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)
481970001859	2241	Elder Middle	Public	6-8	709 NW 21st	Fort Worth	76164	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-4100	763	52	14.5	88.7%	14 (1.8%)	11 (1.4%)	732 (95.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	$9,498			$2,179			$7,319	11	9.7	2220	21
480144013410	2242	Iltexas Houston Windmill Lakes Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	9898 Windmill Lakes Blvd	Houston	77075	Harris County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 944-4334	450	26	17.2	88.9%	13 (2.9%)	58 (12.9%)	367 (81.6%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	$6,337			$662			$5,675	11	9.9	2215	27
481815001610	2243	Roy Cisneros Elementary	Public, Charter	K-7	3011 Ruiz	San Antonio	78228	Bexar County	Edgewood Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 898-4170	196	17	11.4	95.9%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	196 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,451			$1,740			$8,711	10.9			(n/a)
481815001607	2244	Brentwood Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	1626 Thompson Pl	San Antonio	78226	Bexar County	Edgewood Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 898-4120	558	38	14.7	88.9%	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	549 (98.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,643			$1,718			$10,925	10.8	11.9	2172	72
480026412837	2245	KIPP Austin Beacon Prep	Public, Charter	5-8	5107 S Ih 35 Frontage Rd	Austin	78744	Travis County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 651-1918	447	24	18.6	93.5%	10 (2.2%)	20 (4.5%)	413 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$10,176			$1,510			$8,666	10.8	20.3	1978	267
481803001599	2246	Ector High School	Public	7-12	301 S Main	Ector	75439	Fannin County	Ector Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 961-2076	117	14	8.1	57.3%	91 (77.8%)	2 (1.7%)	19 (16.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.3%)	$15,653			$841			$14,812	10.8	24.1	1867	379
480143914231	2247	El Paso Leadership Academy - Middle East	Public, Charter	6-8	2101 Joe Battle Blvd	El Paso	79938	El Paso County	El Paso Leadership Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 298-3900	239	13	18.4	90.0%	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	232 (97.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)								10.8	8.8	2234	13
481662009527	2248	John P Ojeda Middle	Public	6-8	4900 McKinney Falls Pkwy	Austin	78744	Travis County	Del Valle Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 386-3500	788	54	14.6	93.5%	20 (2.5%)	65 (8.2%)	678 (86.0%)	14 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.3%)	$10,352			$1,145			$9,207	10.7	10.8	2195	53
480894013132	2249	Sadler Means Ywla	Public	6-8	6401 N Hampton Dr	Austin	78723	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-3234	346	26	13.1	69.4%	24 (6.9%)	49 (14.2%)	253 (73.1%)	12 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	$17,236			$1,976			$15,260	10.7	7.1	2261	12
480771000087	2250	Teague Middle	Public	6-8	21700 Rayford Rd	Humble	77338	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 233-4310	980	74	13.1	90.2%	20 (2.0%)	309 (31.5%)	629 (64.2%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	13 (1.3%)	$9,684			$2,363			$7,321	10.5	9.9	2214	36

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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.