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)
480144113216	151	Great Hearts Northern Oaks	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	17223 Jones Maltsberger Rd	San Antonio	78247	Bexar County	Great Hearts Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 888-9483	1,466	75	19.5	17.3%	718 (49.0%)	28 (1.9%)	571 (38.9%)	108 (7.4%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (2.6%)	$8,875			$159			$8,716	89.8	89.4	150	1
480023512294	152	Gateway College Preparatory School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3360 Westinghouse Rd	Georgetown	78626	Williamson County	Orenda Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 868-4947	1,626	84	19.3		802 (49.3%)	105 (6.5%)	357 (22.0%)	243 (14.9%)	2 (0.1%)	6 (0.4%)	111 (6.8%)	$6,474			$193			$6,281	89.7	88.7	164	12
482526002823	153	Keller Middle	Public	7-8	300 N College St	Keller	76248	Tarrant County	Keller Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 744-2900	935	65	14.3	11.3%	616 (65.9%)	35 (3.7%)	131 (14.0%)	94 (10.1%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	54 (5.8%)	$8,906			$754			$8,151	89.7	93.3	90	63
483555004033	154	Poth J H	Public	6-8	505 N Dickson St	Poth	78147	Wilson County	Poth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 484-3323	220	18	12	29.1%	123 (55.9%)	1 (0.5%)	89 (40.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	$9,680			$837			$8,843	89.7	92.9	99	55
484296013737	155	Grand Lakes J H	Public	7-8	20247 Cypress Rosehill Rd	Tomball	77377	Harris County	Tomball Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 357-3264	984	58	16.9	32.2%	421 (42.8%)	72 (7.3%)	313 (31.8%)	119 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (6.0%)								89.6	88.8	162	7
480140013427	156	Sst Advancement	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	12801 Brant Rock Dr	Houston	77082	Harris County	School Of Science And Technology Discovery	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 288-2523	630	42	14.8	89.5%	44 (7.0%)	413 (65.6%)	142 (22.5%)	14 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.5%)	$8,195			$483			$7,713	89.6	90.2	138	18
482142012982	157	Grand Prairie Fine Arts Academy	Public	6-12	102 Gopher Blvd	Grand Prairie	75050	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 237-5603	884	52	16.9	44.7%	179 (20.2%)	139 (15.7%)	504 (57.0%)	24 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (4.2%)	$8,323			$939			$7,384	89.5	84.6	252	95
480025810423	158	Sst Sa College Prep High School	Public, Charter	7-12	4410 David Edwards Dr	San Antonio	78233	Bexar County	School Of Science And Technology	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 549-4161	547	47	11.7	47.0%	135 (24.7%)	48 (8.8%)	323 (59.0%)	12 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.9%)	$12,026			$669			$11,357	89.5	77.3	375	217
483600021184	159	Lorene Rogers Middle	Public	6-8	1001 S Coit	Prosper	75078	Collin County	Prosper Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 219-2150	1,618	90	17.9		904 (55.9%)	115 (7.1%)	214 (13.2%)	294 (18.2%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (5.5%)	$9,128			$372			$8,756	89.5	89.2	153	6
480006808023	160	Treetops School International	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	12500 S Pipeline Rd	Euless	76040	Tarrant County	Treetops School International	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 283-1771	358	27	13.2	10.3%	204 (57.0%)	22 (6.1%)	75 (20.9%)	17 (4.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	38 (10.6%)	$8,301			$160			$8,141	89.5	62.9	712	552

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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