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)
482127012303	1581	Gorman Middle	Public	6-8	114 W Lexington	Gorman	76454	Eastland County	Gorman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 734-3171	50	7	7.6	76.0%	31 (62.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (36.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,142			$3,442			$12,700	34.5	22	1916	335
481770013789	1582	Marine Creek Middle	Public	6-8	5825 Marine Creek Pkwy	Fort Worth	76179	Tarrant County	Eagle Mt-Saginaw Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 847-2945	923	64	14.3	64.5%	233 (25.2%)	194 (21.0%)	408 (44.2%)	28 (3.0%)	4 (0.4%)	9 (1.0%)	47 (5.1%)	$9,016			$583			$8,433	34.5	37.2	1488	94
481248000752	1583	Travis Middle	Public	6-8	705 N Nueces St	Port Lavaca	77979	Calhoun County	Calhoun County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 552-3784	695	47	14.7	62.4%	170 (24.5%)	12 (1.7%)	471 (67.8%)	33 (4.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	$10,439			$1,217			$9,222	34.5	36	1531	52
481611010728	1584	Kahla Middle	Public	6-8	16212 W Little York	Houston	77084	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 345-3260	1,167	80	14.5	83.8%	60 (5.1%)	325 (27.8%)	665 (57.0%)	77 (6.6%)	12 (1.0%)	4 (0.3%)	24 (2.1%)	$10,038			$1,533			$8,505	34.4	40.8	1371	213
482364002463	1585	Garden Oaks Montessori	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	901 Sue Barnett Dr	Houston	77018	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2930	780	44	17.5	42.6%	218 (27.9%)	45 (5.8%)	425 (54.5%)	42 (5.4%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	44 (5.6%)	$9,857			$896			$8,961	34.4	49.8	1069	516
481689007058	1586	Detroit J H	Public	6-8	Hwy 410 N	Detroit	75436	Red River County	Detroit Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 674-2646	123	13	9.8	61.8%	100 (81.3%)	10 (8.1%)	6 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	5 (4.1%)	$13,080			$1,599			$11,481	34.4	43.5	1269	317
484044004580	1587	Slaton J H	Public	6-8	300 W Jean St	Slaton	79364	Lubbock County	Slaton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 828-6583	242	22	11.1	74.0%	79 (32.6%)	13 (5.4%)	144 (59.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	$13,362			$1,108			$12,254	34.4	23.8	1872	285
480873006068	1588	Arp J H	Public	6-8	101 School St	Arp	75750	Smith County	Arp Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 859-4936	237	19	12.7	57.4%	151 (63.7%)	27 (11.4%)	40 (16.9%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (6.3%)	$11,101			$1,512			$9,589	34.4	36.8	1507	81
484008004549	1589	Piner Middle	Public	6-8	402 W Pecan	Sherman	75090	Grayson County	Sherman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 891-6470	835	66	12.5	69.1%	292 (35.0%)	96 (11.5%)	349 (41.8%)	33 (4.0%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (6.8%)	$10,191			$1,052			$9,140	34.3	42.4	1303	286
481800001586	1590	Nimitz Middle	Public	6-8	4900 Maple Ave	Odessa	79762	Ector County	Ector County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(432) 456-0469	1,312	78	16.8	69.4%	257 (19.6%)	93 (7.1%)	905 (69.0%)	26 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.4%)	25 (1.9%)	$10,929			$1,245			$9,684	34.3	49.7	1071	519

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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:

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Virtual Schools: The Future of Online Education

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