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)
483324003739	1191	Nueces Canyon Jh/High School	Public	7-12	200 Taylor St	Barksdale	78828	Edwards County	Nueces Canyon Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 234-3524	110	15	7.2	69.1%	59 (53.6%)	1 (0.9%)	47 (42.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	$15,961			$2,210			$13,751	46.3	42.3	1306	115
483405003784	1192	Palestine J H	Public	7-8	233 Ben Milam Dr	Palestine	75801	Anderson County	Palestine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 731-8008	440	39	11.2	78.4%	129 (29.3%)	104 (23.6%)	184 (41.8%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.1%)	$11,485			$2,251			$9,235	46.3	39.7	1404	212
480026413531	1193	KIPP Destiny Middle	Public, Charter	5-8	3663 W Camp Wisdom Rd	Dallas	75237	Dallas County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 323-4225	253	16	15.8	93.3%	0 (0.0%)	204 (80.6%)	47 (18.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$9,899			$767			$9,131	46.3	21.5	1934	741
480006211404	1194	Legacy Traditional School - Cibolo	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2900 Cibolo Valley Dr	Cibolo	78108	Guadalupe County	Legacy Traditional Schools - Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 431-9881	736	48	15.3	44.4%	204 (27.7%)	132 (17.9%)	317 (43.1%)	19 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.1%)	56 (7.6%)	$15,592			$1,757			$13,834	46.2	32.3	1651	457
480000204732	1195	Spur School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	800 N Williams	Spur	79370	Dickens County	Spur Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 271-3385	205	24	8.4	50.7%	105 (51.2%)	1 (0.5%)	87 (42.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.9%)	$13,621			$1,197			$12,424	46.2	31.1	1689	494
480013912116	1196	Tekoa Academy Of Accelerated Studies - Orange	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1704 14th St	Orange	77630	Orange County	Tekoa Academy Of Accelerated Studies Stem School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 886-9862	111	7	15.8	86.5%	17 (15.3%)	88 (79.3%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.5%)	$3,802			$1,006			$2,796	46.1	76	402	794
484623005825	1197	Winona Middle	Public	6-8	611 Wildcat Dr	Winona	75792	Smith County	Winona Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 939-4040	263	23	11.3	85.2%	94 (35.7%)	58 (22.1%)	95 (36.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.3%)	$14,025			$2,055			$11,971	46.1	58.4	828	369
480007122915	1198	Clearfork Academy South	Public, Charter	8-12	1632 E Fm 4	Cleburne	76103	Tarrant County	University Of Texas University Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(254) 939-4017	25	0	208.3		20 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.0%)								46.1			(n/a)
481581001150	1199	Cross Plains High School	Public	7-12	700 N Main	Cross Plains	76443	Callahan County	Cross Plains Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 725-6121	152	22	6.9	63.8%	123 (80.9%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (19.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,615			$1,123			$12,493	46	46	1180	19
480936000396	1200	Bandera Middle	Public	6-8	1005 Cherry St	Bandera	78003	Bandera County	Bandera Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 460-3899	525	34	15.5	51.0%	333 (63.4%)	5 (1.0%)	170 (32.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	$9,193			$962			$8,231	46	40.9	1367	167

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