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)
480140412137	1401	Oaks Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	1-12	121 Old San Antonio Rd	Boerne	78006	Kendall County	Meadowland Charter District	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 331-4094	47	9	5	74.5%	15 (31.9%)	4 (8.5%)	28 (59.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,978			$7,283			$16,695	39.6	30.7	1698	297
483468003893	1402	Petersburg School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1411 W 4th	Petersburg	79250	Hale County	Petersburg Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 667-3585	274	28	9.7	77.7%	79 (28.8%)	2 (0.7%)	188 (68.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$14,151			$1,025			$13,126	39.6	48.7	1095	307
480141413853	1403	Promesa College Prep West Corpus Christi	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-10	3102 Baldwin Blvd	Corpus Christi	78405	Nueces County	Valere Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 400-8293	391	21	18.7	85.4%	18 (4.6%)	5 (1.3%)	365 (93.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$7,574			$1,723			$5,851	39.6	56.1	901	502
481488000989	1404	Como-Pickton School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	13017 Tx Hwy 11 E	Como	75431	Hopkins County	Como-Pickton Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 488-3671	756	65	11.6	62.2%	400 (52.9%)	16 (2.1%)	315 (41.7%)	9 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.0%)	$11,517			$1,471			$10,045	39.5	31.2	1688	284
483294003659	1405	White Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	7800 Midcrown Dr	San Antonio	78218	Bexar County	North East Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 356-5900	926	72	12.9	65.9%	165 (17.8%)	119 (12.9%)	572 (61.8%)	27 (2.9%)	5 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	35 (3.8%)	$9,330			$920			$8,410	39.5	39.4	1413	8
482718003052	1406	Leon High School	Public	6-12	12168 Hwy 79 W	Jewett	75846	Leon County	Leon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 626-1475	380	30	12.5	55.8%	218 (57.4%)	2 (0.5%)	136 (35.8%)	9 (2.4%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	$13,121			$760			$12,361	39.5	45.3	1208	198
483873004325	1407	Beacon Hill Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1411 W Ashby Pl	San Antonio	78201	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 738-9765	371	24	15.7	96.0%	7 (1.9%)	9 (2.4%)	353 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$12,204			$2,278			$9,926	39.4	55.5	922	485
480894000315	1408	Lively Middle	Public	6-8	201 E Mary St	Austin	78704	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-3207	948	66	14.3	56.5%	224 (23.6%)	59 (6.2%)	592 (62.4%)	41 (4.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (3.2%)	$10,415			$714			$9,700	39.4	35.7	1543	135
480020709350	1409	Premier High School-Austin South Campus	Public, Charter	7-12	1701 W Ben White Blvd No 100a	Austin	78745	Travis County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 444-8442	149	6	24.4	65.1%	47 (31.5%)	6 (4.0%)	93 (62.4%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	$9,881			$1,071			$8,809	39.4			(n/a)
484518005154	1410	West Sabine High School	Public	6-12	109 Timberland Hwy W	Pineland	75968	Sabine County	West Sabine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 584-2525	293	34	8.6	68.6%	234 (79.9%)	29 (9.9%)	12 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.5%)	$12,531			$875			$11,655	39.4	36.6	1516	106

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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