Best Middle Schools in Texas for Special Education Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in Texas!

Every year, the Texas Education Agency shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, Special Education students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Texas test scores and rankings. Other leading school comparison sites use data that is up to FOUR years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

The list is updated annually upon the release of the STAAR test scores by the Texas Education Agency. The most recent update was on Wednesday, September 11, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)							Ranking (Special Education vs All Students - 2023)
ID	Rank (of 1815)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (Special Education)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (Special Education)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
481623006932	1	George B Dealey Montessori Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	6501 Royal Ln	Dallas	75230	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(972) 794-8400	620	40	15.5	21.9%	213 (34.4%)	80 (12.9%)	203 (32.7%)	59 (9.5%)	8 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	55 (8.9%)	$10,960			$815			$10,145	99.9%	99.4%	0.50%
481623006089	1	Henry W Longfellow Career Exploration Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	5314 Boaz St	Dallas	75209	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-5400	430	25	17.2	70.7%	53 (12.3%)	30 (7.0%)	332 (77.2%)	9 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$9,932			$1,180			$8,752	99.9%	99.2%	0.72%
481623013736	3	Sudie L Williams Talented And Gifted Academy	Public	4-8	4518 Pomona Rd	Dallas	75209	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-8700	429	28	15.4	14.5%	249 (58.0%)	16 (3.7%)	105 (24.5%)	29 (6.8%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.4%)	$10,895			$990			$9,905	99.8%	99.8%	0.05%
484110007955	4	Cornerstone Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	9016 Westview Dr	Houston	77055	Harris County	Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 251-1600	365	28	13.2	15.9%	182 (49.9%)	5 (1.4%)	106 (29.0%)	51 (14.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.2%)	$10,426			$736			$9,691	99.8%	99.6%	0.21%
482838010526	5	Willow Springs Middle	Public	7-8	1101 W Lucas Rd	Lucas	75002	Collin County	Lovejoy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 742-8500	738	46	15.9		533 (72.2%)	23 (3.1%)	49 (6.6%)	96 (13.0%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (4.3%)	$9,468			$578			$8,890	99.7%	98.9%	0.84%
482001013472	6	Lawler Middle	Public	6-8	12921 Rolater Rd	Frisco	75035	Collin County	Frisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 633-4150	1,026	61	16.7	2.4%	104 (10.1%)	37 (3.6%)	35 (3.4%)	819 (79.8%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.4%)	$8,691			$378			$8,313	99.7%	99.7%	0.01%
482364017019	7	Project Chrysalis Middle	Public	6-8	4528 Leeland	Houston	77023	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 924-1700	270	14	19.2	74.8%	4 (1.5%)	2 (0.7%)	259 (95.9%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,175			$852			$7,322	99.6%	86.4%	13.18%
482001011484	8	Fowler Middle	Public	6-8	3801 McDermott Rd	Plano	75025	Collin County	Frisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 633-5050	1,034	68	15.2	8.7%	138 (13.3%)	75 (7.3%)	64 (6.2%)	718 (69.4%)	10 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (2.8%)	$9,220			$379			$8,841	99.6%	99.3%	0.25%
480016313683	9	Founders Classical Academy - Frisco	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	10710 Frisco St	Frisco	75034	Denton County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 330-5844	957	61	15.7	9.1%	372 (38.9%)	92 (9.6%)	132 (13.8%)	303 (31.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (6.0%)	$7,596			$435			$7,161	99.5%	95.1%	4.40%
481776006398	10	West Ridge Middle	Public	6-8	9201 Scenic Bluff Dr	Austin	78733	Travis County	Eanes Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 732-9240	896	70	12.7		531 (59.3%)	7 (0.8%)	126 (14.1%)	178 (19.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (5.9%)	$10,155			$486			$9,669	99.4%	98.2%	1.29%

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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