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)
480813000165	1691	Mann Middle	Public	6-8	610 N Buchanan	Amarillo	79107	Potter County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-3700	426	32	13.2	94.8%	50 (11.7%)	91 (21.4%)	261 (61.3%)	12 (2.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.1%)	$11,444			$1,789			$9,655	31.3	30	1716	25
484122006044	1692	Twin Creeks Middle	Public	6-8	27100 Cypresswood Dr	Spring	77373	Harris County	Spring Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 891-7850	893	59	15	87.0%	88 (9.9%)	341 (38.2%)	406 (45.5%)	13 (1.5%)	3 (0.3%)	13 (1.5%)	29 (3.2%)	$10,059			$1,292			$8,767	31.2	31.8	1670	22
480013912285	1693	Tekoa Academy Of Accelerated Studies	Public, Charter	6-8	326 Thomas Blvd	Port Arthur	77640	Jefferson County	Tekoa Academy Of Accelerated Studies Stem School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 982-5400	49	4	13.3	98.0%	0 (0.0%)	42 (85.7%)	6 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)								31.2	56.8	880	813
484020004558	1694	Sierra Blanca School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	500 Sierra Blanca Ave	Sierra Blanca	79851	Hudspeth County	Sierra Blanca Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 369-2781	99	14	7	75.8%	13 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (83.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.0%)	$13,332			$772			$12,561	31.2	45	1223	471
481095005161	1695	Bovina Middle	Public	6-8	500 Halsell St	Bovina	79009	Parmer County	Bovina Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 251-1377	92	6	14.9	85.9%	7 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (91.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	$9,836			$1,563			$8,273	31.2	29.6	1729	34
482553002842	1696	Kerens School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	200 Bobcat Ln	Kerens	75144	Navarro County	Kerens Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 396-2931	630	54	11.7	77.0%	255 (40.5%)	97 (15.4%)	213 (33.8%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	53 (8.4%)	$12,655			$1,402			$11,253	31.1	42.7	1297	399
483312005786	1697	Rudder Middle	Public	6-8	6558 Horn Blvd	San Antonio	78240	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 397-5000	996	74	13.5	78.7%	160 (16.1%)	83 (8.3%)	547 (54.9%)	135 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	70 (7.0%)	$9,333			$1,006			$8,328	31.1	42.7	1298	399
484248004852	1698	Texas Middle	Public	6-8	2100 College Dr	Texarkana	75503	Bowie County	Texarkana Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 793-5631	1,361	105	12.9	76.2%	396 (29.1%)	611 (44.9%)	236 (17.3%)	15 (1.1%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	97 (7.1%)	$10,045			$1,633			$8,412	31.1	35.6	1545	153
480813000182	1699	Travis Middle	Public	6-8	2815 Martin Rd	Amarillo	79107	Potter County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-3800	612	45	13.5	91.8%	50 (8.2%)	112 (18.3%)	340 (55.6%)	92 (15.0%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (2.0%)	$10,253			$1,872			$8,380	31.1	39.7	1405	294
484071021025	1700	Socorro Middle	Public	6-8	321 Bovee Rd	El Paso	79927	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-5000	526	26	20.6	88.2%	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	516 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$11,513			$1,500			$10,013	31	39.7	1402	298

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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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