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)
483858012125	661	Salado Middle	Public	6-8	1169 Williams Rd	Salado	76571	Bell County	Salado Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 947-6930	590	35	16.6	24.7%	401 (68.0%)	7 (1.2%)	158 (26.8%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.4%)	$8,300			$446			$7,854	64.5	62.5	726	65
480021113085	662	Idea Weslaco Pike College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	1000 E Pike Blvd	Weslaco	78596	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 351-4850	749	49	15.4	83.8%	15 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	729 (97.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$11,893			$1,698			$10,195	64.5	68.5	566	96
482391011268	663	Woodcreek Middle	Public	6-8	14600 Woodson Park Dr	Houston	77044	Harris County	Humble Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 641-5200	1,125	81	13.8	38.8%	257 (22.8%)	397 (35.3%)	358 (31.8%)	69 (6.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (3.6%)	$8,878			$447			$8,431	64.5	66.3	622	41
484071012872	664	Ssg Manuel R Puentes	Public	6-8	3216 Tim Foster	El Paso	79938	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-9200	1,085	46	23.6	63.7%	88 (8.1%)	52 (4.8%)	904 (83.3%)	11 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	8 (0.7%)	20 (1.8%)	$9,065			$1,558			$7,507	64.4	58.8	821	157
481653001410	665	Bonnette J H	Public	6-8	5010 Pasadena Blvd	Deer Park	77536	Harris County	Deer Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 668-7700	672	45	15	57.0%	205 (30.5%)	13 (1.9%)	433 (64.4%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (2.2%)	$10,882			$1,049			$9,833	64.4	60.6	780	115
483808007494	666	Hopewell Middle	Public	6-8	1535 Gulf Way	Round Rock	78665	Williamson County	Round Rock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 464-5200	1,148	81	14	32.9%	387 (33.7%)	180 (15.7%)	398 (34.7%)	119 (10.4%)	5 (0.4%)	4 (0.3%)	55 (4.8%)	$8,455			$448			$8,007	64.4	69.3	547	119
482574002905	667	Strack Intermediate	Public	6-8	18027 S Kuykendahl Rd	Klein	77379	Harris County	Klein Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 249-5400	1,189	77	15.4	51.4%	347 (29.2%)	250 (21.0%)	445 (37.4%)	102 (8.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (3.5%)	$8,623			$651			$7,972	64.4	64.9	656	11
483228003576	668	Central Middle	Public	6-8	200 N 17th St	Nederland	77627	Jefferson County	Nederland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 727-5765	595	47	12.6	53.8%	241 (40.5%)	86 (14.5%)	188 (31.6%)	53 (8.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	23 (3.9%)	$10,422			$1,288			$9,133	64.4	73.3	454	214
484496001568	669	Central Middle	Public	6-8	506 E 6th St	Weslaco	78596	Hidalgo County	Weslaco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 969-6710	1,085	66	16.3	69.6%	27 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1,052 (97.0%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$10,499			$1,269			$9,230	64.3	56.8	881	212
481965012242	670	Ronald Thornton Middle	Public	6-8	1909 Waters Lake Blvd	Missouri City	77459	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 327-3870	1,695	87	19.4	42.5%	358 (21.1%)	646 (38.1%)	436 (25.7%)	152 (9.0%)	5 (0.3%)	5 (0.3%)	93 (5.5%)	$8,345			$624			$7,722	64.3	65.1	649	21

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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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