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)
481533001101	1891	Corsicana Middle	Public	7-8	4101 Fm 744	Corsicana	75110	Navarro County	Corsicana Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 872-3979	876	64	13.6	80.1%	182 (20.8%)	121 (13.8%)	501 (57.2%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	34 (3.9%)	30 (3.4%)	$9,909			$1,511			$8,398	24.6	34	1598	293
484638005282	1892	Woodsboro High School	Public	6-12	508 Kasten St	Woodsboro	78393	Refugio County	Woodsboro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 543-4518	230	22	10.6	62.6%	90 (39.1%)	5 (2.2%)	135 (58.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,520			$795			$15,725	24.6	42.9	1286	606
482745003088	1893	Liberty Middle	Public	6-8	2515 Jefferson	Liberty	77575	Liberty County	Liberty Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 336-3582	538	32	16.6	62.8%	221 (41.1%)	71 (13.2%)	221 (41.1%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.2%)	$10,993			$1,517			$9,476	24.5	39.7	1401	492
480016309583	1894	Ischool Virtual Academy Of Texas	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	3-12	1800 Lakeway Dr	Lewisville	75057	Denton County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	Yes	No	(888) 644-4789	925	154	5.9		385 (41.6%)	146 (15.8%)	325 (35.1%)	16 (1.7%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	47 (5.1%)	$6,890			$179			$6,710	24.4	23.6	1877	17
484401017015	1895	Venus Middle	Public	6-8	1 Bulldog Dr	Venus	76084	Johnson County	Venus Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 366-3358	514	45	11.3	74.3%	132 (25.7%)	33 (6.4%)	325 (63.2%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	15 (2.9%)	$10,273			$752			$9,520	24.3	19.8	1994	99
481443010634	1896	Horizon Middle	Public	6-8	400 Kenazo Ave	El Paso	79928	El Paso County	Clint Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 926-4700	666	43	15.5	83.3%	16 (2.4%)	3 (0.5%)	638 (95.8%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	$10,632			$2,063			$8,569	24.3	24.2	1863	33
483417003801	1897	Pampa J H	Public	6-8	4000 Bad Cattle Company Rd	Pampa	79065	Gray County	Pampa Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 669-4901	708	50	14	64.1%	306 (43.2%)	20 (2.8%)	357 (50.4%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.8%)	$8,491			$1,163			$7,328	24.3	32.8	1628	269
480928000387	1898	Baird High School	Public	6-12	600 W 7th St	Baird	79504	Callahan County	Baird Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 854-1400	148	17	8.5	58.1%	116 (78.4%)	1 (0.7%)	27 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	$17,112			$1,157			$15,956	24.2	25.3	1830	68
481443011488	1899	Ricardo Estrada Middle	Public	6-8	851 S Darrington Rd	El Paso	79928	El Paso County	Clint Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 926-4800	587	40	14.8	92.3%	16 (2.7%)	3 (0.5%)	565 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$11,072			$1,981			$9,091	24.2	26.1	1812	87
482889013527	1900	Manor New Technology Middle	Public	6-9	12116 Joyce Turner Dr	Manor	78653	Travis County	Manor Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 278-4300	713	41	17.5	55.8%	49 (6.9%)	158 (22.2%)	445 (62.4%)	24 (3.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.9%)	$8,547			$813			$7,735	24.2	34.5	1582	318

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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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