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)
480021113744	1181	Idea Owassa College Preparatory	Public, Charter, Alternative	6-11	1000 E Owassa Rd	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 588-4300	636	41	15.5	88.5%	23 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	604 (95.0%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	$12,133			$1,697			$10,436	46.6	53.7	963	218
481828001655	1182	El Campo Middle	Public	6-8	4010 Fm 2765	El Campo	77437	Wharton County	El Campo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 543-6362	699	54	13	76.7%	139 (19.9%)	41 (5.9%)	509 (72.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	$10,154			$975			$9,180	46.5	45.1	1218	36
481983010945	1183	Terra Vista Middle	Public	6-8	1111 Upland Ave	Lubbock	79416	Lubbock County	Frenship Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 796-0076	823	58	14.1	65.4%	216 (26.2%)	53 (6.4%)	502 (61.0%)	16 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.3%)	$8,982			$714			$8,268	46.5	45.9	1186	3
483486011569	1184	Kennedy Middle	Public	6-8	600 W Hall Acres Rd	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2650	576	50	11.4	96.0%	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	572 (99.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,924			$2,956			$11,968	46.5	41.1	1359	175
484365007147	1185	Clark Middle	Public	6-8	500 Hillside Rd	Laredo	78041	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-7500	576	39	14.7	86.6%	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	571 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$10,919			$1,507			$9,412	46.5	46.7	1166	19
480026210719	1186	Meyerpark Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-7	13663 S Main St	Houston	77085	Harris County	Meyerpark Charter	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 729-9712	293	18	15.8	94.2%	0 (0.0%)	241 (82.3%)	42 (14.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	$9,604			$1,593			$8,011	46.5			(n/a)
483720006468	1187	Rio Vista Middle	Public	6-8	309 S Cleburne Whitney Rd	Rio Vista	76093	Johnson County	Rio Vista Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 760-0766	214	17	12.6	58.9%	166 (77.6%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.2%)	$9,916			$1,069			$8,847	46.4	45.4	1203	16
482613002938	1188	Lorenzo De Zavala Middle	Public	6-8	603 N Tabasco St	La Joya	78560	Hidalgo County	La Joya Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-2770	608	42	14.3	99.2%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	607 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,950			$1,446			$11,504	46.4	39.8	1399	211
484071014233	1189	Hurshel Antwine Middle	Public	6-8	3830 Rich Beem Blvd	El Paso	79938	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-6400	734	38	19.4	78.5%	46 (6.3%)	32 (4.4%)	632 (86.1%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.4%)	9 (1.2%)								46.4	41	1363	174
480813000143	1190	Austin Middle	Public	6-8	1808 Wimberly Rd	Amarillo	79109	Randall County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-3000	687	43	16.1	67.2%	298 (43.4%)	62 (9.0%)	264 (38.4%)	27 (3.9%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (4.4%)	$9,594			$1,599			$7,995	46.3	56.9	876	314

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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.