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)
484353009083	451	Union Grove J H	Public	7-8	11377 Union Grove Rd	Gladewater	75647	Gregg County	Union Grove Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 845-5506	120	10	11.6	41.7%	102 (85.0%)	3 (2.5%)	10 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.3%)	$12,192			$934			$11,258	73.7	86.8	202	249
483873013563	452	Mark Twain Dual Language Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2411 San Pedro	San Antonio	78212	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 738-9745	672	41	16.4	58.9%	36 (5.4%)	9 (1.3%)	614 (91.4%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.3%)	$10,936			$2,339			$8,597	73.7	66.9	609	157
481779005700	453	Early Middle	Public	6-8	700 Sunrise	Early	76802	Brown County	Early Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 643-5665	258	20	12.8	48.1%	170 (65.9%)	6 (2.3%)	67 (26.0%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.9%)	$11,274			$1,547			$9,727	73.7	79.7	337	116
481611008602	454	Aragon Middle	Public	6-8	16823 W Rd	Houston	77095	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 856-5100	1,480	90	16.4	50.9%	396 (26.8%)	250 (16.9%)	621 (42.0%)	147 (9.9%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	59 (4.0%)	$8,322			$1,064			$7,258	73.6	78	365	89
481872006406	455	Eustace Middle	Public	6-8	318 Fm 316 S	Eustace	75124	Henderson County	Eustace Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 425-5171	410	29	13.9	70.0%	320 (78.0%)	1 (0.2%)	70 (17.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.1%)	$11,301			$1,730			$9,571	73.6	79.9	334	121
480027411244	456	Harmony School Of Excellence-Houston	Public, Charter	K-8	7340 N Gessner Dr	Houston	77040	Harris County	Harmony Public Schools - Houston North	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 983-8668	1,113	71	15.6	61.0%	180 (16.2%)	230 (20.7%)	481 (43.2%)	170 (15.3%)	3 (0.3%)	9 (0.8%)	40 (3.6%)	$8,777			$772			$8,005	73.4	78.8	355	101
483711004171	457	Riesel School	Public	7-12	600 Frederick St	Riesel	76682	McLennan County	Riesel Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 896-3171	325	30	10.7	46.5%	210 (64.6%)	4 (1.2%)	91 (28.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.5%)	$10,563			$644			$9,919	73.4	61	769	312
481848001735	458	Elysian Fields Middle	Public	6-8	2450 Fm 451	Waskom	75692	Harrison County	Elysian Fields Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 633-2420	181	20	9.1	49.7%	141 (77.9%)	19 (10.5%)	13 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.4%)	$11,924			$868			$11,056	73.3	88.4	175	283
483702005585	459	Parkhill J H	Public	7-8	16500 Shadybank Dr	Dallas	75248	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 593-5600	638	47	13.4	35.0%	308 (48.3%)	30 (4.7%)	270 (42.3%)	14 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.4%)	$9,596			$918			$8,679	73.3	71.5	492	33
483573004044	460	Prairie Valley School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	12920 Fm 103	Nocona	76255	Montague County	Prairie Valley Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 825-4425	127	13	10	48.0%	96 (75.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (11.0%)	$12,008			$1,179			$10,829	73.3	63.2	704	244

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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