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)
480143613030	1421	Village Technical Schools	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	402 W Danieldale Rd	Duncanville	75137	Dallas County	Village Technical Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 454-4441	1,322	69	19.1	50.5%	155 (11.7%)	471 (35.6%)	598 (45.2%)	11 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (6.4%)	$7,718			$318			$7,400	39.1	31.3	1686	265
482076002084	1422	Gladewater Middle	Public	6-8	414 S Loop 485	Gladewater	75647	Gregg County	Gladewater Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 845-2243	409	30	13.6	75.1%	217 (53.1%)	94 (23.0%)	77 (18.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.4%)	$10,044			$1,115			$8,929	39.1	49.3	1078	344
484376007525	1423	Valley Mills J H	Public	6-8	Hwy 6 And 1 Eagle Way	Valley Mills	76689	Bosque County	Valley Mills Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 932-5251	147	11	13.1	53.7%	102 (69.4%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (26.5%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	$6,721			$48			$6,673	39.1	31.3	1685	262
481623001359	1424	Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	4001 Capitol Ave	Dallas	75204	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-2300	512	41	12.4	90.0%	18 (3.5%)	151 (29.5%)	322 (62.9%)	10 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	$10,424			$1,483			$8,940	39	31.3	1683	259
482703022924	1425	Leander Virtual Learning Academy	Public, Virtual	2-8	204 W S St	Leander	78641	Williamson County	Leander Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(512) 570-2219	72	10	7.2	33.3%	26 (36.1%)	7 (9.7%)	24 (33.3%)	9 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (8.3%)								39	67.5	589	836
481023000496	1426	Richland Middle	Public	6-8	3401 Labadie Dr	Richland Hills	76118	Tarrant County	Birdville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 547-4400	616	45	13.6	76.8%	143 (23.2%)	106 (17.2%)	319 (51.8%)	14 (2.3%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.8%)	26 (4.2%)	$9,593			$945			$8,648	39	39	1426
480021113960	1427	Idea Parmer Park College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-10	1438 E Yager Ln	Austin	78853	Maverick County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 822-4850	550	29	19	85.6%	24 (4.4%)	69 (12.5%)	434 (78.9%)	19 (3.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	$10,192			$1,110			$9,082	39	41.6	1334	93
481671001436	1428	Henry Scott Middle	Public	7-8	1901 S Mirick Ave	Denison	75020	Grayson County	Denison Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 462-7180	750	52	14.3	66.5%	414 (55.2%)	62 (8.3%)	189 (25.2%)	4 (0.5%)	12 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (9.2%)	$10,781			$1,057			$9,724	39	43.4	1273	155
482566007784	1429	Liberty Hill Middle	Public	6-8	4500 Kit Carson Trl	Killeen	76542	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 336-1370	716	42	16.8	67.2%	101 (14.1%)	287 (40.1%)	230 (32.1%)	18 (2.5%)	3 (0.4%)	13 (1.8%)	64 (8.9%)	$8,973			$961			$8,011	38.9	36.9	1503	74
481168009153	1430	Garcia Middle	Public	6-8	5701 Fm 802	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 832-6300	847	58	14.6	88.1%	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	845 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,142			$1,627			$9,515	38.9	38.7	1437	7

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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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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