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)
480018411485	1661	Gateway Charter Academy - Middle - High School	Public, Charter	6-12	1015 E Wheatland Rd	Dallas	75241	Dallas County	Gateway Charter Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 375-1921	216	16	13.3	98.6%	0 (0.0%)	203 (94.0%)	10 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$10,893			$1,657			$9,236	32.1			(n/a)
483954004494	1662	Schulenburg Secondary	Public	6-12	503 College St	Schulenburg	78956	Fayette County	Schulenburg Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 743-3605	393	36	10.9	58.8%	179 (45.5%)	47 (12.0%)	153 (38.9%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$11,976			$1,342			$10,634	32.1	43.8	1257	405
480021114265	1663	Idea La Joya College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-8	725 E Expy 83	La Joya	78560	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(956) 766-3100	243	16	14.8	92.2%	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	239 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								32.1	37.5	1479	184
482106002100	1664	Gonzales J H	Public	6-8	426 N College St	Gonzales	78629	Gonzales County	Gonzales Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 672-8641	562	35	15.9	73.5%	136 (24.2%)	45 (8.0%)	374 (66.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	$10,412			$2,275			$8,137	32.1	34	1599	65
480003012035	1665	Uplift Williams Preparatory Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	1750 Viceroy Dr	Dallas	75235	Dallas County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 276-0352	532	32	16.6	90.0%	6 (1.1%)	9 (1.7%)	512 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	$9,081			$947			$8,133	32.1	46.4	1173	492
482199002215	1666	Gustine School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	503 W Main St	Gustine	76455	Comanche County	Gustine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 667-7303	129	18	6.9	66.7%	41 (31.8%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (67.4%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,866			$2,765			$14,102	32.1	32.8	1629	37
480027412284	1667	Harmony School Of Endeavor-Houston	Public, Charter	K-8	5668 W Little York Rd	Houston	77091	Harris County	Harmony Public Schools - Houston North	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 999-8400	527	39	13.5	93.5%	6 (1.1%)	139 (26.4%)	364 (69.1%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.3%)	$9,728			$1,225			$8,503	32.1	39.3	1415	252
481970001916	1668	Stripling Middle	Public	6-8	2100 Clover Ln	Fort Worth	76107	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-1300	515	36	14.5	64.3%	131 (25.4%)	68 (13.2%)	292 (56.7%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.1%)	$10,330			$2,084			$8,245	32.1	34.6	1578	90
482475002769	1669	Hebbronville J H	Public	6-8	910 N Wilhelma	Hebbronville	78361	Jim Hogg County	Jim Hogg County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 527-3203	210	19	11.1	85.2%	8 (3.8%)	1 (0.5%)	201 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,605			$2,317			$9,288	32	32.1	1661	8
481674010608	1670	Navo Middle	Public	6-8	1701 Navo Rd	Aubrey	76227	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 347-7500	735	57	12.8	55.2%	141 (19.2%)	351 (47.8%)	162 (22.0%)	32 (4.4%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	43 (5.9%)	$9,936			$677			$9,260	32	39.4	1411	259

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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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Educational resources:

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Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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