Best Middle Schools in Texas

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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 (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)
483471003896	1061	Petrolia Junior High/High School	Public	7-12	8307 Fm 810	Petrolia	76377	Clay County	Petrolia Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 524-3264	216	21	10	60.6%	173 (80.1%)	1 (0.5%)	25 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.0%)	$15,209			$601			$14,607	50.1	70.3	519	542
482253002283	1062	Memorial Middle	Public	6-8	1901 Rio Hondo Rd	Harlingen	78550	Cameron County	Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 427-3020	741	56	13.1	89.3%	38 (5.1%)	1 (0.1%)	698 (94.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$10,948			$1,601			$9,347	50.1	48.1	1114	52
480016312415	1063	Lewisville School Of Science And Technology Upper	Public, Charter	8-12	650 Bennett Ln	Lewisville	75057	Denton County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 316-6700	183	18	10.4	29.5%	69 (37.7%)	25 (13.7%)	68 (37.2%)	15 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)	$8,602			$447			$8,156	50	54.9	938	125
482952003319	1064	May High School	Public	7-12	3400 Cr 411 E	May	76857	Brown County	May Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 259-2131	129	13	9.8	46.5%	106 (82.2%)	2 (1.6%)	16 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.9%)	$11,721			$977			$10,744	50	51.9	1019	45
481107001638	1065	Brackett J H	Public	6-8	201 N Ann St	Brackettville	78832	Kinney County	Brackett Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 563-2480	116	12	9.8	64.7%	36 (31.0%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (65.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	$9,609			$956			$8,653	49.9	37.9	1464	399
482991003366	1066	McLeod School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	19395 Farm Rd 125	Mc Leod	75565	Cass County	McLeod Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 796-7181	428	34	12.4	54.4%	398 (93.0%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.0%)	$12,907			$633			$12,274	49.9			(n/a)
480019513037	1067	Vanguard Mozart	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	155 E Business 83	Alamo	78516	Hidalgo County	Vanguard Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 223-2030	1,209	76	15.8	94.2%	14 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1,195 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,782			$3,227			$8,555	49.9	57.9	846	221
484032009495	1068	James Bowie Middle	Public	6-8	7497 Us Hwy 67 W	Simms	75574	Bowie County	Simms Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 543-2219	130	14	9.5	46.9%	119 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.8%)	$9,883			$5,397			$4,487	49.9	61.2	764	304
480021113630	1069	Idea Brackenridge College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	5555 Old Pearsall Rd	San Antonio	78242	Bexar County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 239-4300	659	41	16.2	83.6%	30 (4.6%)	13 (2.0%)	608 (92.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	$9,728			$1,549			$8,179	49.9	42.7	1296	227
482496005511	1070	Jourdanton J H	Public	6-8	200 Zanderson Ave	Jourdanton	78026	Atascosa County	Jourdanton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 769-2234	385	25	15.2	49.9%	140 (36.4%)	6 (1.6%)	231 (60.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	$9,358			$548			$8,810	49.8	57.5	860	210

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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.