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)
482202002217	201	Guthrie School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	301 Jaguar Ln	Guthrie	79236	King County	Guthrie Central School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 596-4466	98	17	5.8		94 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$26,454			$71			$26,383	87.3	74.5	429	228
482235002243	202	Happy High School	Public	7-12	500 NW 3rd	Happy	79042	Swisher County	Happy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 558-5311	130	17	7.5	30.0%	98 (75.4%)	4 (3.1%)	22 (16.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.6%)	$14,117			$807			$13,310	87.3	71.2	496	294
480945012964	203	Barbers Hill Middle South	Public	7-8	7717 Eagle Dr	Mont Belvieu	77523	Chambers County	Barbers Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 576-2221	619	44	14		354 (57.2%)	32 (5.2%)	210 (33.9%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.6%)	$12,310			$810			$11,500	87.3	89.7	144	59
482751003093	204	Lindale J H	Public	7-8	409 Eagle Spirit	Lindale	75771	Smith County	Lindale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 881-4150	708	45	15.6	46.9%	491 (69.4%)	36 (5.1%)	128 (18.1%)	11 (1.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.5%)	$8,821			$819			$8,002	87.2	89.9	140	64
480142712863	205	Ut Tyler University Academy At Palestine	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	100 University Blvd	Palestine	75803	Anderson County	Ut Tyler University Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 727-2326	233	17	13.5		121 (51.9%)	25 (10.7%)	55 (23.6%)	19 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.6%)	$8,617			$531			$8,087	87.2	89.8	143	62
484653005296	206	Grady Burnett J H	Public	7-8	516 Hilltop	Wylie	75098	Collin County	Wylie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 429-3200	1,034	66	15.7	30.8%	477 (46.1%)	165 (16.0%)	232 (22.4%)	108 (10.4%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (4.7%)	$10,920			$465			$10,455	87.1	87.5	188	18
480143814165	207	Basis San Antonio - Jack Lewis Junior Campus	Public, Charter	6-7	3303 N Ellison Dr	San Antonio	78251	Bexar County	Basis Texas	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(480) 289-2088	132	8	17		13 (9.8%)	19 (14.4%)	63 (47.7%)	26 (19.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (8.3%)								87.1			(n/a)
482580002911	208	Knippa School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	100 Kessler St	Knippa	78870	Uvalde County	Knippa Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 934-2177	398	35	11.4	44.0%	144 (36.2%)	2 (0.5%)	244 (61.3%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,436			$889			$8,548	87	76.5	393	185
480894000326	209	Lamar Middle	Public	6-8	6201 Wynona St	Austin	78757	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-3217	1,100	64	17	21.1%	656 (59.6%)	35 (3.2%)	324 (29.5%)	24 (2.2%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (5.1%)	$9,174			$403			$8,770	87	86.3	212	3
482034002008	210	Austin Academy For Excell	Public, Magnet	6-8	1125 Beverly Dr	Garland	75040	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 926-2620	962	60	15.9	50.3%	210 (21.8%)	122 (12.7%)	342 (35.6%)	195 (20.3%)	61 (6.3%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (3.2%)	$9,001			$872			$8,130	87	88.6	168	42

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About our rankings:

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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.