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)
484677005356	1151	Zephyr School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	11625 C R 281	Zephyr	76890	Brown County	Zephyr Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 739-5331	217	19	11.1	56.2%	177 (81.6%)	1 (0.5%)	24 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	11 (5.1%)	$11,592			$1,589			$10,003	47.4	56.8	883	268
481818011432	1152	Francisco Barrientes Middle	Public	6-8	1100 E Ebony	Edinburg	78539	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2430	1,113	88	12.5	83.0%	14 (1.3%)	3 (0.3%)	1,094 (98.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$10,677			$687			$9,990	47.4	42.1	1316	164
480843008550	1153	Anthony Middle	Public	6-8	813 6th St	Anthony	79821	El Paso County	Anthony Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 886-6530	183	14	13.2	78.7%	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	178 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$11,545			$875			$10,670	47.4	45.8	1189	36
482163002178	1154	Grapeland J H	Public	6-8	116 W Myrtle	Grapeland	75844	Houston County	Grapeland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 687-2351	124	14	9	61.3%	75 (60.5%)	30 (24.2%)	9 (7.3%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	8 (6.5%)	$7,908			$659			$7,249	47.4	31.9	1665	511
480016323066	1155	Plainview Classical Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	310 S Ennis St	Plainview	79072	Hale County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(972) 316-3663	213	15	14.2	46.0%	108 (50.7%)	4 (1.9%)	91 (42.7%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	4 (1.9%)								47.4			(n/a)
483201003555	1156	Murchison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	9661 E Bankhead St	Murchison	75778	Henderson County	Murchison Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 469-3636	170	19	8.9	68.8%	125 (73.5%)	2 (1.2%)	39 (22.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	$12,189			$1,809			$10,379	47.3	38.9	1427	271
481608001176	1157	Cushing School	Public	6-12	1088 W Bearkat Dr	Cushing	75760	Nacogdoches County	Cushing Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 326-4890	294	26	11.1	70.4%	204 (69.4%)	19 (6.5%)	51 (17.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (5.8%)	$11,308			$1,554			$9,753	47.3	33.7	1608	451
483903004459	1158	San Saba Middle	Public	5-8	808 W Wallace	San Saba	76877	San Saba County	San Saba Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 372-3200	213	17	12.8	80.3%	80 (37.6%)	0 (0.0%)	129 (60.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	$10,014			$1,053			$8,961	47.3	40.2	1389	231
480009222968	1159	Trinity Basin Preparatory Hpa Upper School	Public, Charter	6-12	1256 Jim Wright Fwy	White Settlement	76108	Tarrant County	Trinity Basin Preparatory	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(817) 601-7667	634	49	12.9	42.9%	358 (56.5%)	52 (8.2%)	184 (29.0%)	14 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.8%)								47.3			(n/a)
483915004465	1160	Sanford-Fritch J H	Public	6-8	536 Eagle Blvd	Fritch	79036	Hutchinson County	Sanford-Fritch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 397-0159	159	14	11.1	55.3%	142 (89.3%)	1 (0.6%)	12 (7.5%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	$12,591			$1,422			$11,169	47.3	49.6	1072	88

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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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