Best Middle Schools in Texas for Gifted and Talented 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, Gifted and Talented 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 (Gifted and Talented vs All Students - 2023)
ID	Rank (of 1481)	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 (Gifted and Talented)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (Gifted and Talented)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
482142008522	1	Sallye R Moore College & Career Preparatory	Public	PK, KG-8	3150 Waterwood Dr	Grand Prairie	75052	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 660-2261	651	49	13.2	77.3%	56 (8.6%)	206 (31.6%)	339 (52.1%)	27 (4.1%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.3%)	$9,423			$1,110			$8,313	99.9%	79.6%	20.36%
482142013172	2	School For The Highly Gifted	Public, Charter	1-8	2990 S Hwy 161	Grand Prairie	75052	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 343-7864	128	15	8.7	28.9%	34 (26.6%)	33 (25.8%)	24 (18.8%)	28 (21.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.0%)	$14,603			$648			$13,955	99.9%	100.0%	0.09%
481173007398	3	Bruceville-Eddy J H	Public	6-8	1 Eagle Dr	Eddy	76524	McLennan County	Bruceville-Eddy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 859-5525	162	14	11.7	56.8%	95 (58.6%)	1 (0.6%)	61 (37.7%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	$11,796			$1,002			$10,794	99.8%	26.8%	72.97%
481270005966	3	Canadian Middle	Public	6-8	404 6th St	Canadian	79014	Hemphill County	Canadian Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 323-5351	191	17	11	46.6%	94 (49.2%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (48.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	$11,371			$1,033			$10,338	99.8%	81.2%	18.55%
481692010885	3	Devers Jh	Public	6-8	201 S Chism	Devers	77538	Liberty County	Devers Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 549-7591	63	4	14	39.7%	33 (52.4%)	5 (7.9%)	24 (38.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	$12,143			$1,736			$10,407	99.8%	98.0%	1.81%
483534009363	3	Poolville J H	Public	6-8	16025 Fm 920	Poolville	76487	Parker County	Poolville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 594-4452	172	16	10.4	55.2%	112 (65.1%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (30.2%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.5%)	$12,609			$941			$11,668	99.8%	61.8%	38.04%
480978006363	3	Pritchard J H	Public	6-8	1510 Ole Ambrose Rd	Bells	75414	Grayson County	Bells Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 965-3602	215	18	11.6	41.4%	176 (81.9%)	2 (0.9%)	16 (7.4%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.4%)	2 (0.9%)	15 (7.0%)	$10,558			$127			$10,431	99.8%	88.1%	11.69%
484326006179	3	Raymond Mays Middle	Public	6-8	915 W Main	Troy	76579	Bell County	Troy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 938-2543	382	27	14	52.1%	250 (65.4%)	8 (2.1%)	111 (29.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	$9,094			$933			$8,161	99.8%	81.5%	18.25%
481839007161	9	Elkhart Middle	Public	6-8	301 E Parker St	Elkhart	75839	Anderson County	Elkhart Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 764-2459	270	24	11.3	57.0%	221 (81.9%)	9 (3.3%)	31 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	$10,046			$1,192			$8,854	99.4%	72.7%	26.69%
481965011219	10	David Crockett Middle	Public	6-8	19001 Beechnut	Richmond	77407	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-6380	1,119	67	16.6	70.4%	64 (5.7%)	463 (41.4%)	397 (35.5%)	154 (13.8%)	12 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (2.5%)	$9,646			$769			$8,877	99.3%	62.7%	36.62%

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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

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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