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)
483543004019	651	Port Neches Middle	Public	6-9	749 Central Dr	Port Neches	77651	Jefferson County	Port Neches-Groves Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 722-8115	584	45	13.1	36.1%	337 (57.7%)	20 (3.4%)	165 (28.3%)	49 (8.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	$9,702			$774			$8,928	64.8	62.3	731	80
483411006595	652	Palmer Middle	Public	5-8	118 F M 813	Palmer	75152	Ellis County	Palmer Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 449-3319	424	28	14.9	53.8%	220 (51.9%)	8 (1.9%)	179 (42.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.5%)	$10,188			$1,049			$9,140	64.8	68.1	575	77
484248013901	653	Digital Academy Of Texas	Public, Virtual	5-12	4241 Summerhill Rd	Texarkana	75503	Bowie County	Texarkana Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	Yes	No	(903) 794-3651	411			54.5%	176 (42.8%)	43 (10.5%)	158 (38.4%)	9 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.6%)	$9,363			$657			$8,706	64.7	44	1252	599
482289007424	654	Hemphill Middle	Public	5-8	1000 Milam St	Hemphill	75948	Sabine County	Hemphill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 787-3371	225	25	9	60.0%	157 (69.8%)	18 (8.0%)	24 (10.7%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	22 (9.8%)	$12,746			$1,735			$11,011	64.7	62.5	725	71
481818006102	655	South Middle	Public	6-8	601 W Freddy Gonzalez Dr	Edinburg	78539	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2415	1,235	89	13.9	65.7%	22 (1.8%)	6 (0.5%)	1,186 (96.0%)	10 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (0.8%)	$10,786			$962			$9,824	64.7	64.9	655
482040007702	656	Garrison Middle	Public	6-8	459 N Us Hwy 59	Garrison	75946	Nacogdoches County	Garrison Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 347-7020	172	14	12.4	54.1%	109 (63.4%)	29 (16.9%)	29 (16.9%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	$8,817			$678			$8,139	64.7	62.6	723	67
480021113953	657	Idea Rise College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-10	3000 S Cherry Ln	Fort Worth	76116	Tarrant County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 885-4150	561	28	19.7	89.1%	36 (6.4%)	164 (29.2%)	343 (61.1%)	9 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	$12,340			$1,386			$10,953	64.6	88	182	475
480141712503	658	Compass Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5530 Billy Hext Rd	Odessa	79765	Ector County	Compass Academy Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 272-1836	1,448	87	16.5	4.6%	898 (62.0%)	15 (1.0%)	508 (35.1%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (1.5%)	$6,414			$142			$6,272	64.5	63.6	693	35
480016312179	659	Quest Collegiate Academy - Shenandoah	Public, Charter	K-8	1488 Wellman Rd	Shenandoah	77384	Montgomery County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 890-0100	386	26	14.8	33.7%	198 (51.3%)	29 (7.5%)	114 (29.5%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (9.1%)	$9,024			$424			$8,600	64.5	74.1	439	220
482742005772	660	Liberty Hill Middle	Public	6-8	13125 W State Hwy 29	Liberty Hill	78642	Williamson County	Liberty Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 379-3300	976	67	14.6	24.1%	609 (62.4%)	21 (2.2%)	279 (28.6%)	22 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	42 (4.3%)	$7,879			$535			$7,344	64.5	66.7	614	46

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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.