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)
482364005495	1221	Gregory-Lincoln Educational Center	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	1101 Taft	Houston	77019	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 942-1400	494	42	11.7	91.5%	16 (3.2%)	307 (62.1%)	153 (31.0%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.4%)	$9,626			$991			$8,635	45.5	41.1	1356	135
482592002921	1222	Kountze Middle	Public	6-8	1676 Fm 1293	Kountze	77625	Hardin County	Kountze Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 246-3551	223	18	12.2	63.2%	157 (70.4%)	32 (14.3%)	18 (8.1%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.3%)	$13,535			$1,718			$11,816	45.4	46	1182	40
482028001997	1223	Crenshaw Elementary And Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	406 Hwy 87	Port Bolivar	77650	Galveston County	Galveston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 684-8526	133	17	7.9	75.9%	71 (53.4%)	3 (2.3%)	52 (39.1%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.8%)	$18,245			$3,196			$15,049	45.3	45	1227	4
484179004763	1224	Sulphur Bluff Independent School District (Isd)	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1027 Cr 3550	Sulphur Bluff	75481	Hopkins County	Sulphur Bluff Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 945-2460	228	20	11.1	59.6%	186 (81.6%)	3 (1.3%)	35 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	$12,546			$1,060			$11,486	45.3	60.9	773	451
481101005412	1225	Boyd Middle	Public	7-8	550 Knox Ave	Boyd	76023	Wise County	Boyd Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 433-9560	223	21	10.4	42.6%	170 (76.2%)	5 (2.2%)	34 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.5%)	$10,301			$549			$9,752	45.3	46.4	1171	54
480145113251	1226	Pioneer Technology (Ptaa) Mesquite	Public, Charter	5-12	3200 Oates Dr	Mesquite	75150	Dallas County	Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 375-9672	621	37	16.5	57.2%	57 (9.2%)	75 (12.1%)	476 (76.7%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.1%)	$7,904			$624			$7,280	45.3	43	1282	56
481512021408	1227	Coolidge High School	Public	6-12	1002 Kirven	Coolidge	76635	Limestone County	Coolidge Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 786-4822	139	13	10.3	71.9%	50 (36.0%)	19 (13.7%)	67 (48.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	$13,386			$2,205			$11,181	45.3	39.8	1396	169
483237003592	1228	New Braunfels Middle	Public	6-8	608 Settlers Crossing	New Braunfels	78130	Comal County	New Braunfels Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 627-6270	1,262	76	16.7	41.4%	493 (39.1%)	27 (2.1%)	658 (52.1%)	20 (1.6%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	57 (4.5%)	$7,467			$672			$6,795	45.3	57.6	858	370
480967005954	1229	Odom Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	2550 W Virginia Ave	Beaumont	77705	Jefferson County	Beaumont Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 617-5925	802	43	18.4	78.4%	47 (5.9%)	445 (55.5%)	262 (32.7%)	34 (4.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.6%)	$9,113			$1,215			$7,898	45.3	47.5	1136	93
480026612580	1230	Harmony School Of Innovation - San Antonio	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	8125 Glen Mont Dr	San Antonio	78239	Bexar County	Harmony Public Schools - South Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 265-1575	403	31	13	83.6%	19 (4.7%)	75 (18.6%)	281 (69.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.2%)	$12,666			$1,629			$11,037	45.2	31.5	1678	448

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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:

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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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