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)
483025010820	2191	Sgt William G Harrell Middle	Public	6-8	2825 N Fm 491	Mercedes	78570	Hidalgo County	Mercedes Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 514-2300	388	39	9.9	98.5%	11 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	377 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,807			$2,716			$9,090	13.2	14.7	2120	71
480967004639	2192	Smith Middle	Public, Magnet, Charter	6-8	4415 Concord	Beaumont	77703	Jefferson County	Beaumont Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 617-5825	407			92.9%	10 (2.5%)	280 (68.8%)	108 (26.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	$11,631			$1,752			$9,878	13.2	5.3	2294	102
481623005864	2193	Dr Frederick Douglass Todd Senior Middle	Public	6-8	2445 E Ledbetter Dr	Dallas	75216	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-3600	393	34	11.5	96.2%	3 (0.8%)	203 (51.7%)	174 (44.3%)	9 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$15,439			$1,817			$13,621	13.1	13.2	2144	49
484431005063	2194	Waelder School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	201 Us Hwy 90 W	Waelder	78959	Gonzales County	Waelder Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 239-5602	297	28	10.6	98.0%	16 (5.4%)	14 (4.7%)	262 (88.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$13,540			$790			$12,749	13.1	17.6	2048	146
482566002879	2195	Rancier Middle	Public	6-8	3301 Hilliard Ave	Killeen	76543	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 336-1250	687	45	15.3	84.4%	60 (8.7%)	265 (38.6%)	315 (45.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	41 (6.0%)	$9,130			$1,406			$7,724	13.1	13.2	2145	50
480026813064	2196	Somerset Academy Collegiate	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4802 Vance Jackson Rd	San Antonio	78230	Bexar County	Somerset Academies Of Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 850-3002	1,211	58	20.8	71.0%	96 (7.9%)	87 (7.2%)	987 (81.5%)	13 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (2.1%)	$9,236			$980			$8,256	12.9	20.2	1981	215
480006308433	2197	Southwest Preparatory Southeast Campus	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	735 S Ww White Rd	San Antonio	78220	Bexar County	Southwest Preparatory School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 333-1403	186	14	12.9	95.2%	14 (7.5%)	40 (21.5%)	127 (68.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.2%)	$15,014			$2,989			$12,025	12.7	6.9	2264	67
480954000406	2198	Bartlett Schools	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	404 N Robinson	Bartlett	76511	Bell County	Bartlett Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 527-4247	439	43	10.1	93.2%	115 (26.2%)	41 (9.3%)	272 (62.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	$11,865			$1,808			$10,058	12.7	10.9	2192	6
481527001053	2199	Driscoll Middle	Public	6-8	3501 Kenwood Dr	Corpus Christi	78408	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-4660	560	43	12.9	95.7%	28 (5.0%)	27 (4.8%)	499 (89.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$10,488			$1,577			$8,911	12.7	9.9	2213	14
480870000239	2200	Carter J H	Public	7-8	701 Tharp St	Arlington	76010	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-1700	798	60	13.2	93.6%	22 (2.8%)	104 (13.0%)	653 (81.8%)	9 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.6%)	$9,039			$844			$8,195	12.7	15.4	2107	93

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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