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)
483702004122	1251	Apollo J H	Public	7-8	1600 Apollo Rd	Richardson	75081	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 593-7900	617	54	11.4	61.6%	130 (21.1%)	156 (25.3%)	236 (38.2%)	67 (10.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.2%)	$11,303			$881			$10,422	44.6	46	1177	74
480144013268	1252	Iltexas Katy Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	24406 Franz Rd	Katy	77493	Harris County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 394-9417	435	25	17.6	69.4%	23 (5.3%)	89 (20.5%)	284 (65.3%)	27 (6.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.1%)	$6,829			$791			$6,038	44.6	41.2	1351	99
483486021042	1253	Liberty Middle	Public	6-8	1212 S Fir St	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2610	795	65	12.2	97.9%	9 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	785 (98.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,361			$2,622			$10,739	44.5	37.2	1487	234
482976013256	1254	McDade High School	Public	7-12	156 Marlin St	McDade	78650	Bastrop County	McDade Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 273-2522	165	17	9.8	50.9%	61 (37.0%)	1 (0.6%)	96 (58.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	2 (1.2%)	3 (1.8%)	$13,470			$1,299			$12,172	44.5	37.3	1483	229
481341000841	1255	Centerville Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	813 S Commerce	Centerville	75833	Leon County	Centerville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 536-2935	308	32	9.5	45.1%	231 (75.0%)	24 (7.8%)	41 (13.3%)	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	$15,137			$1,792			$13,345	44.4	58.6	824	431
481527017052	1256	Grant Middle	Public	6-8	4350 Aaron Dr	Corpus Christi	78413	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-3740	821	46	18	64.6%	96 (11.7%)	31 (3.8%)	675 (82.2%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.3%)	$6,576			$1,507			$5,069	44.4	36.7	1512	256
481770012120	1257	Educational Willkie Middle	Public	6-8	6129 Texas Shiner Rd	Fort Worth	76179	Tarrant County	Eagle Mt-Saginaw Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 237-9631	762	50	15.3	54.6%	245 (32.2%)	143 (18.8%)	314 (41.2%)	17 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	37 (4.9%)	$10,322			$658			$9,664	44.4	45.4	1207	50
480870000234	1258	Bailey J H	Public	7-8	2411 Winewood	Arlington	76013	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(682) 867-0700	764	57	13.3	67.4%	229 (30.0%)	124 (16.2%)	349 (45.7%)	19 (2.5%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	36 (4.7%)	$9,926			$503			$9,423	44.4	44.1	1246	12
481500013348	1259	Donald J Stockton Jh	Public	7-8	2750 Excellence Ave	Conroe	77301	Montgomery County	Conroe Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 709-4500	1,345	97	13.8	69.0%	336 (25.0%)	140 (10.4%)	811 (60.3%)	12 (0.9%)	8 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (2.8%)	$9,303			$669			$8,634	44.4	50.3	1058	201
481473000968	1260	Canyon Middle	Public	6-8	2014 Fm 1101	New Braunfels	78130	Comal County	Comal Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 221-2300	1,201	69	17.4	46.2%	461 (38.4%)	41 (3.4%)	628 (52.3%)	13 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.4%)	51 (4.2%)	$8,322			$689			$7,633	44.2	44.6	1235	25

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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

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