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)
480003012188	1681	Uplift Hampton Preparatory Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	8915 S Hampton Rd	Dallas	75237	Dallas County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 421-1982	479	27	17.6	84.3%	3 (0.6%)	287 (59.9%)	177 (37.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	$8,804			$673			$8,131	31.6	25.8	1819	138
480144013016	1682	Iltexas Arlington Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	4950 S Bowen Rd	Arlington	76017	Tarrant County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 496-0400	398	25	15.9	80.7%	21 (5.3%)	113 (28.4%)	244 (61.3%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	$7,651			$913			$6,738	31.5	25.2	1831	149
484668005338	1683	Riverside Middle	Public	6-8	7615 Mimosa Ave	El Paso	79915	El Paso County	Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 434-7300	704	49	14.3	89.6%	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	698 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,737			$1,148			$9,589	31.5	33.5	1614	69
481554001127	1684	Crane Middle	Public	6-8	302 W 10th St	Crane	79731	Crane County	Crane Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 558-1040	257	18	14.3	74.3%	27 (10.5%)	5 (1.9%)	220 (85.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	$14,887			$1,181			$13,705	31.5	29.3	1738	54
481168005415	1685	Oliveira Middle	Public	6-8	444 Land O Lakes	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 548-8530	739	61	12.1	94.9%	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	731 (98.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,390			$1,664			$9,726	31.5	36.5	1519	166
484356004955	1686	Union Hill High School	Public	6-12	2197 F M 2088	Gilmer	75644	Upshur County	Union Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 762-2138	159	19	8.1	61.6%	116 (73.0%)	8 (5.0%)	26 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	$17,025			$2,200			$14,825	31.4	26.5	1803	117
481611004206	1687	Thornton Middle	Public	6-8	19802 Kieth Harrow Blvd	Katy	77449	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 856-1500	1,414	105	13.4	83.2%	71 (5.0%)	419 (29.6%)	815 (57.6%)	63 (4.5%)	10 (0.7%)	3 (0.2%)	33 (2.3%)	$9,395			$1,553			$7,842	31.3	40	1394	293
480813000148	1688	Bowie Middle	Public	6-8	3001 E 12th	Amarillo	79104	Potter County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-3200	740	50	14.8	88.5%	75 (10.1%)	28 (3.8%)	613 (82.8%)	9 (1.2%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.4%)	$9,186			$1,480			$7,707	31.3	35.2	1562	126
480933000392	1689	Balmorhea Independent School District (Isd) Educational Community	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	403 S San Angelo	Balmorhea	79718	Reeves County	Balmorhea Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 375-2224	145	20	7.3	84.8%	21 (14.5%)	2 (1.4%)	120 (82.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$21,255			$634			$20,621	31.3	19.1	2014	325
481677001458	1690	William G Gravitt J H	Public	6-8	419 Mustang Ave	Denver City	79323	Yoakum County	Denver City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 592-5940	333	28	12	70.3%	33 (9.9%)	2 (0.6%)	291 (87.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	$10,301			$1,348			$8,953	31.3	27.4	1781	91

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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