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)
483312003717	2011	Rayburn Middle	Public	6-8	1400 Cedarhurst	San Antonio	78227	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 397-2150	646	54	12	83.0%	23 (3.6%)	41 (6.3%)	572 (88.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	$10,664			$1,163			$9,501	20.6	20.2	1980	31
481686011474	2012	Curtistene S McCowan Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1500 Majestic Meadows Dr	Glenn Heights	75154	Ellis County	Desoto Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 274-8090	670	43	15.5	73.9%	11 (1.6%)	424 (63.3%)	206 (30.7%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (3.6%)	$8,973			$1,836			$7,137	20.6	28.4	1761	251
480145713398	2013	Compass Rose Legacy	Public, Charter	6-12	3300 Sidney Brooks	San Antonio	78235	Bexar County	Compass Rose Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 890-8448	550	33	16.6	72.4%	40 (7.3%)	39 (7.1%)	454 (82.5%)	12 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	$12,158			$2,902			$9,255	20.6	17.4	2055	42
481020008303	2014	Big Spring J H	Public	7-8	624 E 6th St	Big Spring	79720	Howard County	Big Spring Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 264-4135	521	46	11.3	79.1%	115 (22.1%)	30 (5.8%)	344 (66.0%)	8 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.0%)	$10,829			$1,555			$9,274	20.5	25.5	1823	191
483240008997	2015	Keefer Crossing Middle	Public	6-8	21600 Gene Campbell Blvd	New Caney	77357	Montgomery County	New Caney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 577-8840	1,255	79	15.8	78.7%	320 (25.5%)	81 (6.5%)	821 (65.4%)	7 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	23 (1.8%)	$10,363			$936			$9,427	20.5	27.1	1788	227
481572001139	2016	Crockett J H	Public	6-8	1500 W Loop 304	Crockett	75835	Houston County	Crockett Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 544-2125	273	19	14	87.5%	41 (15.0%)	111 (40.7%)	105 (38.5%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.4%)	$12,075			$1,977			$10,098	20.5	19.6	2000	16
480006310419	2017	Northeast Campus	Public, Charter	6-12	1258 Austin Hwy Bldg 2	San Antonio	78209	Bexar County	Southwest Preparatory School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 829-8017	59	9	6.4	81.4%	8 (13.6%)	11 (18.6%)	39 (66.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	$17,048			$3,375			$13,673	20.5	16.2	2086	69
482115022859	2018	Gccisd Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	1-12	5950 N Main	Baytown	77521	Harris County	Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(281) 421-4488	70	2	35	64.3%	14 (20.0%)	19 (27.1%)	32 (45.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (7.1%)								20.4	25.5	1826	192
483549004027	2019	Post Middle	Public	6-8	200 W 6th St	Post	79356	Garza County	Post Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 495-2874	152	13	11.2	67.8%	46 (30.3%)	6 (3.9%)	92 (60.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.6%)	$11,550			$1,799			$9,751	20.4	18.1	2040	21
480017912724	2020	Jubilee Kingsville	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-9	201 N 19th St	Kingsville	78363	Kleberg County	Jubilee Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 516-0840	365	20	18.7	88.5%	37 (10.1%)	3 (0.8%)	319 (87.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	$9,447			$2,101			$7,346	20.3	13.7	2136	116

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