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)
480003012689	1781	Uplift Education - Infinity Preparatory Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	1401 S MacArthur Blvd	Irving	75060	Dallas County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 621-9200	371	25	14.9	77.1%	17 (4.6%)	16 (4.3%)	310 (83.6%)	24 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$9,117			$656			$8,461	28.1	32.6	1639	142
483039013835	1782	Dr Don Woolley Middle	Public	6-8	3200 Blue Sky Rd	Mesquite	75181	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 882-7390	1,050	59	17.8	85.0%	77 (7.3%)	224 (21.3%)	718 (68.4%)	6 (0.6%)	9 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	14 (1.3%)	$7,790			$653			$7,137	28.1	34.1	1597	185
484415005007	1783	Howell Middle	Public	6-8	2502 Fannin Dr	Victoria	77904	Victoria County	Victoria Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 578-1561	725	53	13.7	61.4%	174 (24.0%)	68 (9.4%)	457 (63.0%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.3%)	$8,887			$907			$7,980	28.1	29.6	1727	56
481739008842	1784	Veterans Middle	Public	6-8	2711 N Golie Rd	Donna	78537	Hidalgo County	Donna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 464-1350	870	65	13.4	97.1%	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	867 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,433			$1,228			$10,205	28.1	25.4	1827	43
482301002336	1785	Hereford J H	Public	6-7	704 La Plata Dr	Hereford	79045	Deaf Smith County	Hereford Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 363-7630	562	47	11.9	79.9%	41 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	512 (91.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$9,950			$1,258			$8,693	28.1	29.2	1743	42
483969021272	1786	Briesemeister Middle	Public	6-8	1616 W Court St	Seguin	78155	Guadalupe County	Seguin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 401-8711	735	47	15.7	77.1%	147 (20.0%)	32 (4.4%)	543 (73.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.4%)	$9,866			$447			$9,419	28	22.8	1893	107
481593001162	1787	Sterling H Fly Junior High School	Public	6-8	715 E Crockett St	Crystal City	78839	Zavala County	Crystal City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 374-2371	366	27	13.4	77.9%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	366 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,373			$2,221			$10,152	27.9	21.3	1942	155
483057005118	1788	Abell J H	Public	7-8	3201 Heritage Blvd	Midland	79707	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 689-6204	1,094	63	17.3	50.1%	267 (24.4%)	72 (6.6%)	676 (61.8%)	49 (4.5%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (2.5%)	$8,990			$722			$8,268	27.9	30.2	1715	73
481618001197	1789	Daingerfield J H	Public	6-8	200 Texas St	Daingerfield	75638	Morris County	Daingerfield-Lone Star Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 645-2261	212	26	8	86.3%	73 (34.4%)	79 (37.3%)	42 (19.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.0%)	$11,011			$2,229			$8,783	27.9	17.4	2054	265
483312003694	1790	Pease Middle	Public	6-8	201 Hunt Ln	San Antonio	78245	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 397-2950	737	57	12.8	78.7%	53 (7.2%)	50 (6.8%)	602 (81.7%)	14 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.0%)	$9,264			$1,111			$8,152	27.9	18.6	2028	238

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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.
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