Best Middle Schools in Texas for At Risk 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, At Risk students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

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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 (At Risk vs All Students - 2022)
481623013856	1	School For The Talented & Gifted In Pleasant Grove	Public	4-8	9610 Bruton Rd	Dallas	75217	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-3700	385	24	16.3	87.3%	9 (2.3%)	5 (1.3%)	367 (95.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,702	$1,272	$9,431	100.0%	99.9%	0.09%
482364008611	2	Briarmeadow Charter	Public	PK, KG-8	3601 Dunvale	Houston	77063	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 458-5500	565	37	15.2	46.4%	183 (32.4%)	45 (8.0%)	160 (28.3%)	150 (26.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.4%)	$10,236	$1,036	$9,200	99.9%	99.5%	0.40%
480011812767	3	Houston Gateway Academy Inc Elite College Prep	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	7310 Bowie	Houston	77012	Harris County	Houston Gateway Academy Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 644-8292	598	31	19.2	86.8%	4 (0.7%)	20 (3.3%)	573 (95.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)				99.9%	98.8%	1.06%
481623013736	4	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	426	28	15.3	20.7%	237 (55.6%)	17 (4.0%)	137 (32.2%)	18 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.5%)	$10,895	$990	$9,905	99.8%	99.8%	0.01%
481623006089	5	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	455	26	17.5	67.5%	46 (10.1%)	22 (4.8%)	377 (82.9%)	6 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$9,932	$1,180	$8,752	99.8%	99.0%	0.75%
481623005690	6	Dallas Environmental Science Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	3531 N Westmoreland Rd	Dallas	75212	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-3950	439	26	16.8	79.7%	10 (2.3%)	40 (9.1%)	385 (87.7%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,580	$1,156	$9,424	99.7%	97.5%	2.25%
480011812310	7	Houston Gateway Academy - Coral Campus	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1020 Coral St	Houston	77012	Harris County	Houston Gateway Academy Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 923-5060	854	42	20.3	88.5%	7 (0.8%)	7 (0.8%)	837 (98.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)				99.7%	99.3%	0.34%
481623010561	8	Irma Rangel Young Women's Leadership School	Public, Magnet	6-12	1718 Robert B Cullum Blvd	Dallas	75210	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-5200	592	34	17.3	70.8%	42 (7.1%)	52 (8.8%)	478 (80.7%)	14 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$9,771	$1,168	$8,602	99.6%	98.0%	1.63%
480011808242	9	Houston Gateway Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3400 Evergreen Dr	Houston	77087	Harris County	Houston Gateway Academy Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 649-2706	630	35	18	91.6%	2 (0.3%)	14 (2.2%)	613 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,360	$4,961	$15,400	99.6%	96.6%	3.00%
482364017019	10	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	269	15	17.9	75.1%	4 (1.5%)	3 (1.1%)	254 (94.4%)	7 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$8,175	$852	$7,322	99.5%	96.4%	3.14%

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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.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)							Ranking (At Risk vs All Students - 2022)
ID	Rank (of 2182)	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 (At Risk)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (At Risk)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
481623013856	1	School For The Talented & Gifted In Pleasant Grove	Public	4-8	9610 Bruton Rd	Dallas	75217	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-3700	385	24	16.3	87.3%	9 (2.3%)	5 (1.3%)	367 (95.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,702			$1,272			$9,431	100.0%	99.9%	0.09%
482364008611	2	Briarmeadow Charter	Public	PK, KG-8	3601 Dunvale	Houston	77063	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 458-5500	565	37	15.2	46.4%	183 (32.4%)	45 (8.0%)	160 (28.3%)	150 (26.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.4%)	$10,236			$1,036			$9,200	99.9%	99.5%	0.40%
480011812767	3	Houston Gateway Academy Inc Elite College Prep	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	7310 Bowie	Houston	77012	Harris County	Houston Gateway Academy Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 644-8292	598	31	19.2	86.8%	4 (0.7%)	20 (3.3%)	573 (95.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								99.9%	98.8%	1.06%
481623013736	4	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	426	28	15.3	20.7%	237 (55.6%)	17 (4.0%)	137 (32.2%)	18 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.5%)	$10,895			$990			$9,905	99.8%	99.8%	0.01%
481623006089	5	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	455	26	17.5	67.5%	46 (10.1%)	22 (4.8%)	377 (82.9%)	6 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$9,932			$1,180			$8,752	99.8%	99.0%	0.75%
481623005690	6	Dallas Environmental Science Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	3531 N Westmoreland Rd	Dallas	75212	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-3950	439	26	16.8	79.7%	10 (2.3%)	40 (9.1%)	385 (87.7%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,580			$1,156			$9,424	99.7%	97.5%	2.25%
480011812310	7	Houston Gateway Academy - Coral Campus	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1020 Coral St	Houston	77012	Harris County	Houston Gateway Academy Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 923-5060	854	42	20.3	88.5%	7 (0.8%)	7 (0.8%)	837 (98.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)								99.7%	99.3%	0.34%
481623010561	8	Irma Rangel Young Women's Leadership School	Public, Magnet	6-12	1718 Robert B Cullum Blvd	Dallas	75210	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-5200	592	34	17.3	70.8%	42 (7.1%)	52 (8.8%)	478 (80.7%)	14 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$9,771			$1,168			$8,602	99.6%	98.0%	1.63%
480011808242	9	Houston Gateway Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3400 Evergreen Dr	Houston	77087	Harris County	Houston Gateway Academy Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 649-2706	630	35	18	91.6%	2 (0.3%)	14 (2.2%)	613 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,360			$4,961			$15,400	99.6%	96.6%	3.00%
482364017019	10	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	269	15	17.9	75.1%	4 (1.5%)	3 (1.1%)	254 (94.4%)	7 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$8,175			$852			$7,322	99.5%	96.4%	3.14%