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)
483441003859	801	Pawnee Elementary / J H/High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-10	6229 Fm 798	Pawnee	78145	Bee County	Pawnee Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 456-7256	577	25	22.6	89.9%	94 (16.3%)	120 (20.8%)	345 (59.8%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.4%)	$15,886			$2,643			$13,243	58.9	67.9	581	220
483948004487	802	Ray D Corbett J H	Public	7-8	12000 Ray Corbett Dr	Schertz	78154	Guadalupe County	Schertz-Cibolo-U City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 619-4150	1,126	62	18	43.0%	371 (32.9%)	101 (9.0%)	560 (49.7%)	14 (1.2%)	4 (0.4%)	5 (0.4%)	71 (6.3%)	$8,721			$772			$7,949	58.9	65.1	647	155
484212004798	803	Rivercrest J H	Public	6-8	4100 Us Hwy 271 S	Bogata	75417	Red River County	Rivercrest Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 632-5205	162	16	10	77.8%	118 (72.8%)	9 (5.6%)	26 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.6%)	$11,617			$515			$11,102	58.9	68.5	568	235
483822013962	804	Bobby Summers Middle	Public	6-8	2050 C D Boren Pkwy	Fate	75189	Rockwall County	Royse City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 635-5011	1,079	67	16.1	40.9%	469 (43.5%)	159 (14.7%)	369 (34.2%)	22 (2.0%)	5 (0.5%)	4 (0.4%)	51 (4.7%)	$7,709			$548			$7,161	58.8	59	811	7
480021113971	805	Idea Burke College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-10	10434 Marbach Rd	San Antonio	78245	Bexar County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 239-4650	478	31	15.2	71.3%	40 (8.4%)	68 (14.2%)	357 (74.7%)	7 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	$11,322			$1,256			$10,066	58.8	62.3	732	73
480008008109	806	Heritage Academy	Public, Charter	7-8	8750 Fourwinds Dr	Windcrest	78239	Bexar County	Heritage Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 354-7753	28	4	7.6	96.4%	5 (17.9%)	8 (28.6%)	12 (42.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (10.7%)	$13,348			$2,229			$11,120	58.8	58.9	814	8
481623013316	807	D A Hulcy Steam Middle	Public	6-8	9339 S Polk St	Dallas	75232	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 932-7400	423	31	13.6	91.5%	6 (1.4%)	139 (32.9%)	272 (64.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	$10,969			$1,348			$9,621	58.8	68.8	560	247
484491005114	808	Wellman-Union School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	501 Terry Ave	Wellman	79378	Terry County	Wellman-Union Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 637-4619	279	25	11.2	53.0%	178 (63.8%)	2 (0.7%)	96 (34.4%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,449			$2,780			$9,669	58.7	41.8	1328	520
481770001535	809	Wayside Middle	Public	6-8	1300 Old Decatur Rd	Fort Worth	76179	Tarrant County	Eagle Mt-Saginaw Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 232-0541	1,090	67	16.2	42.6%	479 (43.9%)	148 (13.6%)	379 (34.8%)	38 (3.5%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	41 (3.8%)	$9,438			$597			$8,840	58.6	63.6	692	117
480142113516	810	Newman International Academy Of Arlington Gibbins	Public, Charter	7-12	1111 Gibbins Rd	Arlington	76011	Tarrant County	Newman International Academy Of Arlington	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 207-5265	477	37	12.8	53.5%	118 (24.7%)	172 (36.1%)	132 (27.7%)	32 (6.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.6%)	$12,244			$615			$11,630	58.6	67.9	579	231

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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:

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.