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)
482730007584	81	McKamy Middle	Public	6-8	2401 Old Settlers Rd	Flower Mound	75022	Denton County	Lewisville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 713-5991	825	52	15.8	4.4%	394 (47.8%)	14 (1.7%)	89 (10.8%)	281 (34.1%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	41 (5.0%)	$8,961			$775			$8,186	94	95.1	68	13
484533005160	82	Westphalia Elementary	Public	K-8	124 Cr 3000	Lott	76656	Falls County	Westphalia Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 584-4988	156	15	10.2	14.7%	141 (90.4%)	2 (1.3%)	9 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	$11,025			$782			$10,243	93.9	93.1	94	12
480789006072	83	Walter & Lois Curtis Middle	Public	7-8	1530 Rivercrest Blvd	Allen	75002	Collin County	Allen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 727-0340	1,304	77	17	19.0%	490 (37.6%)	165 (12.7%)	180 (13.8%)	387 (29.7%)	8 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	72 (5.5%)	$8,344			$454			$7,889	93.7	93.9	81	2
484524005157	84	Westhoff Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	244 Lynch Ave	Westhoff	77994	DeWitt County	Westhoff Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 236-5519	88	8	11.2	52.3%	48 (54.5%)	7 (8.0%)	33 (37.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,281			$2,627			$20,654	93.7	92.6	100	16
481023000498	85	Smithfield Middle	Public	6-8	8400 Main St	North Richland Hills	76182	Tarrant County	Birdville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 547-5000	806	53	15.3	30.1%	511 (63.4%)	51 (6.3%)	163 (20.2%)	47 (5.8%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (3.6%)	$8,287			$599			$7,688	93.6	93.2	92	7
482730010615	86	Shadow Ridge Middle	Public	6-8	2050 Aberdeen Dr	Flower Mound	75028	Denton County	Lewisville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 713-5984	642	45	14.3	8.6%	274 (42.7%)	18 (2.8%)	81 (12.6%)	231 (36.0%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.3%)	$10,183			$822			$9,361	93.5	95.3	66	20
480140022935	87	Sst Hill Country College Prep High School	Public, Charter, Alternative	8-11	9202 W Loop 1604 N	San Antonio	78254	Bexar County	School Of Science And Technology Discovery	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(210) 688-9759	183	15	11.8	43.2%	53 (29.0%)	14 (7.7%)	104 (56.8%)	6 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)								93.5			(n/a)
483294011132	88	Lopez Middle	Public	6-8	23103 Hardy Oak Blvd	San Antonio	78258	Bexar County	North East Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 356-5000	1,327	71	18.7	19.1%	434 (32.7%)	38 (2.9%)	689 (51.9%)	104 (7.8%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (4.4%)	$7,415			$391			$7,024	93.5	94.2	79	9
482406002667	89	Central J H	Public	7-9	3191 W Pipeline Rd	Euless	76040	Tarrant County	Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 354-3350	1,096	74	14.7	63.5%	279 (25.5%)	251 (22.9%)	317 (28.9%)	128 (11.7%)	4 (0.4%)	45 (4.1%)	72 (6.6%)	$8,425			$785			$7,639	93.4	90.7	129	40
484347004935	90	Caldwell Arts Academy	Public, Magnet	K-8	331 S College	Tyler	75702	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-2250	611	39	15.5	54.5%	204 (33.4%)	114 (18.7%)	274 (44.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.5%)	$9,243			$998			$8,245	93.3	88.4	174	84

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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

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.