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)
481830006251	811	Wiggs Middle	Public	6-8	1300 Cir Dr	El Paso	79902	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 231-2100	904	51	17.9	71.0%	67 (7.4%)	3 (0.3%)	820 (90.7%)	7 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	$9,280			$1,243			$8,037	58.5	56.2	898	87
482166005737	812	Grapevine Middle	Public	6-8	301 Pony Pkwy	Grapevine	76051	Tarrant County	Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 251-5660	656	55	11.9	46.3%	262 (39.9%)	55 (8.4%)	285 (43.4%)	24 (3.7%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	24 (3.7%)	$10,950			$1,102			$9,848	58.5	55.2	931	119
484584005225	813	Wildorado School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1523 S Locust	Wildorado	79098	Oldham County	Wildorado Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 426-3317	215	21	10.3	20.9%	182 (84.7%)	2 (0.9%)	26 (12.1%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$10,078			$721			$9,357	58.5	58.4	830	17
484224006046	814	Tatum Middle	Public	6-8	410 N Hill St	Tatum	75691	Rusk County	Tatum Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 947-6482	333	27	12.4	57.4%	161 (48.3%)	57 (17.1%)	95 (28.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.7%)	$10,070			$1,495			$8,574	58.4	54.5	947	133
483072003469	815	Mildred High School	Public	6-12	5475 S Hwy 287	Corsicana	75109	Navarro County	Mildred Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 872-0392	460	38	11.9	49.6%	321 (69.8%)	14 (3.0%)	105 (22.8%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.0%)	$11,251			$680			$10,570	58.3	62.7	719	96
480920000383	816	Azle J H South	Public	7-8	201 School St	Azle	76020	Tarrant County	Azle Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 444-2564	577	41	14.1	43.0%	386 (66.9%)	15 (2.6%)	152 (26.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.5%)	$8,669			$673			$7,996	58.3	57.8	849	33
482613006737	817	Cesar Chavez Middle	Public	6-8	78 Showers Rd	Mission	78572	Hidalgo County	La Joya Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-2800	653	45	14.6	96.6%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	651 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$11,629			$1,387			$10,242	58.3	48.1	1112	295
481518001025	818	Lubbock-Cooper Middle	Public	6-8	16310 Loop 493	Lubbock	79423	Lubbock County	Lubbock-Cooper Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 993-2331	971	67	14.5	36.5%	525 (54.1%)	23 (2.4%)	397 (40.9%)	7 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (1.8%)	$9,137			$644			$8,493	58.2	67.6	588	230
480016312093	819	Lewisville School Of Science And Technology Lower	Public, Charter	K-7	1800 Lakeway Dr Ste 100	Lewisville	75057	Denton County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 317-2470	108	9	12.4	59.3%	14 (13.0%)	39 (36.1%)	32 (29.6%)	10 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (12.0%)	$14,616			$251			$14,365	58.2			(n/a)
484395004989	820	Van Vleck Junior High School	Public	6-8	133 S 4th St	Van Vleck	77482	Matagorda County	Van Vleck Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 245-6401	256	19	13.6	57.8%	133 (52.0%)	23 (9.0%)	91 (35.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	$13,620			$1,510			$12,110	58.2	64	679	141

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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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