75972	San Augustine County	San Augustine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 275-9603	336	35	9.4	77.7%	43 (12.8%)	192 (57.1%)	88 (26.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	$16,276			$3,195			$13,080	9.9	10.9	2191	72
482034002013	2264	Bussey Middle	Public	6-8	1204 Travis St	Garland	75040	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 494-8391	799	61	13.1	93.2%	60 (7.5%)	96 (12.0%)	548 (68.6%)	35 (4.4%)	49 (6.1%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.3%)	$10,240			$1,403			$8,837	9.9	14.3	2125	139
484239007193	2265	Big Bend High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	550 Roadrunner Cir	Terlingua	79852	Brewster County	Terlingua Central School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 371-2281	132	12	11.2	70.5%	25 (18.9%)	1 (0.8%)	103 (78.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	$17,673			$1,899			$15,774	9.7	16.4	2080	185
481437014035	2266	Santa Fe Middle	Public	6-8	7581 Rd 3540	Cleveland	77327	Liberty County	Cleveland Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(281) 592-8717	988	77	12.9	95.3%	26 (2.6%)	16 (1.6%)	938 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.8%)								9.5			(n/a)
480022709011	2267	Big Springs Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	10664 N Us Hwy 83	Leakey	78873	Real County	Big Springs Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 232-7101	105	11	9.5	83.8%	46 (43.8%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (56.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,801			$2,463			$13,338	9.5	8.8	2233	34
480001407174	2268	George Gervin Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	6944 S Sunbelt Dr	San Antonio	78218	Bexar County	George Gervin Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 568-8800	830	45	18.5	100.0%	37 (4.5%)	315 (38.0%)	458 (55.2%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.7%)	$13,903			$1,092			$12,810	9.3	22.6	1900	368
482850010896	2269	Dunbar College Preparatory Academy	Public, Magnet, Charter	6-8	2010 E 26th St	Lubbock	79404	Lubbock County	Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 219-3400	382	38	10.1	97.4%	16 (4.2%)	171 (44.8%)	189 (49.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	$15,013			$2,568			$12,445	9.2	8.9	2230	39
480771012198	2270	Lewis Middle	Public	6-8	21255 W Hardy Rd	Houston	77073	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 209-8257	985	71	13.8	93.9%	15 (1.5%)	203 (20.6%)	749 (76.0%)	7 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.8%)	$10,131			$2,502			$7,629	9.1	8.5	2237	33

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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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.