Best Middle Schools in Texas

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the STAAR test scores by the Texas Education Agency. The most recent update was on Wednesday, September 11, 2024.

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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)
484626021472	1211	Winters J H	Public	7-8	705 Rogers St	Winters	79567	Runnels County	Winters Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 754-5518	69	7	10.5	46.4%	32 (46.4%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (53.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,850			$734			$9,115	45.7	46.6	1169	42
483060006303	1212	Frank Seale Middle	Public	6-8	700 George Hopper Rd	Midlothian	76065	Ellis County	Midlothian Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 856-5600	666	46	14.4	59.5%	270 (40.5%)	122 (18.3%)	229 (34.4%)	10 (1.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.8%)	$10,468			$753			$9,715	45.7	42.8	1289	77
482046002058	1213	Gary School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	132 Bobcat Trl	Gary	75643	Panola County	Gary Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 685-2291	485	44	11.1	61.9%	429 (88.5%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (8.9%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	$11,049			$1,119			$9,931	45.7	42.2	1314	101
483450007082	1214	Peaster J H	Public	7-8	8512 Fm 920	Weatherford	76088	Parker County	Peaster Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 341-5000	241	17	14.3	34.4%	183 (75.9%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (19.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.3%)	$10,247			$975			$9,272	45.7	53.9	959	255
482763003104	1215	Lipan High School	Public	6-12	211 N Kickapoo	Lipan	76462	Hood County	Lipan Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 646-3366	226	22	10.3	50.0%	188 (83.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	$12,446			$699			$11,747	45.6	66	628	587
480006511509	1216	Horizon Montessori II - Stem Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1223 Sugarcane Dr	Weslaco	78599	Hidalgo County	Horizon Montessori Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 969-0044	347	26	13.2	87.6%	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	338 (97.4%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,821			$1,686			$9,135	45.6	51.2	1037	179
484473011375	1217	Howard J H	Public	6-8	265 Broadhead Rd	Waxahachie	75165	Ellis County	Waxahachie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 923-4771	786	57	13.7	46.9%	329 (41.9%)	160 (20.4%)	256 (32.6%)	5 (0.6%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	30 (3.8%)	$10,569			$450			$10,118	45.6	49	1090	127
480027412518	1218	Harmony Science Academy - Bryan	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2031 S Texas Ave	Bryan	77802	Brazos County	Harmony Public Schools - Houston North	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 779-2100	383	31	12.2	85.1%	54 (14.1%)	73 (19.1%)	220 (57.4%)	15 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	19 (5.0%)	$12,217			$1,487			$10,729	45.6	44.2	1244	26
483243006458	1219	New Deal Middle	Public	5-8	312 S Monroe Ave	New Deal	79350	Lubbock County	New Deal Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 746-6633	231	20	11.3	71.0%	108 (46.8%)	5 (2.2%)	113 (48.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$8,299			$1,369			$6,930	45.6	44.3	1240	21
480020912401	1220	Yes Prep - West	Public, Charter	6-12	10535 Harwin Dr	Houston	77036	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 967-8200	1,000	60	16.5	92.6%	39 (3.9%)	74 (7.4%)	832 (83.2%)	45 (4.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.8%)	$10,314			$1,393			$8,921	45.5	47.4	1139	81

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