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)
481623001347	1981	Thomas J Rusk Middle	Public	6-8	2929 Inwood Rd	Dallas	75235	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-2000	378	35	10.8	93.1%	8 (2.1%)	113 (29.9%)	251 (66.4%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$13,290			$1,931			$11,359	21.6	24.3	1860	121
483702004140	1982	Liberty J H	Public	7-8	10330 Lawler Rd	Dallas	75243	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 593-7888	542	53	10.3	81.5%	51 (9.4%)	177 (32.7%)	220 (40.6%)	81 (14.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	$11,117			$934			$10,183	21.6	22.4	1904	78
481548001121	1983	Covington School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	501 N Main St	Covington	76636	Hill County	Covington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 854-2215	334	25	13.1	56.6%	238 (71.3%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (25.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (2.1%)	$24,035			$4,171			$19,864	21.6	16.6	2072	89
482628002966	1984	La Vega J H George Dixon Campus	Public	7-8	4401 Orchard Ln	Waco	76705	McLennan County	La Vega Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 799-2428	438	30	14.5	90.9%	44 (10.0%)	117 (26.7%)	264 (60.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	$11,184			$1,338			$9,846	21.5	19.3	2008	24
481359000853	1985	Alice Johnson J H	Public	6-8	15500 Proctor	Channelview	77530	Harris County	Channelview Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 452-8030	1,168	72	16.2	88.6%	69 (5.9%)	106 (9.1%)	957 (81.9%)	3 (0.3%)	13 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (1.7%)	$9,669			$946			$8,723	21.5	26.3	1807	178
483873004408	1986	Whittier Middle	Public	6-8	2101 Edison Dr	San Antonio	78201	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 738-9755	709	49	14.4	91.4%	9 (1.3%)	8 (1.1%)	686 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	$10,606			$1,937			$8,668	21.5	21.8	1928	58
480143913023	1987	El Paso Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	1918 Texas Ave	El Paso	79901	El Paso County	El Paso Leadership Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 298-3900	185	15	12.3	98.9%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	185 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,413			$3,713			$8,701	21.4	24.7	1843	144
482364002531	1988	Marshall Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1115 Noble St	Houston	77009	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 226-2600	584	42	13.8	95.4%	13 (2.2%)	106 (18.2%)	464 (79.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$10,814			$1,092			$9,722	21.4	16.4	2081	93
480001010805	1989	D J Red Simon Middle	Public	6-8	3839 E Fm 150	Kyle	78640	Hays County	Hays Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 268-8507	824	52	15.7	74.0%	62 (7.5%)	25 (3.0%)	717 (87.0%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.9%)	$10,655			$2,125			$8,530	21.4	21.1	1953	36
483057003430	1990	Alamo J H	Public	7-12	3800 W Storey Ave	Midland	79703	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 689-1700	796	47	16.8	65.7%	117 (14.7%)	54 (6.8%)	579 (72.7%)	25 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.4%)	$10,307			$747			$9,560	21.4	15.3	2110	120

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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:

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

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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