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)
480021113223	621	Idea Rundberg College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	9504 N Interstate 35	Austin	78753	Travis County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 822-4800	764	47	16.3	94.4%	24 (3.1%)	16 (2.1%)	718 (94.0%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$10,814			$1,655			$9,159	66.7	77.7	372	249
482640007469	622	Lago Vista Middle	Public	6-8	8039 Bar K Ranch Rd	Lago Vista	78645	Travis County	Lago Vista Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 267-8300	418	31	13.4	22.2%	261 (62.4%)	2 (0.5%)	124 (29.7%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	21 (5.0%)	$9,215			$905			$8,310	66.6	67.6	585	37
483480003903	623	Pewitt J H	Public	6-8	1216 Us Hwy 67 W	Omaha	75571	Morris County	Pewitt Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 884-2505	186	18	10.3	67.7%	119 (64.0%)	21 (11.3%)	32 (17.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	12 (6.5%)	$10,776			$1,268			$9,509	66.6	51.9	1020	397
482664002999	624	Lampasas Middle	Public	6-8	902 S Broad St	Lampasas	76550	Lampasas County	Lampasas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 556-3101	795	58	13.6	48.1%	463 (58.2%)	18 (2.3%)	266 (33.5%)	8 (1.0%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (4.4%)	$9,543			$986			$8,557	66.5	63.4	699	75
480019513536	625	Vanguard Beethoven	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2215 S Veterans Blvd	Edinburg	78539	Hidalgo County	Vanguard Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 318-0211	1,714	106	16.1	89.7%	10 (0.6%)	8 (0.5%)	1,686 (98.4%)	8 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	$10,472			$2,194			$8,278	66.5	71.3	495	130
481755008889	626	Driscoll Elementary & Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	315 W Dragon St	Driscoll	78351	Nueces County	Driscoll Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 387-7349	281	25	11	94.0%	15 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	264 (94.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$14,643			$2,675			$11,968	66.4	69.6	535	91
482613017001	627	Memorial Middle	Public	6-8	2610 N Moorefield Rd	Mission	78574	Hidalgo County	La Joya Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-2820	658	48	13.7	98.8%	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	656 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,984			$1,653			$11,331	66.3	61.1	768	141
484471005090	628	Water Valley School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	17886 Wildcat Dr	Water Valley	76958	Tom Green County	Water Valley Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 484-2478	307	37	8.3	45.0%	209 (68.1%)	3 (1.0%)	78 (25.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.5%)	$12,481			$1,093			$11,388	66.3	58.6	825	197
480021113982	629	Idea Health Professions College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-10	5816 Wilcab Rd	Austin	78721	Travis County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 822-4350	298	23	13.1	89.6%	20 (6.7%)	37 (12.4%)	234 (78.5%)	3 (1.0%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,739			$9,256			$4,483	66.3	54.3	952	323
483864004292	630	Rayburn High School	Public	7-12	9363 E Fm 273	Ivanhoe	75447	Fannin County	Sam Rayburn Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 664-2165	217	24	9	45.2%	176 (81.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.5%)	$12,117			$682			$11,435	66.3	61.3	763	133

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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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Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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