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)
481199004922	931	Buffalo J H	Public	3-8	335 Bison Trl	Buffalo	75831	Leon County	Buffalo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 322-4340	438	33	13.2	63.9%	225 (51.4%)	25 (5.7%)	171 (39.0%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	$10,883			$1,220			$9,663	54.6	61.8	748	183
481650001408	932	McCarroll Middle	Public	6-8	1201 W Thompson St	Decatur	76234	Wise County	Decatur Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 393-7300	815	59	13.8	43.3%	473 (58.0%)	5 (0.6%)	316 (38.8%)	5 (0.6%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.3%)	$9,403			$399			$9,004	54.6	54.1	957	25
480016322910	933	Founders Classical Academy-Online	Public, Virtual, Charter	K-8	1301 Waters Ridge	Lewisville	75057	Denton County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(972) 316-3663	173	14	12.2		72 (41.6%)	16 (9.2%)	52 (30.1%)	18 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (8.7%)								54.6	42.9	1284	351
482574009281	934	Schindewolf Intermediate	Public	6-8	20903 Ella Blvd	Klein	77388	Harris County	Klein Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 249-5900	1,073	79	13.5	55.0%	272 (25.3%)	209 (19.5%)	471 (43.9%)	70 (6.5%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (4.3%)	$8,924			$709			$8,215	54.6	55.5	918	16
480020911822	935	Yes Prep - Gulfton	Public, Charter	6-12	6565 De Moss Dr	Houston	77074	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 967-9800	1,045	61	17	96.3%	12 (1.1%)	30 (2.9%)	954 (91.3%)	42 (4.0%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	$10,037			$1,395			$8,641	54.5	43.1	1280	345
481091012988	936	Bosqueville Middle	Public	6-8	7636 Rock Creek Rd	Waco	76708	McLennan County	Bosqueville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 757-3113	173	13	12.9	35.3%	111 (64.2%)	3 (1.7%)	51 (29.5%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.0%)	$10,325			$653			$9,673	54.4	64.3	673	263
484314009560	937	Trenton Middle	Public	5-8	2289 Fm 815	Trenton	75490	Fannin County	Trenton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 989-2243	205	11	17.8	43.4%	125 (61.0%)	3 (1.5%)	65 (31.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.4%)	$8,863			$731			$8,132	54.4	55.1	933	4
484263007699	938	Thorndale Middle	Public	6-8	300 N Main St	Thorndale	76577	Milam County	Thorndale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 898-2670	141	14	10	53.2%	89 (63.1%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (34.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.8%)	$10,209			$781			$9,428	54.4	54.5	946	8
481623007569	939	Eduardo Mata Montessori School	Public	PK, KG-8	7420 La Vista	Dallas	75214	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-7500	736	53	14	65.1%	121 (16.4%)	48 (6.5%)	543 (73.8%)	4 (0.5%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.9%)	$12,795			$1,202			$11,593	54.3	47.3	1146	207
484059004593	940	Smyer Schools	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	401 Lincoln	Smyer	79367	Hockley County	Smyer Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 234-2935	434	42	10.3	56.0%	229 (52.8%)	2 (0.5%)	192 (44.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	$11,920			$544			$11,376	54.3	64.4	671	269

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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.