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)
480021113508	421	Idea Judson College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	13427 Judson Rd	San Antonio	78233	Bexar County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 529-3600	737	49	15	73.9%	81 (11.0%)	103 (14.0%)	515 (69.9%)	17 (2.3%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	14 (1.9%)	$10,099			$827			$9,273	75.4	74.1	438	17
481783005457	422	East Bernard J H	Public	5-8	723 College St	East Bernard	77435	Wharton County	East Bernard Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 335-7519	302	22	13.8	37.7%	184 (60.9%)	21 (7.0%)	97 (32.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,668			$482			$9,186	75.2	75.9	403	19
482742014042	423	Santa Rita Middle	Public	6-8	90 E Santa Rita Blvd	Liberty Hill	78642	Williamson County	Liberty Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 379-3380	870	52	16.5	14.4%	503 (57.8%)	18 (2.1%)	191 (22.0%)	87 (10.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (7.9%)								75.2	77.5	373	50
481320005623	424	Cayuga Middle	Public	6-8	17750 N Us Hwy 287	Cayuga	75861	Anderson County	Cayuga Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 928-2699	166	11	14.8	47.0%	132 (79.5%)	8 (4.8%)	16 (9.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.4%)	$15,858			$2,367			$13,491	75.2	74	441	17
483501003939	425	Pittsburg J H	Public	7-8	313 Broach St	Pittsburg	75686	Camp County	Pittsburg Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 856-6432	349	35	9.9	82.2%	121 (34.7%)	57 (16.3%)	160 (45.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.9%)	$10,289			$1,245			$9,044	75.1	72.3	473	48
482526012420	426	Timberview Middle	Public	5-8	10300 Old Denton Rd	Fort Worth	76244	Tarrant County	Keller Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 744-2600	1,069	78	13.6	24.6%	565 (52.9%)	126 (11.8%)	225 (21.0%)	83 (7.8%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (6.3%)	$9,859			$860			$8,999	75.1	75.1	418	8
481746001506	427	Douglass School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	20712 S Fm 225	Douglass	75943	Nacogdoches County	Douglass Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 569-9804	436	40	10.8	38.5%	328 (75.2%)	16 (3.7%)	68 (15.6%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.1%)	$9,662			$681			$8,981	75.1	63.1	706	279
484504006187	428	West Middle	Public	6-8	1008 Jerry Mashek Dr	West	76691	McLennan County	West Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 981-2120	264	21	12.4	43.2%	197 (74.6%)	2 (0.8%)	60 (22.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	$11,496			$980			$10,516	75.1	74.3	435	7
480029212871	429	Harmony School Of Innovation - Dallas	Public, Charter	6-12	8080 W President George Bush	Dallas	75252	Collin County	Harmony Public Schools - North Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 321-0100	486	31	15.5	53.3%	100 (20.6%)	117 (24.1%)	165 (34.0%)	89 (18.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	$10,149			$847			$9,301	75	64.8	658	229
480026407911	430	KIPP Academy Middle	Public, Charter	5-8	10711 KIPP Way St	Houston	77099	Harris County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 328-1051	472	24	19.6	91.9%	5 (1.1%)	155 (32.8%)	286 (60.6%)	15 (3.2%)	11 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,179			$1,168			$9,010	75	74.6	427	3

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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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